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Swipe File: Burn The Orphanage And The Art Of Udon
On the left, a page from the Art Of Udon by Jeff Cruz, celebrating the work of comics game designers and those inspired by them at Udon. And on the right, a panel from Burn The Orphanage #1 by Sina Grace which shipped this week from Image Comics Which has its own video game inspiration, but[...]
"Lying"
At the Image booth The Saga "Lying Cat" T-shirts Ladies sizes sold out on Thursday The men's sizes were still available till the weekend but the women's fit were all gone, and all gone fast. Yesterday, the Lying Cat T-shirts hit the shops Something similar seems to have happened. Such as recorded on Beware The Valkyries and[...]
FOC Special: Love Stories (To Die For) #1
The last chance for retailers to up their orders on comics before they set the print run. And that's where it is right now for Shadowline/Image Comics launch title Love Stories (To Die For) #1, out September 4th A 48 page flip book, it has two 22 page stories written by Dirk Manning and two different[...]
As Easy As Falling Off A Chog
The queues for this mother were round the Image Comics block at San Diego Comic Con The glow in the dark versions have sold for up to $120 on eBay But you can get your own, your very own Chog this September, for only thirty bucks. My kids love theirs I have even managed to persuade[...]
Fifteen Thoughts About Fifteen Comics – Superior Spider-Man, Iron Man, Cyberforce, Robocop, Burn The Ophanage, Satellite Sam, Sheltered, Trillium, Superior Foes Of Spider-Man, Dial H, Hunger, The Movement, Action Comics, Detective Comics, Luther Strode
Hope no one kicks the God Killer Suit in the groin. The true nature of new Image title Burn The Orphanage is revealed It's Street Fighter Vs Stripper Ninjas If you think that's a snarky summation of the book… it's really not It's very very accurate. Immortality A funeral Satellite Sam breaks out of the[...]
Reprint Review: Sidekick #1 By JMS And Tom Mandrake
And the only people really being criticised are us, the public, and the pressure and expectation we bring to the stars that we both adore, and then despise. Sidekick is published next Wednesday from Image Comics for $2.99 The following article was written last week and is reprinted today, along with the publication of the comic. Sometimes[...]
Five Ghosts Haunts The Mainstream
By Hannah Means-Shannon The success of the Image series Five Ghosts, which last week completed its first arc before it moves on to a one-shot and then ongoing series, is one of the stories that makes comics fans and creators go a little teary-eyed Less than a year ago, Frank Barbiere and Chris Mooneyham decamped at[...]
Writer-Owned? Or Creator-Owned?
If that had gone to court, a number of people were wondering where that might lead for other comics. Image Comics is known for being a creator-owned publisher But a number of those titles are writer-only-owned books, and the difference isn't always made clear outside of the indicia Ben Templesmith has happily talked about Ten Grand[...]
The Walking Dead #113 And Saga #13, One Hundred Issues Apart
And, yes, we're mostly talking Image Comics Saga #13 and The Walking Dead #113 lead the pack, but there's also Peter Panzerfaust, East of West, Ghosted, Lost Vegas, Mind The Gap and Savage Dragon too. But also from Marvel, there's Infinity #1 IDW has Thunder Agents #1 DC has Batman #23 Dark Horse has new Fabulous[...]
Lazarus #2 Sells Out Of 35,000 Print Run
For a first issue from Image Comics, that would be a good number But for a second issue? That's golden. Image Comics announced that Lazarus #2 has sold out from Diamond Distributor Comics yesterday, and writer Greg Rucka has told me the print run is in the 35K region. As with the first issue, the second benefited[...]
First Review: Sidekick #1 By JMS And Tom Mandrake
And the only people really being criticised are us, the public, and the pressure and expectation we bring to the stars that we both adore, and then despise. Sidekick is published next Wednesday from Image Comics for $2.99 Sometimes I dream of revolution, a bloody coup d'etat by the second rank–troupes of actors slaughtered by their[...]
First Image From JMS And Gordon Purcell's Protectors Inc
As it says, originally titled Guardians, Protectors Inc is a new creator owned series by Joe Michael Straczynski, Gordon Purcell and Mike Atiyeh, published by Image Comics and Joe's Comics in November… As it says, originally titled Guardians, Protectors Inc is a new creator owned series by Joe Michael Straczynski, Gordon Purcell and Mike Atiyeh,[...]
How Image Comics Won The New York Times Bestseller List
Image Comics has had half the top 10 bestsellers on the NYT paperback graphic novels list for the year so far, including including five weeks with six out of ten And for 22 of the 31 weeks so far, has had the number one spot. Yes, it's mostly Walking Dead But it's not solely Walking Dead[...]
A Second Look At Luther Strode Vol 1 or Why Justin Jordan Is So Bloody Hot Right Now
More power to them. Luther Strode, written by Jordan and drawn by the superbly talented Tradd Moore, was an honest to goodness co-creation, launched by Image to increasing success, though at Heroes Con this summer Jordan expressed surprise at the fan-base and still considered it something of a small personal project alongside his more mainstream work[...]
Lining Up For A Chog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0PMyZral6s No, it's not a line for Mattell. Nor Hasbro. Nor even his favourite Lego. This is a line for John Layman's
Image Comics: What's Next – SDCC Panel Recap
Joseph Schmidt writes for Bleeding Cool: Nick Dragotta, Joe Casey, Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, Rick Remender, Ed Brubaker, and J Michael Straczynski were in attendance for the Image Comics: What's Next? panel, moderated by Eric Stephenson. Brubaker started the discussion by summarizing the latest issue of his hit, Fatale, which is set in the grunge era in[...]
Dead Body Road – Is This Justin Jordan's San Diego?
I wonder if he's hiding in some quite serious cosplay, only to be revealed at Saturday's Skybound panel? Dead Body Road is a new modern day western comics series from Skybound/Image, coming out in November USA Today reports; Debuting in November and featuring artist Matteo Scalera (Indestructible Hulk), the series sends an ex-cop named Gage on a[...]
She's A Rocket Girl… And So's He. Amy And Brandon At San Diego Comic Con
Shortly after, at Image Expo, Rocket Girl was announced to have a publisher. Coming in October, the duo are riding high and working hard on the series. "I'm really happy with how [the Kickstarter] finished," Reeder said "I didn't realize that it would just keep growing." "It ended much stronger than Halloween Eve did," Montclare added[...]