Comic Corner

G.I. Gary Reviews:”The Hard Place” #1

August 28, 2017 Author: Gary Viola

“The Hard Place” Issue #1 Doug Wagner: Story Nic Rummel: Art & Cover B Charlie Kirchoff: Colors Frank Cvetkovic: Letters Brian Stelfreeze: Covers A & C “Image Comics presents A Read More

Tags: crime, gritty, Image, musclecar

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Sir Jon Reviews: Forbidden Gallery #2

August 24, 2017 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

Publisher William Mull wisely sent me a preview copy of Forbidden Gallery issue two, a comic that straddles the lines of horror, suspense and dark drama while having the appearance Read More

Tags: ACP Comics, anthology, Comics, Craig Hamilton, Forbidden Gallery, horror, Nicola Cuti, review, Sir Jon, weird fantasy, William Mull

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Terrificon 2017

August 22, 2017 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

Pint O’ Comics stormed into the Mohegan Sun casino on Friday, the 18th of August, with all the good intentions of making new friends, finding new comics and meeting fellow Read More

Tags: Adam West, Barry Kitson, Batman, Burt Ward, Charlton Comics, Comics, Pint O' Comics, Pop Culture, review, Terrificon

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G.I. Gary’s Pull List Pick of the Week – 8/17/17

August 21, 2017 Author: Gary Viola

Image Comics “Curse Words” #7 Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Ryan Browne Imagine a world where a singular wizard leaves his dimension and enters ours.  Upon familiarizing himself with his new Read More

Tags: Image, Soule, Wizord

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Sir Jon Reviews – Betty and Veronica #1-3

August 15, 2017 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

Icons come in many forms, more so when it comes to comic books. The basic imagery of the chest symbols of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are easily recognizable across Read More

Tags: Adam Huges, Archie Comics, Betty, Betty and Veronica, Icon, Riverdale, Sir Jon, Veronica

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The State of the Industry, July 2017

August 14, 2017 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

It’s been nearly a year since the last sales recap of State of the Industry, an unintentionally long respite between From the Hip and Pint O’ Comics. Your humble archivist Read More

Tags: Comic Books, Comics, comics sales, ICv2, sales figures, Sir Jon, State of the Industry

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Gasolina #1 – G.I. Gary’s Advance Comic Review!

August 10, 2017 Author: Gary Viola

Skybound and Image comics “Gasolina” #1 “Bienvenido” Written by Sean Mackiewicz (Co Creator), art by Niko Walter, (Co Creator), and colors by Mat Lopes Last week I managed to score Read More

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Sir Jon Reviews – Last Song #1

August 8, 2017 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

In the inaugural issue of LAST SONG, creator and writer of the title, Holly Interlandi explains in her afterward that she thinks “rock and roll is enough” when telling a Read More

Tags: black and white, Black Mask, Comic Books, Holly Interlandi, review, Sally Cantirino, Sir Jon

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Sir Jon Reviews – Your Black Friend

August 7, 2017 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

It’s been a few weeks since I read Ben Passmore’s YOUR BLACK FRIEND, a one-shot comic book that I couldn’t pass on ordering when it was solicited through AdHouse Books Read More

Tags: Ben Passmore, Comic Books, Comics, review, Sir Jon, Your Black Friend

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G.I. Gary’s Pull List Pick of the Week – 8/4/17

August 5, 2017 Author: Gary Viola

Titan Comics “Robotech” #1 Writer: Brian Wood Artist: Marco Turini I had two reasons why I picked up this book.  Number one is that it’s “Robotech,” a favorite cartoon from Read More

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