REVIEW: PROCTOR VALLEY ROAD #1 explores dark imaginations and ‘real’ monsters
Proctor Valley Road #1 Writers: Grant Morrison & Alex Child Artist: Naomi Franquiz Color Artist: Tamra Bonvillain Letterer: Jim Campbell Cover Artist: Naomi Franquiz Publisher: BOOM! Studios...
View ArticleSILBER LININGS: Who’s a good boy? The 10 goodest dogs in comics
The Beat’s Gregory Paul Silber has been accused of having a bit of an… obsessive personality. Each week in Silber Linings, he takes a humorous look at the weirdest, funniest, and most obscure bits of...
View ArticleSILBER LININGS: 8 totally plausible directions for a Snyder Cut sequel
The Beat’s Gregory Paul Silber has been accused of having a bit of an… obsessive personality. Each week in Silber Linings, he takes a humorous look at the weirdest, funniest, and most obscure bits of...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The mystery deepens in PROCTOR VALLEY ROAD #2
Next month sees the release of Proctor Valley Road #2, the next issue in the new series from writers Grant Morrison & Alex Child, artists Naomi Franquiz and Tamra Bonvillain, and letterer Jim...
View Article2021 Will Eisner Hall of Fame inductees announced
Six inductees and 16 nominees for the 2021 Will Eisner Hall of Fame have been announced, with winners to be made public at a virtual ceremony during Comic-Con@Home in July. This year’s Eisner Award...
View ArticleTaylor & Timms on SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL, Morrison & Janín’s SUPERMAN AND...
DC’s Future State event saw young Jon Kent take up the mantle of Superman after his father left Earth for Warworld. The future is apparently arriving a lot sooner than expected, though, as DC has...
View ArticleHEAVY METAL launches Heaviest Metal Humble Bundle to support The Hero...
Heavy Metal Entertainment have announced a partnership with Humble Bundle in aid of The Hero Initiative. The Heaviest Metal Humble Bundle includes the most current issues of the publisher’s flagship...
View ArticleSILBER LININGS: DC’s “The New 52” was bad… but it worked.
The Beat’s Gregory Paul Silber has been accused of having a bit of an… obsessive personality. Each week in Silber Linings, he takes a humorous look at the weirdest, funniest, and most obscure bits of...
View ArticleSILBER LININGS: The joy of metafiction
The Beat’s Gregory Paul Silber has been accused of having a bit of an… obsessive personality. Each week in Silber Linings, he takes a humorous look at the weirdest, funniest, and most obscure bits of...
View ArticleDC ROUND-UP: Grant Morrison & Mikel Janín assemble SUPERMAN AND THE AUTHORITY
THIS WEEK: The DC Round-Up team convenes for their monthly roundtable chat, where they discuss the the debut issues of Blue & Gold, Shazam!, and Superman and The Authority. Note: This discussion...
View ArticleSILBER LININGS: Just watch Greg’s Comic-Con panel
The Beat’s Gregory Paul Silber has been accused of having a bit of an… obsessive personality. Each week in Silber Linings, he takes a humorous look at the weirdest, funniest, and most obscure bits of...
View ArticleComicCon@Home ’21: Super Sons return, a midlife Superman, and a status quo...
DC continued its presence during ComicCon@Home weekend with the Truth, Justice, and A Better DC Universe: A New Future for The Man of Steel panel. Moderated by DC editor-in-chief Marie Javins, the...
View ArticleSILBER LININGS: Let the Bat-Family be a family
Inspired by Webtoon's Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, Greg breaks down the importance of family dynamics in his favorite Batman tales.
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Joshua Williamson talks BATMAN, ROBIN, DEATHSTROKE INC., and more
The writer discusses why he initially turned down writing BATMAN, how DEATHSTROKE, INC. connects to the larger DCU, and much, much more.
View ArticleDC ROUND-UP: STRANGE ADVENTURES #12 is inconsequential
SUPERMAN '78 #1, SUPERMAN VS. LOBO #1, and SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL #2 each present very different takes on the Man of Steel.
View ArticleDC ROUND-UP: FEAR STATE suffers from a bad reading order
Fear State nears its ending with CATWOMAN #37 and HARLEY QUINN #9, two issues that have already seen their resolution in another comic.
View ArticleSILBER LININGS: JLA/AVENGERS is Exhibit A for why George Pérez is the GOAT
In the latest Silber Linings, Greg honors George Pérez by rereading the final Marvel/DC crossover and discovers a joyful romp.
View ArticleSubstack announces new projects by Morrison, Vaughan, Randolph, Matsumoto and...
Also Kelly Thompson, Meredith McClaren, Joanne Starer, Gavin Fullerton, Jen Bartel, Tom King, Elsa Charretier and more
View ArticleGrant Morrison won the internet yesterday
Grant Morrison's Xanaduum newsletter is turning out to be quite the thing, with the origin of Superman and the Authority delving deep in superhero and DC lore
View ArticleProse and comics: DiDio and Morrison write their first novels
Dan DiDio has written a YA novel about a young superhero in witness protection, while Grant Morrison takes on a magical world of drag queens
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