The first Saturday of May has passed, and as is traditional the 4-Panel gang take a break from their usual shenanigans to pan for gold in the river of free comic books. So what nuggets (golden or otherwise), did Andrew and the back-from-overseas Rob find? Well, there’s The Avengers (also […]
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4-Panel Vol. 2 Issue 30 – April 2019 Comics And Manga Blowout
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 29 – Comics That Deserve More Love
4-Panel rides back into town for another round-up of graphic literature goodness, and this week Andrew (the Comics Sage), Mick (Old Man Comics), are having a chat about comics that deserve more love and attention. Meanwhile, Producer Rob (Got Lost At The Checkout), has manga. Lots and lots of manga […]
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 28 – Love That Joker!
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 27 – March 2019 Comics Blowout
Keyframe 141 – Burly Men With Powers
The last decade has seen many changes in mainstream media, but possibly the most surprising has been the massive rise in popularity of superheroes – thanks in no small part to the MCU, the DCEU, and Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. What’s interesting though, is that superheroes have always been popular […]
Alternative Continuities In Comics – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 24
After so many reboots, remakes, rehashes, retries and revamps, how can anyone make sense of superhero comic-book continuity, especially where alternate timelines are concerned. Aside from the parallel worlds and changes to history that become part of that particular “universe”, there are also the special issues that are not necessarily […]
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 20 – Comics That Would Make Good TV Shows
The Flash TV series proved that it was possible to do superpowers well on the small screen, so this week Andrew, Mick and Producer Rob are looking at other comic-book possibilities for television. We’ve got a whole range of possibilities that include Suicide Squad as Mission Impossible, B.P.R.D. in the […]
4-Panel Volume 2, Issue 19 – Who’s That Titan?
Fans of DC’s Teen Titans franchise have generally been well served when it comes to TV adaptations of the adolescent hero team. From the much-loved anime-esque cartoon series from 2003, to Young Justice and the current Teen Titans Go! – there aren’t many superheroes that have that kind of popularity. […]