Comics
Review: Supergirl: Being Super #3
Supergirl: Being Super #3, the latest edition of the four-part prestige-format miniseries by writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Joelle Jones, recently was released. The third chapter — titled Who Are You? — follows Midvale high school student Kara Danvers through the somber aftermath of the...
Review: Action Comics #978
Action Comics #978 continued Kal-El’s journey through his own past in the wake of Superman: Reborn. Writer Dan Jurgens teamed up with artist Ian Churchill for The New World — Part 2. Expert contributor T. Kyle King, who covers all things Kryptonian for ComiConverse, is...
Hudson Valley Comic Con: Pop Culture Hits Poughkeepsie
Hudson Valley Comic Con (HVCC) returns to Gold's Gym in Poughkeepsie, New York on May 6-7. After a successful first year, HVCC is bringing even more excitement to 2017! New guests, new vendors, new panels and new activities means more fun for the fans. Hudson...
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy: Dream On #1
Marvel is once again loading up on their Guardians of the Galaxy library in anticipation of the highly anticipated forthcoming film. Guardians of the Galaxy: Dream On #1 may be one of the most satisfying Guardians books since Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning's seminal run....
Review: Superman #21
Superman #21 continued the Black Dawn story arc guest-starring Batman and Robin alongside Superman and Superboy. Patrick Gleason provided the pencils and shared the story credit with co-author Peter J. Tomasi. Expert contributor T. Kyle King, who covers all things Kryptonian for ComiConverse, brings you...
Review: Trinity #8
Trinity #8, featuring a script by Cullen Bunn and pencils by Emanuela Lupacchino, tied the team title into DC Comics' ongoing examination of the aftereffects of Superman: Reborn. The Metropolis Marvel confides in the Amazing Amazon and the Caped Crusader at the Fortress of Solitude...
Review: Batman 21
Batman and the Flash, two of DC best known heroes and best detectives, are teaming up to finally try to figure out the mystery of the bloody smiley button. We are finally going to get some answers to some questions we have all been wanted...
Review: Superwoman #9
Superwoman #9 represented a change of direction for the series, as K. Perkins took over the writing duties, Stephen Segovia began handing the pencilling chores, and the impact of Superman: Reborn began to be felt in a tale titled Steel Resolve. ComiConverse’s Kryptonian correspondent, T....
Review: Batman #20
Batman #20 is the fifth and final issue of the “I am Bane” story arc, and is the culmination of what has building up over the past 19 issues. The confrontation between Bane and Batman for not only the life of Gotham girl, but the...
East Coast Comicon: Keeping The Comic Connection
East Coast Comicon (ECC) - New Jersey’s largest comic convention returns to the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ on April 29-30. Guests include an array of recognizable pop culture figures and some of the world’s top comic book creators. East Coast Comicon: Keeping The...
Royals #1: An Inhuman Space Odyssey
Royals #1 marks the beginning of a new era in the adventures of the Black Bolt, Medusa, and their Inhuman family. Marvel lays the groundwork for the next installment of the Inhumans saga. ComiConverse contributor Mitch Nissen takes a look. Royals #1: An Inhuman Space...
Khary Payton: Reigning Supreme On The Walking Dead
Khary Payton, star in the AMC hit TV series The Walking Dead (TWD) took time out his busy schedule to chat during Fan Fest Chicago 2017. With a background in comedy, theater, voice over and acting.... Mr. Payton was made for show business. Currently best known for...
Fan Fest Fierce In The Windy City
Fan Fest Chicago proved to be a great success as thousands of excited fans flocked to experience the joining of two incredible events, Heroes and Villains Fan Fest and Walker Stalker Con. The weather outside may have been dreary but all was bright and lively inside the Donald E....
Review: Iron Fist #1
Fresh on the heels of last week's Netflix's premiere of the Iron Fist television series, Marvel Comics unleashes Danny Rand's latest solo series. Writer Ed Brisson along with artist Mike Perkins and colorist Andy Troy offer us the latest tale in the life of the...
Getting To The Core Of Big Apple Con!
Big Apple Con (BAC) 2017 may officially be over, but it will not soon be forgotten. A whirlwind of surprises surrounded this event. While Stan Lee was sadly unable to attend due to health issues, there was still plenty of excitement and variety to be...
Review: Trinity #7
Trinity #7 was released last week, marking a changing of the guard in a very different issue for the series. Cullen Bunn took over the writing chores for The New Pandoras, a story in which Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman do not truly appear. ComiConverse...
Review: Super Sons #2
Super Sons #2 arrived this week, bringing readers the second installment of writer Peter J. Tomasi’s and artist Jorge Jimenez’s When I Grow Up… Superboy Jonathan Kent and Robin Damian Wayne are in Metropolis on their first excursion together as teammates, and ComiConverse’s Superman family...
Review: Supergirl: Being Super #2
Supergirl: Being Super #2 was released recently, offering the second installment of the bimonthly non-continuity prestige format series by writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Joelle Jones. Picking up precisely at the point at which Where Do I Begin? ended, Hold On! follows the story of...
Review: Superwoman #8
Superwoman #8 tied the fate of the gravely ill New 52 Lana Lang into the ongoing Superman: Reborn crossover addressing unanswered questions surrounding the pre-Flashpoint Man of Steel. Writer Phil Jimenez authored By a Thread, which featured pencils and inks by the artistic tag team...
Review: Action Comics #975
Action Comics #975 burst forth on Wednesday as a double-length anniversary edition showcasing two related tales and an earthshakingly major revelation in the Superman: Reborn arc. Dan Jurgens wrote the main adventure, Paul Dini fleshed out the backstory in a bonus feature, and ComiConverse contributor...
Review: Supergirl #7
Supergirl #7 declares its subject matter on an attention-grabbing cover emblazoned with the Warren Zevon-inspired banner: "Werewolves of Krypton!" Writer Steve Orlando joined forces with artist Matias Bergara for the story called Mission: Mind, and ComiConverse's Kryptonian correspondent, T. Kyle King, is here to review...
Review: New Super-Man #9
New Super-Man #9 began a new story arc for Kong Kenan, as the superpowered Shanghai teen accompanied Lex Luthor to Metropolis. Penciller Viktor Bogdanovic rejoined writer Gene Luen Yang for Coming to America — Part One. ComiConverse contributor T. Kyle King examines the latest installment...