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Look forward to a piece on just such an incident tomorrow. But then John Byrne has never really cared for the done thing Talking about his IDW work of late, such as Next Men, Cold War and High Ways, he writes; I have waived my page rate and first publication royalties on all my books at IDW,[...]

John Byrne's The High Ways has its first issue published by IDW A sci-fi procedural thriller, it's my favourite Byrne book for a long time Principally because the voice is untempered by licence or audience or even nostalgia, and it is undeniably his. But it also reminds me very much of Robert Heinlein For two main[...]

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston People understand Hollywood feuds exist, but find it strange similar behaviour might be exhibited in a

Here is a very special Christmas present for you all. Discussing Galactus, on the 5th of October, John Byrne posted on his message board, replying to an earlier poster. Such a great character Why, oh why, did the second FF movie screw everything up?! •• To be fair, it could have been a lot worse! I was as disappointed as[...]

The IDW Artists Edition are works of joy, the product of Scott Dunbier at the publisher, reprinting the artwork for classic stories as close to the original boards as possible, then reproducing them on Bristol board as well, for added authenticity. And they've just landed the Fantastic Four, reprinting six classic issues from John Byrne's run[...]

The main attraction! Wooo! And it all began with a certain Bleeding Cool article. After the John Byrne Forum kicked off a bit, Dan Slott arrived to try and spread some calm. Can everyone PLEASE calm down. Aunt May is clearly fully clothed. A bride isn't supposed to SEE the groom before the wedding. ONLY a kiss is foreshadowed. The sequence is[...]

John Byrne has a new book for IDW out in January called High Ways He talks about it (with pictures) below But it's not the only book he's working on. With the odd alternating-books approach I have been playing with lately, this morning I actually finished the first issue of NEXT MEN: FINDERS OF LOST CHILDREN[...]

John Byrne posted, warning people of a seller selling work that, according to John Byrne was not his. He wrote; Sharp eyes among you will recognize it as based on a promo piece I did for the "Acts of Vengeance" crossover But that's ALL it is, "based on", as in copied from There's no work actually by[...]

Case in point: Archaia has just announced Space: 1999. Based on the tv series which ran from 1975-77, Long-lived comic publisher Charlton published a b&w magazine and a comic based on the series at the time, which is remembered for including early work by John Byrne It also featured Gray Morrow art, and I note the[...]

Before Watchmen begins next week, DC Comics continue to show off new variant covers from the likes of Jim Lee and Kevin Nowlan, below. One they can't show off, however is John Byrne's Byrne hasn't produced new work for Marvel and DC in some time, and has seemingly fallen out with the management to such an[...]

Or PVX as the modern vernacular would have it. A variant cover by John Byrne for the four issue of the ongoing Popeye comic from IDW. Or PVX as the modern vernacular would have it. A variant cover by John Byrne for the four issue of the ongoing Popeye comic from IDW. Or PVX as the modern[...]

This one. And here issue three of Danger Unlimited from 1994 by John Byrne with a cover by Byrne, painted over by Gary Cody. John Byrne reveals that he hasn't been asked about the use of his work. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages,[...]

It's easy as One Two Three… as well as a preview of Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein Alive, Westfield Comics also have the first few pages of John Byrne's new superhero series from IDW, Trio… It's easy as One Two Three… as well as a preview of Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein[...]

As earlier rumoured, it will tell the story of the global protest against massively unequal redistrubution of wealth and power, under the title Occupy Riverdale, echoing the Occupy movements present around the world. Joe Sinnott Inks John Byrne's Trio Here's the variant cover for John Byrne's new IDW comic, Trio, this one inked by Joe Sinnott[...]

Here's the variant cover for John Byrne's new IDW comic, Trio, this one inked by Joe Sinnott Each issue will have  a variant cover inked by another legendary comics creator. Talking of which, here's the cover to the Artist's Edition of Daredevil: Born Again by Miller and Mazzucchelli Here's what the solicitation says; Collecting the entire storyline of[...]

John Byrne has posted what he calls a "sneak peek at the first issue cover, minus dress, colors and some "special effects" of his new comic for IDW, Trio A Byrne Robotics poster Joe Hollon also added a photo from Byrne's studio showing the characters. Which has a rather rocky appearance for the central character[...]

You know, there was a time in comics before John Byrne drew the X-Men. But that time period has just shortened slightly Here, thanks to Barry Sandoval, is a page by Byrne before he took over drawing Uncanny X-Men. Byrne writes "That's the splash page to an unfinished (and thus unpublished) Wolverine story I started for my[...]

This is the name of John Byrne's new superhero comic for 2012, from IDW Trio Do note the '3' in the 'R' and the lines of the roman numeral III in the logo as well. What it's about? No idea That comes later But for now, here's a spoilerless page… This is the name of John[...]

John Byrne was posting about years and Roman Numerals today On the John Byrne Message Board, he wrote; "Even as far back as 1972 — MCMLXXII — I had been giving serious consideration to making my planned and (hopefully) gracious exit when I was in my 66th year — MMXV — but I'm lately rather liking[...]

John Byrne, on the death of Guardian, from his website earlier this evening: Of course, you all know the story of how Marvel somehow managed to keep Mac's death a secret for MONTHS — or, that is, until Peter David handed out xeroxes of the death scene at a New York con a few weeks before[...]

 Bleeding Cool told you just last year about a Dave Gibbons Watchmen page 1 going for $33,460, and the stunning world-record result of $448,125 for a Frank Miller splash page from Dark Knight Returns followed a few months later. And while art from the classic early-1980s X-Men run has long demanded strong prices as well, today's[...]

 It's pretty interesting to hear about what goes on behind the scenes of those retelling as well… Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Lara-El Almost Came To Earth Twice… Not only was that John Byrne's original plan for Superman at DC, it was also his original plan previously at Marvel, when the company was exploring the offer from DC[...]

But they thought that might be messing with the legend a little bit too much." – John Byrne on the revamping of Superman in Man Of Steel. Not only was that John Byrne's original plan for Superman at DC, it was also his original plan previously at Marvel, when the company was exploring the offer from[...]

John Byrne writes; As sometimes happens when a story idea percolates for a long time — too long? — my plans for NEXT MEN: AFTERMATH have hit a speedbump Namely, the recent DOCTOR WHO "finale" played most, if not all, the cards I was planning for my series. This presents a major problem[...]

DC was around 18%. I think it's safe to say that when you're being sued under anti-trust laws, it's a bad time to devour your largest competitor. He attaches a memo and also talks about John Byrne, hearing the rumours, creating a cover for Marvel's first Superman issue… Jim Shooter is telling his history of his life[...]

Fashion can go swivel. Throughout 2011, I've discovered that the comic book I've learnt to turn to first, every month, is John Byrne's Next Men A truly unpredictable time travel romp with a wide cast and a tendency to diverge onto tangents repeatedly in a most entertaining fashion Diving into slavery, concentration camps and the Earl[...]

Martin Ansin's illustration for a Rolling Stone magazine piece on Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark… And the cover to The Sensational She-Hulk #3 by John Byrne. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or[...]

This is one of those curios when a forgeign license has a different market and publishing schedule. Marvel is to publish a collection of the Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: Death Of Spider-Man in November. But Panini/Marvel UK is to publish the same volume three months earlier, in August. And they are also publishing something that Marvel US seems[...]

This is the first page of Cold War, a new comic by John Byrne starting from IDW in October, planned as a series of four-issue mini-series Byrne describes the book as' recounting the adventures of a former MI6 agent who now accepts the occasional "contract" from his former bosses in Her Majesty's Secret Service[...]

ByrneWatch: From the boards; Since when is Robin a girl? •• Since I suggested it to Frank on a flight back from a convention in Atlanta, one year, and a