Marvel and DC to lower comic book prices

 Illustration courtesy of Google

In a move that probably have surprised many people, myself included, both Marvel and DC announced at the New York Comic-Con that they were lowering the prices on a number of their titles from $3.99 to $2.99 starting in January 2011—but it’s a mixed bag.

Modern comic books are darker than those of yesteryear

Batman's the exception. He's always the exception.
 Photo courtesy of comicsalliance.com

The argument by a few people I know, especially by my parents, for not reading comic books is that it’s for kids. Apparently they haven’t been reading comics lately.

Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday!

If you didn’t know already, tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day.

A Week in Comics: April 21, 2010

It's a new week with new comics. Let's get straight to business!

A Week in Comics: April 7, 2010

This week was light on a few good comics – comics I can afford at least. But in any case, let's just get on to the reviews. I don't have to tell you that there's going to be spoilers!

A Week in Comics: March 24, 2010

There were a lot of great comics that came out this week, unfortunately I couldn't buy them all. But for the few that I did buy, here are my thoughts on them. Oh yes, there will be spoilers!

A Week in Comics: March 3, 2010

Welcome to the first installment of our “A Week in Comics” column, where we reviews some of this weeks comics. Now, since this writer is buying comics on a college student’s budget – which is practically nothing – most of these comics will be from the big two publishers Marvel and DC, with occasional reviews of comics from alternative publishers like Image or IDW. Now, on to the reviews and spoilers ahoy!

Comics provide a source of escapism away from the real world

I may be a college student, but I am a giant comic book geek.I have the first comic I ever bought, or my dad bought I mean, when I was 7 or 8-years-old.

It was a comic book adaptation of that horrible “Batman and Robin” movie that starred George Clooney and it was written by comic book legend Denny O’Neil.