Comics
Review: We Are Robin #2
DC’s We are Robin #2 is here and we have all the angles covered for you here at ComiConverse! Although the “DC You” campaign has released some very interesting new series, such as Doomed #1/#2 and Dr. Fate #1/#2, We are Robin remains to be one...
Review: Superman #42
DC Comics’ Truth storyline continued this week with the release of Superman #42, in which Gene Luen Yang and John Romita, Jr., showed us the powerful and controversial moment when Lois Lane learned for certain that Clark Kent was secretly the Man of Tomorrow. While...
Approbation Comics: An Indie Success Story
Indie comics, what does this mean to you? Does it mean creator owned titles, or maybe that the book itself is self-published? To B. Alex Thompson it meant writing, drawing and lettering all of his stories onto 8.5 x 11 copy paper, then scanning them...
How Starve Explores America’s Relationship with Food
Starve from Image Comics is a sharp character drama that examines America's increasingly bizarre relationship with food. The creative team, consisting of writer Brian Wood, artist Danijel Zezelj, and colorist Dave Stewart, do so by lampooning the melodrama of competition cooking shows. Taken on face-value,...
Review: Grayson #10
Grayson is one of the most interesting stories in comics and we have all the angles covered for you here on ComiConverse! If you haven't been reading DC Comics Grayson, you should be! You can check out the main reasons why in a previous article...
We ComiConverse With Valentine Barker & Lela Gwen
Lydia K. Roberts interviews Valentine Barker & Lela Gwenn on their webcomic Raconteuse, right here on ComiConverse. Earlier this year at Emerald City Comicon (ECCC), during the hours that I spent wandering the packed aisles of Artist Alley, wishing that I could multiply both the...
Review: Doomed #2
DC’s Doomed #2 is here and we have all the angles covered for you here at ComiConverse! “DC YOU” campaign continues to pump out their titles including their new series. Doomed the story of a student in Metropolis who accidentally contaminates himself with the “Doomsday...
Robin Through The Ages: Part 5
Welcome back to our fifth and final installment of Robin Through The Ages! If you missed the previous entries, I looked at Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake and a few short-term Robins. You might want to go back and start there. This week I'll...
Review: Batgirl Vol 1: The Batgirl Of Burnside
Back in the summer of 2014 Batgirl got a huge make-over. This re-imagining took shape not only with a new art style and costume, but also with a new writer for her book. DC kept the issue numbers running, but as it has come out...
Wolf #1: The Spirit of Film Noir
Wolf #1 from Image Comics promises a city full of monsters and the pulpy swagger of crime noir. The creative team, consisting of writer Ales Kot, artist Matt Taylor, and colorist Lee Loughridge, deliver on that promise with bravado. Theirs is an otherworldly Los Angeles...
Marvel Week In Review
Each week here at ComiConverse we are going to be reviewing our top three favourite comics coming out of Marvel. No. 1: Old Man Logan #3 Mark Millar’s, Old Man Logan was a sensational hit when released back in 2008 and with Brian Michael Bendis...
Review: Bayani And The Old Ghosts #1
Bayani and The Old Ghosts #1 (first issue is free) by Travis McIntire of Caliber Comics is the coming of age story of a young boy named Bayani and his quest to save his village. It’s the first installment of the series, which is called...
We ComiConverse With Author Travis McIntire
The Michigan Comics Collective is telling great stories and we have it covered in a special interview here on ComiConverse! In 2014, Travis McIntire helped Co-Found the Michigan Comics Collective (MCC). Their goal was to give new creators with no previous experience in the comic...
Review: Secret Wars #2
Marvel’s Secret Wars is one of the biggest comics events in recent memory. Fortunately, we have our very own user guide for you, right here on ComiConverse. In Issue 1 we were left ominously with the heroes awaiting the final incursion and the end of...
Review: Mad Max #1
Fresh from the Nux and Immortan Joe and Furiosa one shots, Mark Sexton, Nico Lathouris and Director George Miller are back with Mad Max #1. The story serves as a prequel to the events of Fury Road. It depicts Max’s attempt to build the famed Interceptor....
Ant-Man: The Tiny Details
With the release of Marvel's Ant-Man mere days away, we here at ComiConverse are going to be taking a look at eight things that you didn't know about the Ant-Man character. Of course, if your just interested in the movie itself, you can always check out...
Robin Through The Ages: Part 4
Robin Through The Ages is back with its fourth instalment. We love bringing you the best comics content around right here on ComiConverse! Over the last few weeks we've reviewed the three longest tenured Robins. Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake; all held the...
Negative Space #1: The Monster Of Mental Illness
Negative Space #1 from writer Ryan K. Lindsay and artist Owen Gieni is a book about monsters. The horror its cover promises is one of subterranean nightmares, where fleshy pink tendril creatures stand at the ready outside lavish stone altars. Hooded figures loom in the...
Adventures Of A Comics Collector
Comics collectors are some of the passionate fans out there. Our Susan Rook takes deep dive into the world of comics collecting here on ComiConverse. Imagine that you’re at a garage sale and you spot a box of old comics. The seller says, “Oh that’s...
Review: Shutter #13
Shutter #13 from Image Comics is a book about a lot of things. Despite its fantastical settings, off-kilter storybook cast, and the distinctive theatricality of Kristopher clan drama, this title’s lofty yet deeply personal themes often fly close to the sun. To the credit of...
Review: Batman #42
It is a brave new world for a brave new Batman in the pages of Batman #42. If you've been away for a while, or are one of those people that decided that they would never read another Batman book because of Bunny-Robo-Batman you might...
Robin Through the Ages: Part 3
Hey everyone! Welcome back to our third part of Robin Though The Ages. If you are just joining us you can find Part One where I examined the career of Dick Grayson here and Part Two where I took you back through the tragic story...