Archive for July, 2009

Doctor Who: New Doctor, Companion, TARDIS

Posted on July 20th, 2009 by by Manic

Filming has begun for the fifth series of Doctor Who, and we now have pictures from the set. The pictures include the 11th Doctor’s (Matt Smith) new costume, Karen Gillan as companion Amy Pond, the new TARDIS exterior, and the return of Alex Kingston as Professor River Song.

New Mutants #3

Posted on July 19th, 2009 by by Manic

Writer: Zeb Wells
Penciler: Diogenes Neves
Publisher: Marvel
“The Return of Legion 3: Cognitive Therapy”
Legion is back, and his many personalities fully intend to kill everyone who defeated him the first time– starting with Danielle Moonstar. Thanks to a mishap with the local townfolk and M-Day, Dani is now powerless and trapped in a city jail cell. Legion [...]

Mighty Avengers #27

Posted on July 18th, 2009 by by Manic

Writers: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage
Penciler: Khoi Pham
Publisher: Marvel
“The Unspoken” Part I
After an amusing battle of egos between Hank Pym and Reed Richards, Hank now has everything he needs to transport the Avengers to their new pocket dimension base. Jocasta has fully integrated into the new base’s computer systems, and the team is both eager [...]

Doctor Who #1

Posted on July 18th, 2009 by by Manic

Writer: Tony Lee
Penciler: Al Davison
Publisher: IDW
“Silver Scream” Part 1 of 2
Back in March, IDW announced an ongoing Doctor Who comic series, after the success of Doctor Who: The Forgotten. Part of the big announcement was that the first issue will team the Doctor up with classic star of silent films Charlie Chaplin. They even released [...]

Booster Gold #22 (Featuring: Blue Beetle)

Posted on July 10th, 2009 by by Manic

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Penciler: Dan Jurgens
Publisher: DC
“Day of Death (Part II of IV)”
It’s time for another issue of Booster Gold, the greatest hero you’ve never heard of! After the perplexing cliffhanger at the end of #21, Booster Gold must journey back in time to protect Dick Grayson during his days as Robin, so that he may [...]

New Shoes

Posted on July 8th, 2009 by by Manic

As you may have noticed, I’ve given NuMutant a bit of a redesign. It’s a little less gawdy, and I kinda like it. If you’re using an 800×600 screen resolution, then I want to apologize for making you side-scroll. I wouldn’t worry about missing anything on the far right of this page, though; it’s all [...]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 #26

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by by Manic

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8 #26
Writer: Jane Espenson
Penciler: Georges Jeanty
Publisher: Dark Horse
“Retreat (Part 1)”
OR
“We’re putting the band back together”
Joss Whedon’s eighth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues, and it’s clear that we’re coming closer and closer to the season finale. Several plot threads and side-stories are coming together, and the main characters are [...]