Comics
Review: Action Comics #977
Action Comics #977 headlined a number of DC Comics releases this week that tracked the aftermath of the recent Superman: Reborn story arc. Writer Dan Jurgens was joined by artist Ian Churchill for the start of the next chapter in the lives of the Man...
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...
Review: Superman #20
Superman #20 offered readers the first glimpse of the new status quo for Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jonathan Kent in the aftermath of Superman: Reborn. Peter J. Tomasi shared the story credit with Patrick Gleason, who also provided the pencils. ComiConverse contributor T. Kyle...
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...
Review: Action Comics #976
Action Comics #976 arrived this week, completing the Superman: Reborn story arc with a bang. The fourth and final chapter of the earth-shaking epic was written by Dan Jurgens and drawn by Doug Mahnke. ComiConverse’s Superman reviewer, T. Kyle King, is here to assess the hugely...
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: Superman #19
Superman #19 hit the stands on Wednesday, bringing fans the third installment of the Superman: Reborn crossover. The follow-up to Action Comics #975 began at the point at which Superman #18 ended and intersected with the events of Superwoman #8. ComiConverse’s Man of Steel reviewer,...
Marvel’s Monsters Unleashed: Celebrating An Era
The Marvel Comics event Monsters Unleashed is already underway. As a new age of monsters looms on the entertainment world horizon Marvel honors those monsters from its past. ComiConverse contributor Mitch Nissen is here with a view on this current Marvel event. Marvel's Monsters Unleashed:...
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...
Where Does Watchmen Fit Into The Rebirth DC Universe?
These are exciting times to be a DC Comics fan. The publisher’s Rebirth relaunch has been a stunning success, and the promises of Geoff Johns’s DC Universe: Rebirth #1 are starting to come to fruition, with Superman: Reborn underway and The Button forthcoming next month....
Review: The Power Of The Dark Crystal #1
The Power of the Dark Crystal is based on a script for the sequel to the original 1982 movie. Boom! Studios have enlisted Si Spurrier to rework the magic and our contributor, Darryll Robson, takes a long overdue journey back to Thra in his review...
Review: Superman #18
Superman #18 saw the light of day on Wednesday, beginning the highly anticipated Superman: Reborn crossover. The storyline's first installment was written by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, the latter of whom also pencilled the issue. ComiConverse's Man of Steel reporter, T. Kyle King,...
We ComiConverse With Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang, currently the writer of DC Comics' New Super-Man, recently received the prestigious honor of being named a 2016 MacArthur Foundation Fellow. The so-called "genius grant" goes to distinguished individual recipients and fosters their creative endeavors by providing them with a $625,000 stipend...
Review: Batman #17
Bane is nearing Gotham City and Batman has 4 more days to get ready for the inevitable collision between the two iconic DC characters. Batman #16 is the second installment in the “I am Bane” story arc, which is building up to be King’s best Batman...
Review: Action Comics #974
Action Comics #974 concluded the Mild Mannered arc, set up the Superman: Reborn storyline, and contained connecting threads to Superwoman and to Superman: Lois and Clark. ComiConverse's Krypton correspondent, T. Kyle King, reviews the latest issue, which was written by Dan Jurgens and pencilled by...
Super Sons #1 Review: Robin and Superboy Join Forces
Super Sons #1 came racing out of the gate last Wednesday in a debut issue entitled When I Grow Up… Part One. Writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Jorge Jimenez teamed up to bring Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne out of their famous fathers' long...
Chris Campana: Beyond Con Artist
Chris Campana is a talented, committed, welcoming artist. ComiConverse's Linda Marie sits down with him and discusses how he found comics, what lead him to be a comic book artist, and why cons are so important to him. The top reasons I attend comic conventions, is to see...