Secret Identity--What's New?

And Then We Lose A Princess...

12/28/2016

by Matman

For many of us, Carrie Fisher was our first crush! And why not? She was beautiful, tough and flew around space fighting bad guys and hanging out with incredibly cool people... and things. Sadly we have to deal with the reality that Carrie Fisher is no longer with us.

Fisher lived an incredible life full of triumph, sucess and tragedy. Yes she was Princess Leia but she was an award winning writer (POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE) and sadly struggled with drug issues and a personal life that wasn't the happy ending a princess should have.

Carrie Fisher was admitted to the hospital on December 23rd following a heart attack on a flight and passed away yesterday.

Our hearts are all sad....

Another Music Icon Passes Away

12/26/2016

by Matman

2016 hasn't been a good year for celebrities to say the least. It looks like every week we are losing someone who means so much to so many. Sadly on Christmas Day we lost another.

One of the most iconic performers of the 1980's and early 1990's, George Michael passes away at the way too young age of 53. Michael made a splash in the early 1980's as part of the duo WHAM with Andrew Ridgeley.

His look and soulful voice won him an incredible and loyal following and when he left WHAM in 1986 he began a solo career that started off like crazy; selling 20 million copies of his amazing debut FAITH and LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE VOL. 1. Following his initial success Michael tried to go into a more serious path with a lot of resistance and not as much success.

In 1993 he made rock fans take notice of his incredible voice as he joined Queen onstage at the FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE CONCERT but sadly he turned his back on music not wanting to be a puppet or 'hit making machine'.

Following several run ins with the law for drug issues and some rather public embarrassing moments, Michael stayed out of the public eye for the most part but did have several tours and wrote his autobiography, BARE.

For me I never wanted to like his music, especially with WHAM being so opposite of the heavy metal I loved, but his voice was as smooth and perfect a voice you could have. He will be very much missed and now appreciated for the talent he was.

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #756--Slam and Rogue One

12/23/2016

What’s New?
Supergirl update: DC sends care package to comic shop worker (twitter.com/sapphicgeek/status/811360249345167364)
New Spidey title coming out of Clone Conspiracy

Comics:
Action Comics #969
Slam #1
Micronauts #8
Dead Inside #1

Boob Tube/Big Screen:
Star Wars: Rogue One

You can listen to the episode right here in the player above, or grab us on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening!

Kickstarter Alert: SISTERHOOD OF THE BLADE

12/20/2016

by Brian LeTendre

Our good very and super talented writer Alana Abbott (The Redemption Trilogy) is contributing to a new anthology project that could use your support!

Sisterhood of the Blade is a series of stories set in 17th century France, and follows a trio of women and their adventures as part of the Queen's special guard. The anthology features stories from several prominent fantasy writers, including the creator of the Forgotten Realms himself, Ed Greenwood!

The project has sixteen days to go and is approaching the halfway point of its funding goal. So if this sounds like a project you'd be interested in, head over to the Kickstarter page and show the creators some love by helping bring Sisterhood of the Blade to life.

Click here to head to the Sisterhood of the Blade kickstarter page!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #755--Venom and Suicide Squad

12/16/2016

What’s New?
Ayer and Robbie team-up again for Gotham City Sirens
Spider-man Homecoming trailer
Blizzard starts book publishing arm

Comics:
Superman Annual #1
Clone Conspiracy #3
Suicide Squad #8
Venom #1

You can listen to the episode right here in the player above, or grab us on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening!

Drive Thru Comics Has a Massive IDW Sale Going on Right Now

12/14/2016

Our good friends over at Drive Thru Comics always run great sales around the holidays, and there's a big IDW sale going on right now.

Right now all graphic novels from IDW are 40% off. This includes their popular Transformers and GI Joe lines, as the Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms classics that were originally published by DC Comics.

This sale runs through the end of next week, so there's still time to stock up for yourself or gift some awesome comics to the nerds in your life.

Check out the IDW sale at Drive Thru now!

Rev It Up With MOTOR CRUSH

12/13/2016

Press Release

MOTOR CRUSH #1—by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr of Batgirl of Burnside fame—launched to instant success and immediate critical acclaim this week and Image Comics is sending it back to print in order to keep up with customer demand.

By day, Domino Swift competes for fame and fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting “machine narcotic” known as Crush.

MOTOR CRUSH remains available for purchase across all digital platforms, including the Image Comics website (imagecomics.com), the official Image Comics iOS app, Comixology’s website (comixology.com), iOS, Android, and Google Play.

MOTOR CRUSH #1, 2nd printing (Diamond Code NOV168052) and MOTOR CRUSH #2 Cover A by Tarr (NOV160629) and Cover B by Stewart (Diamond Code NOV160630) will be available on Wednesday, January 11th. The final order cutoff deadline for comics retailers is Monday, December 19th.
Select praise for MOTOR CRUSH:

“Motor Crush won’t steer you wrong.” --IGN
“The debut of the year and the comic that will set the pace for what’s possible in 2017.” --Comicosity
“Your new crush.” --Comics Alliance
"Lots of comics want to be cool; Motor Crush just is.” --Comicbook.com
“An absolute stunner.” --Nerdist
"The candy-pink philosophical Cyberpunk we’ve been waiting for.” --The Mary Sue
“Compelling.” --The Onion’s A.V. Club
“A vivid love letter to extreme sports and motor bikes.” --The Comics Beat
“Without a doubt, this is the most interesting comic book I've read all year.” --Blavity

Drive Thru and Bundle of Holding Team Up For An Epic Valiant Bundle!

12/9/2016

Our friends over at Drive Thru Comics and Drive Thru RPG have teamed up with Valiant to offer an awesome bundle through Bundle of Holding!

You can get over a $134 worth of Valiant comics and Valiant RPG sourcebooks for a little over $16 bucks right now (though that threshold price is sure to go up soon). Or, you cold go with the starter bundle for a mere $6 and get the core RPG rulebook and a handful of Valiant trades to get you acclimated with the Valiant universe. Either way, it's a huge amount of savings, and a portion of the proceeds goes to the Hero initiative.

This bundle is only available for the next ten days, so check it out now. If you've got a comics fan or gamer in your life and you're looking for some holiday gifts, look no further.

Check out the Valiant Bundle of Holding!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #754--Supergirl and Web Warriors

12/8/2016

What’s New?
CT GamerCon April 1-2, 2017 (www.ctgamercon.com)
Marvel Announces X-Men Blue and Gold teams
Matt bookstore appearance--Sat 12/10 at The Pandorica in NY (www.thepandoricarestaurant.com)

Comics:
Punisher Annual #1
Web Warriors #12
The Creeps #8
Supergirl #2

Boob Tube:
Supergirl
Flash
Arrow
Legends of Tomorrow

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #753--James Bond and Serenity

12/2/2016

What’s New?
CT GamerCon April 1-2, 2017 (www.ctgamercon.com)
Garfield and Adamas talk Spidey and Lois
Stephen Amell talks Arrow’s 100 episodes
Buddy Scalera’s Comic Book School (www.comicbookschool.com)

Comics:
James Bond: Hammerhead #1
Batman #11
Superman #10
Prowler #1
Serenity: No Power in the Verse #1

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And Then We Lose A Princess...

Another Music Icon Passes Away

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #756--Slam and Rogue One

Kickstarter Alert: SISTERHOOD OF THE BLADE

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #755--Venom and Suicide Squad

Drive Thru Comics Has a Massive IDW Sale Going on Right Now

Rev It Up With MOTOR CRUSH

Drive Thru and Bundle of Holding Team Up For An Epic Valiant Bundle!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #754--Supergirl and Web Warriors

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