Comic Review: Blood Factory
The Blood Factory
While cruising the dealersâ floor at Comic Con, I came across several exhibits of interest. I want to review what was probably the most unusual booth I saw at the convention â The Blood Factory. The first thing you notice is the prop where a person gets in this table with their upper bodies visible, their lower bodies hidden behind a fleshless, dismembered lower body. This was a popular stop and always had a line of patrons waiting to imitate a victim. But there is more to The Blood Factory then a fun effect and pretty lab assistants.
ComicsOnline Comic-Con 2010 Interview Coverage
San Diego Comic Con 2010 is over and the ComicsOnline.com staff spent four days covering the events, panels, and more interviews than we can count, so many in fact that they are constantly being moved to another page. To make the video interviews easier to find here’s a list and the links to our interviews.
CC2010: How to Fly to San Diego Comic-Con
The below advice was written for Elliott, but if this might help you, here you go…
Comics Interview: Mecha-Nation Exclusive with Greg Weisman
Mecha-Nation follows five young high school students who find that they have amazing new abilities and can transform into a new robotic fighing force for good. This team consists of Kevin (Stealth), Susie (Fahrenheit), Zahra (Charge), Ray (Tank) and Marcus (Blast).
This brand new series is distributed by Ape Entertainment and is a collaboration between Victor Cook, Greg Weisman and Greg Guler.
We had a chance to speak with Greg Weisman about the project:
Comic Review: Justice League of America #41
Justice League of America 41
Penciled by Mark Bagley and Written by James Robinson
I have to say that Justice League of America has been such a disappointment to me for a year or more. They started this series out with so much power and promise. Brad Meltzer wrote an incredibly too short run on this book and Dwayne McDuffie tried to keep it going, but it just wasn’t the same. Len Wein’s story involving Amos Fortune and Roulette was really a snooze.
To be fair, some of this might be attributed to the availability (or lack thereof) the “big shots”. Batman is “dead”, Superman is stationed on New Krypton and The Flash is – well – complicated right now, since DC is rebirthing him and I doubt they want to commit him to the team until that’s complete. Also, Green Lantern is fighting the Blackest Night throughout almost every book in the DC comics line.
Comic Review: Ultimate Enemy #1
Ultimate Enemy 1
Pencils by Rafael Sandoval Written by Brian Michael Bendis
BMB just can’t stop writing huge ensemble cast crossover epic stories. If only he could do so consistently well.
I really loved Ultimate Spiderman and I really loved his work on Daredevil. These were groundbreaking, redefining runs on books that sucked you in and made you want to stick with the books. I have enjoyed most of his run on New Avengers, and kind of thought of that as his clinic book that he should use to improve upon ensemble cast narrative and characterization. Sometimes, Wolverine doesn’t seem like himself and sometimes Spidey whipping his mask off with only slight arm twisting goes in the face of everything that had been done over on the main Amazing Spiderman book.
Comic Review: Siege #2
Siege 2
Penciled by Olivier Coipel Written by Brian Michael Bendis
This second issue of the story is good but not breaking much new ground. Personally, I am continuously scratching my head when it comes to the character of The Sentry. I just don't like the idea of dragging a character's story out forever as a plot. I am glad to see Steve Rogers back in the fold and am thinking we missed a story somewhere of watching the world embrace Cap being back, especially so soon after the Skrull Invasion. Wouldn't they be a little on edge of a possible impostor?
Oh wait…I read New Avengers. Spiderwoman has a special device issued to her from S.W.O.R.D. that can determine if anyone is an alien.
DVD Review: Comic Party Revolution, The Complete series
“A man made island, located on the edge of Tokyo, well off the beaten path, but now the time is drawing near, when this island of cold concrete will be set afire with passion. People will gather here to draw manga, search for manga and get passionate about manga! A joyous celebration of individuals who have staked their entire youth on dÅjinshi. I’m speaking of COMIC PARTY!!!”
Comic Con 2009: Kill Audio Interview
ComicsOnline Junior Editor Kendrick interviews Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria about his new comic "Kill Audio".
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Comic Con 2009: Chuck Interviews part 2 of 3
ComicsOnline Junior Editor Kendrick interviews Zach Levy (Chuck) and Josh Gomez (Morgan) from Chuck at Comic Con 2009.
Blu-ray Review: Watchmen the Complete Motion Comic
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few months then you are probably aware of the hype that the Watchmen Movie has been getting. Well in case you hadn’t read the graphic novel before venturing out to the movies you might want to check out the new DVD and Blu-ray Release of Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic.