[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxOyiPN1ecE] Gotham: Selina Kyle (1×02) Synopsis: When the Dollmaker starts collecting wayward street urchins from all around Gotham for some sinister purpose, Gordon and Bullock have to find a way to rescue them. Selina Kyle, unfortunately, gets caught up in all of it and certain information she has about the Wayne murder […]
Brian Michael Bendis’s Words for Pictures Takes Readers Inside Writing for Comics
Words for Pictures Author: Brian Michael Bendis Release Date: July 22, 2014 Publisher: Watson-Guptill, Crown Publishing Source: Blogging for Books Genre(s): Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Graphic Novels Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon So, I’m not going to lie. The only real reason I picked out this book was because it was written by Brian Michael Bendis and […]
Pariah Vol 1: Step into the Future
Pariah Volume 1 Author: Philip Gelatt (art by Brett Weldele, produced by Aron Warner) Release Date: January 14th, 2014 Publisher: Darkhorse Source: Darkhorse Press Site Genre(s): Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Outcast because of your genetics, what would you do when people with your particular genetic code were suddenly public enemy number one? Pariah […]
Butterfly #1: Enter a World of Espionage
Butterfly #1 Author: Arash Amel, Marguerite Bennett Artists: Antonio Fuso Release Date: September 24th, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios press archive Genre(s): Espionage, spy-fiction Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low Espionage, family drama, and guns, oh my! The latest from Boom! Studios, Butterfly #1, is a tale of a young girl trying to figure out the spy world. Set […]
Paul Pope’s Battling Boy, Another Opinion
BATTLING BOY Author: Paul Pope Release Date: Out Now! Publisher: First Second Genre(s): Cape Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Paul Pope’s newest book, Battling Boy dropped last fall. In anticipation for the next volume, The Rise of Aurora West, arriving this month we here at Nerdophiles are […]
The Legend of Korra’s second art book goes behind the scenes with some gorgeous art
Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series – Book 2 Author: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joaquim Dos Santos Release Date: September 23, 2014 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Source: Dark Horse Comics Press Website Genre(s): Art, Behind the Scenes Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Amazon | Goodreads I have to admit, with how quickly Nickelodeon […]
Edge of Spider-Verse #2: SPIDER-GWEN!
Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (of 5) Author: Jason Latour Artists: Robbi Rodriguez and Rico Renzi Release Date: September 17, 2014 Publisher: Marvel Comics Source: Bought and Owned Genre(s): Superhero, Alternate Universe Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate As much as the internet loves to tell us about weird old superheroes, I’m honestly surprised no one has ever really […]
Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder Soar with “Rocket Girl”
Rocket Girl, Vol 1: Times Squared Author: Brandon Montclare Artists: Amy Reeder Release Date: July 22, 2014 Publisher: Image Comics Source: Bought and Owned Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Drama Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low When I described the concept of Rocket Girl to a friend of mine after reading the first issue off of Comixology, I got laughed […]
“Beautiful Darkness” just might be the bleakest fairy tale you’ll ever read
Beautiful Darkness Author: Fabien Vehlmann (Translation by Helge Dascher) Artist: Kerascoët Release Date: February 25, 2014 Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly Press Source: Borrowed from a friend Genre(s): Fantasy, Drama Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Beautiful Darkness is such a strange comic to unpack. It’s gorgeous, for sure, but it was one of those that made me […]
A Tale of Two Dogs: A Review of the First Issues of Teen Dog and Wild’s End
Teen Dog #1 (of 8) Author: Jake Lawrence Artist: Jake Lawrence Release Date: September 10, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios Press Site Genre(s): Comedy Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low For a while after reading the first issue of Teen Dog, I had the hardest time understanding the hype behind it. I mean, I think I liked it, […]
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