Hey, Joe: one of your writers bullied a Nexus editor into altering the content of a review he didn’t like. If you wanna apologize for THAT, we’re waiting…

It’s a New Year, and we are ready for more of I’M JUST SAYIN’! Time to do this thing for Twenty-Ten!

These days one can log in any comic book discussion board and all they’d see is whining. Whining from comic book fans about each and every comic book. Granted, things are tough nowadays and the quality of our favorite entertainment medium can get very poor. But we need to stop complaining! Things could be abysmally worse. To prove my point, here are some examples of comics we wouldn’t want to see upon this world… or would we…?

I don’t doubt for a second that when he wrote that sequence, Grant Morrison was more than happy to let you the reader plug in whatever you think the “sexy disco hot” music was that the Professor clicked on during his twisted little display. I couldn’t help but imagine Lady Gaga when I read that scene myself, and that’s mainly because for me, there’s no avoiding her. We’re only allowed to listen to Top 40 Pop stations at work, so yeah…that’s me tied to that chair with a growing ball of molten violence brewing in my gut. And if you don’t think it’s that big of a deal, being forced to listen to a Lady Gaga track every twenty minutes, consider this: five days out of the week, my ears itch and it burns when I hear.

Casting call! Let’s have some fun!
Rules of engagement are as follows: Every book will have five or six characters chosen from it, who best represent the core of the series. Those characters will be cast. Plots and stories be damned.
This time on Casting Call we’ll be dream streeting four comics of choice….my choice.

So first up [...]

Aris and Brian have a brave and bold chat about this weeks mega hit Captain America:Reborn…not to be confused with Batman’s current Reborn event.

Captain America: Reborn #1 is the BIG comics news release of this week, and Nexus is celebrating big style, with 2×2 tag team reviews coming your way this weekend. First up, the Nexus hit brit tag team of Alex Spencer + Tom Huxley

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!

The Nexus’s very own Aris teams up with Brian Knippenberg for a Tag Team chat review of Captain America #600, the anniversary issue that rocked the US and UK media this week.

Big things are happening at the Nexus, and this week we talk a little about X-MEN FOREVER, CAPTAIN AMERICA #600 and a timely new crossover courtesy of Bongo Comics & THE SIMPSONS – but the one I wanted to really talk about this time was SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #200 – also, don’t forget I’ll be at the Eastville Comedy Club this Saturday night and I would love to see you there! But for now, come on in!

Aris reviews Supergirl #42, Powergirl #2, Captain America #600 and Captain Britain #14

A small week for me, I was surprised when I left the store. Still no Chew. But I have one coming, it’s nice to have friends, as well as Gage’s Absolution. I am very excited about reading and reviewing both. I actually read the script(s) for Chew and they are great, you guys should make sure you pick it up.

Marvel has released information and (UPDATED) three covers for Captain America Reborn featuring the return of…

Think about it; we ALL have Morrison stories that we like, and Morrison stories that we don’t like, so really – what other factor could there be? When Grant Morrison is being reined in where he needs to be reined in, it’s like butter in four colors. When he’s not – say perhaps, he’s been paired with an editor who might be a little too starstruck to do his or her (most likely HIS)job, well…let me ask you this: y’ever tried discussing THE X-FILES with a stroke victim?

Neither have I, but I’ll bet you a Happy Meal that’s what it’s like.

Kicking off a new series of weekly Capsule Reviews, Comics Guru Aris Iliopoulos joins the Nexus family ranks! This week Aris reviews Trinity #51, FC: Dance #1, Invincible #62, Hulk #12, Amazing Spidey #594, Fantastic Four #566, and Captain America #50! Welcome aboard Ari!

I would like to start this week by reminding all of my loyal readers that I did, in fact, shot call Legion of Three Worlds #4. I said Superboy would return, and that he would also be the star of the upcoming Adventure Comics. I’ve been saying as much for months, and DC finally validating [...]

The curtains to Knee-Jerk Reaction Theatre opens once more as we prep a spotlight for Iron Fist’s fellow Immortal Weapons, and perhaps a return of a certain Avenger on the horizon? Also – I’ll be opening for comedian Todd Barry on the 18th – come get some of this!

Mark Waid – the guy most closely associated with adding such layer and nuance to Wally West and the Rogues over in THE FLASH, the guy who gave us our last “definitive” run on THE FANTASTIC FOUR, the guy who wrote the kick-ass JLA story “Tower of Babel,” where Ra’s al Ghul stole protocols for taking down the Justice League from Batman’s computer, the guy turned CAPTAIN AMERICA into a political thriller a good ten years before Ed Brubaker…writing a Spider-Man story with a blatantly recycled premise. Why does that sound so WRONG?

In honor of Valentines Day we present the things we loved most about comics in 2008. It’s the annual Nexus Awards like you’ve never seen them before!

“New Nation” is right, as this month my Power Reviews are growing by leaps and bounds as the universe explodes!
New Avengers #47
Written by Brian Bendis
Pencils by Billy Tan and Michael Gaydos
If there is one thing that Brian Bendis does better then almost anybody in the business, it’s character pieces. Few people can tell a great [...]

Hello all and Welcome to another Marvel Handbook. I will say we are cooking again. I‘ve got a few emails to cover here today and next week.