Comics

4-Panel 54 – The Super A-Team

Archaeon 21/07/2016

Apparently there’s not much going on in the world of comics aside from Josh Boon posting a potential character line-up for the New Mutants film and The Inhumans movie being put into development hell. Also, Wal-mart are launching a line of Wonder Woman cosmetics … Our featured comics and manga […]

4-Panel 53 – Androgynous Quasar

Archaeon 18/07/2016

The big news this week is that Fox have pulled out of Comic-Con over fears of piracy. Meanwhile Marvel have announced that everyone’s “favourite” superhero will be returning and we take a look at the final trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse. Our featured comics and manga are Maga-Tsuki volume 1, C3-PO, […]

4-Panel 52 – Gyrating Dr. Strange

Archaeon 10/07/2016

So the Doctor Strange trailer came out. Cue the internet furore. In other news, Ben Affleck will direct and star in his own Batman film, Brian Michael Bendis announces a new Jessica Jones series and Japanese readers pick Shonen Jump’s “most erotic manga”. Our featured comics and manga are Tsubasa […]

4-Panel 51 – Beware of the Young Animal

Archaeon 14/06/2016

It’s been a spartan week in the news with the announcement of a Cloak and Dagger TV series (which has prompted a lot of questions, many of which are “Who the hell are Cloak and Dagger?”), DC’s introduction of a new imprint and the revival of DC Challenge – this […]

4-Panel 50 – Play That Funky Music

Archaeon 15/05/2016

After the poor reception of Batman Versus Superman it looks like Suicide Squad will be going through quite a lot of reshoots. In other news, Marvel have released teasers for upcoming events and DC team up with Random House to produce a series of young adult novels featuring famous superheroes. […]

4-Panel 49 – Kevin Sorbo: Film Critic

Archaeon 03/05/2016

So Batman Versus Superman opened to almost universal boos, but don’t lose hope as Lego Batman will save us all! In other news, Marvel cancel more titles, Robbie Rodriguez will retire after “Gwenom” and Kozue Amano’s “Amanchu” will be adapted for anime. Our featured comics and manga are Forget Me […]

4-Panel Episode 48 – Captain America’s Chicken Noises

Archaeon 21/04/2016

We’re back to once more peruse the exhibits in the hallowed halls of sequential art including the world’s “oldest” comic-book, a Nigerian start-up’s ethnic origin superheroes and the worst Captain America and Iron Man storylines. Our featured comics and manga are Identity Crisis, Inuyashiki volume 3, Dragon Age: Magekiller #4 […]

Literary Loitering 38 – Inconceivable!

Archaeon 19/04/2016

The rambunctious scamps return for more literary conversation including the winner of the Bookseller Diagram prize, a “magical” collaboration between Harry Houdini and H. P. Lovecraft, the “Invisible Collection” and more. Our featured books are “Bigfoot Loose and Finn Fancy Free” by Randy Henderson and “The Immorality Engine” by George […]