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Available to back on Kickstarter, comic fans can get their hands on volumes 1 and 2 of The Golem of Venice Beach, a comic that features art by Frank Quitely, David Mack, Jae Lee, Howard Chaykin, Stan Sakai, Dean Haspiel, Juan Jose Ryp, Nick Dragotta, and Das Pastoras.”Picking up immediately after the cliffhanger of Book 1, Golem of Venice Beach: Book 2 finds Adam the Golem caught in the middle of a gang war while trying to protect two runaway teens,” said writer and creator Chanan Beizer. “To make matters worse, Jake finds himself under the watch of those very…
The second-generation AirPods Pro already had hearing health features, but iOS 18 expands on those tools, bringing hearing testing, hearing aids, and hearing protection right to your earbuds. Apple’s three-pronged approach to hearing health spans awareness, support, and prevention, and it all starts with a “clinically validated” hearing test you can take yourself.Apple has developed its own version of the hearing test we probably all took as kids: sit in a booth and raise your hand when you hear a sound. Instead of a booth, bulky equipment, or a trip to the doctor, the company is offering AirPods Pro and…
Image credit: Ray & Jay Comics This issue of Raise Hell gets a little Scooby-Doo-esque as the core trio (and their demonic pals) investigate a haunted shopping mall with members of the Spectral Science Club. Can they earn club membership without getting into trouble? Read issue 3 of Raise Hell to find out. I’m really enjoying this series, the alternative 00s setting where a demonic portal opened 30 years in the past is intriguing but is used to tell a relatable teen drama story (albeit with supernatural elements). The relationships between the central characters develop nicely in this issue, and…
The venerable M3 Apple MacBook Pro is on sale at Amazon for less than we found it at on Prime Day: You can get the base model with 512GB of storage and 8GB of RAM for $1,300, which is a 15 percent discount, as this version normally costs $1,500.appleThis is the latest MacBook Pro with the M3 chip, released last year. It has a 14-inch display, an 8-core CPU, and a 10-core GPU. Our official review gave the laptop high praise, calling the design a “major improvement” from previous MacBook Pro releases, and praising the “beautiful” Liquid Retina XDR display,…
The venerable M3 Apple MacBook Pro is on sale at Amazon for less than we found it at on Prime Day: You can get the base model with 512GB of storage and 8GB of RAM for $1,300, which is a 15 percent discount, as this version normally costs $1,500.appleThis is the latest MacBook Pro with the M3 chip, released last year. It has a 14-inch display, an 8-core CPU, and a 10-core GPU. Our official review gave the laptop high praise, calling the design a “major improvement” from previous MacBook Pro releases, and praising the “beautiful” Liquid Retina XDR display,…
In 2019/2020, Gerry Duggan and John McCrea released Dead Eyes, in which Martin/Dead Eyes, who spent his heyday as a “prolific robber and thug” in 90s Boston, dons his old mask again to save his wife. Equally entertaining and action-packed, Dead Eyes is a great noir piece that adds a certain charisma and weight to a typical crime story.But it looks like Dead Eyes’ retirement will last a little longer, as Duggan and McCree have reteamed for Dead Eyes: Empty Frames. If you read the first volume of Dead Eyes, you may remember that our hooded “hero” found a clue…
Interviewing Jeph Loeb is perhaps like working with Batman: you mostly stay out of the way and hope you learn a thing or two.But it’s not about control for Loeb when talking about comics. He’s just this deeply and unwaveringly passionate man — especially when it has to do with his friend and long-time collaborator Tim Sale. And given the legacy of the Sale-Loeb team, how could anyone not be practically ecstatic every time? The pair are, of course, best known for The Long Halloween saga, which includes the 1996 original series, 1999’s Dark Victory, 2004’s Catwoman: When in Rome,…
Urging people to watch movies on the biggest screen possible, as the filmmakers intended, gives rise to memes. People mimic images of watching movies on the worst, least immersive devices possible, from iPods to Game Boys. I recall that during the iPhone 16 launch event, Apple said the new models have CPUs that “comparable to high-end desktop PCs” and “desktop-class GPU architecture.” And it made me wonder if anyone actually plays AAA games for long periods of time on a 6-inch smartphone.Well, we all know that this is just Apple showing off the power of its in-house silicon. Considering that…
Vertical scrolling comics, or webtoons as you might call them, are quickly becoming more popular among younger comic readers, and now digital comics platform GlobalComix is jumping on the bandwagon with a major partnership with Dark Horse and other publishers. Billed as a “major expansion,” the GlobalComix Vertical Originals line will feature comics from not only Dark Horse but also AWA, TKO, Top Cow, Vault Comics, Bad Egg, Humanoids, and more, with more publishers on the way. GC Vertical Originals kicks off with Stranger Things, based on the hit Netflix series, which debuts today in both standard and “Upside-Down” editions.…
It’s Batman Day on September 21st, and like years in the past, DC is celebrating in various ways, from experiences to toy offerings and stuff to pick up at your local comics shops.Participating comic book shops, while supplies last, will offer a selection of Batman titles. Here are a few:DC UNIVERSE INFINITE is celebrating Batman Day by offering a curated collection of Batman-centric content FREE to read, in front of the paywall. Additionally, subscribers can read Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #1 the same day as print, starting September 25. Not a subscriber? Sign up today using promo code…