After a holiday break TGIW is back just in time for The Trinity War to get kicked off, two brand new books from Image that continue to cement that company’s place int he comic book world as the new Vertigo, the return of the World’s Worst Superteam and the Uncanny X-Men spend an entire issue talking…a lot.
A lot of pearl clutching and catching of the vapors has been happening with Superman fans since the opening of the MAN OF STEEL movie a few weeks ago largely because of an action that Superman takes at the end of the film. Turn back if you have yet to see the movie or have a general aversion to spoilers because there is a big one after the jump.
This was a good week for me as I found myself liking pretty much everything on my pull list and the selections for this post run the gamut from a day in a dog’s life to a new book from an industry heavyweight to the return of the World’s Finest team to a coda for one of the worst miniseries ever that is actually pretty enjoyable.
This week the Age of Ultron ends with a whimper, wonder Woman has a family reunion, mutant and human relations in the Avengers hit an impasse, Invincible is expecting a baby and war is brewing between Atlantis and Wakanda while Dr. Doom throws a delightful dinner party.
DC Comics has announced a new ongoing series as part of the Justice league line of books with this new title being set in the far flung future of the year 3000.
I am a huge nerd for the duo of Blue Beetle and Booster Gold and I still pour some of my 40 oz malt liquor out in remembrance of Ted Kord’s untimely demise. So imagine my surprise when I came across these pics of two lovely ladies (with great taste in super-heroes) cosplaying as the best twosome to ever be a part of the Justice League.
This week in the world of funny books Superman breaks his chains, Batman gets a tweak to his origin story, Wolverine has to deal with a competing school, zombies continue to walk and a gorilla is packing heat in not one but two new comics!!!
Remember when Marvel Comics and DC Comics had their big MARVEL VS DC crossover event that led into the combined universe of AMALGAM COMICS? I enjoyed those books and it seems like a million years ago that the two comic companies had a good enough relationship that they would actually work together to put out such a massive joint effort.
Well, artist Eric Guzman remembers and at his DeviantArt page he has done some really cool amalgamations of DC/Marvel characters. Click onward to see some of the ones I liked best.
Continue reading “The Daily Nerdgasm: Remember Amalgam Comics?”
This Rule 63 Two-Face is a pretty cool make-up and wardrobe combo. This cosplayer somehow gets all the gruesomeness that you expect from the deranged Batman villain while still keeping it sexy.
This week brings the return of one of the best comics to be published by multiple companies, the penultimate issue of THE BIGGEST EVENT IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!!!!, the new direction for Green Lantern and more.
This week a horror novelist and a-list comic writer his long-time collaborator team up to give a new take on God’s walking among us; the other Justice League take the fight to the Secret Society’s doorstep; a new team of X-women is formed; the Illuminati get Doom’s attention; and we may just be seeing the debut of the next great Vertigo series.
This week’s comics include a vampire hunting teddy bear, two teams of young adult super-heroes and the prequel comic to the most anticipated movie of the year.
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