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Robin Through The Ages: Part 2
Introduction: In our first look at Robin Through The Ages, we briefly went over the history of Dick Grayson - the first Robin. You can find that article here. This week we'll look at the second character to hold the Robin mantle - Jason Todd....
Review: Dark Moon Is A Must Own Comic
Dark Moon is a comic that is innovating the way you take in your favourite comics content, and we have everything you need to know about it right here on ComiConverse! Review: Dark Moon Is A Must Own Comic Premise: Stranded on a dark moon...
Review: Broken World #1
With the release of Boom Studios! Broken World #2 this week, ComiConverse is looking back on the recently published first issue in the series. Broken World #1 begins at the end. Literally. THE END. As in the end of civilization as we know it. Only...
Review: We Are Robin #1
DC’s We are Robin is here and we have all the angles covered for you here at ComiConverse! The “DC You” campaign continues to pump out new titles from their 24 new #1’s each week. This week they released the brand new series We Are...
8House: Arclight #1 – A Softer Kind of Fantasy
Images Comics' 8House: Arclight #1 by writer Brandon Graham and artist Marian Churchland presents a different kind of fantasy story. In a pop culture landscape currently dominated by the harrowing violence, political intrigue, and hard edges of worlds like G.R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones, 8House...
Batman Villains: The Best of the Worst
Batman has one of the greatest rogues galleries in comics. Period. Here at ComiConverse we love discussion and I've thought up something that I'm sure will spark a lot of conversation as our comment sections open up. The best versions of Batman villains. I'm fully...
Green Lantern: A Franchise Reboot?
Green Lantern fans are being worked into a frenzy that new members of the Green Lantern Corps may feature in a new release for that franchise. Even though Warner Bros. have just started building their movie franchises, the majority of the big characters in the...
How To Crush Your First Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con 2015 (SDCC) is right around the corner and ComiConverse has all the angles covered. Here is a friendly planning guide for those looking to take the plunge and attend their first Comic-Con this year, based on one family's amazing visit to Fan...
Review: Superman #41
The DC Comics “Truth” storyline, about the revelation of Superman’s secret identity and the reduction of his superpowers, is moving forward, most recently with this week’s Superman #41 by Gene Luen Yang and John Romita, Jr. Initially, I tried to contain my skepticism about the...
Review: The Fiction #1
The Fiction seems poised to tell the story of childhood through the hazy memories of adulthood. Premise: Published by Boom Studios!, The Fiction is one of their latest entries into the marketplace. Written by Curt Pires and illustrated by David Rubin, it centers around childhood...
Why Fight Club Two Misses The Mark
Fight Club 2 from writer Chuck Palahniuk and artist Cameron Stewart promised to be a return to postmodern brutality, irony, and fun. When Dark Horse Comics announced the title, I was excited. Fight Club has been one of my favorite books and films respectively since...
X-Men: Apocalypse News
Prior to the release of X-men: Days of Future Past, 20th Century Fox had plans in place for the next installment in the X-men series. X-Men: Apocalypse will be the next movie for the X-men series and it will be a big one. The movie...
Opinion: Spider-Man Fans Can Rejoice
We have a new Spider-Man! Finally, we can rejoice Spidey fans because we have a brand new actor and Director for the 2017 Marvel and Sony reboot. We now finally know that Tom Holland will play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the currently untitled reboot which is...
Robin Through The Ages: Part 1
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Robin as a character. To celebrate, ComiConverse commissioned our very own infographic entitled Robin Through The Ages. We hope you enjoy sharing it. As the first sidekick in comics, Robin "The Boy Wonder", was originally introduced to give...
Review: Doomed #1
DC's Doomed is here and we have all the angles covered for you here at ComiConverse! The “DC You” campaign is in full swing with their 24 brand new titles. This includes the brand new series, Doomed, which began on June 17th. This story brings us...
Empty Zone #1: Death and Cyberpunk
Empty Zone #1 from creator Jason Shawn Alexander and Image Comics trades on a very specific kind of sci-fi nostalgia. Steeped in allusions to notable classics like Tank Girl, Blade Runner, and William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy, Empty Zone wants to be an amalgamation of your...
Batman Art During The New 52
The New 52 is officially over as a section of DC comics history. DC has done away with that branding after four years and are now moving on to DC YOU. Over those four years we had many artists interpret the Dark Knight in the...
Kick-Ass Prequel and Sequel Plans Confirmed
Director Matthew Vaughn created a surprise hit with Kick-Ass, a film that centred around some interesting characters, but then he passed his torch to director Jeff Wadlow for the sequel. Kick-Ass 2 was not as successful as the first outing, with critics and audiences feeling that the movie...
Review: Mad Max Furiosa #1
From director George Miller and writers Mark Sexton and Nico Lathouris comes Vertigo’s Mad Max: Fury Road. The title we focus on today is Furiosa #1. The comic book version of the Mad Max property seeks to capitalize on the incredible success of the film Mad Max: Fury...
Nerdcast News Announcement
Nerdcast News Announcement Hello ComiConverse Community! How are you? I’m Jordan the founder of Nerdcast which has been going through some major changes in the last month to be the greatest podcast on the net. The day is quickly approaching for our official launch in...
Review: Secret Wars #1
Marvel's Secret Wars #1 continues the final events of Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers and New Avengers event Time Runs Out. The Multiverse is dying, universes across every plain are being destroyed and only two remain; Earth-616 and the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Earth-1610. With the incursion imminent Earth’s greatest...
Why Paul Rudd Is The Perfect Ant-Man
Ant-Man is on its way to theatres and we have all the angles covered for you here on ComiConverse! From starring in Friends to huge blockbusters like Anchorman and all those Judd Apatow movies, Paul Rudd has cemented himself as a Hollywood funny man with...