The Comic Book Club: “Brightest Day” and “Bring the Thunder”

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up discussing what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Graeme McMillan and Evan Narcisse talk about Brightest Day Vol. 1 and Bring the Thunder #1.

New Brightest Day Image Defies Gravity, Teases Cosmic Events

DC Comics has released a new promotional image for their Brightest Day event, one that links together already-released alternate covers with previously unseen material for a round-robin tease that cries out for decryption.

Decoding DC’s Brightest Day Teaser Image

If it’s San Diego Comic-Con, then it’s time for another promotional image from DC Comics teasing events in upcoming months for various titles. Unlike previous attempts, however, this latest image comes with a tagline – “Sometimes the light reveals the darkest secrets” – and seems… well, almost understandable.

New Comics for 6/3/10

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I loathe National Holidays that are scheduled for Mondays. Once again this week we have to wait for Thursday for new comics. For our trouble, however, there are some gems coming out. Here is the full list of comics that should be hitting shops on Thursday. [...]

New Comics for 5/26/10

Here it is, the list of floppy comics delivering on Wednesday. It’s going to have to last all of you for extra long since next week will have the usual Monday holiday shipping delay. For everyone keeping track of the fastest and on time DC event in recent history Superman #4 is coming atcha this [...]

Comics on Our Pull List 5/5/10

Here is the short version of what might end up being a very long pull list this week. As I mentioned yesterday DC is coming very strong with its heaviest hitters. Brains are on the menu as well. Finally, Marvel gives us snikt and thwip in one astonishing new book. Come back later in the [...]

Emanata: Forward-Looking Statements

The two Geoff Johns-written or -cowritten series that launched this week, Brightest Day and The Flash, both feature one of Johns’ signature tricks. A few pages before the end of Johns, Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin’s Brightest Day #0, the story’s narrator is suddenly surrounded by visions of the future: ten panels, each drawn [...]

Comics on our Pull List 4/14/10

Here are some of the books that I’ll be picking up this week. Blackest Night is over and Brightest Day is finally upon us. Bullseye gets some screen time with Punisher. Second Coming is already up to Chapter Three. Cover your eyes from The Light and Billy Shakespeare has got his own problems to deal [...]

Hive Mind: What We’re Looking Forward To In April

March seemed to drag on forever, no? But it sure was packed full of kick-ass items of nerdery.

What Does Aquaman Have To Do With DC’s Brightest Day?

I have no idea what Brightest Day is about, but DC’s The Source has just revealed David Finch’s cover to issue #2 that’s being penned by Geoff Johns. Yes, that’s mothafreakin’ Aquaman. Truth be told, I’m even more confused by Brightest Day than ever before, but Johns had this to say.