Following on the heels of the successful Dark Horse Comics series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 and 9 and IDW Publishing’s The X-Files Season 10, this week Dynamite Comics announced Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man will be continued where the TV series left off with The Six Million Dollar Man Season 6. Unlike the current successful monthly […]
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Na-na-na-Na-na-na–Dynamite announces Six Million Dollar Man Season Six
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Catching up with… Aaron Gillespie’s Bionic Man series
If you like action-centric stories then in 2013 you couldn’t get much better than Dynamite Publishing’s Bionic Man series. Beginning first as co-writer with Phil Hester then continuing the series as solo writer, Aaron Gillespie quickly made Steve Austin his own, bringing forward the best of the 1970s TV series and updating Austin, O.S.I. chief Oscar Goldman, […]
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borg.com’s Best of 2013, Part 2
We tried on for size almost every new book that was released from comic book publishers like Dynamite Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Archaia/BOOM!, and Image. We tried to sample the best of all that Marvel and DC Comics had to offer, too, and although we didn’t have enough time to review everything we […]
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Review–Dynamite Comics’s bonus-filled trade edition of Masks
Review by C.J. Bunce If you’re a connoisseur of classic superheroes, you’d be remiss not to grab the trade edition of Dynamite Comics’ Masks series for your bookshelf. Inspired by a 1938 story by Norvell Page called The Spider vs. The Empire State, it’s an examination of pre-World War II Law vs. Justice, as nine classic pulp superheroes unite […]
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Season Six of The Six Million Dollar Man begins
The new Dynamite Comics series that is intended to take over where season five of The Six Million Dollar Man TV series left off hits comic book stores next Wednesday. We’ve previewed the book and are eager to see how the story develops over the coming year. Written by James Kuhoric with art by Juan […]
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Preview–The Six Million Dollar Man Season 6, Issue #2
Season Two of The Six Million Dollar Man is in full gear. Issue #2 of Dynamite Comics’ newest monthly series is in comic book stores tomorrow. Oscar Goldman must tell Steve Austin that O.S.I.’s bionics division is closing its doors. What will this mean for Steve and Jamie? An alien organism has made it to […]
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Quick guide to the best SDCC 2014 exclusives
We thought we’d share some of the best exclusives and other offerings scheduled to be available at San Diego Comic-Con International this weekend for those of you who just can’t decide what to spend your money on. There’s too much to be able to see everything at the big Con, so we’ve listed booth numbers […]
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Be prepared to get bombarded: Star Wars cover variants in January like never before
It hasn’t been released yet, and it is already the #1 best selling comic of 2015. Forecasted with advance sale numbers at more than one million copies already, Marvel Comics is re-entering the world of Star Wars comics like it’s 1977 all over again. Written by our friend Jason Aaron with artwork by John […]
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First look–Miss Fury, The Shadow and other classic heroes come together again for Masks 2
The sequel to one of the most successful independent comic book mini-series is coming soon from Dynamite Comics. Masks 2 continues the retro mash-up of classic characters began in the original Masks series scripted by Chris Roberson with interior art by Alex Ross. This time around writer Cullen Bunn and artist Eman Cassalos will be taking […]
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New books feature classic 1930s pulp hero, The Shadow
Who knows what secrets lurk in the hearts of men? Lamont Cranston–The Shadow. Dynamite Comics delved into its recent series that have incorporated the popular pulp character The Shadow and compiled select images into a hardcover edition to be published later this year. The Dynamite Art of The Shadow will feature 320 images from the […]
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Adam Hughes to take on writing and artistic duties in new Betty & Veronica series
What if every comic book cover artist also created the artwork inside the cover? It’s a rare thing. Cover artists tend to get discovered and begin churning out great cover work for a good rate and find less time for interior work. Once in a while Alex Ross will take on a labor of […]
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Happy Birthday! borg.com reaches five year anniversary
Hey, looks like we made it! Five years ago today, Elizabeth C. Bunce, Art Schmidt, Jason McClain, and I had already spent a few months talking through the technical details for the launch of borg.com. What should it look like? What should we write about? How do we get to there from here? Then it all […]
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Sherlock, Red Sonja, and Xena–Dynamite releases three new trade editions Wednesday
Dynamite Comics is releasing three compilation editions of previously published work tomorrow, and we have previews of all three below for borg.com readers. Sherlock Holmes Omnibus Volume 1 collects three stories: The Trail of Sherlock Holmes, Liverpool Demon, and Year One, written by Leah Moore, John Reppion, and Scott Beaty, with artwork by Aaron […]
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Retro Watch–1970s Wonder Woman and Bionic Woman fend off fembots in crossover series
After two meet-up issues, Wonder Woman and The Bionic Woman are back in their 1970s TV action mode in the DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment crossover series Wonder Woman ’77 Meets The Bionic Woman, Issue #3, hitting comic book shops today. And Max, the bionic German Shepherd, joins the team. Writer Andy Mangels (Star Trek & Star Wars) […]
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Preview–Mighty Mouse returns to save the day
Here I come to save the day! This year marks the 75th anniversary of Mighty Mouse, who first appeared in short animated films from Terrytoons for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s, including one that was nominated for an Academy Award. So what better time to bring back the powerful mouse who can protect Pearl Pureheart from […]
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Preview–The Batman meets The Shadow with an artist showcase of cover variants in new series
The Silent Seven–a mysterious crime organization from the 1920s-30s, from the time of Miss Fury and… The Shadow? Batman and Robin encounter Professor Pyg and his transforming “Dollotron” masks as the villain crashes a New Year’s Eve party. This is the Robin named Damian, Bruce Wayne’s son, a 13-year-old raised by assassins. Batman must […]
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The borg.com Best of 2017–The Best in Print
Our borg.com Best of 2017 list continues today with the Best in Print. If you missed them, check out our review of the Best Movies of 2017 here, the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2017 here, and the Best in Television here. So let’s get going. Here are our selections for this year’s Best in Print: Best […]
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New releases showcase the artwork behind superhero films Justice League and Thor: Ragnarok
DC Entertainment and Marvel Studios offered superhero genre fans live-action adaptations of some of the comic book world’s best-loved superheroes last year. The concept artwork behind each of DC’s Justice League and Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok are the subject of two new books for fans wanting to dig deeper into the development of these films: […]
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The Amazing Spider-man becomes first Marvel Issue #800–38+ variant covers on the way
Last week we saw Superman turn 80 and reach his 1000th issue of Action Comics for DC Comics. It’s hard to believe that Spider-man is the first character to be featured on a cover for an Issue #800 from rival publisher Marvel Comics. But that issue finally arrives this month for the long-running […]
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Batman 50 Checklist–More than 50 artists and covers, even more variants for big wedding issue
The wedding of Batman and Catwoman is shaping up in the issues of DC Comics’s Batman bi-weekly series, with the date set at Issue #50, greeting comic book readers next month. Writer Tom King continues his ongoing Bat-tale with an abundance of interior and variant cover artists, including Mikel Janin, Joëlle Jones, Jim Lee, Frank […]
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