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Sam Kieth Gets His Sci-Fi On With Mars Attacks: First Born
Was this an accident or some nefarious plan? And what is this about giant bugs? "This series is a multi-tiered love letter," said series writer and IDW Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall "Every page shows not only the love Sam and I have for Mars Attacks, but also wild science-fiction tales from the past, the sorts of things Wally[...]
Now Mimi Yoon Covers Adventure Time For Boom (UPDATE)
For an upcoming issue of  Adventure Time: Candy Capers... I'm guessing this one will cause slightly less controversy than the recent IDW cover Although, those Princess Bubblegum shoulders are rather bare… UPDATE: This Adventure Time cover by Mimi Yoon has been earmarked for use on Adventure Time #29, which will ship in June It's a retailer incentive[...]
Grumbling Pros – Guest Badges For SDCC Gone In Minutes During Pro Registration
This year, within five minutes of the registration opening reports were popping up that the guest badges were all gone. Dan Taylor, former IDW Editor and writer/creator of Hero Happy Hour posted that he got his badge but all the guest badges were gone Tony Parker, artist of Boom Studios Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep[...]
Thirty-Eight Thoughts About Thirty-Eight Comics – Superior Spider-Man, Saga, Knights Of Pendragon, Uncanny Avengers, Dark Knight, Saviors, Super Dinosaur, Earth 2, Batman And Robin, TMNT, Godzilla, Ghostbusters, Aquaman, Flash, Catwoman, Sledgehammer 44, Inhumanity, Furious, Transformers, Serenity, Invincible, Bounce, Black Science, Conan, Neverending, Bravest Warriors, Siegfried,  Artifacts, Aphrodite IX, Age Of Darkness, Star Trek, Thief Of Thieves, Revival, Uber, Crossed, L'il Sonja, Adventure Time And Other Dead
Heisenberg? Yes, we have new Superior Spider-Man #26, including a look at whatever Peter Parker is up to, as Dock Ock's world begins to unravel around
Mimi Yoon… And Her Next Cover For IDW Comics
Yesterday, we ran an open letter to the comics industry by Dennis Barger about the recent IDW Powerpuff Girls cover that he campaigned to get withdrawn, as well as his take on the current comics industry. Original artist of that cover, Mimi Yoon, had her own take, and has been expressing it on these (open) posts[...]
A Ghostbusters Swipe File At 88MPH
This week saw the publication of X-Files: Conspiracy: Ghostbusters from IDW which saw the Lone Gunmen of the X-Files franchise investigating the mystery of the supernatural hunting Ghostbusters seeking to expose them. Well, it looked like something else got exposed along the way. Because IDW is not the only company to have held the Ghostbusters license[...]
Cartoon Network Pulls Controversial Powerpuff Girls Cover
Bleeding Cool highlighted what we called "a modicum of controversy" over the Cartoon Network-comissioned Subscription cover to Powerpuff Girls #6 by Mimi Yoon. ICV2 got through to Cartoon Network who have now told them that the cover has been withdrawn and will be replaced. and received the following reply indicating the variant cover, which was intended for[...]
JM DeMatteis Is Aflutter About New Project with Mike Ploog in 2015
But what DC book would you really, really like to work on? JMD: With Keith, it's less the project than the collaboration.  We just love working together.  We could be writing Millie The Model and I'd be happy. ABA: You've done some fantastic work with IDW in the past Should we expect more? JMD: Yes.  We're in talks[...]
When Your Event Gets Too Big For Your Shop – Launching Phat Con
No, I'm talking about free comics from Valiant, Top Cow and IDW, Green Lantern rings, Mind MGMT buttons, promotional posters and packs of trading cards, and figurines. I was more than a little curious about how this con got its start because it felt like it was standing room only, half expecting the Fire Marshall to[...]
Powerpuff Girls Cover Causes A Modicum Of Uproar
Retailer Dennis Barger Jr wrote on Facebook, this is taking grade school girls and sexualizing them as way older, monster high school is at least high schoolers dressed and acting like normal high schoolers (as sexualized as actual high schoolers are) IDW's Dirk Woods replied, Hey Dennis et al – That was actually a Cartoon Network mandated cover,[...]
Titan Gets The Licence To Publish Doctor Who Comics
But it would seem odd for the British based Titan Comics to publish Doctor Who comics that couldn't officially be distributed in Britain, as was the case with IDW… Here's the PR bumf I wonder if they'll use that unused Mark Waid script? In the universe of Doctor Who regenerations bring not only a new Doctor but[...]