Ariela Kristantina Archives

Numbers that mean a lot to comic book stores, so we are leading with them. And to clarify, this is nothing to do with the Meanwhile… anthology series published by Soaring Penguin Press that serialises Strangehaven, amongst other comic books. Meanwhile… A Comic Shop Anthology contains stories by Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder, Jock, Maria[...]

Dstlry, the comic book publisher formed from the ashes of Comixology, revealed that its first publication, the 88-page $9.99 short story collection The Devil's Cut, received orders exceeding 50,000 from comic book stores, as well as the sales they made at San Diego Comic-Con where the book debuted last month. The Devil's Cut cover Dstlry's The Devil's[...]

Mirka Andolfo, Brian Azzarello, Marc Bernardin, Elsa Charretier, Becky Cloonan, Tula Lotay, Jamie McKelvie, Stephanie Phillips, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Ram V, Becky Cloonan, Francesco Francavilla, Lee Garbett, Joelle Jones, Ariela Kristantina, Tula Lotay, Jamie McKelvie, Junko Mizuno, Eduardo Risso, Christian Ward and Jock all contribute to the launch comic from Dstlry Media, the[...]

The stories also explore life's big philosophical questions – What comes after death? How responsible are we for our choices? What makes a life 'authentic'? What separates a 'hero' from a 'villain'? How can we live beyond our deaths? Is our existence defined by others?" Cover by Tula Lotay Christian Carnouche, wrote all eight stories, (Meriam Carnouche[...]

It is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK or direct from the publisher.  Bleeding Cool has already run extracts from Taika Waititi, Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang, Cara Delevingne, Kieron Gillen & Sean Phillips, Callie Broaddus, Marguerite Bennett & Maia Kobabe and more. The full creator list is as follows: Adam Gardner, Alejandro Agag, Andy Serkis, Arizona Muse, Beatie Wolfe,[...]

Marguerite Bennett, and Maia Kobabe Most Important Comic Book On Earth Creators on the project include Adam Gardner, Alejandro Agag, Andy Serkis, Arizona Muse, Beatie Wolfe, Brooklyn Beckham, Cara Delevingne, Cheddar Gorgeous, Chris Packham, Dacre Montgomery, Dame Judi Dench, Dominic Monaghan, Eric Bazilian, James Mcvey, James Valentine, Jerome Flynn, Judge Rob Rinder, Jyoti Ma, Karrueche Tran,[...]

And that includes the following story, Creators on the project include Adam Gardner, Alejandro Agag, Andy Serkis, Arizona Muse, Beatie Wolfe, Brooklyn Beckham, Cara Delevingne, Cheddar Gorgeous, Chris Packham, Dacre Montgomery, Dame Judi Dench, Dominic Monaghan, Eric Bazilian, James Mcvey, James Valentine, Jerome Flynn, Judge Rob Rinder, Jyoti Ma, Karrueche Tran, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, KT Tunstall, Lucy[...]

xxx   Creators include Adam Gardner, Alejandro Agag, Andy Serkis, Arizona Muse, Beatie Wolfe, Brooklyn Beckham, Cara Delevingne, Cheddar Gorgeous, Chris Packham, Dacre Montgomery, Dame Judi Dench, Dominic Monaghan, Eric Bazilian, James Mcvey, James Valentine, Jerome Flynn, Judge Rob Rinder, Jyoti Ma, Karrueche Tran, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, KT Tunstall,[...]

The contributors include the likes of Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang who contributed this strip, modelled on the classic Pogo comic strip by Walt Kelly. Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang's Most Important Comic Book On Earth Creators include Adam Gardner, Alejandro Agag, Andy Serkis, Arizona Muse, Beatie Wolfe, Brooklyn Beckham, Cara Delevingne, Cheddar Gorgeous, Chris Packham, Dacre Montgomery,[...]

The contributors include the likes of Taika Waititi who contributed this strip, with one of the book's organiser Paul Goodenough and artists Safely Endangered. Creators include Adam Gardner, Alejandro Agag, Andy Serkis, Arizona Muse, Beatie Wolfe, Brooklyn Beckham, Cara Delevingne, Cheddar Gorgeous, Chris Packham, Dacre Montgomery, Dame Judi Dench, Dominic Monaghan, Eric Bazilian, James Mcvey, James Valentine,[...]

It is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK or direct from the publisher. From Alan Moore To Yoko Ono, The Most Important Comic Book on Earth Creators include Adam Gardner, Alejandro Agag, Andy Serkis, Arizona Muse, Beatie Wolfe, Brooklyn Beckham, Cara Delevingne, Cheddar Gorgeous, Chris Packham, Dacre Montgomery, Dame Judi Dench, Dominic Monaghan, Eric Bazilian, James Mcvey,[...]

Chain is a new comic book thriller written by Snyder and drawn by Ariela Kristantina Snyder is best known for his DC Comics work on Batman, Justice League, Metal and Death Metal, as well as creator-owned comics American Vampire, Wytches and Undiscovered Country Kristantina is known for work on creator-owned comics such as InSEXTS, Deep[...]

ComiXology is holding their opening event at San Diego Comic-Con right now, and they've just announced a new ComiXology Original from writer Marc Bernadin and artist Ariela Kristantina, with colors by Jessica Kholinne and letters by Bernardo Brice Called Adora and the Distance, the fantasy comic is inspired by Bernadin's own daughter, who is autistic. In[...]

All the while, she wants nothing more than to get custody of her daughter once more. Mata Hari #4 cover by Ariela Kristantina and Pat Masioni Mata Hari #4 brings the story back to its more focused and compelling presentation Bouncing between the present and past as much as it does is still something of a hinderance[...]

In her current dilemma at the French prison, the Captain continues to make cruel and underhanded maneuvers to incriminate Mata Hari. Mata Hari #3 cover by Ariela Kristantina and Pat Masioni Mata Hari #3 offers the most chronologically and spatially focused installment of the series We only spend time in two different parts of Mata's life, and[...]

We see the divorce of her parents as well as her early jobs as a teenager. Mata Hari #2 cover by Ariela Kristantina Mata Hari #2, despite an opening which jumps around a bit, delivers a far more narratively focused story with this issue Not only does the story localize her interrogation at the hands of Bouchardon,[...]

So why are you seeing things that just can't possibly be? Why has your heart stopped beating in your chest? And why are you terrified beyond anything you ever imagined? A new kind of horror story for modern America, written by Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys, Crossed) and drawn by Goran Sudzuka (Y: The Last Man, Hellblazer)[...]

The story returns to the trial after that. Mata Hari #1 cover by Ariela Kristantina and Pat Masioni That narrative sounds very scattershot, and I will grant that it was difficult to maintain my bearings in some parts of the comic That being said, this is a great opening issue, especially if the reader has little knowledge[...]

Dark Horse has sent us the trailer for their new series Mata Hari by Emma Beeby and Ariela Kristantina The first issue hits shelves February 21st and can be ordered at your local comics shops now. MATA HARI #1 Writer: Emma Beeby | Artist: Ariela Kristantina | Colorist: Pat Masioni Editor: Karen Berger | Cover Artist: Ariela[...]

Last month, we described Insexts by Marguerite Bennett and Ariela Kristantina from Aftershock Comics as an Avatar Press comic in disguise That disguise being an all-female creative team. Here's a look at that second issue… Free of their captor, the lovers explore their freedom, their love, and the monstrous new transformations of which they are capable[...]

Aftershock Comics shared this process art pages from Insexts, the new title form Marguerite Bennett and Ariela Kristantina The first issue of the series came out last month and should still be available in your local comic shops Issue 2 ships this week Kristantina has previously worked on Death of Wolverine and Deep State. For more[...]

Out this week… Insexts #1 by Marguerite Bennett and Ariela Kristantina It's rather fun. At the dusk of a century, a pair of vengeful Victorian vixens discover a horrifying power that transforms them into rich and strange new creatures Armed with their dark, evolving forms, they descend into a world of the cultured and occult, with[...]

But what happens when the book in question is all about withholding information? Enter Deep State by Justin Jordan and Ariela Kristantina, an eerily atmospheric investigation into the world's darkest secrets and those working to keep them hidden There are questions upon questions, and at this stage of the game that's all intentional Who's the[...]

Might that be the name of an ongoing series written by Brian Bendis in 2015? Pure speculation of course… but coloured Joe Quesada art below. And the two issues of Wolverine & The X-Men, #10 and #11, solicited with art from Robbi Rodriguez, Jason Latour, Jim Rugg, James Harren, Kris Anka and more, will now see: #10 –[...]