What a exciting two years this has been in the Transformers fandom! What began in Void Rivals with an appearance from Jetfire, Transformers has been non-stop action, great characterizations and spectacular art and typography. The 24th issue released last week to wrap up the Daniel Warren Johnson era and so much happened. I don’t want…
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Comic Connoisseur: Energon Universe SDCC Reveals
This is way late, but I wanted to post this anyway. I am a big fan of what Image/Skybound is doing with the Transformers and G.I. Joe properties. After what IDW crafted with their universe, I didn’t think it could be topped, but these creative teams have crafted a modern classic with their story to…
One Shall Stand…Transformers #24 Preview
It all comes down to this! The story that started in Void Rivals with Jetfire getting reactivated by Darak and Solila, concludes its first 24 issue epic with Transformers #24. And fittingly we will get a battle between Optimus and Megatron. I’m honestly sad to see this creative team go. They have crafted such a…
ComiConnoisseur: First Look: Blood and Thunder Are Our Last Hope in Blood & Thunder #2
Blood & Thunder is one of legendary creator and Image Comics Chairman, Robert Kirkman’s newest books. Like a lot of his other series, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Oblivion Song, etc., this book is set to be an instant classic. The book follows a bounty hunter, Blood, and her talking gun, Thunder, as they travel the…
Comic Connoisseur: FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEEÂ #23Â FIRST LOOK
TIME TO SLAY A DRAGON Skybound revealed a first look at Fire Power by Kirkman & Samnee #23, from the legendary team of writer Robert Kirkman, artist Chris Samnee, colorist Matthew Wilson and letterer Rus Wooton. Face to face with the dragon! The long-awaited dragon fight is here, and not all of your favorites may make it…
Comic Connoisseur: IMAGE TO PUBLISH SCOTT SNYDER & TONY S. DANIEL’S DYSTOPIAN THRILLER NOCTERRA THIS MARCH
Batman and Death Metal writer, Scott Snyder, along with artist Tony S. Daniel are bringing their new series, Nocterra, to Image Comics this March. The shaded world of Nocterra was first introduced through the wildly successful Kickstarter campaign which ran in October 2020 and offered backers a stab at highly collectable editions of Nocterra content including special prints, a…
Comic Connoisseur: COM2US, SKYBOUND, IMAGE COMICS ANNOUNCE SUMMONERS WAR: LEGACY COMIC BOOK
LOS ANGELES 07/19/2020 — Game publisher Com2uS has teamed up with Skybound/Image Comics to create Summoners War: Legacy, a brand-new comic book series based on the worldwide mobile phenomenon Summoners War. Revealed during the “Skybound X Summoners War” panel at Skybound Xpo, Summoners War: Legacy is helmed by Justin Jordan and Luca Claretti and serves as an action-packed prequel to…
Comic Connoisseur: THE WALKING DEAD SERIES WILL BE IN FULL COLOR FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS OCTOBER
Recently, the iconic series, The Walking Dead, was featured as an Humble Bundle with all of the collected issues and specials. I picked picked it up even though I already read the series start to finish. Will I read it again? Most definitely. But this time, it will be in glorious color. That’s right the…
Comics You Should Check Out: Marauders #1
The relaunch of the X-men has been great so far. House of & Powers of X set a new foundation for the X-men franchise giving the Mutants new life. In some cases quite literally. Marauders #1 features the reappearance of a long dead mutant named Pyro. Pyro died of the Legacy Virus way back in…
Comics You Should Check Out: House Of X #2
Going into House of X, I had high expectations. This was primarily because I knew Hickman was scripting this. In fact, Marvel has handed the entire mutant franchise over to him. After what he did with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers, I truly believed he would craft an amazing epic for the X-men. So…