The shadow of COVID-19 covers everything happening in the comic book industry these days and nowhere is that more apparent than in the business of conventions. This makes a significant challenge to independent creators in particular — how can they connect with fans and get people excited about new works while unable to engage in […]
Aside from being a sharp dressed man, David Avallone is a man of many talents His current project Drawing Blood, began as a collaboration with indie comics legend Kevin Eastman Bleeding Cool took some time to discuss his career, his ongoing work, and what's next for him.[caption id="attachment_1199165" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A photo of David Avallone[...]
David Avallone gives us his Writer's Commentary on The Shape Of Elvira #4, on sale now from Dynamite If you have a writer - or artist - commentary to share with Bleeding Cool, why not get in touch? David writes,Before you get all this inside scoop – SO MANY SPOILERS -- go read the comic[...]
David Avallone has a Writer’s Commentary on Bettie Page: Unbound #4, out from Dynamite now.. he wtites,Tinkerbell vs Cthulhu… the pop-culture fantasy grudge match you never imagined you’d see! Well, me neither Have you read the issue yet? No? Go read it and come back You’ll be glad you did.As always… acknowledgement up top to[...]
David Avallone's provides his Writer's Commentary on Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark #8, out now from Dynamite He writes,You know the drill: SO MANY SPOILERS BELOW Don’t ruin all the crazy surprises Read and come back, if you haven’t already.Covers: Joe Jusko gives us a funny look into Elvira’s home life[...]
The series is being written by David Avallone and drawn by Dave Acosta with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner, J Bone, Kyle Strahm, Craig Cermak, Robert Hack, and Francesco Francavilla.The synopsis for the issue reads:
The Mistress of the Dark has become unstuck in time! Elvira crashes Mary Shelley's monster weekend, beginning an epic journey through horror history,[...]
The new tales will be tackled by writer David Avallone (Bettie Page, Twilight Zone) and artist Dave Acosta (Doc Savage) will be making their way to comic shops this July.The basis for the story is that the Mistress of the Dark has become unstuck in time and crashes Mary Shelley’s monster weekend, beginning an epic[...]
The Dynamite “Terry Dodson Bettie Page Statue” Kickstarter campaign is live now and can be found here.Today we have Bettie Page # by David Avallone and Colton Worley with the cover by Terry Dodson that inspired the statue:
She's more modest than Ms Blaise, but peels more than Ms Emma She out-vamps Vampirella, but she's sweeter than Honey West[...]
Dynamite has sent us a writer's commentary for the finale issue of Bettie Page by David Avallone The issue features covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantler with interiors by Esau Figuora and Matt Gaudio.
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The thrilling series conclusion! This is wall-to-wall spoilers, so read the issue first and then come back for the behind-the-scenes[...]
Dynamite has sent us a new writer's commentary from David Avallone for Bettie Page #7 This issue has covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantler with interiors by Esau Figueroa.
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Bettie in France, continued! Many spoilers ahead, so read the issue first and then come back for the behind-the-scenes story.The covers:
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That means The Shadow vs Batman, Bettie Page, Dresden Files, James Bond, Agent 47 — and Doc Savage: Ring of Fire #1 by David Avallone and Dave Acosta. This is the first issue of the miniseries has the the classic pulp hero meeting up with one of the most mysterious people in history, Amelia Earhart They must work together to save the world — something Doc Savage[...]
Dynamite has sent us a new writer's commentary, this one from David Avallone talking about Bettie Page #6 Covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantler, interiors by Esau Figueroa and Bane Wade.
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Bettie starts a new arc and does a little international travel, as I play around with even more 1950s pop culture. There are[...]
And a percentage of the proceeds goes to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.Today we have Bettie Page # by David Avallone and Colton Worley with cover by Terry Dodson:
She's more modest than Ms Blaise, but peels more than Ms Emma She out-vamps Vampirella, but she's sweeter than Honey West She put the mod in model, and the bangs in bang-bang[...]
Dynamite Entertainment has sent us a new writer's commentary by David Avallone for Bettie Page #5 The issue comes with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and J Bone with interiors by Bane Wade.
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I’ll admit it I’ve never had a comic run extended before I found out that there was going to be an[...]
Dynamite has sent us a new writer’s commentary with David Avallone talking about Bettie Page #4 The book has two covers, A by Joseph Michael Linsner and B by Scott Chantler with interiors by Esau Figueroa and Bane Duncan Wade.Chapter Four! Bettie finally meets the mysterious Doctor Elroy Benway! But remember… here there be spoilers, so read the issue and[...]
We just learned exclusively that Dynamite and Playboy magazine have collaborated on a six-page exclusive Bettie Page story by David Avallone (Drawing Blood) and Joseph Michael Linsner (Dawn) that will be appearing in the November/December 2017 issue of Playboy The comic ties into the on-going monthly Bettie Page comics Dynamite is currently producing.Page was born[...]
Dynamite has sent us a new writer's commentary featuring David Avallone talking about Bettie Page #3 The issue has covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantler, Interiors by Colton Worley.
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Chapter Three! Bettie in trouble with pretty much everyone, still manages to hit my favorite bar in Hollywood As always: spoilers abound! Read[...]
We have a new writer's commentary from Dynamite as David Avallone talks about Bettie Page #2 The book has covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantler Interiors by Craig Cermak and Colton Worley.
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Chapter Two! We delve deeper into the mysteries of Bettie Page’s secret life in 1951, and see some of my[...]
Dynamite released the first issue of their new Bettie Page comic on Wednesday of last week and now they've sent us a writer's commentary for it by David Avallone The book features a cover by Terry Dodson, interiors by Colton Worley.As always, this one started with Joe Rybandt asking a question and making a suggestion[...]
Straight from Dynamite, here's a Writer's Commentary from David Avallone talking about the fourth and final issue of Doc Savage: The Ring of Fire. Cover from Brent Schoonover, interiors by Dave Acosta This series is particularly topical as it deals with the mystery of Amelia Earhart, who is suddenly in the news because of a photo that[...]
