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Grant Morrison Appears In Akira The Don's New Music Video For Killer (UPDATE)
But this time in a cover of Adamski's Killer (popularised by Seal), the debut music video from his project as Midnitemen we see a certain Grant Morrison…. Los Angeles based DJ Production duo MIDNITEMEN release their debut music video KILLER today, a neon space odyssey chronicling their journey from the edges of 5D space "somewhere beyond[...]
Exclusive Extended Previews: Swords Of Sorrow #2, Justice, Inc. The Avenger #1
Avenger #1 Mark Waid (w) Ronilson Freire (a) Alex Ross (30%), Walter Simonson (30%), Francesco Francavilla (30%), Marc Laming (10%) (c) Meet Richard Henry Benson–the Avenger! His pallid features forever deadened by a criminal act, he is the ultimate master of disguise and uses his skills to mete out retribution to those who would prey on the[...]
What Andy Warhol Reminded Me About Comics
For we comics fans, both arrangements would have resonance. I liked the fact that you could see differences in the red of the paint used, and in the variability of the gold stamping he applied to make trademark logos for Campbell's soup Warhol's statement regarding his later work, that reproducing images at a greater and greater[...]
FIFA, The Comic Book…
The IR$ series is a French comic  about, you guessed it, an IRS agent. Written by Stephen Desberg, drawn by Bernard Vrancken,  published by Le Lombard in
The Tax Auditor, The Comic Writer And The City Of Phoenix
I don't consider myself a journalist… I'm a guy that writes comics, prose, screenplays or whatever else someone will pay me to do… I'm a wordsmith for hire basically But when I'm writing for the site, I try to keep those journalistic rules in mind That is one of the reasons that I hesitated on[...]
Orbital In Conversation With Jason Latour On Spider-Gwen And More
By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/OiCPodcastEpisode132.mp3] After last week's episode with writer Ron Marz (which you can still listen to here), I find myself back at the pub once again to chat with Jason Latour (Southern Bastards, Spider-Gwen, Winter Soldier) about all the work he's currently doing! Jason & I discuss his early years as a cartoonist, how his writing[...]
Countdown To The Eisners 2015 – Best Graphic Album-New
All the nominees have been praised for the past year for being the best that comics has to offer, and being nominated for several awards from multiple organizations simply validates the power they hold over the industry One or many of the nominees can be found on the majority of comic readers' bookshelves, becoming the[...]
A Government Experiment Leads To New Skills In John Flood
You might remember when Justin Jordan exploded onto the comics scene four years ago with The Strange Talent of Luther Strode Well, now it's time for another epic project BOOM! Studios brings us John Flood #1, written by Justin Jordan, with art by Jorge Coelho (Polarity, Sleepy Hollow) The story follows main character John Flood[...]
Thor's Comic Review Column: Convergence Week 8, Providence, Fight Club 2, Captain Marvel #15, Secret Wars: Where Monsters Dwell #1, Old Man Logan #1, Uncanny Avengers: Ultron Forever #1, Captain Canuck #1
I can't say off the top of my head whether the DC multiverse as Morrison mapped it showed up in the New 52 at any point prior to Multiversity, but I imagine something did (at least in Morrison's Action Comics, no?) and thus we've got our first glaring continuity gaffe. Glaring continuity gaffe aside, I do[...]
Comic Creators In Florida – What Are You Doing On Wednesday?
We're still very short of our goal but I estimated that if we had 150 people come through buying 5 comics each with a cover price of 3.99, even offering 25% off as part of my sale, I'd have this bill covered. Anyone willing to help a store in need? Patrick Potter owns the store Comic[...]
The Workings Of The Mechanism, From Raffaele Ienco
Mechanism by writer/artist Raffaele Ienco available in comic shops July 1st from Heavy Metal Comics. In the aftermath of an alien invasion a prototype military robot is rushed into the field before it's combat-ready, before its artificial mind has matured enough to understand chaotic human beings and the world around it Now attached to a group[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 1st June 2015 – The Withdrawal Method
DC Ads On The Same Page As The Comics, Confirmed For Next Week 8 What Does Today Mean For Superman And Wonder Woman? Or Lois Lane? 9 Today, Harley Quinn Introduces A Familiar Red Head In A Wheelchair 10 Smashing Convergence, Darkseid War And Multiversity Together On Earth 2 (SPOILERS) 11 Today, Two Views Of The Avengers[...]
Marvel Mighty Heroes And Trends International On Removing X-Men Characters
At the end of March, Marvel and DeNA launched DeNA and Marvel Entertainment today launched Marvel Mighty Heroes, a real-time co-op brawler written by Fred Van Lente, creator of Marvel comics like X-MEN NOIR, MARVEL ZOMBIES 3, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, and INCREDIBLE HERCULES For the first time on mobile devices, up to four players will suit up[...]
50 Comic Collections On Your Bookshelf Worth Over $100
Just the plain old ordinary comic book collections you could have picked up in your comic shop over the last few years that are, for some reason, out of print and are now burning a hole in your bookshelf… Some recent eBay sales, spurred in part by the current Secret Wars crossover, the upcoming Infinity Gauntlet[...]
Process Art For First Female Phantom
Dynamite has sent us some King The Phantom #3 proess art offering first look at female Phantom. It is written by Brian Clevinger, art by Ryan Cody and
Marc Laming's Process Art For Justic Inc, The Avenger #1
The colors for the cover were done by Lara Magarida. Meet Richard Henry Benson–the Avenger! His pallid features forever deadened by a criminal act, he is the ultimate master of disguise and uses his skills to mete out retribution to those who would prey on the innocent! But can even Benson triumph over an Invisible Man…?[...]