Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Details Announced

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released more details on the next original DC universe animated movie. The 75-minute Justice League: Throne of Atlantis will be out January 27. It’s Aquaman’s origin story, as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the rest of the Justice League help him “prevent a war between the inhabitants of land and sea”. The Blu-ray Combo Pack (which includes a DVD and an UltraViolet copy) is list-priced at $24.98, with a DVD version for $19.98. The movie […]

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Ito’s Fragments of Horror, Gyo Re-Release Coming Next Year From Viz Signature

I’m not a big fan of horror comics, but I’ve been tempted by Junji Ito’s Uzumaki, because that surreal story of a town overtaken by spirals is less gory, more suspenseful and creepy. So I’m excited to hear that Viz will be bringing out a short story collection from Ito next summer. Fragments of Horror will be published as a deluxe hardcover under the Viz Signature imprint (and I’m glad to see that’s continuing as well). Here’s the publisher’s description: […]

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Jessica Jones Casting Sounds Like a Good Idea

The Netflix Marvel TV shows announced a year ago — short series featuring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage — have begun casting for their debut in 2015. First up, Krysten Ritter will play Jessica Jones in Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones. Ritter was most recently on TV as the lead in Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 and is also well-known for roles in Breaking Bad and Veronica Mars. I like watching her, and I think her […]

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Doctor Who Comics Celebrate Holiday With Exclusive Triptych

The WHO Shop in London, “the premier retailer of Doctor Who products and related merchandise”, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in conjunction with Titan Comics with a trio of exclusive comic variant covers with a holiday theme. The covers below, left to right, are by Lee Sullivan and for Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #5, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #5, and Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #3​. The comics are 4.99 pounds each, but since the store has a […]

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The Chloe Ellefson Series: Wisconsin History in Murder Mysteries

I stumbled across a mystery series (in the cozy tradition) that I’ve been enjoying, in part because these books by Kathleen Ernst point out cool aspects of Wisconsin history and heritage. Chloe Ellefson is a curator who, in Old World Murder, has just moved to work at Old World Wisconsin, a living history recreation site, to escape some bad memories and a broken relationship. As she learns more about the artifacts collected at the site, she also gets involved in […]

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Turning Japanese by MariNaomi

2D Cloud will be publishing MariNaomi‘s autobiographical Turning Japanese in September 2015, but in the meantime, you can read the first eight chapters at their website. The book is described as A graphic memoir about working in illegal hostess bars in San Jose and Tokyo, attempting to connect with a culture that had eluded Mari until early adulthood. It’s interesting stuff, with a different view of Japanese culture than some will have seen.

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Comicsfix, All You Can Read Comics, Teams With Dynamite

We’ve learned, in this brave new age of sharing, that content publishers want their material valued piece by piece. Their thinking seems to go, no matter how bad the movie, it should be worth at least $15 to buy a digital copy, given their costs and the value of their libraries. Sites like Netflix and Pandora, though, realize that customers don’t want to worry over every little transaction. They want rich libraries to browse through for one monthly fee (or […]

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