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Catch Up On The Life Of An Iconic Character With Rasputin Vol. 1
I remember when I picked up the first issue of Rasputin, from Image Comics I was instantly hooked and immersed in a different world Now it's time for readers who didn't get a chance to check out the series, or ones that want the whole thing collected to get excited Written by Alex Grecian, with[...]
The Beauty Challenges Society's Idea Of Physical Perfection
THE PILOT SEASON WINNER RETURNS from Image Comics! Written by Jeremy Haun (Constantine, Batwoman) and Jason A Hurely, with art by Haun, The Beauty centers in on modern society's obsession with outward beauty It then asks the question, what if there was a way to guarantee that your beauty grew every day? What if it[...]
Denver Comic Con '15: The 8th Wonder Of Denver
So you don't have to go to San Diego or Wizard World in order to have a meaningful experience involving comic creators. BC: How did you get into publishing indy comics? JD: I kind of got tired of not seeing the comics that I wanted in the world As everything got darker and more grim, I kind[...]
Cartoons For Victory From Fantagraphics Gets An Upgrade
Quite the opposite. Rather than being a partial colour 200 page book for $39.99, as solicited, it is now a full colour 240 page for $34.99. Here's the bumf…. This book showcases comics about Superman, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and other characters and (their creators) helping to fight World War II. The home front during World War II was[...]
Phil Hester's Walking Dead #1 Variant For Wizard World Des Moines
It features Carl Grimes, eye socket flu frontal… Which suggests that Skybound may not be bound by this recent Image Comics edict. As with others, it will be provided free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World Comic Con Des Moines, June 12-14th. While VIP attendees will receive an additional black & white sketch version of the comic. Watch to[...]
Denver Comic Con '15: Kevin Gentilcore – A Name Made For Horror
Neil Greenaway talked to Kevin Gentilcore, One Half of CreepHouse Comics, and Writer & Artist for The Haunter, for Bleeding Cool from Denver Comic Con, Bleeding Cool: So, what is the name of your company? Kevin Gentilcore: Well, I am Kevin Gentilcore, one half of CreepHouse Comics The other half, William Tooker, is not here this year[...]
When Did Oracle Get So Chatty Anyway?
This is Oracle, the new cosmic one, as created by Scott Lobdell and appearing in Superman... Silent, mysterious, taciturn, unspeaking. Kind of his thing.
Glenn Fabry Starts A New Sketchbook…
Glenn Fabry: Sketchbook 3! Run by Berserker Comics & Glenn Fabry 18th May – 17th June Andy Brown writes, If the first two certainties in life are death and taxes, the third has got to be art Glenn Fabry: Sketchbook 3 is an up and running Kickstarter project that has the aim of funding a new collection[...]
Countdown To The Eisners 2015 – Best Digital/Web Comic
The best part is a lot of webcomics are free, and allow the reader to start from the very beginning and play catch-up at their leisure I spent many a study period in high school catching-up on PvP and Real Life when I probably should have been studying for tests And when the reader wants[...]
Thor's Comic Review Column – Convergence Week 7, Insufferable #1, Sword Of Sorrow #1, Injection #1, A-Force #1, Ultimate End #1, Battleworld: Master of Kung Fu #1 And Secret Wars #1
Fortunately, much of what he likes to write are independent titles that explore superhero worlds in ways that don't fit in with the established continuities of Marvel and DC, and that brings us to Insufferable. While the Insufferable series orginally ran as a digital comic in 2012, and was collected and published through Waid's own Thrillbent[...]
There's No Time Like The Present To Read No Time Like The Present
And life is a far stranger thing than we could ever have thought. We've mentioned a number of Paul Rainey;s mini-comics over the years, but this is his magnum opus Until he has time for another one Track it down, please It took him seven years to finish, it took me seven hours, but every second was[...]
That Was The Free Comic Book Day 2015 That Was, In Statistics
$4 million in free publicity (up 35%), 1.4 million in attendance, 5.6 million comics given away (up 20%) in 2,340 different locations during Free Comic Book Day. But what did the retailers think? According to surveys of participants, 76% of retailers rated their event as "Extremely Successful", 46%  had 500 customers or more, while 21% has a 1000 people visit. 67% said[...]
Some Creators Object To Being Signed Up To Wally Wood Appeal
But I've made my position on these sorts of matters abundantly clear over the years. So imagine my surprise when I read this sentence: "That is why Roy Thomas, Denny O'Neil and other all-time top comics industry pros are speaking out, in favor of Wood being listed at the beginning of each episode…" and then read[...]