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Issue #530 - 7/01/2005
Interviews:Chris Wisnia, Emma Davis, Boussourir, Josh Howard; Furor over Mexican postage stamp based on comic book character; July 3 TV Guide has FF contest; HEAVEN'S DEVILS wins Bram Stoker Award; Adventures of Superman: The Complete First Season release in October; Justiniano in 2-year DC contract; Reviews: Squa Tront, HOUSE OF M, ULTIMATE X-MEN, RUNAWAYS, Myraid, Black Heart Irregulars, Tales Of Bloody Mary, Superman/Batman, Batgirl, Marvel Must Haves:NYX, Shanna The She-Devil, Amazing Spider-Man, Power Pack, Vampirella Summer Special, Michael Turner's Fathom, The Tenth, Lions, tigers and bears, Vaistron, Blazin' Barrels, Bleach Shonen Jump Graphic Novel, Marvel Knights Spider-Man -
Issue #529 - 6/24/2005
Interviews:John Kotsis, Royden Lepp, Lisa Voldeng, Scott Davis, Alex Sunder, Neil Hendrick, Scott Licina, Ken Wolak; Top 100 comics for May, New Series in JULY Previews, George Perez backs out of San Diego Con for health; Bruce Hamilton, Paul Cassidy die; BATMAN BEGINS opens #1 for $47Million weekend, Reviews: LAST TRAIN TO DEADSVILLE, ALTER EGO: The Graphic Novel, The Complete JON SABLE, FREELANCE: VOLUME ONE, CSI MIAMI, THE SECRET SKULL, DAMPYR, LITTLE BOOK OF HORROR: Frankenstein, LURKERS, Muscles in Motion Figure Drawing for the Comic Book Artist, PERSPECTIVE FOR COMIC BOOK ARTISTS, STARDUST KID, SERENITY ROSE, OWLY Just a Little Blue, A STRANGE DAY, Shining Knight, Fishnet Angel: Jane Doe, Children of the Grave, Bag of Anteaters, New West, 2000 AD Extreme Ed, Children of the Grave, Oddly Normal, Random Encounter, GIANT SIZE X-MEN, GAMBIT, WOLVERINE, Day of Vengeance, House of M, Last Hero Standing, JLA, The Raven, Tabloia -
Issue #528 - 6/17/2005
Interviews:Mik Jimenez, Craig Young, Nick Schely, Terrance Griep; 24 Hour Comic Day lists contents of anthology; Oni Press plans talent search at San Diego Con; 2005 Harvey Awards announced; Bill Rosemann named Mgr. of Marketing Communications for DC; V FOR VENDETTA wraps; Jeph Loeb's son dies of cancer at 17; Hugh Jackman to produce Wolverine movie; Reviews: The Manhattan Guardian, 9 LIVES, BRUTAL PLANET, FSC #1: CONSICOUS, FSC#2: A LOST STOCK OF CHILDREN, FSC #3: MINCE, KICKASS GIRL: SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, LILY VOLUME 1: WHEN I WAS DEAD, NIGHT WRAITH, WILDFLOWER, WILDFLOWER: BEGINNINGS, WILDFLOWER: Y2K/TWO TALES, WILDFLOWER: TRIBAL SCREAMS, WILDFLOWER: LOST YESTERDAYS, WILDFLOWER: DARK EUPHORIA, NEKO PRESS DOUBLE SHOT, WILDFLOWER IN HEAVY METAL, X-MEN: THE END - HEROES AND MARTYRS, Michael Turner's Fathom Prelude, Dracula vs King Arthur, Green Lantern, Captain America, Hack/Slash: The Final Revenge of Evil Erniw, Telling Stories - The Comic Book Creators, Star Wars Tales, Myriad, Uberbabe (Same as it Ever Was), Helios, Bite Me Fanboy DVD, Tales of the Champions Presents Giant, The Black Enchantress, Oddly Normal, Random Encounter, Dead@17 Revolution, Vengeance, CAPTAIN GRAVITY AND THE POWER OF THE VRIL, MUSICOMICS -
Issue #527 - 6/10/2005
Interviews:Reginald Hudlin, Zach Hunchar, Weshoyot, Joe Casey, Stephano Caselli; Comic Book Legal Defense Fund moving to New York; BATMAN #608 to be inserted in 6/13 NY POST; Kuberts sign 3-year DC exclusives; New York Comicon at Javits Center in February; Philly WizardWorld report; Geppi Plans Comic Book Museum, WATCHMEN movie dropped; Reviews: Children of The Grave, UNCANNY X-MEN, HOUSE OF M, GAMBIT, X-MEN, Plastic Farm, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins 2005, Adam Strange, Wolverine, Astonishing X-Men, Marvel Must Haves: NYX, Conan, Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Eve of Terror, Excalibur, Simpsons Comics, Tabloia, DIRTBOY, QUANTUM:ROCK OF AGES, SHANDA THE PANDA -
Issue #526 - 6/03/2005
Interviews: Gary Reed, Gary Carlson, Scott Hinze, Scott Eckert, Jay Busbee; Ignatz Awards add two categories; A.C.T.O.R. LAUNCHES EXCELSIOR! WRISTBAND; Matthew Vaughn quits as director of X-MEN 3; Pop Mhan on BATGIRL; Reviews: X-FILES, CABLE/DEADPOOL, Tenth Muse, Judo Girl, Children of the Grave, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Black Panther, Shooting Star Comics Anthology, Fishnet Angel: Jane Doe, Previews, Anna Sewell's Black Beauty, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa, HUNTER KILLER SCRIPTBOOK, HUNTER KILLER, CITY OF HEROES, WITCHBLADE, WITCHBLADE AND TOMB RAIDER, DARKNESS AND TOMB RAIDER, DARKNESS BLACK SALES, MAGDALENA VS. DRACULA, BATTLE OF THE PLANETS:PRINCESS, FRESHMEN PREVIEW, COMIC AG -
Issue #525 - 5/27/2005
Top Cow looking for editor; George Perez raises $5000 for ACTOR; Siegel & Drake to get first Bill Finger award; Alan Davis to move to FF; SIN CITY movie sequel in the works; Bart Sears and J.G. Jones sign 2-year DC exclusives; Topher Grace joins SPIDER-MAN 3 cast; Alan Moore quits all DC projects - moving LOEG to Top Shelf; Reviews: Stickleback, EXCALIBUR, WOLVERINE, NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X, UNCANNY X-MEN, Brian Pulido's Medieval Lady Death, Brian Pulido's War Angel, Brian Pulido's Lady Death, Magdalena vs Dracula Monster War, Kolchak: Tales of the Night Stalker, Invincible, Day Of Vengeance, Superman/Batman, JLA, Space Ghost, Batgirl, Legion of Super- Heroes, Superman, Wolverine, Wolverine:Soultaker, Captain America, Shanna The She-Devil, X-23, Amazing Spider-Man, New Avengers, Qwerty Ape Special Edition, Mr. T, Conan, Quantum: Rock of Ages, Castlevania, The Goon, Flare, THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS -
Issue #524 - 5/20/2005
Interviews: Refer Roberts, Creators of DOROTHY, Mat Nastos, Byron Preiss, Chris Tsuda; New Series in June Previews; Frank (Riddler) Gorshin dies; Activision contest with Kirby signed FF#1; TRANSFORMERS return in October from IDW; Neal Adams on Giant-Size X-MEN #3; Manning Award nominees announced; SMALLVILLE moving to Thursday; EXCALIBUR cancelled; Kelsey Grammer is THE BEAST in X-MEN 3; Reviews: SWORD OF DRACULA, OLYMPUS HEIGHTS, THE SURROGATES, STEVE DITKO SPACE WARS, THE THRILLING COMIC BOOK COVERS OF ALEX SCHOMBURG, DRAWING DYNAMIC COMICS, SUPERHEROES: Joe Kubert's Wonderful World of Comics, The Lone and Level Sands, DISTRICT X, ASTONISHING X-MEN, X-MEN: THE END - HEROES AND MARTYRS, GAMBIT, The Gift, Red Sonja, Betty & Veronica Free Comic Book Day Edition, Fare Adventures, The Batman Strikes, Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up, Star Wars Free Comic Book Day 2005 Special, Flight Primer, Cadre, Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur, Amazing Fantasy, Random Encounter, Oddly Normal, Mr. T, HELLO AGAIN, MOSQUITO, PS 238, WALKING MAN COMICS PRESENTS SPECIAL -
Issue #523 - 5/13/2005
Interviews: Mike Grell, Jay Jacobs; Top 100 comics for April; DC introduces new logo; Rush to solicit PRELUDE TO INFINITE CRISIS; Davis off UNCANNY X-MEN; CMX Group Editor resigns; Marvel repurchases $150Million in stock; SONJA to be collected; SUPERMAN/BATMAN #19 to be reprinted as SUPERGIRL #0 in August; Hugo Weaving is V FOR VENDETTA; Reviews: Jokester Magazine, NEW X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, Strangehaven, Concrete - The Human Dilemma, GI Joe, Too Much Coffee Man, OWLY, MINISULK -
Issue #522 - 5/06/2005
Interviews: Terry Moore, Allan Gross, Amber Moelter, Tim Seeley, Vicente Cifuentes Martinez, Andrew Dabb, Jason Copland; HARVEY nominees; HACK/SLASH becomes a play; HEAVY METAL movies coming; Shuster Award winners; CRISIS novel sells out first printing; DC to raise $2.25 price on DCU titles; Mike Kiley new EIC & Publisher at Tokyopop; George Perez Signs 5 Year Exclusive With DC; Bill FInger Award to be awarded for comic lifetime writing; BLADE to get Spike TV series; Reviews: DEATH Jr., SEA OF RED, IRON GHOST, CAPTAIN GRAVITY and The Power of the Vril, WESTERN TALES OF TERROR, ELK'S RUN, WYATT EARP, THE VICTORIAN, Doc Frankenstein, VILLAINS UNITED, SEVEN SOLDIERS: SHINING KNIGHT, Black Panther, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Shanna The She-Devil, Strange, X-Men/Fantastic Four, X-Men: The End II: Heroes And Martyrs, Victory, Superman/Batman, Adam Strange, Iron Man, Michael Turner's Fathom Beginnings, Vampirella Magazine, Helios, Cryptozoo Crew, Comic Effect, Kade, Ezra, Tozzer2, Ant, Cryptozoo Crew, 100 Girls, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS - novel -
Issue #521 - 4/29/2005
Interviews: Bobby Nash, Bobbie Weiner, Jonathan & Joshua Luna; Marvel to produce movies and Paramount will distribute; Stan Lee settles Marvel suit; Peter David on new SPIDER-MAN title; ACCLAIM characters sale final; MAN-THING on SCI-FI this Saturday; SUPREME POWER moving to Marvel Knights imprint; Ed Benes renews DC exclusive; Mattel to make Archie dolls; Supreme: The Story of The Year, THE OMAC PROJECT, X-MEN, CABLE & DEADPOOL, UNCANNY X-MEN, X-MEN: PHOENIX: ENDSONG, Lex & Rex, The Phantom, Guardian, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, New Avengers, Astonishing X-Men, Forbidden, Flare Adventures, Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril, 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales, Metal Gear Solid, Savage Dragon, Small Gods, Bloodrayne, Conan, TMNT, Mortal Coils Presents Free Bodies, Noble Causes, Dead@17, AG -
Issue #520 - 4/22/2005
Interviews:Greg Jurls, Paul Dale Roberts; Top 100 Comics for March; ARTESIA film in development; SIN CITY up for top prize at Cannes Film Festival; EX MACHINA #1 reprint free in May; GAMBIT ending in June; BATMAN BEGINS trailer to debut on SMALLVILLE finale; Reviews: Just Another Name, GAMBIT, X-MEN: THE END - HEROES AND MARTYRS, RUNAWAYS, The Roach "Something to Die For: The Cause", The Tales of Bloody Mary, The Incredibles, Victory, Batgirl, Legion of Super-Heroes, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, Amazing Fantasy, Louie the Rune Soldier, Lament of the Lamb, Terry Moore: Paradise Found, MUSICOMICS, THE BLOODLINE CHRONICLES -
Issue #519 - 4/15/2005
Interviews: Ken Haeser, Chris Bunting; Eisner Award Nominees announced; John Taddeo buys copyrights to VALIANT characters; BABYLON 5 returns to comics; OMAC #! sells out a week before shipping; DC drops Humanoids and 2000 A.D.; Reviews: Headstatic, Countdown To Infinite Crisis, Romance and Coffee, Tales From The Seventh Galaxy, Stoker's Dracula, Michael Turner's Fathom, Captain America - Out of Time, The Incredible Hulk - Tempest Fugit, Astonishing X-Men, Witchblade, GrimJack - Killer Instinct, Big Bang Featuring Venus, PS238, DORK TOWER, DR. BLINK:SUPERHERO SHRINK, JERK THE RABBIT -
Issue #518 - 4/08/2005
Interviews:Chris Ryall, Mike O'Sullivan; 2004 Squiddy Awards ballot available; Jeph Loeb to adapt Will Eisner's The Spirit for film; Open Book Press calls for submissions; IDW Publishing Hires Dan Taylor; Frank Langella to be new Perry White; Brenda Starr creator dies; Reviews :Fred the Clown, COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS, X-MEN: PHOENIX ENDSONG, Wolverine, Black Panther, Captain America, Brian Pulido's Lady Death Swimsuit 2005, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, JLA, Space Ghost, Adam Strange, Seven Soldiers of Victory, Shining Knight, Wolverine: Soultaker, Brian Pulido's Unholy, Brian Pulido's Medieval Lady Death, Vampire Game, Until the Full Moon, Mystique, JONAS: TALES OF AN IRONSTAR, NODWICK -
Issue #517 - 4/01/2005
Interviews:Chuck Edward Sellner; DC COUNTDOWN sells out; DeFalco EIC at CRACKED; Devil's Due to get D&D License; Cockrum off GIANT SIZE X-MEN #3; Army to publish comic books; Titan Publishing to do BATTLESTAR GALACTICA comics; Reviews: FLAMING CARROT, EXCALIBUR, ASTONISHING X-MEN, The Symbiotes, Jonas: Tales of an Ironstar, 100 Girls, Kade, Random Encounter, Oddly Normal, 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales, The Eyes of Asia, Spawn, The Walking Dead, Freedom Force, Bigfoot, RISINGS STARS, TOMB RAIDER: THE SERIES, WITCHBLADE, HUNTER KILLER, HUMANKIND, THE DARKNESS -
Issue #516 - 3/25/2005
Top 100 comics for February; Interviews:Lesean Thomas, Martheus Wade; Spider-Man 2 ships for PSP; Marvel flip books at 7-Eleven; Little Lulu HC Edition of Overstreet #35 sells out; Wizard World LA reports; SUPERMAN RETURNS begins shooting; Reviews: Dracula, CABLE AND DEADPOOL, ULTIMATE X-MEN, UNCANNY X-MEN, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, X-Men/Fantastic Four, X-23, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, Batgirl, Legion of Super-Heroes, The Raven, The Hardy Boys, Conan, Michael Turner Presents: Aspen the Extended Edition, Pilgrim Jager, GTO, Astonishing X-Men, Romance and Coffee, THE BEST OF NICKELODEON MAGAZINE, WALKING MAN COMICS PRESENTS SPECIAL, ZOMBRE VS. SLAPPY, DUPPY, JON SABLE-FREELANCE: BLOODTRAIL -
Issue #515 - 3/18/2005
New series listed in April PREVIEWS; John Taddeo bidding for rights to Valiant characters; Atomeka announces new imprint; Basaldua signs Top Cow exclusive; ADV lays off 40 and will reduce number of titles; Joss Whedon signs to write & direct WONDER WOMAN; Straczynski joins ICON with DREAM POLICE; Eisner Awards to recognize webcomics; ULTIMATE IRON MAN grows to two series; Solicitations for June show no $2.25 Marvels; Overstreet price guide to ship early; Reviews: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Jonas: Tales of an Ironstar, GAMBIT, X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE, X-MEN: THE END - HEROES AND MARTYRS, New X-Men Academy X, Comic Effect, The Adventures of Carl -
Issue #514 - 3/11/2005
Interviews: Mike Arnold and Marten Jallad, Amarantha Francoise Dyuaaxchs, Josh Howard, Bret Michael Hodson, Eric Nocella Diaz; ACTOR raising funds with cell phones; Marvel profits up; Peter Paul to plead guilty; furor online over CMX censoring TENJHO TENGE; Some claims against NCsoft dismissed by judge; Tokyopop announces free magazine; THE TICK returns; Reviews: EXILES, X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE, X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE ONE-SHOT, Nothing Left to Lose, Shanna The She-Devil, Superman: Strength, Avengers: Earth's Mightest Heroes, Strange, The Queen's Knight, Pet Shop of Horrors, One Piece - The Oath, The Best of Nickelodeon Magazine, VICTORIAN, CAPTAIN GRAVITY AND THE POWER OF THE VRIL, JOHNNY RAYGUN, DR. CHAOS PRESENTS: AMERICAN IDYLL - SUPER MEGA POP STAR -
Issue #513 - 3/04/2005
Ninth Anniversary Trivia Contest!!!!!!!!!!!! Interviews:James Rubino, Mike Arnold, Alex Amezcua, Richard Nelson; Digital DVD TERMINATOR comic announced; Paolo Rivera and Dan Slott sign Marvel exclusives; Broccoli Books acquire KAMUI rights; Bill Yoshida dies; new HELLBOY in June; SPIDER-MAN 2 wins Oscar; Reviews: Batman: Gotham Adventures, X-MEN, UNCANNY X-MEN, X-FORCE: SHATTERSTAR, The Gift, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Batman: The Man Who Laughs, Space Ghost, Ojo, Brian Pulido's Belladonna, Kolchak: tales of the Night Staker, JLA, JLA: Classified, Alpha Flight, Wolverine, Jubilee, Jonas - Tales of an Ironstar, Jokester Magazine, Tales from the Seventh Galaxy, Tozzer, Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril, The Victorian -
Issue #512 - 2/25/2005
##########TENTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!########### Interview: Ryan Scott Ottney; Top 100 comics for January; Top Cow to do CITY OF HEROES as a comic book- Waid to write; ZORRO returns to comics and the big screen; WONDERCON reports; BONE being adapted to PC game; Marvel changes rating system; George Reeves bio-pic to star Ben Affleck; Dark Horse to publish SERENITY comic; Reviews: MORA, THE RETURN OF SHADOWHAWK, PIGTALE, MIKE BARON'S THE DETONATOR, CASE FILES: SAM AND TWITCH, THE WALKING DEAD, DESPERADOES: Banners of Gold, METAL GEAR SOLID, OLYMPUS HEIGHTS, REMAINS, IDW's TALES OF TERROR, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: RETURN TO BARROW, RICHARD MATHESON'S HELL HOUSE, Will Eisner's JOHN LAW DETECTIVE in DEAD MAN WALKING, THE ALAMO, DICTATORS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: HITLER, DICTATORS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SADDAM HUSSEIN, LUFTWAFFE 1946/ANGELS 750/PANZER 1946 aka TED NOMURA'S FAMILIES OF ALTERED WARS, VINNY THE BUGMAN, American Elf, BIGHEAD, THE LEGEND OF WILD MAN FISCHER, DEAD@17: BLOOD OF SAINTS, America's Greatest Comics, Spider-Man/Human Torch, Hellblazer, Excalibur, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Rogue, The Flash, The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, RUNAWAYS, NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X, X-FORCE, WOLVERINE, ASTONISHING X-MEN, Jonas: Tales of an Ironstar, Legion of Super-Heroes, Space Ghost, Superman/Batman, Adam Strange, Batgirl, Superman: Strength, Michael Turner's Soulfire, Brian Pulido's Unholy, 100 Girls, Sitting Bull: The Life Of A Lakota Sioux Chief, Heroes in Birmingham, Captain America - Out of Time, Simpsons Comics, Dead @17 Revolution, Kazu Kibuishi's Daisy Kutter - The Last Train, EVENFALL, JONAS: TALES OF AN IRONSTAR, MUSICOMICS -
Issue #511 - 2/18/2005
Interview: Terrance Griep; New first issues for May; DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS hits 3rd year; JON SABLE returns; MR. T returns to comics; CONSTANTINE opens big in Asia - banned in Brunei; Reviews: Nick Mag Presents, GAMBIT, Vampirella Magazine, New Avengers, Marvel Age Spider-Man, X-Men Fantastic Four, Wolverine: The End, Wolverine, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Amazing Spider-Man, Stoker's Dracula, The Walking Dead, Captain Canuck: Unholy War, Children of the Grave, Fishnet Angel: Jane Doe, Slayers, The Wall Flower, Excalibur, THE DARKNESS/SUPERMAN, WITCHBLADE, LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER, WANTED -
Issue #510 - 2/11/2005
Interviews: Rich Bonk & Darren G. Davis; BLOODRAYNE #1 sells out; Ed Brubaker signs Marvel exclusive; Australian LEDGER Awards; Viz announces SHOJO BEAT; Isotope plans for mini-comics awards; DC reorganizes marketing; Reviews:VOICE OF FIRE, Drawing The Line, The Symbiotes, Dead@17: Rough Cut volume 2, Captain America, District X, X-23, The New Thunderbolts, Fantastic Four Tales, Fantastic Four: Foes, 4, The Incredible Hulk, Alpha Flight, UNCANNY X-MEN, NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X, X-MEN PHOENIX: ENDSONG, Starkweather, Captain Canuck: Unholy War, Black Panther, Shanna The She-Devil, Vampirella Magazine, Planetes, Mystique - Quiet, Brodie's Law, ROB HANES ADVENTURES -
Issue #509 - 2/04/2005
Interviews:Dennis Mallonee, Rich Bonk; Loeb benefit auction organized; Marvel Super Heroes in Visa ad for Superbowl; Books released from customs; Eva Marie Saint cast as Ma Kent; DR. BLINK optioned for films and TV; Stan Lee on 60 Minutes about court win; Reviews: Clark Ashton Smith's Hyperborea, Night, Deadshot, The Intimates, The Mighty Avengers, X-Men: X-Men Phoenix Endsong, Black Panther, Superman: Strength, Exiles, The Twilight Experiment, Spider-Man & X-23: MTU, Daredevil: Redemption, Excalibur, Uncanny X-Men, ULTIMATE X-MEN, UNCANNY X-MEN, MYSTIQUE, Captain America, Marvel Age Spider- Man, Stoker's Dracula, Hulk/Thing, Astonishing X-Men, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Superman/ Batman, The Symbiotes, Jubilee, Flare, ANT, Ashes, Descendents of Darkness, Sonic the Hedgehog, Full Metal Panic!, Army of Darkness - Shop Till You Drop Dead, PS238, FULL FRONTAL NERDITY ANNUAL, DORK TOWER: THE DORK SIDE OF THE GOON -
Issue #508 - 1/28/2005
Interviews: Stephen Fox, Ali Russell, Cindy Margolis; New series in Previews; locations announced for 24-hour Comic Day 2005; SPIDER- MAN 2 nominated for 3 Oscars; CATWOMAN leads RAZZIES nominations; Viz and ShoPro to merge; MAN-THING to premiere on Sci Fi Channel; New awards for Canadians - the Shusters; NYU to offer new comic book courses; Reviews: Lex Talionis: A Jungle Tale, Mystique, Legion of the Super-Heroes, Uncanny X-Men, New X-Men/ Academy X, Arana, X23, Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man, Planetary, Batman, Nightwing Year One, The Spectacular Spider- Man, Black Widow, WOLVERINE, NIGHTCRAWLER, MADROX, WOLVERINE: THE END, New Avengers, Alpha Flight, Battle Of The Planets, Brian Pulido's Belladonna, Shi: Ju-Nen, X-Men/ Fantastic Four, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, What if Magneto And Professor X Had Formed The X-Men, What If General Ross Had Become The Hulk?, What If Doctor Doom Had Become the Thing?, Iron Man, X-Men, Comics Buyer's Guide, Civilian Justice, CAPTAIN GRAVITY AND THE POWER OF THE VRIL, PARA, GRIMJACK: KILLER INSTINCT -
Issue #507 - 1/21/2005
Interviews: Josh Johnson, Julie Staples; Top 100 comics for December - Best sellers of the year; Stan Lee wins suit for share of Marvel profits; Mark Bagley, Tom Grummett sign Marvel exclusives; Free Comic Book Day set for 2005; Cockrum's The Futurians optioned by IDT; Pat Gleason in DC exclusive; Stuart Moore on FIRESTORM; Reviews: The Godfather's Code, Daisy Kutter, My Father's Son and Other Super!! Stories!!, Wonder Woman, The New Invaders, Exiles, The Authority: Revolution, Space Ghost, Hawkman, Lucifer, X-Men, Cable & Deadpool, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Daredevil, GAMBIT, DISTRICT X, NEW X-MEN, X-23, CABLE AND DEADPOOL, Legion Of Super-Heroes, Green Lanern: Rebirth, Superman: Strength, JLA, X-23, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Barbarossa & the Lost Corsairs -
Issue #506 - 1/14/2005
Interviews: Ben Perez, Wilson Hill, Junior Mclean, Billy Tucci, Ryan Jenkins; trailer for FF movie to run exclusively with ELEKTRA; Will Eisner's Spirit on CBLDF 2005 membership card; DORK TOWER switches to color; WHAT IF one-shots to be collected; Marvel to run TV ads for comics; Reviews: Bighead, Majestic, Fables, Angeltown, JLA, 100 Bullets, Green Arrow, JSA, New Thunderbolts, Spider-Man, X-23, Son of Asgard: Thor, New X-Men Academy, 4, Justice League Unlimited, Nightwing, Action Comics, Marvel Team Up: Iron Man & Hulk, The Pulse, Spider-Man/Human Torch, ULTIMATE X-MEN, X-MEN: PHOENIX ENDSONG, ALPHA FLIGHT, Galtow, The Incredibles, JLA Classified, Strange, The Hardy Boys, Jingle Belle, Conan, Ojo, Vampirella Magazine, Adam Strange, Batgirl, Space Ghost, 100 Girls, Comic Book Encyclopedia, Demon Diary, Heroes & Monsters - The Unofficial Companion to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Black Enchantress, Comics International, The New Avengers, Noble Causes, Soulsearchers and Company, Strangers in Paradise, Savage Dragon, B.P.R.D., Captain Gravity & the Power of Vril, Stuart Moore's Para, JONAS:TALES OF AN IRONSTAR, NIGHT, MUSICOMICS -
Issue #505 - 1/07/2005
Interviews: Rob Laughter, Stephen Scott Beau Smith, Buddy Prince, Andrew Mugo, Ron Marz; Will Eisner dead at 87; DEADWORLD returning; BUCKAROO BANZAI to be a comic; Wachowski Brothers to make V FOR VENDETTA - Natalie Portman to star; J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Ploog join Desperado Publishing; Jae Lee signs Marvel exclusive; DRAGON'S LAIR comic returns; Kevin Spacey signs as Lex Luthor, co-star Kate Bosworth to be Lois Lane; LOST IN SPACE comic to get collected and finished in graphic novel; PAINKILLER JANE heading for Sci-Fi Channel series; Dreamwave closes; Frank Miller and Jim Lee on ALL STAR BATMAN; Frank Kelly Freas dies at 82; Reviews: Femforce, DEAD@17: REVOLUTION, JONAS: TALES OF AN IRONSTAR, Batman, Spider-Girl, The Incredible Hulk, The Intimates, Breach, Deadshot, Superman: Strength, The Question, X-Men Phoenix Endsong, Captain America, Fantastic Four: Foes, The New Avengers, Spider-Man Unlimited, WHAT IF... MAGNETO AND PROFESSOR X HAD FORMED THE X-MEN TOGETHER?, GAMBIT, MYSTIQUE, X-MEN/FANTASTIC FOUR, Alpha Flight, Iron Man, Marvel Age Spider-Man, Spider-Man India, She-Hulk, Wolverine, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Brian Pulido's Lady Death, Brian Pulido's Belladonna, Toe Tags, Michael Turner's Fathom Dawn Of War, Battle Of The Planets: Princess, Nightwing, JLA, X-Men: The End, Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Spider-Man, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, The New Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Stories from Crumb to Clowes, At Large, Alice 19th - The Last Word, Night, HUMANKIND, HUNTER KILLER, RISING STARS, WITCHBLADE, WANTED
Issue #556 - 12/30/2005
Interviews:Enrique Corts, Mar Hernandez; Call
for Eisner Award entries; Kurt Busiek signs an
exclusive agreement with DC Comics; Reviews:
Steve Ditko: Space Wars, ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS.
HULK, X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS, Hitpack, Mister
Miracle, JLA, Forgotten Realms: Exile, Evil
Ernie In Santa Fe, Ghost Rider, Image Holiday
Special 2005, Hitpack, Dr. Slump, Galaxy Angel
Beta, VICE, NECROMANCER, FRESHMEN, RISING STARS:
VOICES OF THE DEAD, HUNTER KILLER, CITY OF
HEROES/CITY OF VILLAINS, TOMB RAIDER:THE GREATEST
TREASURE OF ALL
Issue #555 - 12/23/2005
Interviews:Eric Cooper, Rush, Paul Storrie,
Mike Jungbluth, David Bircham, Daley Osiyemi,
JoAnne Serdar; Top 100 Comics for November; New
titles in December PREVIEWS; Cyberforce is
returning to comics; Marvel summer event to be
CIVIL WAR; Amazing Spider-Man reprints to be
in Sunday funnies section; Brad Meltzer to
write JLA relaunch; WATCHMEN movie now at WB;
Dynamite to Publish 'Highlander' Comic In 2006;
Reviews: Theodor Seuss Geisel: The Early Works
of Dr.Seuss, X-MEN, SON OF M, CABLE/DEADPOOL,
The Tales Of Bloody Mary, Sentry, Captain
America, Wolverine, New Avengers, Black Panther,
Amazing Spider-Man, G.I.Joe Sigma, Brian Pulido's
Lady Death: Wicked, Robotika, Purgatori, The
Necromancer, There's An Alien in my Toilet,
Autumn Moon, Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the
Immortal, Fear Agent, Grounded, Revisionary,
Shaun of the Dead, Spawn, Michael Turner's
Fathom, The Super-Scary Monster Show Featuring
Little Gloomy, Short Story: THE NIGHT THE ANIMALS
TALKED
Issue #554 - 12/16/2005
Interviews: Alan Grant, Jason Martin; WITCHBLADE
to be film as two movies at once; Marvel settles
with NC Soft over City of Heroes; Marvel to
introduce online comics; Stan acquires himself;
2006 Eisner Judges announced; Timothy Truman to
write CONAN; GHOST RIDER movie debut pushed out
to 2007; Robin:A Hero Reborn, IT'S SUPERMAN, NEW
EXCALIBUR, UNCANNY X-MEN, Night, ANT, Red Sonja,
Conan, Evil Ernie In Santa Fe, Legion of Super-
Heroes, Batgirl, X-Men: Deadly Genesis, Wizard,
Anime Insider, Zoom Suit, Ultimate X-Men, DOWN,
SPIRAL-BOUND (TOP SECRET SUMMER), WALKING MAN
COMICS PRESENTS SPECIAL, MUSIC COMICS
Issue #553 - 12/09/2005
Interviews: Francis Lee, Johnny Lowe, Alex
Julian; Nuff Said on DVD; MOCCA appoints new
board members; 360EP launches line with 7-cent
comic; Second FF movie is go for 2007; Chris
Batista signs DC exclusive; Reviews: Gravity,
FABLES, HENAGI: THE NINJA GIRL, OASIS DESTINY:
THE NEW GODDESSES, NEXT EXIT, SABRINA, UNEARTHLY,
VAMPIRE HUNTER D, X-MEN, GENERATION M, WOLVERINE,
SENTINEL, X-MEN: COLOSSUS - BLOODLINE, Trial and
Tribulation, The 13th Son, Ant, BPRD - The Black
Flame, Fell, Hack Slash, Revelations, Strange
Girl, Usagi Yojimbo, GIANT MONSTER, HERO SQUARED,
INNOCENCE, QUANTUM:ROCK OF AGES
Issue #552 - 12/02/2005
Interviews: Bill Messner-Loebs, Dwight L.
MacPherson, Joe Phillips, Warren Montgomery;
Claypool losing Diamond listing - appeal to
fans; BAREFOOT GEN returns; Superheroes to be
on 2006 US Postal Stamps; Paul Jenkins signs
Marvel exclusive; SIN CITY DVD features; LONE
RANGER comic at DE; TEEN TITANS toon not
renewed; Reviews: Glamor Girls, ULTIMATE X-MEN,
UNCANNY X-MEN, Legend of Drizzt Book I, Black
Heart Irregulars, Red Sonja: One More Day,
Vampirella: Revelations, Ghost Rider, Green
Lantern, Supergirl, JLA, Infinite Crisis,
Captain America, Ultimate Spider-Man, Bart
Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, Dead@17 Roughcut,
The Middle Man, FERVOR, GIANT MONSTER, ZOMBIE
TALES: Oblivion, THE KING
Issue #551 - 11/25/2005
Interviews: Gordon Purcell, Jimmie Robinson;
New series in December Previews; Alias Comics
exclusive to Diamond; Fans to Choose Claremont's
Next X-Project; Bachs Signs Marvel Exclusive;
Archie Comics appoints Ben Berlin as Dir. of
Operations; JEPH LOEB joins staff of ABC-TV's
LOST; ION series from DC in Spring; Reviews:
The King, X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS, X-MEN, WEAPON
X: DAYS OF FUTURE NOW, ULTIMATE X-MEN, Kolchak:
Tales of the Night Stalker, Legion of Super-
Heroes, House of M, New Avengers, Amazing
Spider-Man, Black Panther, Captain America,
Farmerphile, Flare, Flare Presents - The
Adventures of Chrissie Claus, The Middle Man,
Karma Incorporated, Dead@17 Protectorate,
LETHARGIC LAD JUMBO-SIZED ANNUAL, DORK TOWER,
PS238, NODWICK, THE WANNABE, SPRING HEELED JACK
Issue #550 - 11/18/2005
Interviews: Alex Sheikman, John Taddeo; Top 100
Comics for October - DC takes over as #1; 50
Cent and MTV create book imprint; Format and
price for DC's 52 series revealed; SANDMAN to
get "Absolute"; recall on the Crisis figures
from DC Direct; Daniel Acuna signs exclusive;
Reviews: EXILES, NEW X-MEN, NEW EXCALIBUR,
Wolverine, House of M, Black Harvest, JLA,
Legend of Isis
Issue #549 - 11/11/2005
Interviews:David Nakayama, Duncan Rouleau,Frank
Beddor; IDT Entertainment Licenses Animation
Rights to Hellboy; SELF PUBLISHERS release 2006
pinup calendar; FERRY & HITCH EXCLUSIVE TO MARVEL;
Church as Sandman for Spider-Man 3; Brad Meltzer
& 3 others Exclusive With DC; Reviews: MONSTERS
ON THE PROWL, GIANT MONSTER, LONELY TOMBSTONE,
BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE, HATTER M: LOOKING
GLASS WARS, ROBITKA, BLACKHEART IRREGULARS, UNIT
PRIMES, SPELLGAME, REVISIONARY, STRONGHOLD, FF/IM:
Big in Japan, Peculia and the Groon Grove Vampires,
Infinite Crisis, Justice, JLA, Batgirl, Legend of
Isis, She-Hulk, Ghost Rider, LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER
vs. THE WOLF-MEN, WITCHBLADE vs. FRANKENSTEIN, THE
DARKNESS, THE DARKNESS VAMPIRELLA
Issue #548 - 11/04/2005
Interview: Frank Beddor; Michael Helfant to run
Marvel Studios; IRON MAN movie rights revert
to Marvel; Harvey Awards Move to the Baltimore
Comic-Con; Reviews: Invincible: Family Matters,
HOUSE OF M, Purgatori, Hack/Slash: Land of Lost
Toys, Evil Ernie in Santa Fe, Lost Squad, The
Necromancer, Green Lantern Corps Recharge,
Grimm Fairy Tales, Quantum: Rock of Ages, Bold
Blood, Night, The Black Enchantress and Psyche,
Flare, HUNTER KILLER, HUNTER KILLER DOSSIER,
WITCHBLADE
Issue #547 - 10/28/2005
Interview: Andy Eaton; COMIC JOURNAL nominated
for UTNE Award; BATMAN BEGINS top-selling DVD;
Marvel announces authors on writing projects;
HARVEY Awards split from MoCCA; Fall Xeric
winners; SIN CITY TV?; Reviews:Fantastic Four
Presents: Franklin Richards, WEAPON X: DAYS OF
FUTURE NOW, RUNAWAYS, 10th Muse, CSI: NY, Dead
World, Dork Tower, Battlehymn, The Cisco Kid -
Gunfire & Brimstone, Deadmen Tell No Tales,
Battlepope, Conan, Quantum: Rock of Ages, CITY
OF HEROES
Issue #546 - 10/21/2005
New Series in November Previews; solicitations
for January and beyond; X-Men PSP trailer link;
Amelia Rules charity auction; Lone Ranger artist
dies; IDW goes to Diamond exclusive; CASTLE
WAITING returns from Fantagraphics; WATCHMEN
only GN on TIME's top 100 Best Novels; SAVAGE
DRAGON to return in 2006; more DC creators
sign exclusives; 'X-Men 3' Trailer to Debut With
'Kong'; Reviews: The Dreamland Chronicles,
INFINITE CRISIS, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-
MAN, G.I. Joe: America's Elite, G.I.Joe: A Real
American Hero, Megacity909, Darkstalkers, MU,
G.I.Joe: Master & Apprentice 2, Hack/Slash: The
Final Revenge of Evil Ernie, Stronghold, Snake
Eyes:Declassified, Dragonlance: Chronicles,
Hunter x Hunter, Hisakata No, Alita - Battle
Angel, Hatter M. The Looking Glass Wars
Issue #545 - 10/14/2005
Interviews: Jordan Raskin, David LeBlanc, Craig
Elliott; Laurenn McCubbin named Image Art
Director; Geoff Johns resigns DC exclusive;
Reviews: Fantastic Four: Imaginauts, UNCANNY
X-MEN, ULTIMATE X-MEN, HOUSE OF M, CABLE/DEADPOOL,
Jagger: Jack Knifed, New Avengers, Wolverine,
Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Captain America,
Black Panther, Superman/Batman, Legion of Super-
Heroes, Day of Vengence, JLA, Sentry, Amazing
Spider-Man, Red Sonja, hugs: thoughtlead, Brian
Pulido's Lady Death: Abandon All Hope, Conan,
100 Girls, ANT, Model, No Man's Land, Negima!,
Aphrodisia: Art of the Female Form, Alter Ego,
Emo Boy, The Super Scary Monster Show featuring
Little Gloomy, Strange Girl, Saw:Rebirth by IDW,
PVP, Revelations, Vengeance of the Mummy, TMNT,
Strangehaven, Godland, GI Joe - America's Elite
Issue #544 - 10/07/2005
Interview:Richard Vasseur; Comics Jam War
scheduled for April, 2006; Nicolas Cage names
baby Kal-el; Wizard World Boston reports;
TRANSFORMERS #0 sets company sales record;
Harvey Pekar in Playboy; New York Comic-Con
Dates Announced; Northwest Passage, GIANT-SIZE
X-MEN, Helios - In With the New, Clamp School
Detectives, Chronicles of the Cursed Sword,
RISING STARS: VOICES OF THE DEAD, FRESHMEN,
THE NECROMANCER
Issue #543 - 9/30/2005
Interviews: WILSON HILL, Terrell; New Series in
October PREVIEWS; eigoMANGA joins DEVIL'S DUE
with RUMBLE PAK in December; 2005 Ignatz Award
Winners; INKWELL RAISES OVER $71 K FOR KATRINA
RELIEF; Monkey Pharmacy leaving Alias; Pete
Woods 3-year exclusive with DC; Steve Geppi
Named Baltimore's Top CEO; MoCCA Offers Fall
Education Courses; Reviews: Mr.T., EXILES,
Archie, G.I.Joe: America's Elite, Supergirl,
Batgirl, JLA, Mister Miracle, Jon Sable -
Freelance, The Luna Brothers - Girls, The Goon,
Strangers in Paradise, Stray Bullets, PS 238,
AEIOU (Any Easy Intimacy), THE SURROGATES
Issue #542 - 9/23/2005
Interviews: David Petersen; Top 100 comics for
August; Previews solicitations; COMICS OBSCURA
begins; Joe Ferrara Joins CBLDF Board, TOP COW
offering free online comics via AOL; Arsenic
Lullaby Cartoon set; Wolfman on INFINITE CRISIS
SECRET FILES; Joey Cavalieri promoted to Senior
Editor; Reviews: ULTIMATE X-MEN, EXILES, WEAPON
X:DAYS OF FUTURE NOW, X-MEN, RUNAWAYS, WOLVERINE,
Flare, Giant, Captain America, Ultimate Spider
-Man, HERO CORPS: THE ROOKIE, MUSICOMICS,
WALKING MAN COMICS PRESENTS
Issue #541 - 9/16/2005
Interviews: Rich Bernatovech, Luciano Vecchio,
Scott Christian Sava; Harvey Pekar headlines
SPX; IGNATZ nominees announced; Warner Brothers
to film THE LOSERS; NBM Brings Back Omaha the
Cat Dancer; 'Sin City' DVD Special Edition
Scheduled for December; Reviews: PSI-KIX, THE
CUTE MANIFESTO, HUMOR CAN BE FUNNY, SHADES OF
BLUE, ARASHIKAGE SHOWDOWN, NIL, Monkey versus
Robot, BLADE OF KUMORI, BREAKDOWN, DEFEX,
INFANTRY, GI JOE: SNAKE EYES DECLASSIFIED, THE
MIDDLE MAN, KARMA INCORPORATED, ODDLY NORMAL,
RANDOM ENCOUNTER, FLARE, THE BLACK ENCHANTRESS,
FLARE ADVENTURES WITH THE LEAGUE OF CHAMPIONS,
HORROR CLASSICS, ADVENTURE CLASSICS, ARMORX,
BATTLE POPE, FELL, FERRO CITY, BONE REST: A
World's End, The EXPATRIATE, NECROMANCER,
STRANGE GIRL, X-MEN: COLOSSUS - BLOODLINE,
CABLE/DEADPOOL, UNCANNY X-MEN, HOUSE OF M, The
Thousand Deaths Of Baron Von Donut, Cavewoman
Reloaded, Green Lantern, Ghost Rider, Amazing
Spider-Man, Captain America, Astonishing X-Men,
New Avengers, Michael Turner's Soulfire, Sea
of Red, Serenity, Jim Valentino's Shadow Hawk,
Supernatural Freak Machine, TMNT, BPRD
Issue #540 - 9/09/2005
Interviews: Chris Kirby, Dennis Mallonee, and
Batton Lash; Warren Ellis launches new web
site; industry rallies to raise funds for
hurricane victims; SPX 2005 Anthology
Contributors Announced; Marvel changes its
name; Aquaman set for SMALLVILLE appearance;
Reviews: Jezebel Jade, ASTONISHING X-MEN, X-MEN:
THE END - HEROES AND MARTYRS, RUNAWAYS, The
Tales of Bloody Mary, Jova's Harvest, ANT,
Green Lantern, Brian Pulido's Lady Death: The
Wicked, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Black Panther,
Wolverine, Batgirl, Legion of Super-Heroes,
Supergirl, I.N.V.U., Kare Kano - His & Her
Circumstances, King of Bandits Jing Bottle,
ROCKET RABBIT, ROB HANES ADVENTURES
Issue #539 - 9/02/2005
Interviews:Brian and Philip Phillipson, Phil
Hester, Steve Uy; Vendors pledge support for
storm ravaged specialty stores, DC steps up;
DC lists creators on post-crisis weekly '52';
SIN CITY GNs get DVD boost in sales; comics
stolen at Canadian Expo; Reviews: FREAKS OF
THE HEARTLAND, THE NAIL, STYX TAXI, STYX TAXI
A LITTLE TWILIGHT MUSIC, EVERYMAN BE THE
PEOPLE, Batman: Venom, ULTIMATE X-MEN ANNUAL,
WOLVERINE, The Gift, God the Dyslexic doG,
Jova's Harvest, Sword of the Dark Ones,
Snowdrop, Comic Effect, Battle Pope, Conan,
Supernatural Law Big 1st Amendment Issue,
Grimjack - Killer Instinct, Michael Turner's
Fathom, Strange Girl, The Walking Dead,
ADVENTURE CLASSICS: GRAPHIC CLASSICS
Issue #538 - 8/26/2005
Interviews: Lori Gentile; New titles in
September PREVIEWS; MAZE AGENCY returns and
reprints; A.C.T.O.R. teams with Google; class
action against Marvel nears end; Darwyn Cooke
signs DC exclusive; Reviews: Why Are You Doing
This?, CABLE/DEADPOOL, WEAPON X: DAYS OF FUTURE
NOW, Snake Eyes: Declassified, the Necromancer,
100 Girls, The Phantom, JLA, Kolchak tales:
Black & White & Read all over, Justice, Legend
of Isis, Michael Turner's Fathom, Shanna, the
She-Devil, House of M, Iron Man, Captain
America, New Avengers, Random Encounter, Oddly
Normal, Karma Incorporated, The League of
Champions, Flare, The Luna Brothers Girls,
Metal Gear Solid, Spawn, Jim Valentino's
ShadowHawk, Red Sonja, HORROR CLASSICS:
GRAPHIC CLASSICS
Issue #537 - 8/19/2005
Interview: ANDREW DABB & TIM SEELEY; Top 100
comics for July; November solicitations; V FOR
VENDETTA moved to spring release; BATMAN BEGINS
on DVD details; Marvel settles with ZOOM while
Archie Comics sues The Veronicas; Reviews:
Hello, Again; Wolverine: Soultaker, Wolverine,
House of M, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Amazing
Spider-Man, Astonishing X-Men, Black Panther,
Michael Turner's Soulfire: Dying Of The Light,
Red Sonja, Brian Pulido's Gypsy, Lady Death:
Death Goddess, Lady Death: Abandon All Hope,
Battle of the Planets, Ultimate Spider-Man,
Futurama Comics, Star Wars Tales, X-Men,
Ultimate X-Men, Robert Louis Stevenson's
Treasure Island, L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of
Oz, William Shakespeare's Macbeth, DALLAS McCOY
Issue #536 - 8/12/2005
Interviews: Eli Ivory, Joe St. Pierre, Joshua
Ortega, Jai Nitz, Dawn Brown; Christian Dery
acquires Dreamwave Productions; WizardWorld
Chicago reports; Wizard Fan Awards Announced;
Image hardcover resolicited for November; DC
lowers price on SHOWCASE Collections; Jeph
Loeb, Michael Turner, Leinil Yu, & Joe
Madureira all sign Marvel Exclusives;
'Constantine' Tops DVD Sales Charts; Icahn
Takes Run at Time Warner; Reviews: G.I. Joe:
America's Elite, EARTHIAN, LOVE MODE, SHINOBU
KOKORO: HIDDEN HEART, UNCANNY X-MEN, X-MEN
UNLIMITED, X-MEN, HOUSE OF M, The Dreamland
Chronicles, Batgirl, Legion of Super-Heroes,
Day of Vengence, Superman/Batman, Conan, Dawn
Brown's Ravenous, Jonas: Tales of an Ironstar,
Myths for the Modern Age, Origins of the Cadre,
GI Joe America's Elite, The Legend of Isis,
Night Mary, The Phantom, Strangers in Paradise,
Zorro, DORK TOWER, DR. BLINK: SUPERHERO SHRINK,
NODWICK
Issue #535 - 8/05/2005
Interview:Justin Bleep; Bendis signs Marvel
exclusive; Wizard World skips Atlanta in '06;
Chuck Dixon to launch line of comics; 24-hour
Comic Day moves to Fall in 2006; Tony Daniel
exclusive with DC; Reviews: Dracula Vs. King
Arthur, JAZZ, LA ESPERANCA, OUR EVERLASTING,
OUR KINGDOM, RUNAWAYS, X-MEN, NEW X-MEN:
HELLIONS, THE PULSE: HOUSE OF M SPECIAL
EDITION, THE PULSE, Hunter-Killer, Tenth Muse:
The Odyssey, Legend of Isis, Judo Girl,
Shanna, Gravity, House of M, JLA, Fathom,
Flare Versus Flare?, WitchGirls, Inc.,
Cryptozoo Crew, DECOY: MENAGERIE, CAPTAIN
GRAVITY: THE POWER OF THE VRIL, WALKING MAN
COMICS PRESENTS SPECIAL
Issue #534 - 7/29/2005
TRANSFORMERS returning to comics; Klaus Janson
signs Marvel exclusive; Kandora publishing is
releasing through SpeakEasy; Flap over Wizard
World Atlanta/Heroes Con scheduling; Didio
confirms post-crisis year-long weekly comic;
Reviews: ASTONISHING X-MEN, WOLVERINE, Blankets,
Jagger: Jack Knifed!, The Deprogrammers, The
Dead Boy Detectives, New Avengers, Freshmen
Preview, Triple Play, Witchblade, Top Cow
Previews 2005, Darkness/Vampirella, The
Darkness, City of Heroes, Small Gods Special,
Man with the Screaming Brain, The Goon, Tales
of the TMNT, Wildguard Fool's Gold, GrimJack,
Battlehymn, Savage Dragon, Conan
Issue #533 - 7/22/2005
Interviews:Ben Raab, Mike Penny, Steven A.
Roman; Top 100 Comics for June; New Series in
August Previews; more San Diego reports; 2005
Eisner Award Winners; Joe Quesada resigns at
Marvel as Chief Creative Officer and EIC; Jim
Aparo dies at 72; Pak to pen Battlestar
Galactica; Free Comic Book Day 2006 set;
crackdown on bootleg tapes at ComicCon; Wizard
announces 6th show to be in Atlanta; Hempel
art stolen; Reviews: Nick Mag Presents The
Best of Nickelodeon magazine: Special All-
Comics Issue, MUTOPIA, HOUSE OF M, UNCANNY
X-MEN, EXILES, Legend of Isis: Beginnings,
Legend of Isis, Judo Girl, The Phantom, Conan,
Brian Pulido's War Angel, Brian Pulido's
Medieval Lady Death, Captain America, Black
Panther, Amazing Spider-Man, G.R.A.V.E.
GRRRLS: Destroyers Of The Dead, Batgirl,
Legion of Super-Heroes, New Avengers, Decoy:
Menagerie, Ultimate Spider-Man, Monster Mash
Smash, DEATH COMES TO MONKEYSUIT, LAUGH RIOT,
THE FLICKERS
Issue #532 - 7/15/2005
Interviews:Kerri Hawkins, Mike Penny; Byron
Preiss dies; LULU's announced; Comic Con Int'l
begins; 'Fantastic Four' Snaps Hollywood Slump;
Darwyn Cooke to do ongoing SPIRIT comic; New Line
options EX MACHINA for movie; Slave Labor Graphics
in Disney deal; Reviews: Johnny Comet, FANTASTIC
FOUR MOVIE REVIEW, HOUSE OF M, UNCANNY X-MEN,
EXILES, WEAPON X: DAYS OF FUTURE NOW, X-MEN: THE
END - HEROES AND MARTYRS, G.R.A.V.E. GRRRLS:
Destroyers Of The Dead, Batgirl, Legion of
Super-Heroes, New Avengers, The Venger: Dead Man
Rising, Ultimate X-Men, The Middle Man, LORELEI-
Building the Perfect Beast, RABID ANIMAL KOMIX
Issue #531 - 7/08/2005
Interviews:Robert Parzek, Raven Gregory,
Matthew Spatola, Jim Valentino, Bob Burden;
San Diego schedules announced; Terry Moore DVD
Wins Telly Award; JLA videogame set for fall;
Kirby museum announced; Reviews: Hanging Out
with the Dream King, Oddly Normal, Random
Encounter, Elfquest: Searcher and The Sword,
Death Jr., Dragon Arms Vol 1 Blood & Steel,
Bloodrayne: Seeds of Sin, Action Philosophers,
Fantasm Quest For Floradawn, X-MEN, X-MEN:
KITTY PRYDE -- SHADOW & FLAME, Brian Pulido's
War Angel, Brian Pulido's Belladonna, Day of
Vengeance, Gravity, Wolverine, Marvel Knights
Spider-Man, Last Hero Standing, Uberbabe, The
Venger: Dead Man Rising, The Gift, Green Lantern,
Deus Vitae, Get Backers, Battle Vixens, Jack
Staff, Jim Valentino's Blacklight, TMNT, The Luna
Brothers Girls, The Legend of Isis, Tales of the
TMNT, Jon Sable, Freelance: Bloodtrail, Angel,
Flaming Carrot Comics, Brent Clark Rogers Guide
to the DC Universe