Comic Review: Klaus #1
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Set in a dark fantastic past of myth and magic, Klaus tells the story of how Santa Claus really came to be. Where did he begin? What was he like when he was young? And what…
Gaming Review: Tales from the Game Tavern #1
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Tales from the Game Tavern #1 is the perfect Halloween treat for role-playing gamers! Tales from the Game Tavern #1 is 28 pages of awesome. This new zine by The Grand DM is written “game system…
Comic Review: Paper Girls #1
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Paper Girls #1 is a joy ride via time capsule into 1988! The solicitations called it “Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds”, but this series will stand apart and transcend the tropes, as Brian…
Comic Review: Hipsters vs Rednecks
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Following the apocalypse, two factions remain: the hipsters, who live in New Brooklyn, the last known city, and the rednecks, who will do anything to get inside. When an outsider finds herself caught in…
TV Review: LEGO Star Wars The New Yoda Chronicles
by Joe Iconic, Reporter After headstrong Luke nearly delivers the good guys into Palpatine’s clutches, Master Yoda and the ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi unearth the Holocrons – last remnants of the secrets of the Jedi – to further…
Comic Review: That Bulletproof Kid
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Anth always though having superpowers would be wicked. When he got them, he discovered being super isn’t easy. .Going to school, fitting in socially and trying to figure out girls is hard enough as it…
Comic Review: Unit 44
by Joe Iconic, Reporter When Area 51 employees Agents Gibson and Hatch forget to pay the rent on the facility’s off-site storage unit, the secret contents are sold to a couple of backwoods rednecks at public auction. When…
Comic Review – Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
by Joe Iconic, Reporter D.J. and his friend Gina are totally normal kids. But that was before a mysterious boy came crashing down from the sky. Hilo doesn’t know where he came from, or what he’s doing on Earth….
Comic Review: Batgirl Annual 3
by Joe Iconic, Reporter On her latest mission, Batgirl finds herself mixing it up with Helena Bertinelli of Spyral…but who is the mysterious Spyral agent who seems to be one step ahead of her at every turn without…
Comic Review: Red Sonja 1973
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Since her fearless debut in 1973, the She-Devil with a Sword has redefined the fantasy genre thanks to the efforts of acclaimed writers including Gail Simone, Roy Thomas, Luke Lieberman, and Eric Trautmann! Joined…
Comic Review: We are Robin #1
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Spinning out of the pages of BATMAN! The teenagers of Gotham City have adopted the ‘R’ and made it their own. A new Robin? No, HUNDREDS of new Robins! Writer: Lee Bermejo (Joker, Suiciders) Artists:…
Event Review: HeroesCon 2015
by Joe Iconic, Reporter HeroesCon 2015 continued its tradition of being the premier regional family-friendly comic book convention on June 19-21 at the Charlotte Convention Center. In 1962, Stan Lee created Spider-Man, a superhero relatable to readers worldwide. So it was fitting that…
Comic Review: Princeless Be Yourself #1
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Princeless is back! Again! Adrienne is back and this time she’s out to save her middle sister Angoisse. But Angoisse is in the heart of an ancient and dangerous swamp and it’s not going…
Comic Review: Starfire #1
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Starfire #1 gives us a Starfire we can finally love. Thank you, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, for taking the arguably most controversial, over-sexualized character of DC Comics New 52, and making her fun. …
Comic Review: Bizarro #1
by Joe Iconic, Reporter Bizarro #1 is awesome fun. This light-hearted mini-series is perfect adding fun to your summer reading list. Think Tommy Boy meets The Incredibles. I highly recommend Bizarro #1 for the pull lists for fans of Harley Quinn,…