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The Truth is Out There … Charlie Red Star
In Manitoba, Canada back in February of 1975 strange and unusual objects danced around the…
RICH REVIEWS: Surfside Girls: The Secret of Danger Point
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ORIGIN OF THE SHE-BAT REVEALED IN MURCIÉLAGA SHE-BAT #16
At long last, the origin of Daerick Gross’s Murciélaga She-Bat is revealed in Part One of…
Sing Me a Necromancer Song … Songs for the Dead #1
The Gene Day Award is given out by the Joe Shuster Awards committee honouring Canadian comic…
Sam Glanzman – writer, illustrator, and War Hero! I lament his sad passing
As many Charlton Comics fans, and Sam Glanzman fans are well aware of, already, Sam Glanzman…
The Name is Vitulina, Phoca Vitulina … Spy Seal #1
Spy Seal … okay … a seal, that is also a spy? Sure, why not?…
RICH REVIEWS: WWE: Summerslam 2017 # 1
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Schick Hydro Escape at SDCC 2017
First Comics News took an adventure through the Schick Hydro Escape at Comic-Con 2017 in San…
The Best of First Comics News – July 2017
July means scorching hot temperatures across the United States, kids home from school and days spent…
BATMAN BEYOND STAR AND AN OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTOR HEAD TO TERRIFICON
TERRIFICON welcomes actor and voice over talent (plus a fellow Connecticut native) Will Friedle from Batman…
JEZ'(RE): Comic-Con International SAN DIEGO 2017
This is usually the part where I talk about my trip on the road to con—but,…
SDCC (audio): Joe Staton Spotlight
Paul Levitz interviews Joe about his career. Joe revealed that his bought some early Marvel age…
We DO Need Another Hero … Captain Canuck Season 3 Issue 1
Captain Canuck is back! Did you hear me? Captain Canuck is BACK! Sorry but I…
We Want More Bettie Pages … Bettie Page #1
I know all the cool kids are at San Diego Comic Con but little ol’ me…
“Schick Hydro Escape” coming to SDCC
With the many things going on inside the San Diego Convention Center Comic-Con weekend, there is…
The Hey Kids Comics Radio Show – Episode 67
The Hey Kids Comics Radio Show – Episode 67 Star Wars comics published by IDW? What about…
Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … Rum Row #2
Back in 2014, Andrew Maxwell ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to get his one-shot comic book…
Lil’ Auric and His Pals … Auric’s Tall Tales
Great North Comics and POP Culture Canada are teaming up to bring you the first edition…
Happy Birthday Canada … Captain Canuck in Niagara Falls 150
Canada is turning 150 this year on July 1st and celebrations are happening all over…
Announcing the 2017 Inkwell Awards Winners
(New Bedford, MA/USA—June 19, 2017) The Inkwell Awards has released the names of the winners of…
Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … Spellbound #1
I might have mentioned this before but my buddy Harry and I have this weird thing…
Don’t Miss His Amazing Adventures … The Atomic Thunderbolt #1
There seems to be a trend in pop culture to rehash, reuse, reboot older properties. Old…
Captain Canuck Season 3 #1 Andrew Thomas Exclusive Variant Pre-Orders
PRE-ORDERS NOW AVAILABLE! Artist Andrew Thomas, colourist Donovan Yaciuk and Chapterhouse Publishing are just hitting it out…
ROCKHOPPER SIGNS THE FOCKE-WOLVES
I have known Mickey McFaster for more than 20 years. Actually, I was friends and a…
Legends Joe Giella and Allen Bellman Headline The 2017 Inkwell Awards Ceremony at Heroes Con
(New Bedford, MA/USA—June 5, 2017) Results from the 10th annual Inkwell Awards will be presented at…
Fear the Walking Peasant … Pestilence #1
The Black Death, The Plague. We were told it was a devastating pandemic of the Yersinia…
RICH BUCKLER, PASSES AWAY
Sorry to learn today of the passing of Rich Buckler. He was a polarizing figure in…
The Name is Bastard … Jimmy’s Bastards #1
Let’s get this right out of the way now. This comic is about Jimmy Regent, Britain’s…
Gosh That’s a Lot of Comics … Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2017
Before we start, I have edited this story a bit as it seems like many…
I’m Going Ape Over … Super Gorillas vs the All-American Victory Legion
Charlton Comics. You run across this publisher’s books at every flea market, boot sale, and antiques…
Captain Canuck #1 Tillsonburg Fair Comic Con Exclusive Variant
Artist Andrew Thomas, colourist Donovan Yaciuk and Chapterhouse Publishing strike again with a new limited edition variant…
Five Jolting Tales of Horror … Stephen King’s Creepshow
Back in 1983 my Dad bought a VHS video tape machine for our TV. I don’t…
Savage Dragon Moving To Canada!?!
Recently Erik Larsen posted this cover image to Twitter. Following up from issue #226 where “a…
Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … The Adventures of Auroraman #1
The Adventures of Auroraman #1 and Axiom-man Team Up Novel by Jeff Burton and A.P. Fuchs…
Hangin’ out on the Red Carpet … Heroes Manufactured
Heroes Manufactured is a Canadian documentary which highlights the unique challenges that Canadian independent comic artists face…
MURCIÉLAGA SHE-BAT #16 preview
MURCIÉLAGA SHE-BAT SHE-BAT #16 On Sale in June! It’s a flashback to the past for America’s…
Kids Comic Con on BronxNet
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An Interview with Blue Hour’s Dino Caruso
It is always nice to find a comic creator from my birthplace of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.…
The Inkwell Awards Voting Open From April 15-30
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Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … Big Nick #2
It is always nice to see a Kickstarter for a second issue. It means someone’s dream…
Wondercon 2017 and interview with Val Hochberg (“Mystery Babylon”)
First Comics News took a look around the convention floor of Wondercon 2017 in Anaheim, CA. …
BLUE BARON #2.1 preview
BLUE BARON #2.1 Great Blazes! The Blue Baron is back in action in part one of…
Inkwell Awards Offers Joe Sinnott Challenge and New Neal Adams Spotlight Contributions
(New Bedford, MA/USA—March 30, 2017) The non-profit Inkwell Awards, devoted to promoting the art of comic…
Meddling in History and Other Unsavory Affairs … Aldous Spark Graphic Novel
“The year is 1899. A secret war is being fought for the control of the 20th…
Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … Polybius Dreams
At the 2017 Toronto ComiCon I had a chance to chat with Keith Grachow about his…
JIM ROSS’ WIFE JAN PASSES AWAY
On Tuesday Jim Ross reported “My wife Jan, my little angel, was hit while riding her…
I Will Have My Vengeance, in This Life or the Next … Gladiasaurs
So, you are sitting at home, bored and cruising Facebook. This article from creationist Ken Ham…
KIDS’ COMIC CON ANNOUNCES GUESTS FOR 11th ANNUAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT EXPO
NEW YORK (March 21, 2017) – Kids Comic Con (KCC) the annual children’s outreach event celebrating…
A Wild West Adventure on the … Red Range
Western comic books. Such a huge genre for so many years. Golden Age, Silver and even…
Hear the Mighty Roar, Again … Auric of The Great White North #3
Well it happened again. The fine folks at Great North Comics held a Kickstarter funding drive…
Canada’s Newest Super-Team … Agents of PACT #1
In case no one noticed I am a Canadian. Which automatically makes me an SCTV enthusiast…
For Threats Beyond Our Imagination … Freelance #1
Freelance #1 from Chapterhouse Publishing hails the return of a comic book character deep from within…
Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … Toronto Comics Anthology Vol. 4
If you are active in the Toronto comic scene up here in Canada, you have no…
Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … Årkade #1
Årkade, a new graphic novel from Cuckoo’s Nest Press is a throw-back, and therefore a love…
There is Something Big Brewing … Badassical #1
One of the great things about crowdfunding is the ease to which independent creators can drum…
KIDS’ COMIC CON ANNOUNCES IT’S 11th ANNUAL EVENT… “KCC RAINBOW RANGERS” ON APRIL 22ND!
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Chapterhouse Publishing 2017 Upcoming Titles
A series of house ads in this week’s releases reveal Chapterhouse Publishing’s upcoming line up of…
Carry on My … Super Sons #1
Readers of the 1970’s World’s Finest issues which featured alternative, teenaged sons of Batman and Superman…
Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … King of Camp #1
Well, time for another Kickstarter Pick. Boy, it seems like February is a big launch month…
An Interview With Black Hammer Creator, Jeff Lemire
Recently I had a chance to chat with Jeff Lemire, Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator…
Grab a Pin and Pop That Nasty … Blood Blister #1
AfterShock Comics made some huge waves in the comic book industry last year releasing some stellar…
CALVIN’S COMMENTARIES: MERCS review part 1
It was more than a half decade ago I first came across MERCs. At the time…
I Am Invisible, Understand, Simply Because People Refuse to See Me … Grimm Tales of Terror #1
The comic book marketplace is crowded. The “Big Two” publishers, Marvel and DC swallow up the…
She Devil With a New Zip Code … Red Sonja #1
Red Sonja started out as a 16th Century swashbuckler in stories written by Robert E. Howard…
Marty’s Kickstarter Pick … The North Shield #1
A little while ago I profiled a Kickstarter for a new Canadian comic book from William…
Start off the New Year with the 7th ANNUAL JOE SINNOTT INKING CHALLENGE!
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The Weird Western Savage Sword of … Harland Buck Freesword #1
As a kid, I enjoyed the wide range of comic genres in the mainstream comics of…
CARRIE FISHER – October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016
On December 27, 2016, at 8:55 am local time in Los Angeles, Carrie Fisher drowned in…
Da Dum, Da – No, That’s Too Easy … Hook Jaw #1
Okay, a comic book about sharks. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Let’s get the Jaws…
Man, Am I in for a Huge … Motor Crush #1
So, I’ve been at this comic book thing for a few years now. Just a bit…
It’s Going to be One Heck of a Cold Night up … NORTH #1
Back in September I featured a Kickstarter comic book called NORTH. For the preamble to the interview…
Captain Canuck Artist Edition Variant Cover!
The fine folks at Chapterhouse and artist Andrew Thomas have created a limited edition variant cover…
And They all Sorta Lived … Happily Ever Aftr
Happily Ever Aftr is a Kickstarter comic coming from the mind of Canadian Ricky Lima and…
The Hey Kids Comics Radio Show – Episode 47
The Hey Kids Comics Radio Show – Episode 47 Oh Marvel, with your dastardly marketting techniques. “Giving”…
Look, Not up in the Sky but Down in the Green … Superman Annual #1
The Annual. A weird tradition of putting together a special issue once a year, usually in…
SABLE READING DAY – SUNDAY DECEMBER 4, 2016
I am declaring that this Sunday, December 4, 2016 to be reading day of Sable by…
A Girl and Her Best friend, a Gorilla … Motor Girl #1
Okay … this might be a bit of heresy but I have never read a Terry…
With Glowing Hearts, we See … True Patriot Presents #1
True Patriot was a 100+ page anthology launched by J. Torres using Indigogo several years ago.…
RICH REVIEWS: Lumberjanes Gotham Academy # 5
Title: Lumberjanes Gotham Academy # 5 Publisher: BOOM! BOX/DC Comics Written by: Chynna Clugston Flores Pencils…
CCL #433 – Airboy Archives Vol. 4
This week Chris goes over the Airboy Archives Volume 4 and even has a surprise for…
Artist: Mark A. Lester
A short view of some of Five Star artist Mark A. Lester’s artwork; originally appearing in…
Kickstarter Special Promo for … Earth Alliance Volume 1
I have spoken about Raymond Fields’ Earth Alliance comic before and while they are available in…
SUPER ‘SUCKERS #1 preview
SUPER ‘SUCKERS #1 Blood Sisters Jess and Kelly have nothing in common but good looks and…
PIGS … IN … SPAAAAACE … Spacepig Hamadeus #4, Spacepig Hamadeus and the Captive Planet
Spacepig Hamadeus and the Captive Planet is an expanded 48 page issue featuring the title story…
BLUE BARON #1 preview
BLUE BARON #1 For more than two centuries, the Blue Baron has conquered alien invaders, maniacal…
A Mighty Reference Book … The MLJ Companion
The Shield … Black Hood … Hangman … The Fly … not superheroes at the forefront…
JEZ'(RE): TREES VOL. 2
I’ve been… blah. Went to SDCC 2016 and stayed… LOFuckingL But—in doing so, put myself in…
Hi Honey, first time ? … Peepland #1
2009 Crimespree Award winner Christa Faust and Novelist Gary Phillips team up to provide a modern…
HJC and Marvel Comics Unite for Officially Licensed Graphic Helmets
Are you ready to let your comic pride show when driving the roads on your motorcycle?…