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Quick Reviews: Batman, Ghostbusters & More

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : April 21, 2012
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Some quick reviews for some of my digital buys:

Batman #8


“Night of the Owls” kicks off with some excellent sequences, some Bruce Wayne and Alfred being Alfred. The build to this has been brilliant and I’m looking forward to the next issue.

Ghostbusters #8


I’m so glad to see a Ghostbusters ongoing, and it has no sign of slowing down! This issue wraps up the previous arc, while leaving some threads for the future. I also really enjoy the back ups. This one mingles some folk tales and Ghostbusters II.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Preview)


I’ve not seen the films, or read the books (my bad), but I’m looking forward to reading the comic version of this – the cover looks pretty special too?

The Manhattan Projects #2


Where else would you get Nazi scientists, Einstein slagging off zen monks and more? This title continues to intrigue me. I have no idea where we are going and frankly I don’t care, this is one you need to jump on!

Red Hood & The Outlaws #8


This title is my guilty pleasure! A nice one shot with an ending which links in nicely to the bat-books crossover.

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Archie Comics: Jinx, Sonic & More

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : April 21, 2012
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Here are the latest Archie digital comics available on their apps:

Day & Date:

 

ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #228
“ZOWIE” is an exciting new video game that any teenage boy would love! After Archie becomes addicted, discover what great lengths the Betty and Veronica will go to in order to come between their crush and his latest obsession! The antics are just getting started as Archie takes a job as a chauffeur for one of Mr. Lodge’s swanky parties! What could possibly go wrong in “Parking Problem”? Those hilarious tales plus will Archie’s fixation on yet another game cost him a date with Veronica in “Wappa Wappa”? You’ll have to read to the end to find out!
Script: George Gladir, Craig Boldman
Art: Pat Kennedy, Stan Goldberg, Scott Jeralds, Ken Selig, Al Milgrom
Cover: Fernando Ruiz
160-page, full color comic

BETTY & VERONICA #259
Mr. Lodge prepares to set sail for adventure on his yacht! The best part of vacationing in the Caribbean? No Archie! You’ll never believe what Archie is prepared to do to get aboard Lodge’s vessel in “A Tale Oft Told!” The fun continues with “Get Your Goat!” where Archie meets his match against a goat with an attitude! Can he lead the goat back to its owner or will Archie be owned? Wrapping up the adventures, Betty discovers something distressing when her memories of a school trip don’t line up with what is revealed in the photos! A picture is most definitely worth a thousand words in “Picture Imperfect!”
Script: George Gladir, John Rose
Art: Stan Goldberg, Bill Galvan, Jim Amash, Fabio Redivo
Cover: Fernando Ruiz
32-page, full color comic

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #236
“Cry Freedom!”: The Freedom Fighters are no more. Dr. Eggman moves on to terrorize a Mobius unopposed. King Naugus rules through a campaign of fear. But Sonic isn’t about to let all that stop him! A new era is about to begin as two new teams burst onto the scene to save the world! The future begins today in this great jumping-on-point issue!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Tracy Yardley!, Terry Austin, John Workman and Matt Herms
Cover: Tracy Yardley!
32-page, full color comic

 

 

 

 

Backlist:

Archie & Friends: Spring Has Sprung!
Jinx GN
Sonic Fight Club

For Earth Day – It’s A Swamp Thing 3-Day Sale

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : April 21, 2012
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From Comixology:

Experience a classic saga of comic book horror for half-price on comiXology this weekend.

Celebrate Earth Day with half-price comics all weekend long! Download issues  #1 – 24 of the original Swamp Thing series from the 1970’s series plus the ground-breaking 80’s horror classic for half – price this weekend.

Research couple Alec and Linda Holland are working on a top secret formula for bio-restoration…regrowth of human tissue. The government has moved them to a secret lab in the swamps, thinking it will keep them safe. Lt. Matt Cable has been assigned security duty, but fails it miserably when underworld elements find the lab location and try to force the Hollands to hand over the formula. Under the direction of the sinister Mister “E”, the Conclave henchmen try to extort the formula from Alec. When he refuses, his lab is bombed, the resulting explosion showering him with both the experimental formula and flames. In agony, Alec plunges his flaming body into the waters, only to undergo a dark genesis into…the Swamp Thing! All of this is watched with great interest by a figure in a nearby castle on a hill.

Once a human being, Swamp Thing was married to Abby Holland. Now, Abby’s looking for her husband, and when she finds him transformed by last issue’s revelations, it’ll take all her strength to keep her sanity. Meanwhile, the conniving Floronic Man taps in to Swamp Thing’s consciousness… Still coming to terms with the truth behind his existence, Swamp Thing explores a realm called the Green–a plane of connectivity between all living things on Earth. Meanwhile, the Floronic Man taps into the Green and uses the immense power for murder. Will Swamp Thing wake in time to stop him?

That’s not all! Inlcuded in this weekend’s sale is the original House of Secrets that started it all – Get House of Secrets #92 along with the rest of this series for half-price right now!