Comics

First Look: Incredible Hulk #3

After a confusing first issue, the third installment of the Incredible Hulk will be released in December with Hulk sporting a Conan the Barbarian look. The third issue will be the finale of the first story arc of the new Incredible Hulk series. Check out the first four pages below.

The Incredible Hulk is written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Marc Silvestri. The colors are provided by the always wonderful Sunny Gho. The third issues has the final showdown between Bruce Banner’s mutated beats and the Jade Giant – and now the Hulk must seek Amanda Von Doom out for help, a decision that will change his life forever. Incredible Hulk #3 will be on sale this upcoming December on the seventh.

Homestuck – Act 6 to Begin on 11-11-11

For those of you that have been sitting and waiting patiently for Act 6 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck to begin, your wait is just about over. Andrew announced on his site and Tumblr account that this Friday, November 11th, 2011 will mark the beginning of regular updates to the comic about four friends that got together to play a game. 

After a hiatus that lasted over a month, Hussie released the end of Act 5 on October 25, 2011. The single animation, entitled [S] Cascade, was posted on the hosting portal Newgrounds, and subsequently broke the site due to the massive onslaught of fans attempting to view it. After a few hours of everyone refreshing their browsers every nine seconds, Andrew ‘gave up’ and tweeted a link to a Megaupload that allowed readers to download the file directly to their computer. 

First Look: Uncanny X-Men #2

Uncanny X-Men is off to a great start. If you haven’t picked up the first book yet, maybe these preview pages of the next issue will make you rethink your decision. Mister Sinister is back, and apparently he brought some sinister friends. Check out these great pages of the issue coming out later in the month.

Red Lanterns #3 – Review

After the mediocrity of Red Lanterns #2, I wasn’t certain if I would bother looking at Red Lanterns #3. I want very much to like this book. The art by Ed Benes and Rob Hunter is terrific and the writer, Peter Milligan, is also currently working on Justice League Dark, which I’m a huge fan of. Unfortunately, this issue is, once again, so humorless that I can’t help laughing at it.

Static Shock #3 – Review

Static’s review score and my hopes for the series continue to plummet in this third installment.  The previous issues were enjoyable, but this one was hard to get into.  Virgil’s interactions during his non-super powered life are much more interesting and easier to follow than when he is Static.  The action is confusing to follow as well as the story, and the Slate Gang continue to be bland.  The issue as a whole was disappointing, but had a share of good qualities that will have me coming back one more time to see if Static can keep his title going.

Static continues his fight against the Slate Gang and their powerhouse Virule, who discovers Static’s powers could turn him into a small army.  The police make another unscheduled appearance and show Static the New Yorker love of superheroes by trying to blast him and the Slate gang to pieces.  Virgil has to manage this, school, and his cloned sisters at home.

Justice League International #3 – Review

Still giving a great presentation, writer Dan Jurgens and artist Aaron Lopresti continue to make the members of the JLI as enjoyable as they were in the last issue.  While still lacking memorable action scenes, the characters are still interesting with only slight, stereotypical problems.  The story is shaping up to be an interesting, but not epic sci-fi adventure and the artwork and colors are somewhat unique from the usual New 52 title.

Under Booster’s orders, the team has split up, two members distracting each of the giant robots that have popped up all over the world.  But something more terrifying is brewing underground as the teams are attacked by rock creatures, and above as an alien spacecraft emerges with ties to the robots.

A Comic Cover is Worth 300,000 Words… and Dollars

A cover from the famous Robinson collection of comics will be coming up for auction.  The comic, Detective Comics #67, only has a cover, and is expected to draw $300,000.  Robinson was the artist of the cover and one of the original members of the Batman legacy, helping create the Joker and co-create the first Robin, Dick Grayson.

Detective Comics #67 is only one of three DC comic covers from the Robinson collection that are from 1942, during the WWII era.  Detective Comics #67 is even more of a gem because it features the first cover appearance of the villain, Penguin. The collector, Robinson, was the one who penciled and inked this cover, which features Penguin riding an ostrich while fighting off the Batman with his umbrella… only in comics.