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SG2M Travels: Long Beach Comic and Horror Convention ’13
Nov 22nd
Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is nearing, but that doesn’t mean you have to concede your year to the holiday season yet! Thanks to Long Beach Comic and Horror convention, fans of the dead, gory, and evil parts of cinema and literature can celebrate the things that make Halloween so great alongside tons of comic fans at this weekend’s show. Those prepping for gift giving holidays have a great shopping opportunity here. Oh, and of course you can spend time amongst comic greats, celebrities, and even bid on real movie props! Yes, LBCHC is back yet again for their second show More >
A First Look At Harley Quinn #1
Nov 21st
After yesterdays release of the spectacular Harley Quinn #0 from Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, and a collection of some of comic’s top artists, today we get our first good look at the series actual first issue. As I pointed out in a review earlier this week, the zero issue played more as an art book and goofy glance at the personality of ex-doctor Harleen Quinzel, with a large amount of breaking the fourth wall. The end of the zero issue promised the on-going series wouldn’t be doing this, but from the artwork below we can see that some parts of More >
Harley Quinn #0 - Comic Review
Nov 19th
The major comic companies put out enough comics that sometimes it can leave your head spinning and eyes bleeding as you search the new titles each week for something worth reading. To aid in your Geeky endeavors, Speak Geeky To Me on occasion reviews new titles from the major companies to spotlight the best and worst of what’s available at your local comic shop. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a new Comic Review.
Title: Harley Quinn #0
Genre/s: Superhero/Comedy
Writer: Amanda Conner (The Pro, Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre) & Jimmy Palmiotti (All-Star Western, Creator Owned)
Artist: Amanda Conner, Becky Cloonan, Tony More >
DC’s Harley Quinn Contest Controversy - Misunderstanding Comic Books
Sep 14th
This month has seen DC Comics talked about quite a bit, particularly in the realm of controversy. While I personally believe many of DC’s choices of late need to be discussed and evaluated, two these stories have truly grown to epic proportions that likely spawn from misunderstanding. Recently, J.H. Williams III and Haden Blackman have walked off their comic series, Batwoman, because of DC editorial decisions that have left them both rather frustrated. Specifically, the two men left because DC would not allow the series’ main character, Kate Kane, to get married to her fiancee, Maggie Sawyer. This was certainly More >
Charismagic vol.2 #2 Preview
May 26th
Be prepared, because everything you thought you knew about magic is about to vanish as Charismagic’s second volume continues this week. Writer Vince Hernandez (Fathom: Kiani, Executive Assistant Assassins) continues his epic tale with artist Vincenzo Cucca (Route des Maisons Rouges, She-Hulk) and colorist Emilio Lopez (Executive Assistant: Lotus, Fanboys VS Zombies) in the pages of Charismagic volume 2 #2. In this issue, the group makes a sober discovery in Los Angeles, as Hank’s agent and best friend Kenny painfully realizes the differences between humans and magical beings could kill him-and put an end to their quest to end Serké’s More >
August 2013 Solicits For DC Comics
May 14th
DC has some final issues set to come out this August along with some special one-shots. Continuing DC’s big summer event of the Trinity War, there is a Trinity War Directors Cut special which features Geoff John’s script and Ivan Reis’ penciles. You can also look forward to the huge Batman Inc Special with its solicit directly below. Sadly a few titles are on their final issue, so fans will have to say goodbye to great series like Legion of Super-heroes, Demon Knights, Dial H, and Threshold. Hopefully this means there will be some awesome new titles in September, but More >
WonderCon ’13: Aspen MLT Panel
Apr 13th
Celebrating Aspen MLT’s 10th year as a publisher and the 15th anniversary of Michael Turner’s Fathom, Aspen held a great panel at this year’s WonderCon in Anaheim, California. This may not have been Aspen’s first convention of the year, with appearances at Amazing Arizona, Emerald City Comicon, and MegaCon, but this was the first convention in which Aspen MLT held a panel. There they collected some of their greatest writers and artists, along with the men that do all the great behind the scenes work, to announce a few new projects and discuss their many great releases and plans for More >
SG2M Travels: Long Beach Comic and Horror Convention ’12
Nov 1st
Halloween is over, but that doesn’t mean the fun of the season is! Thanks to Long Beach Comic and Horror convention, fans of the dead, gory, and evil parts of cinema and literature can celebrate the things that make Halloween so great alongside tons of comic fans at this weekend’s show. Yes, LBCHC is back yet again for their second show of the year in sunny Long Beach, California, and we’ll be on hand to give you news and photo coverage on all the fun unfolding there. Remember to follow our twitter account for some live tweets from the show, and More >
San Diego Comic Con Exclusives ’12: IDW
Jun 28th
IDW Publishing is one of the big comic companies that is known for high quality physical comics and awesome licensed properties. If you’re a fan of G.I. Joe, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or countless other classic Geek properties, than IDW is probably where you’ll find them in comic form. But IDW offers much more than that, with comics that celebrate great artists like Ashley Wood, and the highly popular Artist Editions of classic Marvel comics. This year IDW is bring 17 awesome exclusives with them to San Diego’s Comic Con International, and we’re sharing a look at all of More >
A Quick Peek At Some Beautiful Upcoming DC Variant Covers
Jun 20th
Today we have just a quick peek at some of DC upcoming variant covers to a few of July’s new comic books. First off is the incredible cover to Silk Spectre #2 by Joshua Middleton (Supergirl, Legend of Korra):
and here is the digital combo-pack version:
But if you’re looking for a more action packed cover, you’d likely want to glance over at Justice League #11, where Jim Lee has provided an image that shows off the whole team in full form.
Jim Lee sketched the whole team in some dynamic poses that you can truly enjoy on the normal cover, but looks More >
