Chew. It’s had more heat around it than the sun. The first issue went to 453 printings (possibly an exaggeration) and apparently a first issue of this book which let us remember is a little more than five months old, can be yours for upwards of $40. Its been a run away success, and has even caused much excitement amongst the monkeys from this site too. It’s clear that the comic world has embraced Tony Chu and his strange world to its eager breast (um, well you get the point I guess). In short its been quite popular. So, at the end of story no 1, maybe its time to appraise Chew.

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Lionsgate has premiered four new character posters for Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book Kick Ass. 

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Jeff Lemire's Essex County Trilogy consists of three interlocking stories all set in a sleepy and remote farming community in Canada. 

Here’s the spiel… 

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Comic lovers, rejoice, Comixology and Iverse the two most popular comic readers for the iPhone have added Marvel titles to their libraries. 

But only if you live in the USA!

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If you listened to last weeks MOMB Podcast this is the awesome Terminator 2 Rap Nick was talking about, enjoy...

Grant Morrison said in the back of his seminal New X Men run, when discussing the changes he planned to make, fuck the fan boys. Everything which follows here then is said in the understanding that, while from time to time even my fan boy rage may be piqued, I read comic books for the stories, even when they do play with characters with which I’ve developed a sense of loyalty or affection. BUT there is one character I’m desperate to see given another chance, to be saved from being the whipping boy of his universe

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               The Order of Dagonet tells the story of what happens when the kingdom of Fairie returns to stake its claim on the British Isle. The country’s last line of defence is the Knights of the Realm. Unfortunately the days of these knights being soldiers in armour is well past. Our nations safety now rests on the shoulders of a washed up rock star, an actor well past his prime that has to get typecast to pay the rent, & the author of some books about a boy wizard (no, not Tommy Taylor!). Oh, & Merlin, the proper version that is, not the crappy BBC one.

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So once again Halloween has rolled around & fancy dress parties are everywhere. Of course times have changed. The kids who used to go round trick or treating have now grown up & their kids don’t do trick or treat, they just do trick, which involves slashing your tyres & putting a bricks through your window. So, if you’re looking for the ultimate creepy comic book costume to scare off the local neighbourhood shits, see if our top ten of the creepiest characters in comics gives you any inspiration.

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It would be rude of us not to celebrate the birthday of Asterix, who 50 years ago this week appeared in the pages of the French weekly magazine “Pilote”.   Happy Birthday Asterix and Chums!

This isn’t the first time we’ve been here. I’ve written on a couple of occasions about Dark Avengers, and (to be honest with you!!) I hadn’t planned to visit it again until the story concludes. It has, if we are being fair, been a bit hit and miss. Utopia (the cross over with the X Men) had some highly enjoyable parts but the book has rather ebbed and flowed. Number ten in this series has come in for a certain amount of criticism, some of which I read before the book. After putting it down it left some questions in my mind. Were the critics right? Did Marvel sell it accurately? Finally and maybe most importantly is it actually any good at all? Well to answer my own questions, sometimes, probably not, and well yes, I think it is…

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           “It’s so terrifying you’ll want to sleep with the light on afterwards”. This phrase has become a yardstick that is associated with judging just how terrifying a film may be. So it goes with Paranormal Activity. A film made over 7 days on a budget so small it defies comprehension that they could even afford the film stock. However, thanks to the internet, the word of mouth buzz surrounding this film has become so loud it is almost deafening. The yardstick phrase above is of no use here though, because this is a film so scary that once you’ve seen it you probably won’t want to sleep at all.

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Rather than review a comic book I thought it was about time to talk about one of our podcasts on the site. You (if you visit us regularly) have notice that over too you’re right a banner appeared linking you to our Podcast page. Its 5 weeks old now, and given that this is such a significant milestone (no fair enough, its not) we wanted it to be special (this though is a bit true!).

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Written by Phil Hester art by Brian Churilla

The Anchor. Holy warrior, unholy war. Freak of nature, beast of burden, hulking outcast, medieval prize fighter, Viking raider, God's leg-breaker. One thousand years ago a hulking outcast sought refuge in the crumbling ruins of an ancient monastery, offering in return the one thing he had to give — his fists. Transformed into an immortal warrior monk standing at the gates of Hell itself to keep our world free from its invading armies, The Anchor is mysteriously tricked into centuries of slumber. But today, this holy warrior rises to battle all the unholy monsters unleashed during his slumber.

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Wow a special SUPER-sized, ACTION-packed 104-page special to commemorate Deadpool's historic 900th issue! 

Deadpool #900 kicks off his third (yes THIRD) ongoing monthly series in style!  It’s a big read, which took me a couple of sittings to get through, here’s my (as usual “quick”) review of each story… 

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Red Robin #5

Word: Chris Yost

Art: Ramon Bachs

DC

It’s a dangerous job, being a Robin. You’re a young boy to whom some misfortune or another has befallen, then you are rescued by a benevolent Billionaire who just happens to be a costumed vigilante. From the frying pan, into the fire. Of course what worse is the pension plan. You'll have a limited shelf life.

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           Guardian Devil forms the second part of what I unofficially refer to as “The Karen Page Trilogy”. The story, that started in Born Again then continues in this volume by Kevin Smith & Joe Quesada & concludes in Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale’s Daredevil: Yellow, tells the story of the relationship between Matt Murdock & Karen Page, a woman who has had more dodgy career choices  than Stan Collymore.

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 We spoke about this on the podcast here and James blogged his reaction to the show here.

Here’s the press release for Alan Moore’s intriguing new project…

Forty years after the uproarious heyday of the alternative press, writer Alan Moore is launching the 21st century’s first underground magazine from his home town of Northampton, a community that is right at the geographical, political and economic heart of the country; one which has half its high street boarded up and is at present dying on its arse, just like everywhere else.

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Written by Robert Kirkman, pencils by Ryan Ottley, inks by Todd McFarlane, layouts by Greg Capullo and colouring by Fco Plascencia.  

 HAUNT centers on a pair of brothers, Kurt and Daniel Kilgore, who act more like adversaries than family. Kurt, a secret agent, and Daniel, a less than holy priest, bond in a way neither of them expects after Kurt's untimely death. A surprise fusing of Kurt's ghost with Daniel's body creates a chain reaction, turning the brothers into the character, Haunt. 

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