Art by Ben Bradi
The cast of Glee makes its way to comic books thanks to Bluewater Productions. Fame: The Cast Of Glee is a 32 page biography focusing on Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, and Ryan Murphy. So look for it soon at your local comic store.
-Aaron M
James Marsters will be returning for Smallville’s 200th episode, but not as the Brainiac we have seen in past episodes. It is rumored that Marsters will be making his return as Brainiac 5, the Brainiac of the 30th Century. In the comics he is the descendent of Brainiac and is trying to atone for the evil acts the Brainiacs before him had committed. Brainiac 5 is a 12th level intellect who’s inventions and intelligence have made him a valued member of The Legion of Super Heroes. In the comic he has also done some questionable things so who knows if he will portrayed as a villain or hero. It should be interesting to see how they work Brainiac 5 into the show and to see if there will be any change in Marsters appearance. I don’t know if they should make him green because he might end up looking like Piccolo from his performance in the Dragon Ball movie.
-Aaron M
Art by Barry Kitson
(Cover by Adi Granov & Paco Medina, Marvel Comics)
X-Men #2 is Marvel’s big interest for me this week and I’m not quite sure how to feel about that? Don’t get me wrong, I’m still riding the high off of Second Coming and loving the recent Five Lights issue of Uncanny. Blade is in town to fight the vampires here and it could be good or bad for our team. The team that is slowly turning into vampires… Anyways, I’m giving this X-Men story a go as well but I just don’t see the appeal of Mutants vs. Vampires. Could just be me though and LaForge knows the art is worth the price! X-Men is a must-buy for so many for a reason, I’m sure I’ll see the light before too long.
(Cover by Alina Urusov, DC Comics)
Speaking of getting a SPIKE TO THE FACE. White Canary is so hardcore her hair wants to stab you. That is the hair of vengeance. Which is only a fraction of why Gail Simone’s new run on Birds of Prey is completely awesome and something you should get on board with while you can! Don’t worry if you’ve never read an issue, you can start at #1 here, I promise! As usual, the art is expressive but ass-y and the script is perfectly paced and lovingly crafted. Come on, you know you’d kill for those fishnets!
Zatanna #4 has our mistress of magic going toe-to-toe with a new, zanier Royal Flush Gang! She’s hot in Vegas (or anywhere, let’s be honest) but a side order of cousinly trouble is sure to give her a Zachary-sized headache. Beautiful comic all around!
(Cover by Tony Harris and J.D. Mettler, DC Comics)
Generation Lost #7, y’all! The team is re-assembled and attacking Max Lord in his new Checkmate citadel! Judd Winick is all over this story and if you have reservations about him, rest assured he’s on point here. I would love to see this team continue after this story arc ends but time will tell. The drama is here, the quirk is here, the twists are here. The JLI is back in style.
Hey, so there’s another Brightest Day book to buy! Woo, right? Emerald Warriors #1 tells the story of Guy Gardner and Atrocitus on a secret mission to the Uncharted Sectors of the universe. It could very much be Magog All Over Again but I have faith in Brightest Day now (especially after issue 7). But seriously, if it’s just Guy and Atrocitus “sword fighting” it’s going in the recycling. Or is it going in a frame? Choose your own adventure.
-windiebird
Art By Jock
The Losers artist Jock will be returning to Detective Comics alongside writer Scott Snyder. Jock previously worked on Detective Comics during The Cutter story arc, when Batwoman had taken over the title. I’m definitely a fan of Jock’s work and enjoyed the flashback scenes of Batman, while Batwoman was on the case. Now that Batman is back in Detective it should be interesting to see Jocks take on the current Batman.
-Aaron M
Here at MaD we like to take a PSA break to forward you to sites that really are fighting the good fight for the LGBT community, even if they are in other countries. Slap Upside The Head is a great news/political website that uses comic strips and satire to get their point across! Funny and enlightening, they are certainly something everyone should check out with posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!
www.slapupsidethehead.com
Here at MaD we enjoy t-shirts almost as much as comics! When the two are merged together [FORM OF AN EGGBEATER, SHAPE OF A BUCKET OF NEOPOLITAN ICECREAM], we get vibrations in our downstairs stations! Check this awesome shirt of the X-Men, animal style by Alice X. Zhang and Peter Kramar aka badbasilisk. You can find it at Threadless.com
The X-MENAGERIE by Alice X. Zhang and Peter Kramar
The X-MENAGERIE by Alice X. Zhang and Peter Kramar
Coloud.com has these great headphones of retro X-Men second class, The Hulk, Punisher and all of your favorite characters, unless your favorite characters are any of the Fantastic 4. Sorry Charlie.
Retro X-Men Headphones; Coloud.com
You should get a pair…to listen to things like..music or…podcasts, or OUR podcast. [whink] I plan on sticking some leather clad Storm over my ears. I think I feel my Spidey-sense going off!
X-men Retro Box; Coloud.com
Image courtesy of Associate Press
AP [associated press] and Yahoo posted some news this morning about a Batman No. 1 comic [seen to the left] that is “rare” and “on sale” for and expected $40,000.
Normally, I’d be like, “Oh Snap-Beans.” But the grade on it is a 5.5 out of 10. The bids have gone up to $35,000 but as a collector why the hell would someone spend that much for something that’s half as good as it can be. Lame Balls.
They say it’s impressive for a vintage comic, which is all well and good, but $40,000? Really? Did the economy start shitting out unicorns and gold and does everyone get a ride on the Bifröst?
