Hello, Cosmic Comics! readers! It's The Dork Knight, here to spread some of that Postmodern Moron love to my fellow comic book dorks. For the two of you who've read my previous posts, I'm sure you remember how much I loved me some "X-Men: First Class" last year, but for those of you who haven't you can catch up here if you care to, but it's not necessary. Not too long ago, … [Read more...]
Free Comic Book Day 2012 Free Books Review Part 4
Free Comic Book Day 2012 Free Books Review Part 4 With Free Comic Book Day coming ever so closer, I thought I would let you see a few more books that will be available on May 5th at Cosmic Comics!. The first of which, the much beloved Transformers! I'm not talking the Michael Bay abomination, I'm talking about the IDW Transformers: Regeneration One #80.5 FCBD Edition. If … [Read more...]
Infinity Gauntlet Month 4 Results
The Results are in for The Infinity Gauntlet Month 4: Battle for the Gardener! This past Saturday, April 21st Cosmic Comics! had our fourth tournament of The Infinity Gauntlet series. We had nearly 20 players come to the shop and compete in this month's HeroClix tournament to win prizes and raffle tickets for our Avengers #1 Giveaway on Free Comic Book Day! This tournament … [Read more...]
The Shadow #1 Review
The Shadow #1 Review Dropping this week is the new The Shadow coming from Dynamite. What makes this new series from Dynamite so special is that it's boasting a strong writer by the name of Garth Ennis. This is really my first true exposure to The Shadow since the 1994 Alec Baldwin film of the same name. And right out of the gates I can say I'm pretty impressed. Garth Ennis … [Read more...]
Reset #1 Review
Reset #1 Review Reset is...different. That's all I can say, but being different isn't a bad thing. In fact, different may not even be the right word to describe Reset #1 or all of Peter Bagge's work; unique is probably more appropriate. Jim down at Cosmic Comics! enlightened me on Bagge's work and it ultimately lead to me studying Bagge and helped me understand the book … [Read more...]
Dead Pooh #1 Review
Dead Pooh #1 Review Have you ever watched Winnie the Pooh and wondered what it would be like if it was in the city and the characters were actually as unwholesome as real people? Yeah, me neither, but apparently Antarctic Press has because they've created a whole new Hundred Acre Wood in their parody comic book, Dead Pooh. In Dead Pooh #1, Winnie the Pooh is fronting as a … [Read more...]
Batman & Robin #6 Review
Batman & Robin #6 Review Writer: Peter J. Tomasi Cover Art: Patrick Gleason & Mick Gray Artists: Patrick Gleason & Mick Gray Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: February 8, 2012 Cover Price: $2.99 In this issue, the consequences of Damian's revolt lead Bruce towards an encounter with Nobody that may cause more than one fatality before the night is … [Read more...]