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Ekos was a planned comic book between Michael Turner and Geoff Johns was scheduled to follow shortly after Soulfire, and 2003 saw a Pittsburgh Convention Ekos Preview published, limited to just 750 copies, but the comic wasn't released prior to Turner's death in 2008. In 2021, Aspen published Michael Turner Creations which included the short, introductory[...]

Aspen MLT crowdfunded the return of Michaal Turner's Fathom, as Fathom: Core earlier in the year, as a 48-page one-shot from Vince Hernandez, Mark Roslan, and Alex Konat They are now making the comic available to comic book stores as a two-issue mini-series, starting in November. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img[...]

Fathom issue one hardly holds your hand on character re-introduction, with Vince Hernandez (Kiani) diving (yes, there will be puns here) right back in to the world Michael Turner so meticulously built.  In the first issue, Killian returns to Aspen to entice her back to the Blue.  When she rejects his megalomaniac ideology, Kilian releases[...]

Aspen MLT Inc does like to be first out of the gate when it comes to full monthly solicitations, and the publisher has its November titles all lined up and ready… beginning with a relaunch of its own super-group, No World. NO WORLD PRIMER 2018 Scott Lobdell – Story / Jordan Gunderson – Art Celebrate Aspen's 15[...]

Aspen Comics, the next Marvel, is celebrating the upcoming Customer Appreciation Week in the best way possible next week With all purchases over $15 on the Aspen web store, readers will receive a free rare Executive Assistant: Iris Volume 5 #1 variant cover by J Scott Campbell and Peter Steigerwald, while supplies last, of course[...]

3. Shrugged and Charismagic continue their new runs. World of Aspen comes out for Free Comic Book Day 2018. Psycho Bonkers and Mindfield each get Volume 1 releases More details are available below. JAN180017 FCBD 2018 WORLDS OF ASPEN ANNIV ED (W) J T Krul, Jordan Gunderson (A) Alex Konat, Jordan Gunderson (CA) John Starr Celebrate 15 years of publishing with Aspen Comics in this jam-packed Worlds of Aspen[...]

Ain't no party like a comic book party 'cause a comic book party don't stop! It just gets relaunched with new #1 issues! Aspen Comics is celebrating its 15th anniversary next year, and the company plans to celebrate by selling comics for cheap, on the order of 25 cent jumping-on points and $1.50 zero issues[...]

We're not saying this is the first step in a return to the days of the comics code authority, but Aspen Comics has announced plans to add age ratings to their books, beginning with Lola XOXO Vol 2 #1 in July In a press release, the company said that the decision to include age ratings[...]

No World is a new comic book series launching in April (solicit details) from Aspen Press by Scott Lobdell and Jordan Gunderson You'll recall Scott left facebook a while back due to it becoming "hatebook" and "a race to the bottom." Well he's back on Twitter to talk up the book. In No World, as well[...]

Aspen Comics And Top Cow colorist Jasen Smith has posted this handy image that helps breakdown the different styles of coloring Now it's been many years since I did any comic coloring, but to break this down even further… the Flat-Style is also the basic first step in most of these Flatting the image, like[...]

Siya Oum has become a much more commodifiable artist since her first series of Lola XOXO for Aspen last year and the follow-up spinoff Wasteland Madam, as she has been picked up for cover variant work by more prominent publishers, including for this week's Star Wars: The Force Awakens adaptation for Marvel. But she's returning to the woman[...]

As ever, first out of the gates, it's Aspen MLT with their solicitations for their comics coming out in June 2015. ONIBA: SWORDS OF THE DEMON #2 Vince Hernandez – Story / Paolo Pantalena – Art Duty beyond death…is honor. From creators Paolo Pantalena (Jirni) and Vince Hernandez (Fathom: Kiani) comes this all-new action-adventure series hundreds of[...]

Artist on Witchblade, Superman/Batman and Soulfire, it was his Fathom series that garnered him most fame and started the publisher Aspen Press However, he died young in 2008, aged 38 Which means there is a limited amount of his work for sale, and he has attracted a number of fakes as a result. But this was a particularly[...]

Here are the November solicitations for Aspen – nice and early! That's more like it! other publishers, take note… LEGEND OF OZ: THE WICKED WEST #2 Tom Hutchinson – Story / Allison Borges – Art / Kate Finnegan – Colors Take a trip back over the rainbow to an Oz you never knew existed! After a rough and tumble[...]

Each cover is available to order separately, with no quantity limitation or restrictions. ETERNAL SOULFIRE #1 RETAILER INCENTIVE: For every 12 copies of ETERNAL SOULFIRE #1 ordered, retailers will receive one (1) FREE copy of the alternate ETERNAL SOULFIRE #1 cover by artist Eric 'EBAS' Basaldua, with the option to purchase up to three (3) additional Ebas[...]

In April, Bleeding Cool favourite Scott Lobdell is launching a new comic book from Aspen with artist Jordan Gunderson and colourist Valentina Pinto. The solicitation reads, Throughout history, oddities have remained hidden away within the fabric of societies across the planet However, in recent years these unexplained phenomena have begun to emerge with a vengeance…Enter Gia Sorentino. They[...]

The publisher is now a part of Aspen, a publisher of action adventure comics with slightly less salacious covers. What the details of the deal were, we may not know But we can expect the pair to be saving money by sharing booth space at future shows… Here's the official line… Big news, Aspen Comics fans! Big Dog Ink is coming to[...]

As usual, the place was insanely packed but our reporters found their way through the crowds to bring you some of the best coverage on the internet. Avatar Press New Alan Moore, Max Brooks, Max Bemis And Justin Jordan Coming From Avatar Press Aspen Aspen Panel – Cosplayers, Cards, Hannibal Tabu And Kids Boom! Studios Paul Levitz Drops By The Boom![...]

Announced at yesterday's Aspen panel at San Diego Comic Con… Aspen's  2014 series Lola XOXO returns in 2015 with  Lola XOXO: Volume 2 by creator Siya Oum, as well as an all new spin-off mini-series Lola XOXO: Wasteland Madam written by Vince Hernandez (Damsels in Excess) and illustrated by Oum Lola XOXO: The Wasteland Madam will[...]

And we begin with Aspen Comics… DAMSELS IN EXCESS #1 Vince Hernandez – Story / Mirka Andolfo – Art Five realms Five princesses Zero men. In the land of the Five Realms, the existence of men has long since been evaporated from the hearts and minds of women Princess Bethany–ruler of Evanfar, the largest and most prominent kingdom,[...]

JT Krul and Paolo Pantalena's fantasy epic gets a relaunch for Aspen Comics in May, with Jirni Vol 2 #1 But don't worry Jirni fans, there is still lots of swords, sorcery and saucy clothing for the book's lead. Ara is a warrior-princess with the blood of the mystical D'jinn flowing through her Powerful, brave, and[...]

It also had a few publishers like Aspen, Boom and Zenescope. This was my first time attending this show though I'm a regular at the Phoenix Comic con so not only am I familiar with the city but also the convention center I knew a lot of the guests and exhibitors… heck, I knew a lot[...]

 Here's a preview of the new launch from Aspen Comics, out in ten days, Trish Out Of Water #1 If nothing else, it doesn't entirely look likely a traditional Aspen comic…  Here's a preview of the new launch from Aspen Comics, out in ten days, Trish Out Of Water #1 If nothing[...]

From the new August figures; PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES RETAIL MARKET SHARE PUBLISHER SHARE MARVEL COMICS 33.70% DC COMICS 30.16% IMAGE COMICS 7.86% IDW PUBLISHING 5.70% DARK HORSE COMICS 5.47% DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 3.01% BOOM! STUDIOS 2.05% EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD 1.34% AVATAR PRESS INC 0.95% ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC 0.94% OTHER NON-TOP 10 8.83% UNIT MARKET SHARE PUBLISHER SHARE MARVEL COMICS 36.30% DC COMICS 33.14% IMAGE COMICS 8.51% IDW PUBLISHING 4.98% DARK HORSE COMICS 4.80% DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 2.93% BOOM! STUDIOS 2.07% ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC 1.03% VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC 0.97% ASPEN MLT INC 0.65% OTHER NON-TOP 10 So that's the marketshare, divided into Units, the amount of titles sold and[...]

He's done work for Aspen, Image and Zenescope with a few things in the works now and he posts a lot of his new work on his blog so you can keep up with his latest stuff But talk is cheap, lets get to the interview and art: BLEEDING COOL: How did you get started drawing? BRENT PEEPLES:[...]

Overtaken, out this week, is the latest comic from Aspen for a dollar, part of their 10 For 10 promotion, and breaking them into the Top 100 month after month Take a peek… Overtaken, out this week, is the latest comic from Aspen for a dollar, part of their 10 For 10 promotion,[...]

Here's a look at the top 100 comic books and graphic novels for July 2013… DC may have most 6 of the top 10 but Marvel has 13 of the top 20, which is why DC isn't completely dominating Marvel in July's statistics…. The highest non Marvel is Walking Dead at number 12, which is threatening to[...]

We also stop by four different publishers this month: Dynamite, Archie, Aspen, and Avatar. DC COMICS Some gains on the creative sign were countered by losses in editorial, but ultimately DC was up this month In May 2013, DC put out 76 new comics featuring 702 credited creators, 619 men and 83 women Here are their stats: Editors[...]

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by David Marks Aspen Matthews, the SoCal-fem inspired protagonist of Michael Turner's Fathom, may not be as familiar to the world as Wolverine, but she is as recognizable as any superhero to the long box collector, convention goer, and comic shop regular As covered in previous issues of Bleeding Cool Magazine, Aspen[...]

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston On the surface, BubbleGun looks a lot like its namesake - a colorful fun romping adventure that is sorta