 BEST
SHOTS: THOR, ATOM, ACTION AND MORE
Never ones to shy away from heavy lifting, the Best Shots crew weighs
in on a ton, from Alias the Cat to Punisher,
Houdini to GI Joe... [full
story...]
 STEVE
MURPHY ON TMNT
As he prepares to hand over the reins of Managing Editor to Dan
Berger, Steve Murphy stopped by to talk Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles... [full
story...]
 WORD
BALLOON: THE BENDIS TAPES, SUMMER II
John Siuntres continues his one-on-one with Brian Bendis, this time touching
on Ultimate Origins, Ultimate Spider-Man, and Marvel
retreats... [full
story...]
 KNOW
YOUR GAMMA CORPS: GRIF & MESS
Writer Frank Tieri continues his rundowns of the members of General Ryker's
Gamma Corps members, this time hitting Griffin and Mess...
[full
story...]
 DC
ANNOUNCES ZUDACOMICS.COM
Add another imprint to DC's lineup - but this time, it's not on paper.
We spoke with Ron Perazza and Richard Bruning about Zudacomics...
[full
story...]
 DVD
REVIEWS: BECK, AIRPLANE AND MORE
Steve wanders through the desert of mid-summer DVD releases and finds
a few to pique interest: Beck, Airplane and a few others...
[full
story...]
 PREVIEW:
SINBAD: ROGUE OF MARS #1
We've got your first look inside Blue Water's Ray Harryhausen
Presents: Sinbad: Rogue of Mars #1 by Thompson and Chamba...
[full
story...]
 A
SUPER-ARTICULATE WEEKEND POLL
With the Mattel/DC deal now set, the Super-Articulate crew is left wondering
what sets DC fans would like to see from DC Direct... [full
story...]
 CHECKING
OUT THE VOODOO CHILD
Virgin Comics has provided Newsarama with a six page preview of Nic
and Weston Cage's Voodoo Child #1, due in stores this coming
week... [full
story...]
 PREVIEWING
X-MEN FIRST CLASS #2
Marvel has provided Newsarama with a five page preview of this month's
X-Men First Class #2 by Jeff Parker and Roger Cruz...
[full
story...]
 NEW
GREEN FRIDAYS: MARK PANICCIA
World War Hulk (and more) Editor Mark Paniccia
sits in the New Joe Fridays chair this week, and talks Hulk, What
If, and loads more... [full
story...]
 COUNTING
DOWN WITH THE MIKES
Mike Carlin and Mike Marts
are around to answer questions on this week's Countdown #43,
as well as give a peek of next week's issue... [full
story...]
 JEPH
LOEB ON CAP'S FINAL REST
With Fallen Son #5 now out, we caught up with Jeph
Loeb for a quick chat about the issue, the series, and that private
funeral in the Arctic... [full
story...]
 BATMAN'S
NEW PALS?
In a "blink and you'll miss it" tease, DC has revealed the new
Outsiders - the ones that may just follow "Batman
and the..." in a new series... [full
story...]
 CREATOR
COMMENTARY: LAYMAN ON MZ/AoD #5
The miniseries was fairly irreverent, and John Layman adds colorful commentary
to this week's Marvel Zombies /Army of Darkness #5...
[full
story...]
 NODLEMAN
ON THE FOURTH HORSEMAN
The Venture Bros' Jeffery Nodleman steps into comics at Fangoria with
The Fourth Horseman, a prequel to the animated film.
We spoke... [full
story...]
 HITMAN:
AN APPRECIATION II: JOHN McCREA
We sit down with Hitman artist John McCrea for an in-depth
look back at the acclaimed series, its characters, and Tommy's return
of sorts... [full
story...]
 WORD
BALLOON: THE BENDIS TAPES
Host John Siuntres presents another edition of The Bendis Tapes,
this time, focusing on recent announcements and projects... [full
story...]
 AN
EXTRA-EARLY WOLVERINE PEEK
Marvel has provided Newsarama with sneak peek of this year's Wolverine
Annual by novelist Gregg Hurwitz and Marcelo Frusin... [full
story...]
 SUPER-ARTICULATE:
VIEWS
The crew looks at Marvel Legends packaging,
old and new, offers some JSA possibilities, wonders about
Justice figures and more... [full
story...]
 TALKING
SCRAP METTLE WITH SCOTT MORSE
What's going on in Scott Morse's head when he's not working on things
like Barefoot Serpent or Ratatouille?
Scrap Mettle shows you... [full
story...]
 HELLION
FOR HIRE: BACK IN THE SADDLE
Billy Tucci's back, and he's got Shi
news, softball taunts, and a chat with JC Vaughn, writer of Zombie
Proof, coming from Moonstone... [full
story...]
 TALKING
GREEN ARROW YEAR ONE WITH JOCK
We sat down with the singularly named artist of Green Arrow Year
One, which debuts this month from DC Comics, written by Andy
Diggle... [full
story...]
 ANIMATED
SHORTS: BILLY & MANDY'S END
Why is this boy screaming? Because CN's The Grim Adventures
of Billy & Mandy ends this week. Steve spoke with creator
Maxwell Atoms... [full
story...]
 WORD
BALLOON: JEREMY HAUN
John Siuntres continues
to explore the convention season from the creators perspective, this time
with artist Jeremy Haun...
[full
story...]
 UPDATED:
THIS WEEK'S SUPERMANS
DC Comics has provided Newsarama with previews of both All-Star
Superman #8 and Action Comics #851, both hitting
this week... [full
story...]
 THE
Q: THE INTERNET'S EFFECT
Sean McKeever, Greg Pak, Brad Meltzer and others talk
about the pluses of the internet in the comics community...and the negatives...
[full
story...]
 INSIDE
THE MELTDOWN TRADE
The collected edition of David Schwartz and Sean Wang's Meltdown
hits from Image this week, and we're talking to the creators... [full
story...]
THE
USUAL SKRULLSPECTS
The Best Shots team runs it down, from the ridiculous to sublime to the
probable. Who could be a Skrull? Check 'em out and weigh
in... [full
story...]
 I
(HEART) SUPERHERO FRIENDSHIPS
Blog@ brings back its "I (heart)... feature for the summer, with
Rachelle Goguen talking about superhero pals... [full
story...]
 WHY
IT HAPPENED: GUGGENHEIM TALKS
We sat down with former Flash writer Marc Guggenheim
for an in-depth conversation about Flash #13, Bart's
life, and...Jar Jar Binks? ... [full
story...]
 THE
SHOOT OUT: SINESTRO CORPS
One last look at last week's Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps,
with Jamie and Kevin breaking it all down, roundtable style... [full
story...]
 PREVIEW:
MAINTENANCE VOLUME 1
Working today? So are Doug and Manny from Oni Press' Maintenance
v1 by by Jim Massey and Robbi Rodriguez. We've got a 32 page
look... [full
story...]
PREVIEW:
NEW AVENGERS #32
What does a team ripped apart by mistrust look like? The one in New
Avengers #32, which goes on sale July 11th, and we've got a peek...
[full
story...]
 SUPERCRAZYBIG
TEASER #2
What was that on Kingdom Come Superman's Hand? What's
on the book? What does Dan DiDio have to say? Take a
closer look... [full
story...]
 WRITE
OR WRONG: PUNISHER SKRULL SEX
Dirk Manning looks at "organic storytelling," and letting characters
roam free. Yeah - it can be fun, but it can also be messy... [full
story...]
 SPOILER
SPORT: X-MEN #200
Deception, violence, surprise attacks, and betrayals were the call for
the day in X-Men #200. Writer Mike Carey tells us all
about it... [full
story...]
 ALL
AGES READS: QUALITY LASTS
Tracy, Sarah and SHelby Edmunds turn their gaze back a few years to check
out Moomin, Casper, and Asterix the Gaul...
[full
story...]
 MOVIE
REVIEW (2): TRANSFORMERS
Can you handle another Transformers review?
Steve Ekstrom caught the flick last night, and his jaw is still on the
floor... [full
story...]
 PARALLAX,
KYLE, RAY AND MORE
We sat down with Ron Marz to talk about his upcoming DC projects: Tales
of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax and The Search for Ray
Palmer... [full
story...]
 ANIMATED
SHORTS: MISS KRABAPPEL
Steve gets called up to the front of the class and gets to talk to Marcia
Wallace, a.k.a. Edna Krabappel of The Simpsons,
plus more... [full
story...]
 PEEK:
THE RIDE: DIE VALKYRIE! #2
12 Gauge has provided Newsarama with a look at this week's The
Ride: Die Valkyrie! #2 by Doug Wagner and Brian Stelfreeze...
[full
story...]
 NEW
GREEN FRIDAYS: CALL FOR Q's
Hulk (and more) Editor Mark Paniccia steps into the New
Joe Fridays chair this week, and once again we're opening the
floor to questions... [full
story...]
 BEST
SHOTS: THE BOYS, ALICE, AND MORE
Best Shots gets split into two installments this week, as the crew looks
at Alice in Sunderland, Sheena, and Kuper's latest today...
[full
story...]
WHITHER
DC DIRECT?
Mattel now has the rights to make toys based on any
and all DC characters. What does that mean for DC's in-
house toy makers?... [full
story...]
 T-FORMERS:
BUMBLEBEE & FIGUEROA
A Transformers two-fer today as Steve talks to both Mark
Ryan, the voice of Bumblebee and Amaury
Nolasco who plays Figueroa... [full
story...]
 DC's
SECOND COUNTDOWN TEASER
We told you it was coming, and here we go - DC's second teaser image for
Countdown by Ethan Van Sciver, featuring the bad guys...
[full
story...]
 HASPIEL'S
BRAWL LANDS AT IMAGE
He's been making his home online lately, and in October, Dean Haspiel's
Brawl sees print at Image Comics. We've got a peek...
[full
story...]
 BEST
SHOTS EXTRA: THOR #1
It's not out until Thursday, but Troy Brownfield has a look at the new
Thor #1 from Marvel by J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier
Coipel... [full
story...]
NIC
& WESTON CAGE ON VOODOO CHILD
The Oscar-winning actor and his son try their hand in Virgin Comics' Virgin
Voices line this month, and we spoke with them about Voodoo Child...
[full
story...]
 BLACK
CANARY & TONY BEDARD
DC's Black Canary gets her own miniseries starting this
week, and we spoke with writer Tony Bedard about the
hero and her challenges... [full
story...]
 A
SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY PEEK
Warner Bros Home Video has released four new images from the upcoming
Superman Doomsday DVD. Click on in for animated
goodness... [full
story...]
 SPOILER
SPORT: FALLEN SON #5
If you were looking to be surprised at the end of Fallen Son #5
this week, avoid all newspapers until Thursday. Otherwise, click
on in... [full
story...]
 WEEKEND
VIEWING: BRAVESTARR!
Slightly slim pickings this week, but Steve plows through the collection
of Filmation's Bravestarr, Joe Monks' The
Bunker, and more... [full
story...]
 FIRST
LOOK: JLA #11 TURNER COVER
It's less...bodacious than his previous cover, and we've got your first
look at Michael Turner's cover to Justice League of America #11...
[full
story...]
 NEW...ROSEMANN
FRIDAYS?
Former marketer and now Editor Bill Rosemann takes over
the chair for Marvel E-i-C Joe Quesada this week, feilding your questions...
[full
story...]
 A
BARRY LYGA TWO-FER
Mike San Giacomo and Zack Smith catch up with author Barry Lyga
about Fanboy and Goth Girl, its real-life character, the film
option, and more... [full
story...]
 COUNTING
DOWN WITH MIKE MARTS
Countdown Editor Mike Marts, writer Adam Beechen, and
a special guest stop by this week to talk about everything in this week's
Countdown #44... [full
story...]
SPOILER
SPORT: SINESTRO CORPS
It hit this week, and its impact will be felt for months to come. Geoff
Johns sits down with Vaneta Rogers to talk about GL: Sinestro
Corps... [full
story...]
 DAN
DIDIO COMES CLEAN
It was the image that launched a jillion discussions - DC's teaser image
for Countdown. Dan DiDio sat down with
us to spill all the details... [full
story...]
 MORE
WITH OEMING ON SPIDER/SONJA
Issue #1 hits in August, and we caught up with Mike Oeming for a bit more
on Spider-Man/Red Sonja #1, the Marvel/Dynamite co-production...
[full
story...]
MOVIE
REVIEW: TRANSFORMERS
It's been getting wildly divergent reviews already, so what does Newsarama's
Ryan McLelland think about Michael Bay's take on Transformers?...
[full
story...]
 DC,
MATTEL SIGN TOY-MAKING DEAL
DC Comics and Mattel have pacted on a deal which will see the toymaker
have access to everything in the DC library,
from comics to film... [full
story...]
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