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Earlier this morning, we ran a piece about the just-launched Archie Comics kickstarter funding offer to expand their upcoming relaunch of Archie Comics titles, including creators such as Chip Zdarsky and Adam Hughes. We also ran a letter by Archie CEO, Jon Goldwater, to explain why they were doing this. It didn't go down well with everyone… Jesse James[...]

Remember when Mattel used to put little mini-comics in their Masters Of The Universe toys? Dark Horse does. Sixty-eight of them, totally 1232 pages and now collected in oversized hardcover form by Dark Horse Comics for October in comic stores as the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection. They will include mini-comics from the '80s Masters of[...]

To me, the most notable thing about it is that it's written and drawn by Shotaro Ishonomori, one of the masters of comics and most influential creators after Osamu Tezuka I'd been meaning to write about Ishinomori for years To many Western readers, the Legend of Zelda comic would have been their first and only[...]

DC Comics Asked Brian Bolland For A Killing Joke Sequel. 16. Whitewashing A DC Character Before Their Death In Convergence 17. Marvel To Publish An 'Illuminati' Comic? 18. New Synopsis Revealed For A.K.A Jessica Jones 19. Is This The Harley Quinn You Know And Love? 20. John Byrne Just Likes To Draw The Thing Too Much And Ten More You May Prefer 1. Ming Doyle And James[...]

Unbeatable. They're alive dammit. Squirrels are strong as hell. And the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 and #2 have gone to 3rd print and #3 and #4 have gone

It's as if things are pared down so as not to distract from the human-driven aspects of story. Now, I've only read the first issue, so I'm drawing some big conclusions about the trajectory of the series from that, but if the tone Barbiere and Peterson have established in Issue #1 follows through, this will definitely[...]

On the back of relaunching Archie #1 with Mark Waid and Fiona Staples, Archie Comics is relaunching the rest of their line from A-list creators. Chip Zdarsky writing a Jughead monthly series, with an as yet unnamed artist. Adam Hughes writing and drawing Betty And Veronica While this book will fit squarely in the new Riverdale universe, you can[...]

So what do we know, think or expect about the Battleworld or from the upcoming Secret Wars events? Okay, this is where we think we are. Spoilers,

We have a really nice process art piece to kick off the week. This is the cover to Pathfinder: Origins #4 by Leandro Oliveira and colorist Mohan. This is

For some growing up in the 70s and 80s he was the face and voice of comics But put all that aside and remember his other contribution… Stan's Soapbox A small column that ran in the letter pages for years Stan used this forum to touch on the hot topics of the time Not long[...]

Marvel Comics Secret Wars #1 was said to have sold out seven weeks prior to it's released date A second printing has been announced, but for some fans they really want a first printing Dynamic Forces has announced that they have issues in stock at cover price for a limited time along with their DF[...]

I make comics I publish comics If people love and buy my comics… I get to make more comics So with that in mind I will post the entirety of death vigil here From there on it's in the hands of the readers If you want to support the book being made, i will post the[...]

Marshall Naylor writes, When Nichelle Nichols, best known as Uhura from Star Trek, gave Brian Denham a kiss on the cheek, he fell in love. “ on my

It measures what are known as the "Wednesday Warriors", those who can't wait to the weekend to get this week's comics We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. It wasn't unanimous But Secret Wars #1 was at the top of most store's lists this week But though Convergence dragged behind, it still[...]

Well, the folk from ex-pirate comics site Spider-Media.ru were on hand to ask the man what's up, and will run an interview with him tomorrow. But they wanted to get one question-and-answer out of the way Just as Dark Knight is getting a threequel, Watchmen and Sandman got prequels and they tried to get Garth Ennis[...]

These are batarangs, discovered last month in a carry-on bag at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport by the TSA. They recommend that all wannabe

Tomorrow is the last day that comic book creators can nominate their favourite comics of 2014 for the Harvey Awards. The only American awards purely voted on by fellow comic book creators, there are categories for comic book, comic strip, and graphic novel creators. The ballot is right here And the deadline is midnight pacific time tomorrow. Or 8am[...]

But then I read others stories and relaxed, because it was really about telling our story, and I've been dying to tell you all about the story of NightShade Comics and our family. NightShade Comics started with Adam Orndorf and me, Michael R Martin We've been friends for 10 years now, two guys who met at[...]

Anything other than that reeks of all that DC Earth 1, Earth 2, Earth Prime stuff which I've never really taken to, but then again, I got into DC when they got rid of all that stuff so it was from and for a different era than my own." – Marvel Chief Creative Officer, Joe[...]

Greed that almost ruined the comics industry, and greed that makes a vampire girl look good to nom nom nom. PAGE TWENTY: My favorite page this issue Sonja vs Tars Tarkas SO FUN. PAGE TWENTY-TWO: It's funny, I know for a fact that a big part of the audience for Lady Death and the various other CHAOS[...]

The recent issue of Afterlife With Archie contained a very cool cover called "Here's Juggy!" by artist Francesco Francavilla. The piece is of course an

We have a look inside of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Down Town #4 with the early pencils and then finished inks by artist Carlos Gomez. The series is

It might be worth doing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmc5_p89XUc

From Image Comics, Descender #3, written by Jeff Lemire, with art by Dustin Nguyen continues the tale of Tim-21 and Dr Quon, showing us just how memorable their relationship was When the issue begins, we are with Tim-21 as he goes through a total system failure Suddenly, he is dreaming a dream that seems very[...]

In Batman: Earth One Volume 2, we get a riddle... In a minute... It's an oldie but a goodie... But... if the elevator is meant to be indicative of the

Digital chapters of the comics will release in six parts on ComiXology, and will begin the scheduled release on May 12th They will continue every week through June 23rd, and then the full graphic novel will physically release on June 24th. The story follows Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad, including Liz, Bodey, Maude, and Justine[...]

Main Book: Writer / Creator: Skipper Martin. Line Artists: Christopher Provencher & Adam Huntley. Colors: Wes Dzioba. Lettering: Tom Orzechowski &

The animated series Steevn Universe has been made into a comic book from Boom! Studios. But some of those creators have published sketches in their own

I once again shelved the script. Now I had read comics before, V for Vendetta still stands as one of my all-time favourites, but I never considered creating in the medium It all seemed so foreign Yet, when I stumbled into my first script, Grant Morrison the invisibles #1, I really got into it I still[...]

Head on over now and take a peak at the 6 preview pages: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamieme/queen-part-one-nidus If you have any questions about Queen, or just to chat about comics, you can Tweet me @JamieMeWrites or follow me on Facebook. Jamie Me (Writer/Letterer), Bernadinus Gita (Artist) and Sean Callahan (Colorist). Close Date: Sat, Jun 6 2015 12:00 PM BST. Release Date: August. Jamie[...]