Main writer and editor of How To Love Comics. Trevor Van As founded How To Love Comics in 2013 as a need to get comics in front of the uninitiated. An avid comic reader all his life, he enjoys broad range of comics, allowing for a greater perspective on the medium and help informs the creation of guides, reading orders, and writing reviews. During the day he works in marketing and has a background in multimedia and retail.809 articles
Batman: Endgame, the current storyline in Batman, is getting so big that it’s spilling over into other titles with a series of one-shot issues. This is everything you need to know about these one-shots coming out in March.
In June DC Comics will launch 24 new series as well as start new stories with their continuing series. If you are new to comics of DC this is a prefect time to jump on. This will be a guide to everything you need to know about each of the series and will be updated regularly when more information on these new comics becomes available.
Every month I like to showcase the most interesting new comic releases of the month, focusing on stories that those new to comics can dive into. For February I have highlighted 15 releases which are all a bit different from each other. Many different genres are represented including science fiction, crime, superhero, horror, sword and sorcery, humour and fantasy.
Every month I like to showcase the best graphic novel releases of the month, focusing on stories that those new to comics can dive into. For February I have highlighted 10 releases which are all a bit different from each other. Many different genres are represented including science fiction, noir, manga, biography, superhero, horror and fantasy.
As crossovers can be confusing I have created the Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Reading Order Checklist to make reading this huge story easier. This list will include all of the titles you will need to read as well, list dates and lead-up issues.
Earlier in the week Wacom, the graphics tablet market leader, released Pressure/Sensitivity: An Awesome Comics Anthology. This anthology includes an interesting mix of stories under the theme of pressure and sensitivity. Did I mention it’s free?
What if heroes, although doing good in the public eye, had dark secrets in their other lives? And what if there was a mole in their team who could potentially discover these secrets to disastrous results? This is the premise of the new Image series Secret Identities by writers Brian Joines and Jay Faerber and artist Ilias Kyriazis. I had the chance to read the début issue early – here what I thought of it.
After 28 years away Star Wars returns to Marvel Comics with a brand new series. This series, set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, will feature all your favourite characters as we find out what happened between movies. Take a peek at four pages plus plenty of the variant covers in what will be the biggest comic of 2015.
If you are looking forward to the Ant-Man movie in July there is a new comic series you should read. Written by Nick Spencer and art by Ramon Rosanas Ant-Man is a new ongoing series, which sees the current shrinker seek redemption an become a hero. Take a look inside for a preview of the début issue.
In this list, comprising of original graphic novels and collections, we have a variety of different genres represented. There should be something for everyone including science fiction, crime, manga, fantasy, superhero and we even get a little biblical.