Here is today’s entries in the A-Z of Awesomeness, a month-long project / challenge / bizarre act of artistic self-flagellation in which I draw a picture each day, for every letter of the alphabet, based on suggestions from You, The Internet.

Some more quickie reviews from this weeks batch of comic book goodies. Including Chew #1, Wonder Woman, FF, Cap: Reborn. War of Kings, Batman and Robin, GLC and Secret Six!

When I read about this, all I could think of was “awwwww crap. I don’t want to see Iron Fist in THUNDERBOLTS – I wanna see him in HIS OWN BOOK!” And I’ll tell ya, I’d like to think I wasn’t the only one who had that reaction. Marvel had something truly special with THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST, and as much as I realize that newer monthlies have a much shorter shelf life these days, it doesn’t seem worth it to me that, from the looks of things, Marvel seems willing to let this one go on the gamble that at least SOME readers will follow Danny Rand over to a comic that has, by and large, been rendered redundant by DARK AVENGERS. Sigh, and sigh AGAIN.

Robot Comics has senttwo exciting exciting press releases to Nexus HQ this week, outlining their line of comics on the iPod, iPhone, Google Android, and Nintendo DSi

Radical has sent the following Press RElease to the Nexus, with their impressive answer to the recent battle of the prices between the big comic book industries:
RADICAL PUBLISHING OFFERS BIGGER BOOKS FOR A BIGGER VALUE!
June 26th, 2009, LOS ANGELES – In striving to provide audiences with the highest quality at the best possible value, Radical [...]

The A-Z of Awesomeness is an ongoing project by Neill Cameron, in which he draws a picture each day, of stuff that is Awesome, for the letters A-Z. It’s pretty high concept.

Today, the letters K to N. Worth it for KISS King Kong alone!

Marvel has sent the Nexus a multi-page preview from their upcoming star release, THE MARVELS PROJECT #1

Super Hero Haikus presents:

New Avengers #1-6
by Brian Michael Bendis & David Finch

Just in time (or a bit late) for Father’s Day this year, Gray counts down the top 10 worst and top 10 best dads in comics.

and Quagmire.

Aris Iliopoulos team-up to chat up a review of this weeks big book Detective Comics #854 featuring Batwoman and the Question!

Another batch of capsule reviews from this week’s comics selections. Thor #602, Green Lantern #42, Last Days of Animal Man #2, Detective Comics #854. JSA #28, Invincible #63, Superman #689, Hercules #130, New Avengers #54, and Amazing Spiderman #598

Writer: Geoff Johns
Artist: Ethan Van Sciver
Colorist: Brian Miller
Publisher: DC Comics
Some time ago during those heady days of Final Crisis, I wrote that Rogues’ Revenge (still Geoff Johns’ best work by my reckoning) was the first part of an emergency plan to rescue the Flash franchise from several years of mismanagement, with Barry Allen being a [...]

Shponga Reverie 004 – paprika, pippero and pementah.

-I was attacked by a bleep once. In a pawnshop near Nairobi. Really. I did.
–You lie. The last time you told that story, you were having tea with crumpets with Jessica Simpson, the letter “Ç” and the digitally altered image of Constance Selenowsky. And it was in Cote [...]

A quick word about Michael Jackson seems in order, along with a few recommendations from my readings this week – we’re back with another edition of I’M JUST SAYIN’… right here!

Join Brick and Tiger as they run around San Fran during WonderCon 09. They interview Stan Sakai and the 501st Legion. Also Trevor introduces us to Will Eisner.

JEFF PARKER AND STEVE LIEBER GO UNDERGROUND WITH IMAGE COMICS THIS SEPTEMBER!
The artist of WHITEOUT and writer of AGENTS OF ATLAS team up for the four issue mini-series, UNDERGROUND!
25 June 2009 (Berkeley, CA) – As Warner Brothers gears up to release WHITEOUT, its Eisner-winning artist Steve Lieber returns to the adventure genre with a new [...]

A quick exercise; let’s do a rundown of the number of teams carrying the Avengers name right now: the Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Dark Avengers, and Young Avengers (ignoring the Avengers Initiative and Ultimate Avengers).

Now Paul Cornell is throwing, technically, a team of New Dark Young Avengers into the mix. The cover to issue one proudly announces: “They’re Exactly What You Think!” which is an odd promise, and one that I think is unfair to the comics.

Cully Hamner is currently working on The Question which will will appear monthly as a co-feature in Detective Comics beginning with issue #854 from DC. Recently he finished up Black Lightning: Year One and a run on Blue Beetle and is also known for his creator owned project RED. He is one of my favorite artists ever, and really thankful he took the time to answer some questions.

The A-Z of Awesomeness is an ongoing project by Neill Cameron, in which he draws a picture each day, of stuff that is Awesome, for the letters A-Z. It’s pretty high concept.

Today, the letters G to J, with a special treat for Whedonites across the internets.

Boom! Studios has provided the Nexus with an advance preview at the first ten pages of their newest title release: SWORDSMITH ASSASSIN #1! The Nexus had covered the announcement of the book and its premise a week ago with unlettered art previews.
The solicitation text for the book reads:
Written by Andrew Cosby and Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn [...]