Ivan Brandon has been waiting quite some time for his due. For years, he’s been saddled with various books that were ill-fated from the start, from tie-in miniseries like Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape and X-Men: Nation X to a couple of “big chance” books like the New 52’s Men of War that unfortunately went nowhere. […]
Greg Pak is one of the great mysteries in the world of comics. Like a lot of people, I first discovered him through the now-classic Planet Hulk storyline, and loved every minute of it. This was the work of a strong new voice in comics, someone who was able to take an old concept straight […]
So, it’s been a few years since I last wrote any of these reviews. But for those with particularly long memories, you may recall that the last one I wrote here was for the first issue of a fledgling indy title called Harbinger. Now, here we are, many moons later, and the initial reservations I […]
Comics, Games, Supplies, T-Shirts, Action Figures… Ground Zero had pretty much everything except enough space to display it all. Not that the old Ground Zero was small by most measures – it was 2600 square feet. But we had SOOOO much stuff, and our gaming community needed more room, so a move was inevitable. But […]
Tyler comic fans and animal lovers will get a unique chance to meet the creator of a new comic series and the dog that inspired it as animal rescue activist and comic book artist Blake Ovard visits Ground Zero Comics on Wednesday, May 21st. Mr. Ovard is a professional artist and animal rescuer who has […]
Ground Zero Comics is proud to have been awarded the only Star Wars LCG Regionals Tournament in the state of Texas! This event will be held on Saturday, May 17th, beginning at 10AM. We have a grand total of 64 available slots for this tournament, and with so ofew of these events being held, we […]
On Friday, March 21st, Ground Zero will host a special Friday Night Magic Booster Draft: Yo’ve heard about how great it is too draft the Innistrad block – here’s your chance! We draft Innistrad/Innistrad/Dark Ascension at the reduced price on only $15.00! Pull a Liliana of the Vieil Amaze your friends! Just experience drafting one […]
Make plans now to attend Ground Zero Comics Christmas Party on Saturday, December 21st, 2013, from 2-6PM Admission is One Can of Food for the East Texas Food Bank There will be free Refreshments, Games and Prizes and you can get a FREE 2014 Marvel Calendar while they last! Feeling like helping the hungry in […]
Tyler Rose City ComiCon! On the last weekend in October, Tyler experience its first ever ComiCon! The event was staged by Tours of Tyler and Ground Zero was right in the thick of things from the beginning, designing the logo and helping with the planning. (The werewolf at right was drawn by our good friend […]
I love pop culture. The first few decades of my life was spent discovering to various pop culture works that shaped my life. In music I began with Buck Owens, then discovered Paul Revere and the Raiders and someone it led me all the way through Front 242 and on to Pat Metheny and Ornette […]