DC have posted a series of conversations with artists this week. First up was Chris Burnham on Batman Incorporated: “We’re throwing everything we can think of at the wall and I’m pretty sure most of it’s sticking. It’s exciting, dramatic, funny, violent, deadly serious, utterly ridiculous, and, hopefully, moving. We’re doing our darnedest to dress […]
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Indepth with Carbon Grey
As detailed in April’s Illuminations, amongst the Image listings, there is a new series of Carbon Grey due to be released this June. Image Comics have looked a little further into the project which was funded with a Kickstarter campaign which reached its funding goal on April 14. They spoke with Hoang Nguyen about the […]
Usagi Yojimbo in Motion!
Dark Horse are continuing with their trend of releasing free-to-air motion comics. This week, it’s the turn of everyone’s favourite ronin, Usagi Yojimbo, so feel free to spend the next few minutes appreciating Stan Sakai’s genius below… Full story.
Robot Chicken DC Special is on the way!
DC Comics and Warner Bros are officially endorsing an upcoming special of Robot Chicken The Star Wars shows were great so we’re all sure this is going to be just as awesome …and stupid. They’ve assembled an all-star cast including Green as Batman, Robin and the put-upon Aquaman, Paul Reubens as The Riddler, Neil Patrick […]
New Illuminations May Webzine Online Today
Check out May’s Illuminations for all of the major publishers’ brand new series shipping this July. A bumper pack this month as Avatar, Boom! and Valiant have been added to the list of publishers. It also features a look at Daredevil: Born Again in ‘History Books’, some great staff picks for your perusal, graphic novels […]
What’s in store for Spidey and Thor?
Writers J.M. DeMatteis and Brian Reed have revealed to Marvel their plans for Thor and Spider-Man respectively. DeMatteis on the Mighty Thor Annual: “Although the Surfer, Galactus, the Other, Oblivion and Scrier all play pivotal roles in the story, it’s Thor’s story first and foremost and begins in a very personal way, when Don Blake […]
New Globe ongoing series due September
Guarding the Globe, the spin-off miniseries from Robert Kirkman’s ‘Invincible’, is set to return as an ongoing series this September. Phil Hester will be taking over writing duties from Kirkman with Todd Nauck handling all the art. There will be a taste of what’s to come from the new creative team on Free Comic Book […]
Nightwing #8 is heading back to press
DC have announced that Nightwing #8 has sold out after just a couple of days and is therefore heading for reprint territory. Could it be because the issue is a prelude to the expansive Night of the Owls crossover? The new printing is due at the end of May. Full story.
Agent Coulson joins the Marvel Comic Universe
Agent Phil Coulson, a key operative for the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, or S.H.I.E.L.D. as they’re more commonly known, has joined the Marvel Comic Universe in Battle Scars #6, which hits the shelves today! Coulson has been portrayed by Clark Gregg in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and Avengers Assemble (which […]
Article on Dark Horse Originals
Dark Horse have posted a nice article on their ‘Dark Horse Originals’ imprint. “At the core of our current, Dark Horse Originals–focused “Genius Redefining Genre” campaign are creators Peter Bagge, Gilbert Hernandez, and Matt Kindt—and their new comic-book series Reset, Fatima: The Blood Spinners, and MIND MGMT. With these sizzling monthlies, all launching in consecutive […]
New Vertigo title ‘Collider’ on the way
Something to look forward to for Vertigo readers? “Wormholes in your kitchen, gravity failures at school, quantum tornadoes tearing through the mid-west…like with all natural disasters, people do what they always do—they adapt and survive. And if things get really bad, the Federal Bureau of Physics (FBP) is only a call away. This Fall Vertigo […]
Nicola Scott and Bryan Hitch talk Earth 2
DC have posted a couple of soundbites from artists involved with Earth 2. Nicola Scott talks about her involvement with the Earth 2 world: “EARTH 2 is a big step in a new direction for me. I haven’t previously had many opportunities to work on a truly epic scale but working with James [Robinson], on […]