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Hey, baby, it’s the fourth of July

Before I go off to find fireworks and some sort of food on a stick (which I maintain is truly American) I’m going to give a quick shout to my favorite patriotic comic book. It’s not Captain America. It’s certainly not any of the opportunistic Barack Obama comics to hit in the last few months. It’s Transmetropolitan. Yes, [...]

Review: Barack the Barbarian #1

Well, it seems this review is pretty timely. I was starting to wonder if Barack the Barbarian really had legs and then we get some legs. Playing off Pres. Obama’s mention that he collected Conan the Barbarian comics as a kid, this comic, published by Devil’s Due and written by Larry Hama and drawn by Christopher [...]

Two ideas on how to keep comics $2.99 (from someone who doesn’t actually know what he’s talking about)

The $3.99, 22-page comic book—threat or menace? Please write your answer down on a scrap of paper before reading the next paragraph for the correct answer. Did you write “threat” down? Well then, you’re wrong. Did you write “menace” instead? Well, you’re still wrong. Ha ha! It was a trick question! As the $3.99, 22-page comic [...]

Angela Merkel gets bio comic

When you get down to it, the political comic is starting to go beyond Political Power, Female Force, and the Bo Obama bio comic Puppy Power. Reuters is reporting that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will also be getting her own comic book called “Miss Tschormanie,” written by journalist Miriam Hollstein and drawn by political cartoonist Heiko [...]

The return of Tempest!

Party on, Garth. DC editor Brian Cunningham, via their blog the Source, has announced that the one-time Aqualad will be returning to the DCU in Blackest Night #1. Meanwhile, in Titans #15, writer JT Krul will be taking a look at where Tempest has been the last year or so, dealing with the fallout of the [...]

Cup O' "Reborn" Doodles

Joe Quesada wishes you a Happy Independence Day by taking you through his step-by-step process to create a variant cover for "Captain America: Reborn" #1.

Cup O' Joe - Cup O' "Reborn" Doodles

Joe Quesada wishes you a Happy Independence Day by taking you through his step-by-step process to create a variant cover for "Captain America: Reborn" #1.

Comic Book Legends Revealed

Did John Severin know what he was drawing with the "Rawhide Kid?" Was EC Comics told to change a black character to white to avoid problems with the Comics Code? What's up with Dr. Strange's address?

Dynamite's "Dead Irons" to Return

Courtesy of Dynamite, CBR brings you an exclusive first look at Jae Lee's cover for the first issue of the next series of "Dead Irons," the acclaimed project by James Kuhoric and Jason Shawn Alexander.

VanHook Enters the Vortex with Red Tornado

Kevin VanHook taps into the otherworldly side of Red Tornado in September with the launch of a new six-issue miniseries which promises to shed some light on the long-time JLAer’s secret origin. We spoke with him about the book.