When both of your parents happen to be comic book writers, a rad birthday party is no big surprise. And for their son's fifth birthday, comic scribes Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel) and Matt Fraction (Casanova) built him and his friends a miniature metropolis to demolish.
In this week's comics, the Defenders and Voltron return, and Moebius…
A lot of nifty stuff is hitting the stores tomorrow, but let's just pause for a moment and reflect on the innate weirdness of Alex "Epic Realism" Ross painting Voltron. Goodness, that's bizarre. Not as weird as his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen/30 Rock mash-up, but still plum hilarious. On to the comics!
Matt Fraction talks Casanova and the insanity awaiting the Marvel…
io9 recently had the opportunity to catch up with Marvel Comics megascribe Matt Fraction (Fear Itself, Invincible Iron Man) and pick his brain about some of his latest projects, such as Casanova: Avaritia (his gonzo espionage series
In Marvel Comics' The Fearless, the superheroes stock up on magic…
In Marvel Comics' summer miniseries Fear Itself, a dark god known as The Serpent uses magic hammers to transform characters like the Hulk and the Thing into sociopathic Asgardian deities.
Marvel Comics' top writers reveal the superheroes' next big challenge…
This summer, Marvel's been putting its superheroes through the wringer in Fear Itself, a miniseries in which a nefarious Asgardian god called The Serpent has a bone to pick with Odin.
This week's comics bring us the war on fear, teenage fire-starters, and …
In tomorrow's new comics, the God of Fear rises to wage war on the entire Marvel universe, Hellboy travels back to the 1970s, Batman faces two of the DC universe's heaviest hitters, and a classic John Constantine story returns.
In comics, it's the finale for Buffy Season 8 and John Constantine gets …
A duo of paranormal protagonists are having a productive week. Ms. Summers wraps up her comic series, and the snarkiest magician in comic history ties the knot. Plus, Steampunk Sarah Palin and tons more high concept weirdness!
New Thor, vintage horror, and an Elvis impersonator hitman invade…
It's a diverse line-up at your friendly neighborhood comic book store tomorrow. Among many things, there's new Thor and Walking Dead, classic horror tales from comic masters, and a reprint of a great graphic novel from the director of Mirrormask.
Comic-Con's Sunday schedule is live — Smallville, Supernatural,…
Comic-Con's just posted their Sunday guide. After the onslaught of panels on Saturday, it's a much quieter day, with appearances from the Smallville and Supernatural crew, Matt Fraction, and a whole lot more (including Glee, if you're into that).
