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Seeley writes book for publisher such as Image and Dark Horse Comics, jumping between the role or writer and artist on projects and sometimes blending the roles together.
I had a chance to sit down and chat with Seeley at C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) this year just behind the Dark Horse booth in the[...]
John Layman, co-creator of Image comic book Chew, has been tweeting That always gets interesting And this time it concerns the much-publicised option that Showtime took on this comic about a cop who gets psychic flashes when he tastes something Which generally means he ends up licking corpses a lot.
Layman tweets;
I think it's going to[...]
For every sweet and good-natured little sub-plot like Tong's in FF #4, we get some insulting gross-out moment like The Russian's depiction in Punisher Noir, and for everything that feels relatable, down-to-earth and well-researched like Batgirl's Alysia Yeoh, we get something over-the-top, wildly inaccurate and generally exploitative like Lord Fanny of The Invisibles.
The latest instance[...]
Louis Falcetti Q&A'd with Riley Rossmo around the launch of his new Image comic, Dia De Los Muertos And naturally he started with a Bleeding Cooly question, poking at open wounds.
Why did you leave Bedlam? Can you talk about it?
Creative differences, basically It wasn't an easy decision; I put a lot of love into Bedlam[...]
Jim Zub reports on the sales bump given to Skullkickers by renaming it Uncanny Skullkickers for one issue, in light of Uncanny Avengers and Uncanny
To me we are the mirror not the real image To confuse the two is a real dangerous thing To me all fiction can try to do is capture and reflect and rejigger and reshow It doesn't create anything, it only spits it back at you Sorry, that's my cop out answer.
To be honest I[...]
Morning Glories #26 was printed with a odd page. Not the kind of thing you wouldn't expect to see in the title, which does kinda go all over the place.
It's published by Image Comics, is priced at $3.40 and the second issue is out now.
Alasdair Stuart writes for Bleeding Cool
I had my doubts about Five Weapons I've suffered through quite enough 'It's Harry Potter but they fight!' 'It's Harry Potter but they're all already dead!' 'It's Harry Potter just with cake baking!' nonsense[...]
Bleeding Cool Magazine article by James Kuhoric Horror is in my blood. Always has been and always will be. I started a lifelong obsession with the genre
We also pop by the next three top publishers, by sales, and see how things are going at Dark Horse, Image, and IDW.
DC COMICS
DC is back in the 11% range for the first time in ages In November 2012, DC Comics put out 78 new comics featuring 639 credited creators, 566 men and 73 women[...]
Either way, the aftermarket in Image Comics is hotting up again.
The Nowhere Men has seen its first issue sell for $130 with a 9.8 CGC, while a raw copy of issue 1 sold for $80 and a Thought Bubble 500 copy limited edition is at $157 Issue 2 is already at $20 with issue 3[...]
Louis Falcetti writes; "I don't have much time, so this isn't going to be elegant." is how #3 of Witch Doctor: Malpractice opens and that opening serves
Just how would our titular hero escape the crushing hands of Dinosaurus?
Answer? He wouldn't.
Invincible #100 by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley is published in a variety of covers by Image Comics and Skybound on Wednesday.
Okay, I presume you read the spoiler warning going in Good, you're going to need it.
This is how we left[...]
This, as retail people say, is leaving money on the table.
Which is why Image Comics/Skybound are bringing its publication forward to February 13th, the Wednesday after the show comes back on telly.
The third season of The Walking Dead returns on February 10th, with plenty of Governor action.
But The Walking Dead Governor Special, reprinting the[...]
Cameron Hatheway writes; After the unexpected events of the last issue, with death and plot-twists aplenty, Layman and Guillory had good reason to hideout
Ron Richards, founder of iFanboy, is the new Director of Business Development at Image Comics.
So he's no longer at iFanboy Or indeed their purchaser, Graphicly He talks about it at length at the site, here are a few clips;
with Graphicly's new business focus the need for iFanboy to be a gateway to the comic book[...]
Image may have sold almost 400,000 of Walking Dead #100.
BUt what about the lower selling titles? How do they stack up?
We're going to cheat a little by only including the Top 300 comics reported by Diamond that sold in comic shops in 2013 Which means that some of the smaller companies may get a boost[...]
Here's a first and probably exclusive look at the solicitations to all of Image's comics for April 2013.
With a bunch of new comics like Jupiter's Legacy, Chin Music, Invincible Universe and Miniature Jesus, new volumes of '68 and Mice Templar comics, another new number one for the renamed again Mighty Skullkickers… and a gravestone on[...]
And that's what Phil Hester and Todd Nauck will be investigating in April with a new comic from Skybound/Image.
Here's the solicitation;
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #1
(W) Phil Hester (A/CA) Todd Nauck, John Rauch
In the aftermath of INVINCIBLE 100 and "The Death of Everyone," Dinosaurus has left his mark on the world Can heroes from across the universe –[...]
Barbiere, whose Five Ghosts series was recently picked up by Image Comics for a March release They talk about the origin of the project, what it's all about, and how to make a start in the industry today.
To get in touch, discuss sponsorship opportunities or submit projects for consideration, please email reviews@popculturehound.com[...]
Issue 1 out tomorrow from Image Comics And most likely incredibly underordered based on this little preview here…
Looks somewhere between Sam Kieth's The Maxx and Chris Morris' Blue Jam.
Child neglect, homophobia, alcoholism, swearing amphibians and threats of child murder Welcome to Todd, The Ugliest Kid On Earth Issue 1 out tomorrow from[...]
Recently, The Walking Dead Volume 1 went out of print, which led to a mini-run on the trade paperback, with people paying slightly more for it. Turns out
So we haD two new Image comics out this week The End Times Of Bram And Ben by James Asmus, Jim Festante and Rem Broo, and Repossessed by JM Ringuet.
So we haD two new Image comics out this week The End Times Of Bram And Ben by James Asmus, Jim Festante and Rem Broo,[...]
However Marvel take 14 of the top 15 spots (with Walking Dead at number one), while DC dominates from 20 to 40.
Image get 16 titles in the top 500, Marvel have 219 while DC have 260 IDW and Dynamite Entertainment have 2 each Of the 16 Image titles, ten were Walking Dead, six were Saga[...]
From the backmatter interviews in Image Comics titles, with Paul Pope.
What's the best thing a fan has ever said to you?
Probably the times you meet someone who said they read your books with their kids That is really meaningful I like meeting people, everyone has something to say.
I did, however, just find out that I[...]
It's been a long time coming. But here is definite proof it exists. Infinite Vacation #5 by Nick Spencer and Christian Ward. It's $5.99, the story is 64
...and that's because they form a double page spread. And you'll find it below. It may have the lowest panel per dollar count of any book out this month.
Unlike Mara!
Mara, from Brian Wood and Ming Doyle, is published by Image Comics
Louis Falcetti writes;
Mara is a comic with a special appeal for massholes (for the international set, a "masshole" is a person from the state (commonwealth)(republic) known as "Massachusetts", it refers to our tendency to be enormous assholes because we do everything[...]
Invincible #100 is coming... retailers' Final Order Cut Off dates are today, here are all thge covers that can be ordered, from Ryan Ottley, Corey Walker,