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Book review–Go back in time with the world’s mightiest mortal in nostalgic...
Review by C.J. Bunce A new edition of a book about the popularity of Fawcett Comics‘ original Captain Marvel, the world’s mightiest mortal–the superhero renamed Shazam and featured in a new movie this...
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All 84 variant Detective Comics #1000 covers complete checklist &...
Detective Comics, the title DC Comics took its name from, first hit the shelves of newsstands just before March 1937, 26 months before Batman would first appear in the famous Issue #27 in May 1939....
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Casting Batman? CW’s Batwoman is the bat-story we’ve been waiting for
Warner Brothers continues to struggle with how next to turn the DC universe of films into a cash cow like the Marvel Cinematic Universe. First a report that Ben Affleck′s replacement will be Robert...
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Horror classic character Vampirella turns 50 as new series arrives
The #1 top selling issue of Vampirella is arriving in comic book stores this month. It’s part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the popular horror character, and already pre-orders for...
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Wonder Woman arrives at 750th issue with nearly 50 variant covers
The first major variant comic book cover event of 2020 launches tomorrow as the landmark 750th issue of Wonder Woman arrives at comic stores everywhere. As with last year’s Detective Comics Issue...
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Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film–At last a chronicle of the...
Review by C.J. Bunce In the early 1980s a segment of genre films was eclipsed by blockbusters like Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, but they were important and unique and genre fans loved them...
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New life-sized Alex Ross Marvel Comics superhero mural takes center stage in...
Review by C.J. Bunce If you only know Alex Ross from his extensive work with the DC Comics superheroes, get ready for a great book of poster art featuring all-new paintings of the superheroes of the...
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borg 10-year celebration–The Not-to-Miss Top Comics of the Decade
We’re continuing our ten-year celebration of borg today with our favorite comic books. If you missed them, check out our Top 40 movies here and our Top 40 TV series here. We reviewed thousands of...
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Namor, the Sub-Mariner–Marvel sneaks long-awaited first mutant into the MCU...
He’s certainly the most overdue of 80 years of Marvel characters to make it into the live-action world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, created by writer-artist Bill...
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Retro fix–Jack Kirby-inspired Alex Ross conjures psychedelic 1960s for...
Review by C.J. Bunce Maybe, just maybe, modern readers may not think to go back and dig up early comic books introducing key superheroes that have spanned decades. Maybe classic art styles don’t work...
View ArticleReview–DeConnick and Noto update DHP’s Ghost in new limited series
Review by C.J. Bunce Elisa Cameron, aka Ghost, has been a character in the Dark Horse universe since 1993. She has appeared in various limited series from time to time and thanks to the ongoing...
View ArticleReview–Raymond and Moore’s Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo
Review by C.J. Bunce The second volume in the high-quality restored hardcover library edition of the original The Complete Flash Gordon Library was released December 18, 2012, and it measures up in...
View ArticleToday Dark Horse revives classic Star Wars characters in new series
Review by C.J. Bunce It’s exactly the place long-time Star Wars fans always wanted to see more Star Wars adventures take place. Not before the original trilogy. Not during the Clone Wars. We’re...
View ArticleReview–The Dynamite Art of Alex Ross
Review by C.J. Bunce If you have already checked out Alex Ross’s prior art overview books Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross and Rough Justice: The DC Comics Sketches of Alex Ross (reviewed at...
View ArticleThe Shadow: Year One, a great introduction to the classic masked crimefighter
Review by C.J. Bunce Ever since the success of Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One, everyone has climbed aboard to use the Year One tag to sell copies. Many times the Year One is not an origin story but a...
View ArticleReview–Dynamite’s stuck-out-of-time Miss Fury offers faithful, stylish update...
Miss Fury was the one of the first female superheroes, created 42 years ago this month by June Tarpé Mills (1915-1988)–one of the few early female comic book creators. Written and drawn by Mills, Miss...
View ArticleFirst look–Mike Mayhew to bring “The Star Wars” to a galaxy near you
First it was Mike Mayhew and Star Trek and Doctor Who. Then it was Mike Mayhew and Green Arrow. Then it was Mike Mayhew and The Bionic Man and The Bionic Woman. Now it’s Mike Mayhew and Star Wars....
View ArticleDream Thief–The next big thing… and your own digital swag
Ok, I’ve been holding back. I landed my hands on the first issue of Dark Horse Comics’ new series Dream Thief a few days ago and WOW–I am convinced it’s the next big thing. It’s one of those from...
View ArticleGrimm adaptation of TV series coming next month from Dynamite
Following the further exploits of Portland detective Nick Burkhart, his partner Hank Griffin, Blutbad werewolf pal Monroe, and girlfriend Juliette, Dynamite Comics has released some teasers and cover...
View ArticleClassic Battlestar Galactica returns for 35th anniversary
Marking the 35th anniversary of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series, Dynamite Comics is bringing the original series back for an ongoing monthly comic book series beginning next week. The Alex...
View ArticleGrimm–Dynamite’s new monthly a must-read for fans of the TV series
Grimm fans who attended Free Comic Book Day Saturday and this week’s comic book Wednesday were treated to a double dose of their favorite series with both a free full-length comic story and an...
View ArticleReview–Battlestar Galactica Issue #1 from Dynamite Comics
Before Starbuck was played by a woman he was played by Face on The A-Team. Before Richard Hatch was Zarek he was Apollo. And Adama was played by Lorne Greene, not Edward James Olmos. Vipers were...
View ArticleReview–IDW’s anthology of Tarpé Mills’s classic Miss Fury
Miss Fury was ahead of her time. The superhero moniker and nickname of Marla Drake, she was less a femme fatale, cast aside by the males that shared the comic page as with other contemporary tales,...
View Articleborg.com–800,000 views and our second anniversary
We kicked off borg.com as a way to catch up on entertainment news, books and movies back on June 10, 2011. We’ve posted what’s new each day to provide “your daily science fiction, fantasy, and...
View ArticleNa-na-na-Na-na-na–Dynamite announces Six Million Dollar Man Season Six
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,...
View ArticleCatching 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...
View Articleborg.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...
View ArticleReview–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...
View ArticleSeason 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...
View ArticlePreview–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...
View ArticleQuick 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...
View ArticleBe prepared to get bombarded: Star Wars cover variants in January like never...
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...
View ArticleFirst look–Miss Fury, The Shadow and other classic heroes come together again...
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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleAdam Hughes to take on writing and artistic duties in new Betty & Veronica...
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...
View ArticleHappy 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....
View ArticleSherlock, Red Sonja, and Xena–Dynamite releases three new trade editions...
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...
View ArticleRetro Watch–1970s Wonder Woman and Bionic Woman fend off fembots in crossover...
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,...
View ArticlePreview–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...
View ArticlePreview–The Batman meets The Shadow with an artist showcase of cover variants...
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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleNew releases showcase the artwork behind superhero films Justice League and...
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...
View ArticleThe Amazing Spider-man becomes first Marvel Issue #800–38+ variant covers on...
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...
View ArticleBatman 50 Checklist–More than 50 artists and covers, even more variants for...
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...
View ArticleFantastic Four–Dozens of artists join in for 60+ variant covers for today’s...
Today writer Dan Slott and artist Sara Pichelli are bringing back the title Fantastic Four to Marvel Comics with a re-launch beginning with part one of a new Issue #1 story, “Fourever,” arriving at...
View Articleborg’s Best of 2018–The Best in Print
Our borg Best of 2018 list continues today with the Best in Print. If you missed them, check out our review of the Best Movies of 2018 here, the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2018 here, and the Best in...
View Articleborg’s Best of 2022–The Best Books
Our borg Best of 2022 list continues today with the Best Books of 2022. If you missed them, check out our reviews of the Kick-Ass Heroines of 2022 here, the Best Movies of 2022 here, and the Best in...
View ArticleThe Terminator returns next week in Vietnam era series
Review by C.J. Bunce We’ve seen about thirty comic book adaptations, tie-ins, crossovers, and reboots of characters from The Terminator over the years, and from several publishers, with only two that...
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