The Outsiders' Insider Lowdown - by Kris Bather Writer and former DC editor Peter Tomasi has had a long history with Batman and co. Now he speaks with BF about the new Outsiders, post Batman: R.I.P. Posted on January 05, 2009
Comics and Charity Pak Talks Comics - by Greg Pak As the year draws to a close, Greg interrupts the typical hijinks at “Pak Talks Comics” for a brief public service announcement. Posted on December 31, 2008
Adapting Comics for iPhone Delusions of Grandeur - by Tyler Chin-Tanner A very practical look at how to adapt print comics to be read on the iPhone and other similar devices. Posted on December 31, 2008
Inside Look: X-Men Noir #1 Lowdown - by Fred Van Lente Fred Van Lente allows you a peek into his creative hat, telling you how X-Men Noir #1 came to be. Posted on December 30, 2008
Across the DC Universe #23 - Part 2 Lowdown - by Andy Oliver The coming of the "Manazons"? The end of the Rann-Thanagar War! Surprising twists in the battle for control of Hell! Our holiday DC roundup concludes here... Posted on December 30, 2008
New Year’s Resolutions for 2009! Guiding Lines - by William Gatevackes It’s our third annual New Year’s Resolution column. Worthy comics are in need of readers! Will you make it your resolution to help them? Posted on December 30, 2008
Across the DC Universe #23 - Part 1 Lowdown - by Andy Oliver Holy Disappearing Dark Knights Batman! BF takes a look at the twists and turns in the Bat-books over the festive period. Posted on December 29, 2008
Mighty Week of Marvel #20 Lowdown - by Tony Ingram We’re bouncing around the Marvel Universe again this week as there’s some interesting stuff going on in several quite diverse titles. First: a blast from the past... Posted on December 28, 2008
The Christmas Wish List Lowdown - by The BF Staff On Christmas eve, several BF staffers write a personal letter to Santa, hoping that he can help them make their comics wishes come true in 2009. Posted on December 24, 2008
Fast Breaks for 12/17 Lowdown - by The BF Staff Capsule reviews for December 17 including Amazing Spider-Man #579, Battlefields: The Night Witches #2, Punisher MAX Xmas Special #1 and 1782: The Year of Blood #1. Posted on December 23, 2008
Radical March 2009 Solicitations Radical Publishing have released their solicitations for March shipping titles including Hotwire #2 and Shrapnel #3 Posted on January 05, 2009
Marc Silvestri Covers Astonishing Tales #1 Marvel is proud to unveil Marc Silvestri’s new variant cover to Astonishing Tales #1. This first issue features Iron Man, Wolverine, Punisher and the New Mutants Posted on January 05, 2009
Back On The Racks After a rough 4th quarter in 2008 and a brief delay in production, DDP books are shipping once again. The company's hit, Hack/Slash dropped last week with #18 Posted on January 05, 2009
Farscape #1 Gets 2nd Printing BOOM! Studios announced today that after selling out in five days, Farscape #1 will be receiving a 2nd printing. The 2nd print will have a slightly altered cover Posted on January 05, 2009
Marvel Comics On-Sale 01/07/09 Hey there True Believers, here’s your official list of comic books, collections and posters arriving in comic stores on January 7th, 2009 Posted on January 05, 2009
War Machine #1 by Tonya Crawford James “Rhodey” Rhodes has worn the title of War Machine several times. This time the name may be more apt than ever. Posted on January 05, 2009
Ex Machina #40 by Lee Newman Brian K. Vaughan writes himself into a treat for the fans! Posted on December 30, 2008
Galveston #2 by Tonya Crawford Jean Lafitte and Jim Bowie arrive in Galveston but find that Lafitte’s mortal enemy Cyrus Wesley has arrived as well. Posted on December 24, 2008
Farscape #1 by Tonya Crawford The rag-tag crew of the living starship Moya have brokered peace so now it’s time to find homes… yeah, this isn’t gonna be easy. Posted on December 24, 2008
The Spirit: The Movie Visual Companion by Sam Moyerman Titan Books showcases two of the industry’s great storytellers and their work on one of the industry’s greatest characters. Posted on December 23, 2008
why it's cool: William Gatevackes has prepared his third annual New Years Resolutions in his Guiding Lines column. Instead of suggesting things for you to give up, he suggests things you should pick up and has.. [read more]
"It’s great to have Savage Dragon still with us, and that Larsen hasn’t compromised his vision for the series. Everything about it has something rough, yet distinctive – character." - Kris Bather on Savage Dragon #140
I buy Uncanny X-Men because of:
Punisher: War Zone #1
The latest offering from Marvel Knights reunites Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon for a weekly 6-part sequel to their legendary Punisher run. It all starts when two mobsters take a trip to the zoo and piss off the wrong monkey. Limbs are lost (the kind you can’t easily replace), vultures are fed (with said appendages), and then things get, like, really crazy. Like back-from-the-dead crazy. That’s right -- she’s back and she wants payback. Ma Gnucci. Eighty-five pounds of hairless, armless, legless evil.
