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If everyone expects superhero crossovers to be bad, how come they keep making them?

Curt Purcell blogs about horror at The Groovy Age of Horror, specifically as it applies to ’60s-‘70s era film, paperbacks and comics. He’s been following DC’s “Blackest Night” storyline/event/crossover/thing for what probably seems like the obvious reasons—at its core, “Blackest Night” has been horror movie tropes grafted onto Green Lantern space opera and big superhero “Crisis” [...]

Anatomy of a Spider-Weekly

Comics are always a bit of a circus behind the scenes, with writers, pencilers, inkers, colorists, letterers, reviewing proofs, sending stuff to production, pre-press, handling interviews with news outlets… But imagine what Amazing Spider-Man has to go through. Printing three times a month (and having a fourth book, Web of Spider-Man, coming out as well), editor [...]

Betty and Veronica… meet the iPhone

Move over, Archie Andrews — Apple’s iPhone has moved in on your Riverdale love triangle! Archie Comics’ blog has announced that the Betty and Veronica Christmas Spectacular will be released exclusively on Apple’s iTunes store. The company had already teamed up with iVerse Media, with Archie Freshman Year #1 sweeping online stores in terms of downloads. According [...]

Hulk SMASH puny Thanksgiving Parade!

It’s another cultural highlight of the year, and you know what that means — more WHAT THE–?! from Marvel: There is nothing in that scene with Punisher or Gambit that I don’t positively love. My only quibble with this — 99 Hulk Balloons, and no gamma-powered pastiche on Nena? For shame!

Dodgem Logic hits the web

“So, Alan, what are you rebelling against?” “What have you got?” Alan Moore has launched a web site for his bimonthly underground magazine, Dodgem Logic. If you click here, you’ll see a brief feature with Moore discussing his motivations behind launching the magazine, which proudly proclaims its mission is “colliding ideas to see what happens.” Considering nowadays most [...]

REVIEW: "Green Lantern" #48, "Blackest Night" #5

Both of this week's "Blackest Night" chapters have garnered 4-star reviews from CBR's Reviews Staff, with Doug Zawisa taking on "Green Lantern" #48 and Greg McElhatton looking favorably on "Blackest Night" #5

Avengers, Green Lantern, Thor: Nov 27th Comic Reel

A potential Hawkeye targets "The Avengers." Ryan Reynolds talks "Green Lantern." Will "Thor" have an alter ego? First photos of "The Losers" and "Jonah Hex." Also, more "Scott Pilgrim" shots.

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Siege: The Cabal" #1

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive 7-page preview of "Siege: The Cabal" #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Lark with a cover by David Finch. The issue hits stores next Thursday, December 3.

COMMENTARY TRACK: "Image United" #1

Series writer Robert Kirkman and series/layout artist Rob Liefeld provide CBR readers with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the creation process for the first issue of of the highly anticipated "Image United."

CUP O' JOE: Thor On Film, Back-Up Stories & More

Fresh from a trip to Los Angeles, Joe returns to tease his and Brian Michael Bendis' latest round of meetings on Kenneth Branagh's "Thor," give his take on DC Comics' top six showing in the October sales chart, talk back-up features and more.