There I was, minding my own business, eating the Trader Joe’s salad I’d packed for lunch, when I saw the following D23 promotion for X-Men ‘97 on my Twitter feed: And, as I looked at the “animation-style” artwork done in homage to Jim Lee’s classic 1992 Impel X-Men cards, complete with a binder and trading…
While Gotham City is an integral part of the Batman mythos, Batman is an international hero, and there are plenty of stories that take Batman out of the grim confines of his home city and out into a wider world. This week, we read three such stories: one a tour of the great cities of…
In another moment that makes Matt feel like he’s not so slowly turning to dust, “Hush,” the Jeph Loeb/Jim Lee neo-classic, is turning twenty years old this week. Or is it a classic? That is what Matt and Will are looking at this week, with three stories starring the Batman villain most likely to make…
Austin Gorton: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the inaugural series of X-Men trading cards, all featuring art from superstar artist Jim Lee (30 years?!? God, I’m old). To celebrate, Abrams ComicArts recently released a hardcover collection of the 100-card set, presenting the cards (front and back) on slick paper (slightly…
Next Saturday, Aug. 22, is DC FanDome, described in a press release as a “24-hour, immersive virtual fan experience which brings the universe of DC to life and features the stars, filmmakers and creators behind its biggest films, TV series, games and comics.” (Notice how comics are last.) It’s like many of the virtual cons…