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Lying In The Gutters – May 5th 2014 – Killing John Stewart
To clarify: John Stewart is not going anywhere. — Alex Segura (@alex_segura) March 22, 2013  "Editorial felt that the story we were telling wasn't 'compelling enough' and suggested that the murder of John Stewart would be. I disagreed." – Joshua Hale Fialkov on leaving Green Lantern, May 2015. Sometimes it just takes a while, you know? Maybe Bill O'Reilly should write[...]
Tom DeFalco To Edit DC Comics Line For Two Months?
Reports of a recent staff meeting at DC Comics reach me. Referring to answers to questions about the move to Los Angeles, I am told that Co-Publisher Dan DiDio addressed the troops, telling them that everyone was still in shock and processing the information about the move of the publisher from New York to Burbank in April[...]
Things To Do In New York This Week If You Like Comics
Refreshments will be served and students will be selling their work. Wednesday, May 7th A special meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 8:00 PM at  The New School,  66 West 12th Street, Room A407 This event is free and open to the public (*Please note the[...]
Charley's War To Get New Collections For 100th Anniversary Of The First World War – As Well As Sean Phillips' Void, Bisley's Four Horsemen, The Complete Brute! And Doctor Who Collections
I bumped into Pat Mills at the British Library last week, there are a number of his works in the exhibition, including 2000AD, Judge Dredd, Marshal Law and Charley's War. A fondly remembered strip, a harsh retelling of the First World War from the point of view of an under age soldier, it has recently been[...]
When Scott Snyder Got Batarangs And Why Mark Waid Does Not Write Batman
So, someone gave Scott Snyder working, sharpened Batarangs, for Free Comic Book Day at Alter Ego Comics in Muncie, Indiana. Was this a good idea? And he was joined by a few friends, Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, James Tynion and more Let's see how the batarang trials went down… Then it was time for Scott Snyder to step[...]
Late Night Fun – Super Heroes Past/Present
Over on moviepilot.com, artist Khoa Ho shared a series of art prints he did featuring characters from Marvel and DC Comics The pieces are from two sets, the first he did a year or so back and it went viral, so he has done more Some limited edition prints are on sale here and you[...]
Failure Is Not An Option
Mark C. Frankel writes, I'm writing this early on Saturday morning on Free Comic Book day, largely because that's when life dictates I do it. If you want
Rob Liefeld And Bob Layton Cover Dynamite's New FOC Incentives (Updated)
That's a huge jump and could cushion the normal second issue dip most comics series have. Now with The Shadow: Midnight In Moscow #1 we can quantify the numbers even more as we know that the initial sales orders were right around 8,000 copies and received 1  new cover available for every 5 books According to[...]
Joey Esposito Revisits His Footprints
You'll love other things in your lifetime, of course you will, but the first will always be your first and nothing can change that. When it comes to my career making comics, Footprints is my first true love It certainly wasn't the first comic I made, but it's the first one that felt right, that felt[...]
Clash Of Titan The Ultra Man
July 2014 Tony Kittrell writes: Advent Comics is an up and coming publisher that has quietly become a force on the Indie Comic landscape Celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, Advent Comics launches another milestone for the company – the Titan The Ultra Man Kickstarter #2 This project marks the first Kickstarter for Advent Comics, even though its[...]
What Do You Think When You Hear The Name Machiavelli?
My choices of materials and subject matter place me outside the mainstream in the age of Photoshopped comics But I chose to distribute the work electronically, to publish on the web and publicize through Twitter and Facebook, and to raise funds for a print version of the book through Kickstarter So the more low tech[...]
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day In Cleveland Was Lively And Late
By ordering over 25,000 free comics (3,000 plus given to the Cuyahoga county Public Library system), tpb's for giveaways, sales, an art gallery for local artists, hosting over 20 local artists doing free sketches, and reserving table space for area businesses and upcoming conventions, it is more like a mini convention than a regular comic[...]
Things To Do In Kansas City If You Like Comics – Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3
Anderson writes for Bleeding Cool:  Have you ever wanted to meet and spend time with your favorite comic creators? Now you have that chance!  Meet Frank Cho, Steve Rude, Mark Chiarello, Camilla d'Errico, Terry Dodson, Dave Dorman, Mark Schultz, Tim Bruckner and other world renowned creators as over 200 artists converge on Kansas City, Missouri May[...]
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day at Mission: Comics and Art in San Francisco
I think that might be the best thing about Free Comic Book Day: the chance to get new, young readers into comics In that, FCBD is an absolute success. The Guardians of the Galaxy and Mouse Guard books have been the most popular, but people have been really excited about the G.I Joe/Transformers crossover as well[...]
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day From Conquest Comics in Bayville, New Jersey
By Jared Cornelius It's 8:30 AM and I've arrived at Conquest Comics in Bayville New Jersey.  The comic book faithful are lined up outside with their coffee and bagels from the dinner next door.  To steal a sports cliché the air is electric, with fandom.  As I enter the closed comic shop, owner Chris Blewitt invites[...]
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day At Washington DC's Fantom Comics
By Devon Sanders Free Comic Book Day is in full swing at Fantom Comics In Fantom's decade of existence, they again saw lines looping outside the door and completely filling every available space within the store. Kids had plenty of comics to choose from while their parents milled about talking about the merits of this weekend's release,[...]