Spiral Comics Blog

A new, presumably ongoing, series from IDW about one of the most popular Planeswalkers, Chandra. Check out this new Magic: The Gathering comic series. “The boundless multiverse of Magic: The Gathering returns to comics. In the wake of tragedy, Planeswalker and pyromancer Chandra Nalaar strikes out on her own, looking for new challenges and seeking justice. From the towers of Ravnica to the graveyards of Innistrad and beyond, she’ll find plenty of the former. The justice she’ll have to make for herself.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: MAGIC: THE GATHERING

Unless you’ve got a deep knowledge of the DC Universe, you may not recognize the “Great Disaster” as the focal event for some of DC’s less well-known characters, Kamandi and OMAC, inhabiting an alternate timeline known as Earth-AD. Well, this new mini-series ties in to that alternate timeline. I know, mind-blowing, right? “A new tale of the future DC Universe, set in a previously unexplored timeline-the Cosmic Dark Age. Years after the Great Disaster, the Earth has started to rebuild and rejoin the universal coalition. In order to prevent a galactic war, different worlds throughout the known cosmos have created a new system of competitive combat to give each participating planet their own voice in the intergalactic struggle. Each world […]

By the law of conservation of transforming robots at IDW, if they stop producing Transformers comics, they will start producing Go-Bot comics. It is written. Actually, since Hasbro acquired Tonka, the Go-Bots were established as an alternate reality within the Transformers franchise. But Hasbro only owns the intellectual property. The robot toys are still owned by Bandai, who had them licensed to Tonka. Anyway, let’s see where this Go-Bot comic goes. “Go-Bots have changed our way of life. Leader-1 is a self-aware fighter jet on a hostage rescue mission with his partner, Commander Nick Burns. Scooter is the personal transport and best friend to undergrad A.J. Foster. Turbo is Matt Hunter’s transforming race car in the hottest sport in America, […]

I really like the look of this new science fiction mini-series from Dark Horse. “January Lee is of royal descent, part of the ruling class that lives out their lives on accelerated, ‘Lightstepped’ worlds where a single day is a lifetime on a normal planet. But her ‘holy ailment,’ which allows her to see the truth behind the Primogenitor’s lies, marks her for banishment to the outer worlds. This is the beginning of a fantastic tale of alien worlds, a star-spanning empire, and rogues and rebels seeking a weapon hidden in the transmission of a radio drama from Earth thousands of years ago.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: SCI-FI

Fun for all ages, Atomic Robo has been going for 10 years! Check out this “greatest hits” one-shot from IDW to learn why Atomic Robo has had such enduring appeal. “Scientist. Adventurer. Enemy to insane dinosaurs, evil AIs, and rock monsters alike. Atomic Robo does it all. Learn all about Tesladyne’s famous action scientists in two great stories: ‘Centralia’ and ‘The Trial of Atomic Robo.’ Fun for the whole family… as long as your family likes action, adventure, science, and did we mention insane dinosaurs? Celebrating 10 years of Atomic Robo. The perfect starting place to get into the world of Atomic Robo.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: ATOMIC ROBO

The cult classic returns for a one-shot from the incomparable Joss Whedon! “Dr. Horrible is back, and he’s brought his best friend with him… Captain Hammer? The timestream has been breached, and who’s to blame but the missus of time herself, Hourglass. But things are a bit peculiar in this semmingly present day with arch nemeses Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer teaming up. If that’s possible, then what else is? Revisit the hilarity, wit, and charm of Dr. Horrible in this unbelievable story of preposterous possibilities featuring cameos from some of the series’ most horrible villians.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: DR. HORRIBLE, JOSS WHEDON (W)