Watchmen prequels, X-Men First Class part 2, and Avengers Super Bowl spot teaser on the new format Planet 46 Comics show
Watchmen prequels, X-Men First Class sequel, and Avengers assemble this week on the comics podcast.
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DC’s new logo; Popeye’s return; Amazing Spider-Man press conference on Planet 46 Comics
Matt Price and Kyle Roberts discuss the new DC Comics logo, Popeye making it back into comics, and an Amazing Spider-Man press conference in Tokyo on the Planet 46 Comics show.
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“Justice League” No. 1 tops 2011 comic-book sales
DC Comics’ revamp of its superhero line was a sales success, with titles from DC’s “The New 52” making up nine of the top 10 titles in the year-end sales list of the comic industry’s primary distributor.
Diamond Comics Distributors Inc. reported that “Justice League” No. 1 topped all comics sold in 2011.
Amazing Spider-Man: Peter Parker and the Ramones; Turn off the Dark Broadway record; Marvel Comics anime
Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark swings past all time Broadway record, two new official images from Amazing Spider-Man, and Blade Anime comes to G4 in the Planet 46 Comics Podcast.
Matt Price’s top 10 comic-book series of 2011
DC Comics regained the public’s attention — and the lead in market share — with a publicized revamp of its superhero line, but not all of the year’s best comics involved capes and tights.
The following are 2011′s best 10 periodical comic books.
Matt Price’s best graphic novels of 2011
Well-regarded graphic novelists Craig Thompson (“Blankets”) and Jaime Hernandez (“Love and Rockets”) released brilliant marriages of words and pictures in 2011, showcasing artists at the top of their creative powers. Despite some market failures, such as the closing of bookstore chain Borders, artistic quality of the graphic novel format remained high.
Here are my selections for the best 10 graphic novels of 2011.
Next week, return for the top 10 periodical comics of 2011.
2,011 in 2011 comic-book reading challenge: Week 51 and 52 recap
Holy cow. It’s done! I sort of can’t believe I finished the entire thing, but I did, in fact, complete my 2,011 comic books in 2011 reading challenge.
David Nelson, who also completed the challenge, asked if I had a compiled list. I don’t — I might work it up in January, but for the moment, the best way to relive the challenge is by going through the category: http://blog.newsok.com/nerdage/tag/2011-in-2011.
Thanks to everyone who read along and who worked on the challenge from home! Breakdowns for the last two weeks past the cut; more breakdowns possible in January.
Christmas Comics Countdown: Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #46
Todd DeZago creates a fun, touching Christmas tale in “Marvel Adventures Spider-Man” No. 46, an issue of the all-ages series first released in 2008.
In “Silent Nights,” drawn by Roberto Castro (behind a cool cover by Francis Tsai) Spidey is battling the cold, and trying to come up with a great present for Aunt May. Last year, she broke a ceramic decoration she had shared with her late husband, Peter’s Uncle Ben. Peter would like to replace it, but it runs $100, and he’s significantly short.
He tries to scare up a photo assignment from Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson, but Jameson’s got nothing for him. Then Spider-Man hears there’s a burglar going around dressed as Santa Claus, and figures nabbing him might be good for some Bugle photos. The mishaps and adventures that follow make for an exciting tale with a heartwarming twist. DeZago does a good job capturing the feeling of the young Peter Parker here in a recommended holiday tale.
- Matt Price
Comics read in 2011: 2011! Still to go: 0!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Christmas Countdown: Wolverine #49
Rob Williams, Laurence Campbell and Kris Justice are the creative team for 2006′s “Wolverine” No. 49, in which Logan is sent department-store shopping on Christmas Eve. He’s not particularly happy about the idea, but as a hostage situation develops in Manhattan, it’s fortunate Wolverine was on hand.
While he’s in the jam-packed store, there’s a kidnapping, and a bomb threat from a group claiming to be a Christmas cult. Logan, however, must sniff out the truth and save the heiress before time runs out.
Pretty good done-in-one Christmas story that’s reminiscent in some ways of “Die Hard.”
- Matt Price
Comics read in 2011: 2010. Still to go: 1 .
Amazing Spider-Man photos; The Dark Knight Rises trailer; favorite comics of 2011
Fans get to see more about The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man, and Matt and Kyle reveal some of their favorite comics of 2011.
SPIDEY PICS
The Amazing Spider-Man, Marc Webb’s film reboot of the Spider-Man property, is set to release July 3, 2012. 
In the meantime, the official site has revealed more photos from the film, which will star Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
Theamazingspiderman.com is the film’s official site.
BATMAN TRAILER, PICS
The second “The Dark Knight Rises” trailer has been officially released online. The third film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, “The Dark Knight Rises” stars Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy, and is set to be released July 20, 2012. New pictures also reveal closer looks at Batman and Bane.
FAVORITE COMICS OF THE YEAR
Matt and Kyle talk about some of their favorite comics of the year, including X-Men Schism and Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine for Kyle, and Batman: The Black Mirror and Criminal: Last of the Innocents for Matt.
REVIEW FILE: Activity #1, Near Death #4, Justice League #4
Criminal: Last of the Innocent #1 reviewed here.
For 2011 count: Detective Comics 871-881; Criminal: Last of the Innocent 2-6.
Comics read in 2011: 2009 Still to go: 2.
