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Franco Aureliani – also known as just Franco – is best known for working with Art Baltazar on Tiny Titans, Aw Yeah Comics, the Aw Yeah Comics store chain and as an art teacher at Carmel High School in Carmel, New York But the Eisner Award-winning author-illustrator is currently working on writing a new middle-grade graphic novel Chase[...]

She'll need all the help she can get, and it may come from the unlikeliest of sources…the Gods!" Deadman Tells The Spooky is the new graphic anthology by Franco, Sara Richard, Isaac Goodhart, Agnes Garbowska, Derek Charm, Christopher Uminga, and others ahead of Hallowe'en "Ever had the feeling that you were being watched? Ever taken a[...]

Deadman Tells The (Spooky) Tales is a new graphic anthology in a TPB form from DC Comics, written by Franco Aureliani (better known as Franco) and drawn by a number of artists including Andy Price, to be published in time for Hallowe'en, on the 27th of September 2022. Tag along with DC's favorite ghost host as[...]

Fae and the Moon by Franco Aureliani of Tiny Titans, Superman Family Adventures, Hellboy is writing a new middle grade graphic novel with artists Catherine Satrun and Sarah Satrun Fae and the Moon tells the story of a girl who pulls her missing mother's adored Moon from the sky, and finds herself in a world of mystery and darkness battling[...]

The newest DC Comic Art Academy features two artists… Art Baltazar and Franco, the guys behind the Tiny Titans Baltazar sits down and has two characters drawn before the host can ask the firs question He's on his fifth before the five minute mark of the video he also explains how character like Bat Cow[...]

This year on the panel were Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, Franco, Dan Jurgens, Steve Orlando, Joe Prado, and James Tynion IV. The moderator started things off by asking who or what the panels' favorite Superman books were. Dan Jurgens piped up, saying that his favorite super man (and best suggestion) is Alan Moore's Superman (Eliot – 3 stories as[...]

When Art Baltazar and Franco revived the series a few years ago (with an adorable DC comics crossover) I immediately had the series on my pull list Their take on Little Archie is refreshing and fun, especially given the current landscape of Archie comics So when Archie announced a Little Archie and Friends one-shot, I[...]

How did you hook up with Art Baltazar and Franco? Well, Frankie and myself met Art and Franco at San Diego Comic Con in 2011 I didn't realize they were wrestling fans I had heard of their work at DC doing Superman Family Adventures and Tiny Titans and I thought their stuff was really cool About[...]

Eisner Award winning website CBR has the EXCLUSIVE reveal of this news in an in-depth investigative report featuring both the covers and solicit information, which we've used our own journalistic expertise to right-click, save-as, and upload here: BIG MOOSE ONE-SHOT Riverdale's resident jock gets the spotlight in this special one-shot where everything's Moose! Stories by Sean Ryan,[...]

Join in on the fun adventure from the superstar comics team Art Baltazar and Franco (Tiny Titans, Action Cat and Adventure Bug)! Script: Art Baltazar and Franco Art: Art Baltazar Cover: Art Baltazar On Sale Date: 3/8 48-page, full color comic $4.99 U.S. THE ARCHIES ONE-SHOT BRAND NEW ONE-SHOT SPECIAL! Follow Archie's quest to make his songwriting dreams a reality, and see what[...]

At the Diamond Retailer Breakfast ahead of C2E2 this morning, Action Lab celebrated five years of publishing and showed off their wares. They talked about how, if retailers matched their numbers on this year's FCBD book from Action Lab that they did for 2015, then Action Lab would double their order for free… And how they will allow retailers[...]

This is a comic that doesn't need much sell, but written and drawn by Art Baltazar and Franco, this lush beauty of a book brings you the whole Itty Bitty ethos in a whole new series Grimmiss Island, now on its third issue releasing May 13th This gorgeous little series features a strange avatar demon,[...]

I will warn you though, the end of the issue will leave you hanging! Itty Bitty Mask #3 from Dark Horse, written by Art Baltazar and Franco, with art by Art Baltazar, is a comic that I wouldn't normally gravitate to, but I wanted to give it a try! Obviously, I know about the Mask, so[...]

Brian Goldberg writes from New York Comic Con for Bleeding Cool: I recently started a sketch book.  My previous collection of sketches were loose and all over the place.  If you're a sketch collector of art done by professional comic artists, New York Comic Con is a great place to add to your collection.  Artist Alley[...]

Captain Action Cat: The Timestream Catastrophe #2 by Art Baltazar, Chris "Zod" Smits and Franco. The journey through the TIMESTREAM continues as Captain Action Cat, Khem, Golden Age Action Cat, and Dr Evil Cat spin wildly out of control! Their discombobulated trip takes them to unsuspected lands, unfamiliar places, and the dimension of the fantastic phantom[...]

And finally Captain Action Cat #3 by Art Baltazar, Franco and Chris "Zod" Smits. THE DEVILERS #1 (of 7) Joshua Hale Fialkov (w) Matt Triano (a) Jock (c) When the world is under siege from the pits of hell, it's up to THE DEVILERS to set things right Seven of the world's greatest exorcists pit themselves against Satan's army, and all[...]

So there has always been a natural connection between the two industries and we've seen comics starring wrestlers frequently… But I don't think we've seen any like this. Wrestling duo Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian teamed up with Art Baltazar and Franco to create this unique issue of Christopher Daniels And Kazarian Wrestle Aw Yeah Comics![...]

I don't want to give away all the jokes, but there are Bat-bunnies and kisses, and Metamorpho is even in it! Art Baltazar and Franco keep the comic going at a pretty nice even pace which makes it easy for the littlest fans to read and enjoy The jokes are easy to understand, and I like[...]

Fat Jack's, a comic shop in Philly is celebrating their 38th anniversary this month with both a progressive sale on back issues and a visit by wrestling duo Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian. Now this duo has wrestled for WCW, WWE, TNA, ECW and Ring Of Honor over their 21 and 16 year careers… but recently[...]

Captain Action Cat, the new Dynamite series from the Art Baltazar and Franco team has received less than six thousand orders for the first issue of their The Timestream Catastrophe mini-series. Basically a third of what their Itty Bitty Hellboy debut got. Which means a) people really like Hellboy b) if folk are collecting Art Baltazar and Franco[...]

They say: "Come one, come all!". Saturday, March 22nd Hellboy Day is being celebrated all over the world on March 22nd, but at Midtown Comics Downtown at 64 Fulton Street in New York,  you can celebrate Hellboy Day with a special signing with Itty Bitty Hellboy artist, Franco Midtown Comics are also offering 25% off all Hellboy[...]

Don't get me wrong, Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani have had some slam-dunks in the past with Tiny Titans, a comic for which they jointly won the 2011 Eisner for Best Publication for Kids Green Team: Teen Trillionaires, however, feels more like an air ball, and quite honestly, a missed opportunity. The emotional connection between Commodore[...]

We have two new advance previews this time from Dynamite Entertainment, both books shipping this week. First up is Li'l Battlestar Galactica by Art Baltazar and Franco. The search for Earth continues in this awesome epic event of tiny proportions! Who are these Cylons? Are they friends or foes? Does complaining to daddy Adama help or make[...]

So the character survives so much translation because he's such a powerful design. I don't know if you've seen Itty Bitty Hellboy by Art [Balthazar] and Franco, but it's awesome, and the concept is so strong that you can do that to it, and it's still Hellboy And that, I think, is a unique thing[...]

Art Baltazar and Franco's Kickstarter funded self published series Aw Yeah Comics is being picked up by Dark Horse to be collected and published in the second half of next year. Here's what the boys have to say about it… Franco: I LOOOOOOOOVE working with Dark Horse! They are making a major commitment to All ages comics[...]

On Monday, Mark Waid announced he had bought into a comic store, Alter Ego Comics in Muncie, Indiana. Today, he's announced that he and the co-owners of that store have also invested in Art Baltazar and Franco's store Aw Yeah Comics, in Stokie, Illinois And that Art and Franco have invested in Alter Ego… Mark points out[...]

Chris Thompson writes; The Prince Charles Cinema are hosting a screening of four Doctor Who episodes from the Tennant era, plus a live podcast in the middle by me! [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podpress_trac/web/2536/0/PCHPodcastEpisode54.mp3] How do you follow up last week's revelations about Sam Humphries and his MySpace years? (which you can listen to here) … It's not gonna be easy, but[...]

To me at least. Announced on the Huffington Post and Big Shiny Robot, two new New 52 comics from DC, The Movement by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams III, and Green Team by Art Baltazar, Franco (who have a rather interesting Kickstarter plan for their own comic… more on that later today) and Ig Guara. And they are[...]

When we first posted news of Art Baltazar and Franco's all ages Aw Yeah Comics line hitting Kickstarter at about 10am ET this morning, there were about $500 worth of donations already And now, a few hours later, they are over $15,000, their targeted figure. Backers include Greg Pak, Joshua Fialkov, Chris Samnee, Neill Cameron, Bob[...]

ADVENTURE TIME #1 and #2 sold out before they hit stores! Don't miss out! With covers, below, by Jen Bennett and Yuko Ota… by Erica Henderson… And by Jen Wang. Then there's ADVENTURE TIME #7 by Ryan North,  Shelli Paroline And Braden Lamb JOIN JAKE THE DOG AND FINN THE HUMAN AS THE HOTTEST ALL-AGES COMIC BOOK ON THE STANDS[...]