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It’s the beginning of April break, and I’m on vacation with the family. So going to keep this intro a bit short as I’m short on time…so let’s dive in to this week’s FOC books of note. Continue reading “Dirty D’s F.O.C. (4/14/25)”

As part of the ongoing celebration of Cypress Hill’s seminal and groundbreaking album, Black Sunday, Z2 is proud to announce CYPRESS HILL: BLACK SUNDAY, a graphic novel that commemorates the era and impact of the album and the band. Developed with the band, writers Noah Callahan-Bever and Gabriel Alvarez take you on a narrative journey through the making of the album as the artwork of Ken Knudsten, Sebastian Piriz, Giorgio Pontrelli, Felix Ruiz and Guillermo Sanno immerses you deep in the vibe and historic cultural events that surrounded Cypress Hill as they brought Black Sunday to life. With a new cover by the designer of the original album cover, Jay Papke, and a new interview with Cypress Hill as they look back on the album that made them superstars, this is a tribute that is truly Insane in the Brain! Continue reading “CYPRESS HILL + Z2 DEBUT BLACK SUNDAY GRAPHIC NOVEL”

The epic, time-bending Eisner and Harvey Award nominated graphic novel series, Love Everlasting by Eisner Award winning writer Tom King (Batman, The Vision, Mister Miracle) and fan-favorite artist Elsa Charretier (November, The Infinite Loop) will be adapted for film from Sony Pictures Entertainment. According to last week’s exclusive scoop at DEADLINE on the news, “Room helmer Lenny Abrahamson attached to direct and Jane Goldman writing the script. Emma Watts and Element’s Ed Guiney are producing.” Continue reading “FILM ADAPTATION OF IMAGE COMICS SERIES LOVE EVERLASTING IN THE WORKS WITH SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT”

Categorize this as mildly interesting. Daredevil #21 is in stores tomorrow. The solicitation mentions “while a dangerous new enemy threatens to attack Hell’s Kitchen…FROM THE INSIDE OUT!” which kind of made it sound like there was going to be a new villain, and there may be, but it turns out to be something very different. Check out the spoilers below:

Continue reading “Spoilers: Daredevil #21 – A Fungus Among Us”

Amazing Spider-man #1 is in stores tomorrow. It features the first appearance of Hellgate. Check out the spoilers below:

Continue reading “Spoilers: Amazing Spider-man #1 – Hellgate”

Absolute Batman #7 is in stores tomorrow. The solicitation says, “THE JOKER AND MR. FREEZE MAKE THEIR ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE DEBUT–STARTING HERE!” Well.. Not completely true. One out of two, but we also get the first appearance of another of Bruce’s childhood friends. Check out the spoilers below:

Continue reading “Spoilers: Absolute Batman #7 – Rogues Gallery Expands… A Little”

WonderCon 2025’s cosplay scene was an explosion of creativity and passion, which is why this con is known for it. Dive into our gallery and witness the incredible craftsmanship and dedication of these talented fans. We want to know: which cosplay stole the show for you? Let us know in the comments! Continue reading “Wondercon 2025 Cosplay Gallery”

Greetings CHU! We took another trip to Wondercon in Anaheim, CA from March 28th-30th. This show’s size and accessibility helps me kick off the season without my old man legs falling apart. It’s not hard to get an affordable hotel within walking distance of the convention center. Plus Downtown Disney across the street for entertainment and food.  Continue reading “Wondercon 2025 Wrap Up – McFarlane, Jim Lee, plus Thrilljoy Enters the Chat”

Buckle up for an inside look at this month’s debut issue of the new ongoing horror-fantasy series Lost Fantasy, by bestselling writer Curt Pires (Indigo Children) and frequent co-collaborator, artist Luca Casalanguida (Money). Continue reading “Preview: “LOST FANTASY” Image Comics – Five Page Preview Plus Art and Character Concepts”

The debut issue of the highly anticipated We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us by Matthew Rosenberg (4 Kids Walk Into A Bank—currently being adapted for film starring Oscar nominee Liam Neeson) and artist Stefano Landini (Daredevil, Prodigy) has hit big with readers and is being rushed back to print this week by Image Comics to keep up with escalating demand. Continue reading “WE’RE TAKING EVERYONE DOWN WITH US IS A BULLETPROOF SUCCESS, LAUNCH ISSUE RUSHED BACK TO PRINT AMIDST NATIONAL SIGNING TOUR HYPE”

BAD IDEA is thrilled to announce that the explosive debut issue of the upcoming sci-fi epic PLANET DEATH has set a massive final print run of 909,560 copies — including 818,850 copies ordered by comic book retailers and an additional 90,800 reserved for comps, damages, and promotional use. Continue reading “Near ONE MILLION COPY Print Run Locked & Loaded As PLANET DEATH #0 Blasts Into Record-Shattering Free Comic Book Day Debut!”

Tax day is quickly approaching. Just sent mine in this evening, leaving little time for throwing together an FOC list. Oh, and we will no longer be linking comics to TFAW, as they are shutting down their online ordering.

Hang on, here we go! Continue reading “Dirty D’s F.O.C. (4/6/25)”

Batman takes hits, breaks bones, and keeps fighting without hesitation. Comics show him pushing through injuries like they are minor setbacks.  Continue reading “Batman’s Pain Tolerance in Comics Versus the Realities of Chronic Pain”

“Fans of Giallo horror, this one’s for you.”—Fangoria
The launch issue of the highly anticipated new horror miniseries You’ll Do Bad Things—by award-winning creator Tyler Boss (What’s The Furthest Place From Here?), rising star artist Adriano Turtulici, and lettering legend Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou—has slashed the competition and sold out completely at the distributor level. Image Comics is rushing issue #1 back to print this week due to popular demand…and not at all because a crazed, masked serial killer will come for them if they don’t. Boss, who is currently signing copies of the coveted comic at shops across the country on a signing tour, has contributed disturbingly gorgeous new cover art for the second printing. Continue reading “YOU’LL DO BAD THINGS KILLS IN ITS DEBUT, RUSHED BACK TO PRINT”

The debut issue of the popular series The Lucky Devils—by New York Times bestselling writer Charles Soule (Undiscovered Country, The Endless Vessel, Star Wars) and critically-acclaimed artist Ryan Browne (Curse Words, God Hates Astronauts)—has sold out completely at the distributor level again. Image Comics will rush the issue back to print this week in order to keep up with rising reorder activity, with a unique cover featuring Ryan Browne’s original pencils for the first issue cover, and a beautiful silver foil incentive variant for the collectors. Continue reading “Lucky Devils #1 and #2 Go Back To Print”

TFAW (Things From Another World) will be closing their online store as of April 30th. Continue reading “Things From Another World Closing On-Line Store”

Absolute Green Lantern #1 is in stores tomorrow. It gives us some familiar characters, but some in not so familiar roles. Check out the spoilers below:

Continue reading “Spoilers: Absolute Green Lantern #1”

Marvel pulls out some super deep cut characters for Deadpool to kill in Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe One Last Time #1 . The book, in stores tomorrow, has some classic alternate characters to kill, check out who is on the roster:

Continue reading “Spoilers: Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe One Last Time #1 – Marvel’s Deep Cuts”

This one may seem a little redundant since we ran the cover spoiler earlier, anyway, All New Venom #5, in stores tomorrow and all over the internet as of last week, finally reveals the not-to-well-kept secret of who the All New Venom is. Read on:

Continue reading “Spoilers: All-New Venom #5 – Venom Revealed”

Absolute Superman #6 is in stores tomorrow. The story shows us how Superman finally got to Earth, and who is the series main villain. Up until this point it seemed to be Brainiac, but this one goes a little deeper. Check out the spoilers below

Continue reading “Spoilers: Absolute Superman #6 – Absolute Villain”