#March2012

Superman To Be All Sad And Deadly On “Earth 2′, Rock On Dude

I don’t really vibe with Grant Morrison’s relaunched Superman. I know, heresy. In fact, I’ve gone so far as to drop Action Comics. From what editor  Pat McCallum and writer  James Robinson are spittin’ though, I may be able to get into the Earth 2 version of Last Son.

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DC Reveals Designs for Batman and Robin of ‘Earth Two’, They Ain’t Ass.

I haven’t dedicated much brain power to thinking about DC’s upcoming Earth Two. The seeming flagship title of the company’s “second wave” of New 52 titles. Just hasn’t really interested me. That is, until I caught this info and peeped the designs. Not IMAGE EXPO level of the excite!, but it could be pretty jazzy.

Hit the jump for details and images.

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Comics We’re Buying This Week: Holy Sh*t, A Paul Pope Sighting!

The name is the game! Welcome to Comics We’re Buying This Week, the communal comic book welcome wagon where we all share the hotness we’re snagging from the funny book farm on a given Wednesday. Per usual: my taste is shite, and I’m always looking to broaden my horizons. Don’t know what’s dropping? Behold ComicList.

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Cosplay: Batman Handling Parents’ Deaths More Accurately.

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…I mean c’mon he’s dressing up as a flying rodent and socking druggies in their gullets. Clearly he’s got other things going on.

Cosplay: Steampunk Flash Shreds With Gadgets!

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DC Comics Survey Reports That ‘New 52’ Readership Really Making No New Inroads.

A survey of DC’s ‘New 52’ readership reveals that though the son of a bitch has boosted sales, it hasn’t penetrated any sort of new markets. No ladies, barely any new readers.

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Phil Noto’s Imagining Of Kal and Kara 2.0 Is Gorgeous.

Phil Noto, awesome as always.

Comic Book Direct Market Has Best January Since 2008. Everyone Drink!

The comic market experienced its best January in four fucking years. I mean, we have to be happy about this, right?

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DC Announces Multiple ‘Before Watchmen’ Comic Series. Finishes Taking Crap On Legendary Comic.

DC has announced their shameless pillaging of one of the finest stories ever told today with the unveiling of Before Watchmen. Pretty disgusting stuff, but fuck it shouldn’t be surprising.

Hit the jump for details and artwork.

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Comics We’re Buying This F**king Week: Massive Wood and Brubaker’s College Fund.

Welcome to the newly minted (and perhaps not staying named as such)  Comics We’re Buying This F**king Week. Figured I’d cut the bullshit. Herein us guys and gals of the sequential funny book time can share the comic books we’re digging on in a given week. It’s a pretty exciting week, as I’m getting a new dose of Wood to engulf. Always a sucker for the Wood. (And infantile puns. It’s been a long day, forgive me.)

Dig the releases for yourself at ComicList.

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