John Allison Archives

Writers and artists, John Allison, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, John Kovalic, Jon Chad, Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, Dave McElfatrick, and more team up to bring us stories from wacky to touching! A hint to some of the series that will be included: Lumberjanes, Giant Days, Munchkin, Cyanide & Happiness, Power Up, and a sneak peek of 2016's[...]

It's always going to taste delicious and leave you thinking about the next bag that you're inevitably going to buy because they're just that good. From BOOM! Studios, Giant Days #6 written by John Allison, with art by Lissa Treiman is a mystery filled issue Daisy and Esther find themselves without their third part, Susan, but where could she be? A search[...]

Christmas in July! From BOOM! Studios, Giant Days #5 written by John Allison, with art by Lissa Treiman takes place during a pre-Christmas ball This issue begins with a look at the difference between girls dress shopping, and boys shopping for a suit Of course, this is a hilarious thing to witness with this cast of characters[...]

By Jason Karlson Fans of Boom Studios' Giant Days got a surprise treat this month when it was announced that the series would be expanded from six issues to twelve, doubling both the series length and the time readers get to spend with the unlikely trio of Susan, Esther and Daisy in their first year talking[...]

From BOOM! Studios, Giant Days #4 written by John Allison, with art by Lissa Treiman, combines a new love with a handful of drugs, and some character history we've been waiting on for four issues This month Daisy, Susan, and Esther are celebrating Daisy's birthday, but things get a little crazy when Daisy starts to have feelings[...]

Seeing the girls survive a crazy flu last month was pretty funny, so I couldn't wait to see what John Allison had in store for the next issue Giant Days #3 written by John Allison, with art by Lissa Treiman brings Daisy, Susan, and Esther will a full bill of health into a new set of problems[...]

It's no surprise that the comic is a hit because of creator and writer John Allison's long history making web-comics For those of you that are interested in checking out his work, be sure to visit his website. Moving forward, I'm incredibly happy to discuss Giant Days #2 written by John Allison, with art by Lissa[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/OiCPodcastEpisode124.mp3] After last week's debut of The Real/Fake Geeks segment with Maria Norris (which you can still listen to here), this time I'm back with creator John Allison (Bad Machinery, Scary Go Round, Bobbins) to discuss the 'return' of Giant Days from Boom! Studios under their Boom! Box imprint. John & I discuss how he[...]

Joining this impressive line-up of books are the first of six issues of John Allison and Lissa Treiman's Giant Days, which spins off from Allison's previous work on his acclaimed web comic, Bad Machinery This time around with Disney storyboard artist Lissa Treiman taking over art duties. Although Giant Days takes characters from Allison's previous long[...]

I was lucky enough to get my hands on an advanced copy of Giant Days #1, from BOOM! Box, an imprint of award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios, written by John Allison, with art by Lissa Treiman I can honestly say, that after reading one issue I am completely in love with these characters Susan, Esther, and[...]

From longtime webcomic creator John Allison (Bad Machinery, Scary Go Round) and Disney artist Lissa Treiman, comes a quirky coming-of-age adventure The story will focus on characters, Susan, Esther, and Daisy who quickly became friends at university because of their dorms being next to each other Filled with an urge to reinvent themselves, the girls[...]

Taking place in the Scary Go Round universe three years after the webcomic, creator John Allison focuses on two rival groups of schoolchildren who investigate the strange and bizarre mysteries in their town of Tackleford Think of it as The Hardy Boys versus Veronica Mars, Nancy Drew, and Harriet the Spy, only everyone is British. While[...]

Hence one could say that John Allison is writing for exactly the right market; not every kid in the world has a smartphone or free use of a computer to browse webpages for hours at a time, but most if not all of them live within close proximity to a good bookshop. The Case of the[...]