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"As someone who loves history, comics, and crime fiction, 1960s Chicago was always the perfect era for C.O.W.L In fact, it's what got me to take the idea of organized superheroes seriously," said Higgins "Between the politics and labor unions in Chicago, and the rise of Marvel Comics, the early '60s are one of my[...]

This will be Hinkle's debut at Image Comics. Robinson and Hinkle's story, although taking inspiration from real sources, is fictional "Honestly, in reality Eric [Stephenson] didn't come to me with Airboy, I conceived the whole thing with me in it and all the drinking, drugs, and sex and took the idea to him," said Robinson[...]

David Dissanayake writes from Image Expo: Next up: Nick Dragotta Nick Dragotta will be doing an educational comic called Howtoons ignition, a revisiting

I really believe in what we're doing here, and I can't wait for people to see what's next." PARADIGMS, CERULEAN, and GREAT BEYOND are all new, ongoing science-fiction/fantasy series coming to Image Comics in 2014. David Dissanayake writes from Image Expo: Next up: Nick Spencer He's been busy. Nick Spencer has three new books coming[...]

All while being a Star Wars comic book. This series will end next year, Dark Horse losing their license to Marvel Comics. Thing is, will a Disney Marvel Star Wars comic ask these kind of questions, make the audience feel uncomfortable and question their own preconceptions about the very black-and-white, dark-and-light version of morality that the movies[...]

"But at the same time, once we get past the layout stage, Mike cuts loose, and brings the energy and excitement the book needs." NAILBITER is a new, ongoing crime-thriller series from Image Comics, debuting this May. From David Dissanayake at Image Expo… Joshua Williamson came out and discussed his new book that addresses the question of[...]

He's bringing it back as digital and it will be exclusive to Image Comics for a week before going wide to other digital distributors. Tech Jacket Digital is available NOW at ImageComics.com And there will be a new Kirkman book, Outcast, with Paul Azaceta This is about a character, Kyle Barns, plagued with demonic possession his whole life,[...]

We ran a piece before Christmas on Neal Adams' ads appearing in the London Underground - and in the New Year, they are still visible. Well, New York is

The cover to the new Scooby Doo Team Up #2, with Scooby, Shaggy, Batman, Robin and Scarecrow… And Batman #373, cover by Ed Hannigan… Looks like there is indeed no stopping DC Comics. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or[...]

Which means under the cover of darkness comic creators more commonly associated with DC and Marvel and being hurried on and off planes, ready to announce their new creator-owned comic book, from Image Comics. Hint, look who has stopped tweeting for the last few hours. But how did it come to this? Patrick Meaney has directed a[...]

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! Well, it[...]

They probably need to get these kind of things out before the Image Expo kicks off. But Kaare Andrews is writing and drawing a new series of Iron Fist.

I was an intern at Marvel Comics Twice During my second tenure there, I was working in the Spidey Office, home of Steve Wacker and my supervisor, editor Ellie Pyle One day,   Ellie and I were chatting about female lead comic books, prompting me to say that I had always wanted to read a Black[...]

Michael Straczynski, otherwise known as JMS! Joe and I discuss the many and varied comic projects he has going on at the moment, including Terminator for Dark Horse Comics, Twilight Zone for Dynamite Entertainment, and his continuing work on the Joe's Comics imprint with Image Comics (Ten Grand, Sidekick, Protectors Inc.) We also discuss his background with[...]

A PR piece for FX's new TV show, Chozen. The cover to Marvel MAX's Cage, by Richard Corben. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each