In keeping with our spooky Halloween theme, let’s take a look at one of the best horror-themed characters ever to hit comics: Mike Mignola’s Hellboy. What’s a Hellboy? HELLBOY is a series of miniseries and graphic novels created by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics. HELLBOY first made its debut back in 1994, […]
Are you like me? With the new 52 books still not really being to my taste these days, you might be wondering here to turn to in order to get that regular dose of the DC Universe. Luckily for me, there are a couple of sources I can turn to, for brand-new stories (at least […]
A slight break from the usual goings-on here at Blastoff HQ, to not that our own Scott Tipton recently made an appearance on the New York Times Best-Sellers list, with STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION SQUARED, VOLUME 1 making its debut at #2! Geronimo!
Sure, Doctor Doom may be a FANTASTIC FOUR villain, but he’s crossed paths with your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man from time to time: And it happened for the first time in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5! And you can own it! Click here to buy!
You know, some superheroes have it better than others when it comes to origins. Spider-Man was bitten by a radioactive spider; irritating, but hardly traumatic. Superman’s rocketship ride to Earth from Krypton? Maybe crippling emotionally, but hey, he was young – he adjusted. When it come to origins, nobody had it worse than the Spectre, […]
It’s a new month and a new banner here at Blastoff, courtesy of our always astounding Artist-in-Residence Elena Casagrande! To go along with our spooky Halloween theme this month, we have Elena’s rendition of Marvel Comics’ monsters: Count Dracula, the Werewolf by Night, Frankenstein and Blade! Click the image to see it at full size!
Hard to believe it’s been twenty-six years since Frank Miller’s groundbreaking BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS first hit comic-shop shelves. And ever since then, almost immediately upon its publication, fans have been clamoring for a film adaptation. And while elements and influences of DARK KNIGHT RETURNS can be seen in everything from Tim Burton’s BATMAN […]
Big things are happening with Doc Ock in the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN these days, and we have his first appearance! And it can be yours! Click here to buy!
I might just admire Reed Richards more than any other superhero. He’s likable, he’s intelligent on a level few of us can comprehend, he’s loyal to his team, he’s protective of his family, he’s kind – he has an everyday guy sort of vibe despite his talents. He could so easily be arrogant or bitter. […]
Editor’s Note: Once again, I’m behind the eight-ball on deadlines this week (on really exciting new projects for next year that I can’t wait to talk about, but one thing at a time), so we’re going to recover another lost entry from the Comics 101 Archives, this time talking about my favorite Batman artist of […]
Whether it’s for poker or an all-out slugfest, when the Avengers and the FF cross paths, it’s always crazy: And the first time it happened was in FANTASTIC FOUR #26: And you can own it! Just click here to buy!
Like all of us, every now and then I’m completely wrong about something. And it’s even better when the thing you’re wrong about impresses the hell out of you. I hadn’t been reading FANTASTIC FOUR a couple years back when Jonathan Hickman was writing it. Not out of any specific disdain or dislike of Hickman’s […]
The first season of the 1990s FANTASTIC FOUR animated series is widely considered…well, awful. Which it is. It does, however, have a very jaunty theme song.
