
On those rare occasions when I've not been driven to the most sycophantically glowing pronouncements on the writing of Brian Michael Bendis, I've often criticized Bendis for starting off a POWERS story arc with a bang and ending it with a whimper. Last mo...
...RL?" The POWERS: WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL? trade paperback is going into its third printing in July, making it the best-selling trade in Image Central history. The second Powers TPB, ROLEPLAY, is heading into its second printing after fewer than six mon...
Image Comics announced on Thursday that POWERS: WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL? - currently in its third printing - is available again and will be in stores next week. The second POWERS trade paperback, ROLEPLAY -- now in its second printing -- is also back in p...
Detective Christian Walker completes his investigation of the murders of college students who are role-playing as super-heroes, while his partner Deena Pilgrim cools her heels after being taken off the case. The clues have led him to the super-powered mob...
So you’ve heard the buzz about Powers, right? The comic that crosses genres by providing crime noir stories in a superhero world? Yeah, that one. The one your comic shop—like so many others—sold out of while you sat back listening to all the hype. And now...
I’m closing off 2006 with a tribute to the anime genre that has been for many their first experience: magical girls (maho shoujo) who transform, use magical powers, and fight evil to save the world. And sometimes, they have an animal sidekick as...
viz-in vol. 1,no.1 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING FEBRUARY '01 featuring... GUNDAM WING: BLIND TARGET #1 4-issue series -- original story by Hajime Yadate and Yoshiyuki Tomino, story by Sakura Asagi, art by Akemi Omoide ...
As mentioned last week, we have a slew of new releases in every category. There’s going to be some tough purchasing decisions that need to be made. We have two anthologies of the best fantasy literature of the year, one from St. Martin&rsq...
The man hailed as the father of cyberpunk is back on the bookshelves with a follow-up to 2003’s Pattern Recognition, a novel Publisher’s Weekly named one of the best books of the year. Good start of the work week to all of you Maniac ...
Well, somebody has figured out how to repackage public domain movies once again. The folks at Collectables Records, sister label to Alpha Video, are today releasing three volumes entitled SUMMER FUN. These two-disc sets contain one Summer-themed pop music...

