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Exclusive First Look At Altered States Doc Savage
Dynamite has sent us some exclusive first look pages for their upcoming Altered States: Doc Savage comic written by David Avallone and drawn by Dave Acosta.Altered States is Dynamite's Elesworlds or What If? comics and takes familiar characters and puts them in very different worlds. Doc's research into the criminal inside all men backfires… and his own experiment[...]
Is Marvel Killing Readership On Their Own Titles?
By Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com Marvel is on a winning streak with new titles lately However isn't the goal of starting new series to bring in new readers and make them want to pick up issues month to month? In February, Marvel has 60 different continuing titles I decided to do some detective work and just[...]
Bitch Planet Is More Than Just A Comic Book
Last month, Image Comics released a fantastic feminist comic called Bitch Planet, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, with art by Valentine De Landro Bitch Planet #2 continues with focus on Kamau Kogo, suspected murderer of Marian Collins, who knows she's being falsely accused After battling an intense round of brainwashing, Kamau is joined by one[...]
Tales From The Four Colour Closet: Pushing #ComicsForward
By Joe Glass By now, I'm sure you've all read or at least heard about BOOM! Studios CEO and Founder Ross Richie's statement on the state of the comics industry and its future, with the initiative and discussion point Push #ComicsForward. It's certainly got a lot of the comics industry fired up, you just have to check[...]
Gendercrunching November 2014 – Including Boom, Dynamite, Avatar, And Archie
By Tim Hanley DC Comics' overall percentage of female creators rose but remained in single digits as Marvel posted the higher total again despite no change overall We also check in on four different publishers, with varying results. DC COMICS DC is improving but is still frustratingly far from good overall despite some strong creative numbers[...]
Free Comic Book Day Gets A Little Less For Kids In 2015
And there are even fewer all-ages comics Ostensibly aimed at getting kids into comic stores by giving them free stuff to whet their appetite That has changed of late, with a number of mature readers titles being allowed into the fold, as well as more PG titles.This year, proportionately had less all ages titles than ever[...]
J Scott Campbell's Spider-Gwen, And A Look Inside #1… (Colour UPDATE)
That's a look at J Scott Campbell's exclusive cover from Midtown Comics for Spider-Gwen #1, the adventures of Gwen Stacy, Spider-Woman in her own universe, launching next month. You may have seen little snippets earlier… That's a look at J Scott Campbell's exclusive cover from Midtown Comics for Spider-Gwen #1, the adventures[...]
So Who Actually Drew Chip Kidd's Convergence Variant Covers Anyway? (UPDATE)
Nelson Bridwell, Art by Kurt Schaffenberger Page 12, Panel 2 – Walt Grogan Superboy by Tom Grummett – Krypto_16 Infinity Inc by Jerry Ordway – ktralfam Nightwing by Scott McDaniel – Mac E Tero Darryl Banks on Green Lantern – Don Smith ALL-STAR COMICS #63 (Nov-Dec 1976) The Death of Doctor Fate Written by Paul Levitz; Art by Keith Giffen[...]