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Eight Years On, Serenity: Leaves On The Wind Delivers 'New Wrinkles' For Fans
There appears to be little prospect of the Browncoats returning to the screen, so it has fallen upon Dark Horse to continue their adventures in comics. During those eight-and-a-bit years Dark Horse has been surprisingly sparing with a franchise famed for its devoted following Two three issue mini-series, a graphic novel and a tiny smattering of[...]
Green Team: Teen Trillionaires Ends…Finally
Ask him about fitness, comics, RPGs, and answering life's mysteries via Twitter and Instagram @officiallywebb   By Alexander Webb Well, that's finally over. DC's attempt at an intriguing idea-turned-intriguing mess has come to its conclusion, as Green Team: Teen Trillionaires wraps up its storyline in the Issue # 8 finale Like the majority of the series, it wasn't[...]
Philippe Delaby Dies, Aged 53
Belgian comics artist Philippe Delaby, passed away suddenly, yesterday, at the age of 53. Artist on Murena, published in English as Swords of Rome, he initially worked with writer Yves Duval, on a number of comic series and shorts. Celebrated as one of the greatest modern realist comic artists, Delaby studied academic drawing and oil painting, before[...]
Paris To Get Its Very Own Comics Art School, Funded By Guy Delcourt
The most famous French language comics schools are the St Luc Institute in Brussels and the Angoulême School. Strangely, I don't think that Paris had anything to match… until now. Guy Delcourt is the head of France's second largest comics publisher Group Delcourt, including Delcourt, Sun, Quadrants, and Tonkam. And ahead of this week's Angoulême Comic Art Festival,[...]
Thirty-Eight Thoughts About Thirty-Eight Comics – Superior Spider-Man, Saga, Knights Of Pendragon, Uncanny Avengers, Dark Knight, Saviors, Super Dinosaur, Earth 2, Batman And Robin, TMNT, Godzilla, Ghostbusters, Aquaman, Flash, Catwoman, Sledgehammer 44, Inhumanity, Furious, Transformers, Serenity, Invincible, Bounce, Black Science, Conan, Neverending, Bravest Warriors, Siegfried,  Artifacts, Aphrodite IX, Age Of Darkness, Star Trek, Thief Of Thieves, Revival, Uber, Crossed, L'il Sonja, Adventure Time And Other Dead
Shame they don't all seem to be buying the Inhumanity comics… Catwoman does her best impression of a cat, treating her bin as cat litter Hmm I hope she doesn't do anything else in there Not without the right kind of clumping material. Dark Horse kicks off wonderfully with Furious #1, taking the amazing and finding wasys[...]
Spider-Woman Totally Has The Avengers Cartoon Theme Tune As Her Ringtone
This is the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon theme tune. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxaJpUnF6xA[/youtube] This is Avengers Assemble today. You'll miss it when it's gone. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, currently exhibiting an art battle between Savage Pencil, Chris Long and Andy Dog…   This is the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon theme tune. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxaJpUnF6xA[/youtube] This is Avengers Assemble today. You'll miss it when it's[...]
The Marvelman Story Never Reprinted Until Today
With Miracleman #2. Eclipse Comics missed it out, and it was never included in the collections either With art by Paul Neary, Alan Davis (his first work on the character) and Steve Dillon, we see a glimpse of what was planned. It's not presented in the order it was originally published, the interlude comes at the end[...]
Sandman Overture Covers To Get Metallic Inked
Ahead of the Final Order Cut-Off date of February 3rd for Sandman Overture #2, DC Comics are encouraging retailers to up their orders with the promise of metallic ink! The 1:100 variant cover by JH Williams III will have a special metallic bronze ink on the cover. While the 1:200 variant cover by Dave McKean with a[...]
Is This James Tynion IV's First Non-DC Comic In Print?
First this ran. #WhatIsThisPlace pic.twitter.com/NT5bTc218q — BOOM! Studios (@boomstudios) January 28, 2014 Then Batman's James Tynion IV tweeted out the following: Something I could not be more excited about is going down with @theWoodenKing and @boomstudios… #WhatIsThisPlace — James Tynion IV (@JamesTheFourth) January 28, 2014 and this: Expect to see a lot, lot more over the next week or so :) #WhatIsThisPlace —[...]
Comic Stores To Get Afterlife With Archie Collection A Month Before Bookstores
The mass edition will be then offered to comics shops for May.   The Afterlife With Archie trade collection, in April, will feature a Direct Market "Exclusive" cover. It'll be printed on 12 point stock with a matte lamination (to mimic the finish of the individual issues) and a little spot varnish pop out from the shelf[...]
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes – Inhumanity To Catwoman
A few creative changes coming up for this week from Marvel and DC Comics… We knew that Superior Spider-Man #26 had changed from Pasqual Ferry to Ramos, Rodriguiez and Martin… Well, also Revolutionary War: Knights Of Pendragon #1 is now drawn by Will Sliney rather than Simon Coleby. Inhumanity #2 is drawn by Todd Nauck as well as[...]
Mimi Yoon… And Her Next Cover For IDW Comics
Yesterday, we ran an open letter to the comics industry by Dennis Barger about the recent IDW Powerpuff Girls cover that he campaigned to get withdrawn, as well as his take on the current comics industry. Original artist of that cover, Mimi Yoon, had her own take, and has been expressing it on these (open) posts[...]
Mark Millar, MBE, Political Animal At Large
Means a ton. — Rufus Hound (@RufusHound) January 28, 2014   @j_razor101 @RufusHound Not every time, of course, but almost exclusively yes on this occasion. — Mark Millar (@mrmarkmillar) January 28, 2014     But whatever his views, right now, the politicians are listening… and maybe they'll buy his comics! Just did an interview with CBR about Starlight #1[...]
Tuesday Runaround – Wee Pals Pass On
Comics Alliance eulogises Morrie Turner, the first black nationally syndicated cartoonist in the US. In the early 1960s, Turner began questioning why there were no minority characters in cartoons At the suggestion of Charles Schulz — whom he called his mentor — and comedian and social activist Dick Gregory, Turner went on to create Wee Pals[...]
Japan Chibi Weekend Madrid Is Coming – Plus Photogallery Of The Last Show
It will be a weekend full of Manga. I will be there attending on 8-9 February,  but here is an photogallery of the last Japan Chibi Weekend to give you an idea of what lies ahead.  For further information you can visit their site here.  #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border:[...]
Monica's Gang To Become Monica And Friends In The USA
Monica's Gang is one of the most successful comics around, and certainly America's best selling comic. It just happens to mostly sell in South America. Brazil to be specific, around 400,000 an issue, though a recent "kiss" cover issue saw it sell half a million a couple of years ago An animated version airs on the Brazilian[...]