These titles are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday 2nd May 2012! DIAL H #1 DC Comics A brand new series by bestselling and Hugo award winning novelist Chinas Mieville. What would happen if you discovered the H Dial, an unbelievably powerful artifact that turned you into a super hero? And what if you […]
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DC Artists comment on ‘Resurrection Man’ and ‘The Ravagers’
DC have spoken this week with artists Ian Churchill, Jesus Saiz and Andres Guinaldo about The Ravagers and Resurrection Man Ian Churchill: “I was as shocked as anyone when Howard [Mackie] decided to make Ridge British; it certainly wasn’t anything to do with me, but as far as I’m aware there aren’t many British characters […]
DC talk ‘Dial H’, ‘GI Combat / The War That Time Forgot’
More artist chat on the DC site. This time Mateus Santolouco and Ariel Olivetti comment on Dial H and GI Combat / The War That Time Forgot… Santolouco: “Artwise, I have a lot of freedom to help with the adaptation of his master writing– dynamic and at the same time rough, almost horror-like, way of […]
It’s all talk at DC: Birds Of Prey, Dark Knight and Batman Incorporated
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
This Week’s Comics (25 April 2012)
These titles are due to hit the shelves on 25th April 2012. MASS EFFECT HOMEWORLDS #1 Dark Horse Mass Effect 3 lead writer Mac Walters kicks off a new series of single-issue stories featuring heroes and adventures essential to the story of BioWare’s latest blockbuster! Each issue will star one of the main characters of […]
DC speak ‘Night of the Owls’ with artist Rafael Albuquerque
More ‘Night of Owls’ promotion from DC, this time a comment from ‘Batman’ back-up artist Rafael Albuquerque. In the brief article, he talks of his working methods with writer Scott Snyder. Full story.
DC ‘Night of the Owls’ Free Digital Checklist
DC have made a free digital booklet available that chronicles the entire Night of the Owlsevent. The booklet features a checklist of all issues that are part of the event, including Batman, Nightwing, Detective Comics, Batwing, Batgirl, Birds Of Prey, Catwoman, Red Hood And The Outlaws, All-Star Western and Batman: The Dark Knight. The digital […]
More ‘Night of Owls’ from writer James Tynion IV
DC continue their promotion of the Night of the Owls Batman crossover event with an interview with Batman back-up co-writer James Tynion IV. “I could see the epic size and shape of the story as it began last September. I was devouring every issue waiting to see what might happen next. When Scott offered me […]