Writer/Artist: Paul Pope
Company: Adhouse

Calling Pulphope “The Art of Paul Pope” actually does it a bit of a disservice. It makes it sound like it is mostly going to be a collection of work, both previously seen and never-before-seen, of an immensely talented artist. That would have been well enough, but Adhouse and Pope go a few steps further and create a book that is an insight into Pope’s influences and thoughts on various types of art, accompanied by Continue Reading »

What is Rumble Pants? Well, the Panteon has decided to play at god once more. We take a few select comic characters and pit them against one another for our amusement, but we figured why keep the fun all to ourselves? So we decided on a format that would require your participation and will hopefully provide amusement for you at the same time. The format is a single elimination tournament with weekly rounds decided by you, the reader. Just keep reading to help decide the ultimate fate of some of your favorite comic characters!
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This weekend was the San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest North American comics convention around. Join David Martindale (D3), Dan Grendell, and Nick Budd as we dig through the piles of news that has come out of the convention and discuss the important bits. What releases are upcoming? Who is on what project? Did the Image founders kill each other at their reunion panel? Let us know if we missed any important news and your thoughts on what we discussed in the comments section. Continue Reading »

Writer: Joss Whedon
Artist: Paul Lee
Company: Dark Horse Comics

It’s not an insane stretch of the mind to say that the first four issues to the eighth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer have been a fairly inclusive jaunt. The story has zig-zagged its way through years of history and torn like a madman though the entire contents of a half-charred, half demon chewed copy of a Sunnydale High School yearbook. If you’re a dedicated fan of the show and have seen all seven of the previous seasons, then by golly, this is a fan’s dream come true. If you’re not the die-hard fan and only have watched the show in passing, or caught the occasional late night repeat, then the comic might feel Continue Reading »

Some of you may have noticed on the sidebar, we have our “Top Five of the Moment” listed. These are the five books that are most clicking with each Pants writer. It may or may not represent the best books we’ve read all month, year, or just what we’re digging that week. We generally try to update it with books from that week, but there are no hard and fast rules. Inspired by an email from one of our readers, we’re going to post every Friday with the most recent Top Five from each member of the Panteon, and hope for your comments on our lists, or maybe even your own “Top Five of the Moment.”
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Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Andy Kubert
Company: DC Comics

Grant Morrison is one in a small handful of creators whose work is about as unpredictable and challenging as you can get. He’s a downright genius to some, constructing mountainous bodies of work that seduce and draw you in with their complex and psychedelic rhythms. But for others, he’s an utter confusion, falling into a stark category of too weird or too out there on the fringe to completely understand. He’s not your typical author, that’s for sure, certainly not one that does the same thing again and again, as he continually tries to do something different with what he gets his hands on. With his Continue Reading »

Welcome to Manga Zubon, where I take a look at the manga that have come out each month and pick what I think are the best of the lot. These are the manga that I feel deserve recognition and readership more than the rest, so I’m singling them out. My focus in this column is mostly on first volumes to get you in on the ground floor of new series, but I will include standouts in ongoing series as well. Keep in mind that though I do my best, I can’t read everything that comes out each month, so if you have something Continue Reading »

Wednesday Number Ones is a weekly feature here at Comic Pants. We take the books that are premiering a first issue from that week and give a quick opinion on them. From time to time we may also include more than issue number ones in this feature. If a noteworthy one-shot or the first issue of a new story arc is released, we may talk about it in this feature.

This week we will cover Annihilation Conquest: Star Lord #1 of 4, Black Summer #1, Chemist #1, Doktor Sleepless #1, Dust #1 of 2, Hiding In Time #1, Multiple Warheads #1, Speak of the Devil #1, and Star Trek Year Four #1.
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Writer: Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman
Artist: Lee Garbett
Company: Wildstorm

Everyone loves to see action. It’s a simple and unavoidable fact that seems to be hard-wired into our brains. Sure, there are varying degrees of action; the good and the bad, the cheesy and the downright jaw dropping spectacle of watching a thirty car pile up with massive explosions while a hail of gunfire permeates every ounce of our senses. This latter definition of action is exactly what the first issue of The Highwaymen gave us. So really, what more could you want from a second issue? Well, how about doing all of those same things but doing them in even bigger and bolder ways. Non-stop, pedal Continue Reading »

What is Rumble Pants? Well, the Panteon has decided to play at god once more. We take a few select comic characters and pit them against one another for our amusement, but we figured why keep the fun all to ourselves? So we decided on a format that would require your participation and will hopefully provide amusement for you at the same time. The format is a single elimination tournament with weekly rounds decided by you, the reader. Just keep reading to help decide the ultimate fate of some of your favorite comic characters!
Continue Reading »