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The New 252 Of Spawn….
The front cover of Spawn #252 makes a rather funny joke…. As DC Comics say goodbye to it, Image Comics says hello… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently holding an exhibit of the work of Declan Shalvey And where, on Saturday, James Eatock will be signing Dark Horse Comics' The Art of He-Man along with all-new issues[...]
Phil Hester Makes His Mark On The DC/CW Universe
The Flash: Season Zero and Arrow: Season 2.5 are unique among the DC digital first comics in that not only do they tie into the television versions of The Flash and Green Arrow, but they are considered part of the continuity and we're being co-written by executive producers of the shows (Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim)[...]
Shaft Wins Glyph Award For Story Of The Year
The 2015 Glyph Awards were announced Sunday night for comics made in 2014 The Glyph Awards recognize the best in comics made by, for and about people of color The goal of the awards are to encourage more diverse and high quality work and to inspire new creators to join the field The awards were[...]
A Comic Show – Secret Wars Battleworld Roadtrip!
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom, this week was one of those where I feel privileged to sell comics for a living I felt like a kid again just reading comics all morning for fun, but now I get to talk about it with other fans instead of just sitting[...]
Scott Snyder And Greg Capullo Bringing A Slender Man To Comics With "Mister Bloom"
Currently Clive Barker is working on bringing the character to the screen with Machinima. But it looks like something of the Slender Man will be affecting DC Comics first… BATMAN #43 Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKI Cover by GREG CAPULLO Bombshells Variant cover by ANT LUCIA On sale AUGUST 12 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US[...]
From Strip To Script – Chloe Noonan: Monster Hunter
But as a reader, it creates a neat effect, a kind of blurting/breathlessness to Noonan's ranting that feels very natural. – The business in panel two is the sort of thing I always love to see in comics to break up the tedium of talking heads Also, I myself talk with my hands kind of a[...]
Ch-Ch-Changes – Convergences And Sensational Covers
Looking at a few changes 'twixt solicitation and publication in comics… Convergence: New Teen Titans #2, intended to include a bonus We Are Robin story by Lee Bermejo and Rob Haynes, instead it's a Robin, Son Of Batman story by Patrick Gleason. Convergence: Wonder Woman #2 intended to include a bonus Secret Six story drawn by Ken Lashley and Dale Eaglesham – only[...]
Speak Of The Sons Of The Devil – OSSM Comics And Brian Buccellato On Their New Image Series
By Alex Wilson For those of you unfamiliar with OSSM Comics, they're a Santa Monica based publisher who've released a few genre spanning titles such as Monomyth, Thaniel, Xenoglyphs, and Separators They've also published the collected limited series Foster by New York Times Best Selling Author, Brian Buccellato. OSSM Comics is currently working with Buccellato on his[...]
The X-Men And The S-Word
Marvel comics are not printed in the US alone. More importantly he's the head X writer – a franchise that deals with subjects like discrimination and the power of words – so a line was crossed. I realise it's difficult for people in the US to understand how offensive that term is, but Bendis has work with[...]
Read Warren Ellis' Script For Trees #1
Tomorrow sees the release of Trees #9, which seemed to take the creative team of Warren Ellis and Jason Howard a little by surprise. As Ellis wrote in his
Charlie Hebdo Riven From Within
Months after the killings at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, as the editorial team of cartoonists, writers and editors met, the publisher is
Snake Eyes Dies, GI Joe Gets Allocated
The first printing of GI Joe: A Real American Hero #214, out on the 3rd June and following up on the death of Snake Eyes, is being allocated due to high
Miss America To Get Her Own Series?
She plays a large part in this week's A-Force #1, as her actions in the issue help to define the laws of the Battleworld and let us understand the
DC Comics Registers JLA Trademark, Challenges Riyanna's Robyn
DC Comics has published the Justice League Of America since 1960, on and off Mostly on In 1987, it was relaunched as Justice League, then Justice League International, before splitting into Justice League of America and Justice League Europe. From 1997 to 2006, it was renamed with the initials JLA before switching back to Justice League of America[...]
Frankensteining DC Comics Solicitations For August 2015 – (COMPLETE UPDATE)
Thanks to DC Comics,  Newsarama, Comic Book and CBR… DC Comics sliced and diced for August 2015 Chop chop chop! BATMAN/SUPERMAN #23 Written by GREG PAK Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES Bombshells Variant cover by DES TAYLOR On sale AUGUST 12 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T "Truth" continues as Superman must learn to depend on the[...]
Frankensteining Marvel Solicitations For August 2015 – (COMPLETE UPDATE)
Good thing Iron Fist is his friend indeed! Collecting CAGE (1992) #1-12 and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #82. 320 PGS./Rated T …$34.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-9298-5 MARVEL UNIVERSE ALL-NEW AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL 2 DIGEST Adapted by JOE CARAMAGNA Featuring screen-capture images from MARVEL'S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO Explosive action featuring your favorite heroes, based on the hit animated series now[...]