Blog: Republic of Replicants

The following is the line-up of DC's launch titles in September sorted by release date. Titles in bold I plan on getting for certain. Titles in italics are others I'm interested in. If I go all digital, I will be limiting myself to 3-5 books per week. If I continue ordering through DCBS, I will be pre-ordering all 52 and then trimming down to around 20. I'm also considering pre-ordering the first month, reading those and then selecting the titles to go forward from there all digitally. Aug. 31- [...]

DC Comics' FLASHPOINT series gives us a universe where the World's Greatest Heroes never formed the Justice League of America. Through the actions of the villainous Reverse-Flash, several well known heroes never came to be and more are radically changed. Written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Andy Kubert, it promises to be a fascinating ride. The five-issue Summer event follows the scarlet speedster, Flash, and the time-traveling Booster Gold as they try to bring order to the world that has been created and attempt to repair the [...]

For those of us who can't make it to a convention as often as we'd like... Now you can pretend that you went to one. (Clicking on Booth Logo will take you to their official websites and clicking on individual covers will take you directly to that item, sometimes with previews.) In the viewing room 3 we have iFanboy and in room 4 we're showing Carnival of Souls. Booth 011 [...]

For those of us who can't make it to a convention as often as we'd like... Now you can pretend that you went to one. (Clicking on Booth Logo will take you to their official websites and clicking on individual covers will take you directly to that item, sometimes with previews.) In the viewing room 1 we have Dave Sim's CerebusTV and in room 2 we're showing Plan 9 From Outer Space. [...]

Dark Horse Comics is bringing back their flagship title, DARK HORSE PRESENTS as an 80-page, bi-monthly anthology. The first issue hits comic shops on April 20th and will include a new 300 prequel done by Frank Miller, who also provides one of the covers. Here's what to expect in #1: "The legendary, premiere anthology is back! The 80-page spectacular, Dark Horse Presents returns with all-new stories by Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, and Richard Corben; a new Concrete story by Paul Chadwick, a new Crimson Empire story from the Star Wars universe, and an exclusive [...]

I just finished reading MAGGIE THE MECHANIC . Next up: THE GIRL FROM H.O.P.P.E.R.S. , TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #50 and SWAMP THING VOLUME 1: SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING .

Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman: Go to Entertainment Weekly to check out all the details. There's mixed feelings from a lot of folks. I, myself, think it would be perfect if they make the pants a darker blue or just have her wear denim...

TERRY MOORE HOW TO DRAW #1 WOMEN (W/A) Terry Moore Terry Moore is well known for his highly expressive comic art depicting realistic characters. Now his drawing secrets are revealed in a series of lessons discussing everything from anatomy to drawing tools, from body language to Photoshop, with comprehensive notes, tips and observations from the Eisner award-winning artist. The first lesson in this new quarterly series is Moore's specialty: drawing realistic women. Highly recommended for both amateurs and working professionals. $3.99 DCBS price : $2.59 Definitely worth getting, if [...]

I love Springtime. It's probably my most favorite time of the year. The smell of freshly cut grass, the fluttering of butterflies, the promise of renewal... It's been a while since I posted here but I'm glad folks are still following. I've been giving some thought as to what I wanted to focus on with my blog. Granted, it's been going for quite some time without any real direction but being an indie comic creator I feel I could use this space to shine a light on that scene. I may still mention the Legion of [...]

TO BRING ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD... This would be one of those instances where the digital comic led me to purchase the physical copies... I read ARTIFACTS #0 on my droid through Comixology and it seemed like a great new-reader friendly storyline. I then purchased the digital edition of #1 and was hooked. However, #2 has still yet to appear on the app (even though it is available digitally over at DCBS' My Digital Comics site). This left me choosing to just move on... But then I came across #3 [...]

You can view the first episode of Young Justice online at Cartoon Network's official website . Right now I give the series 3 out of 5 stars. It doesn't have the flashy style of either Teen Titans or Batman: Brave and the Bold. However, the less cartoony art may bring in more of the anime crowd. "Independence Day, Part 1" features Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and Speedy on their first visit to the Hall of Justice (hadn't seen THAT in years). Batman, Green Arrow, Flash, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, and Red Tornado appear for a while [...]

THE DIGITAL DOWNLOW If you've been following any of the comics news sources this last week you would've undoubtedly heard about Archie Comics' decision to go "same day digital" (previously referred to as "day-and-date"). This means their comics will be available on digital devices the same day as it comes out in paper. It has sparked a lot of controversy over whether or not it was a good move. And for who? Before I begin with this let me say that I love paper comics and I've been reading them ever since I was a kid. [...]

The new LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES series will be entering it's second year this Spring with the promise of a major storyline shaping up in LEGION OF SUPER-VILLAINS #1. Paul Levitz has returned to the book that he put on the map back in the '80s with his large cast of characters and mastery of plot development. The subplot design that he established back then has been coined the "Levitz Paradigm" and was even mentioned in Dennis O'Neil's DC COMICS' GUIDE TO WRITING COMICS as an example of subplot/plot progression. Anyone studying to write comics would do good to [...]

Crossgen promo art by Mitch Breitweiser. Somehow I missed seeing this when it first appeared online... Let's see what clues we have... Ruse (obviously), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Route 666, Mystic, El Cazador...

I finally broke down and joined Twitter, You can find me here . Or just search for nwcomics.

Comic Book Resources' Robot 6 took a look at what had to be the biggest year for the Digital Comics market. Go here to read a month-by-month tracking of what all happened to get us to where we are now.

Comixology has released their lists for the top ten digital comics for 2010. The top selling digital comic was WANTED #2 The top free comic download was THE WALKING DEAD #1 The top digital series was THE WALKING DEAD. Go here to check out the rest of the top ten for each category.

DC just released almost 50 issues of BATMAN on Comixology at the turn of the calendar, including #700. As part of their "Batman 101 on 1/01" sale, issues 600 thru 700 of BATMAN will be on sale for .99 each until 11PM Eastern Time. Go to Comixology's website or access it from your iPhone or Droid to check it out!

These are the books that I have gotten this month through Comixology: 100 BULLETS #1, 2 ABYSS #1 ACTION PHILOSOPHERS: AYN RAND! ARCHIE & FRIENDS ALL-STARS VOL. 1: VERONICA'S PASSPORT ARCHIE & FRIENDS ALL-STARS VOL. 2: BETTY'S DIARY ATOMIC ROBO #1 ATOMIC ROBO: THE DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #1 BATMAN BEYOND #1 BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1, 2 BIRDS OF PREY #56 BLACKEST NIGHT #0 BONNIE LASS #1 BUCKAROO BANZAI: RETURN OF THE SCREW #1 CAPTAIN ACTION #0 CAPTAIN BLOOD: ODYSSEY #1 CHEW #1 CLASSWAR #1 CONTRACT: SOLO MISSIONS JESSIE DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #1, [...]

I'm playing catch-up on my reviews right now as I've bought or downloaded several comics over the last couple of weeks and I just haven't had the time to read or review with the holidays being so busy. Here are more free comics that I checked out. ATOMIC ROBO #1 (of 6) (Free) (Brian Clevinger/Scott Wegener/Ronda Pattison/Jeff Powell; Red 5 Comics) The action-science adventures of Nikola Tesla's automated intelligence machine begin in 1938. Atomic Robo is secretly hired by the [...]