Marvel Comics to Adapt (Imaginary) ‘Castle’ Novel

Marvel Entertainment announced this morning that they’ll be publishing a graphic novel adaptation of Richard Castle’s thriller Deadly Storm in September. On the surface of it, that sounds pretty straightforward: over the past few years, Marvel’s published adaptations of everything from Pride and Prejudice to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to The Stand.

The Comic Book Club: Moon Knight and Taskmaster

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up discussing what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Evan Narcisse and Graeme McMillan talk about Moon Knight #1 and the Taskmaster: Unthinkable collection.

Five Great Free Comics For Your iPad

So you stood in line (or waited for the delivery person), and now you’ve got your iPad 2, and you’ve heard how good comics look on it. Still, you want to take a look at some good stuff before you start running up a hefty Apple Store bill. Here are five awesome comics that won’t [...]

The Comic Book Club: Uncle Scrooge, Takio and Axe Cop

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up discussing what we picked up. This week, Graeme McMillan, Evan Narcisse and Douglas Wolk talk about three all-ages comics: Uncle Scrooge #401, the debut volume of Takio, and Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth #1.

The Comic Book Club: Fantastic Four’s Finale and Avengers #10

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up discussing what we picked up. This week, Graeme McMillan, Evan Narcisse and Douglas Wolk talk about Fantastic Four #588 and Avengers #10.

Emanata: “It’s Happening Again”

“The most important panel in a Marvel comic this year,” last week’s Marvel T&A discussion with senior editors Tom Brevoort and Axel Alonso informed us, was the one you see excerpted above: the top half of a two-page spread in Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr.’s newly released Avengers #5. There’s not much actually [...]

The Comic Book Club: “Batman: Odyssey” and “Scarlet”

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Evan Narcisse, Mike Williams and Graeme McMillan discuss the first issues of Neal Adams’ Batman: Odyssey and Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev’s Scarlet.

The Comic Book Club: “New Avengers” #1 and “Age of Bronze” #30

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Mike Williams, Graeme McMillan and Douglas Wolk discuss New Avengers #1 and Age of Bronze #30 (with brief digressions onto Ultimate Spider-Man and DC Universe Legacies).

The Comic Book Club: Avengers and Legion of Super-Heroes

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: Graeme McMillan, Douglas Wolk, Mike Williams, Peter Ha and Lev Grossman end up talking about what we picked up. This week, we discuss the first issues of the new Avengers and Legion of Super-Heroes series.

Emanata: Three Versions of Bendis

Thanks to a scheduling pile-up, all three parts of Brian Michael Bendis’s conclusion to his part of the Siege crossover–Siege #4, Dark Avengers #16 and The New Avengers Finale–came out this week. (Spoilers for all of them follow.) Bendis is a fascinating and occasionally frustrating writer to follow: he’s incredibly prolific, he tends to stick [...]

Emanata: Permanent Tidal Wave

When the Sentry first appeared in 2000, he was a clever idea: Bob Roberts, one of Marvel’s most famous characters in the ’60s, the star of Startling Stories–oh, wait, you’ve never heard of him? That’s because his archenemy the Void forced him to use his incredible telepathic powers to make everyone forget him! And the [...]