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Once upon a time Keith Davidsen worked for Avatar Press, owners of Bleeding Cool, as Director of Sales & Marketing He was also a regular writer and editor for the Bleeding Cool website and magazine He then went to work for Dynamite Entertainment as a Director of Sales and Marketing At some point, he was a[...]

If you are in a position to hire them or pass their details on to someone who might, there is a plethora of talent suddenly available to you. Keith Davidsen – Director of PR and Marketing is a 23-year comic industry veteran who had just marked his five-year anniversary with IDW Publishing He'd previously done[...]

Lovecraft story Herbert West – Reanimator that was published back in 1921-1922 in Weird Tales. It has been adapted many times since into various mediums, but the game is pulling art from the Dynamite comic series from 2015 written by Keith Davidsen, drawn by Randy Valiente and with covers by Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla, Tim Seeley[...]

This is a Writer's Commentary for Reanimator #4 by Keith Davidsen Here he focuses on the first seven pages of the issue that wraps up the miniseries based on the work of H.P Lovecraft and features the classic character Dr Herbert West. PAGE 1: SUSAN'S VOICE Whenever narration appears throughout the REANIMATOR series, it's always from the point[...]

David Avallone, writer of Legenderry Vampirella #5, talks with writer Keith Davidsen about Reanimator #3, both on sale today Cover art by Francesco Francavilla and Andrew Mangum. DAVID AVALLONE: I always ask a variation of this question: at what age did you discover Lovecraft, and what was your introduction to that world? KEITH DAVIDSEN: It's funny — I[...]

It's from a script by Keith Davidsen. When Susan Greene joined Dr Herbert West as his new assistant, she'd craved the forbidden thrills of his unorthodox experiments – the awakening of zombies, stitching together new lifeforms, refining narcotics from undead brain fluid, and more But once she uncovered the Reanimator's terrifying secret, she's been overcome with[...]

Frank Barbiere, writer of Solar: Man of the Atom #12, talks with writer Keith Davidsen about Reanimator #2, both on sale now Covers by Francesco Francavilla and Andrew Mangum. FRANK BARBIERE: Keith, what kind of research have you been putting into the book?  We've got mad science, Cthulhu-worshipping gangsters, and a whole slew of monsters… is[...]

Keith Davidsen writes for Bleeding Cool: Covers by Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla, Tim Seeley, Andrew Mangum Herbert West was, only recently, an ambitious medical student at Miskatonic University.  His singular focus in life was to conquer death by purely scientific means.  He conducted unorthodox experiments on animal subjects, and his most profound creation – a yellow-colored reanimation formula[...]

Herbert West is moving to the center stage for the new four part miniseries written by Keith Davidsen Byron Brewer chatted with Davidsen about the new project and delving into the horrific worlds of Lovecraft. BYRON BREWER: Many of us know you as a Dynamite Comics exec (his name is in itty bitty print on all[...]

Dynamite Entertainment is resurrecting one of horror's most infamous villains in Reanimator, a four-issue miniseries written by Keith Davidsen and illustrated by Randy Valiente Featuring Dr Herbert West — the mad scientist created by author H.P Lovecraft — Reanimator #1 ships in April and featuring covers by Jae Lee (Dark Tower), Francesco Francavilla (Afterlife with Archie), Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash),[...]

If you're not, stop reading this and go buy Ferals, Crossed, and whatever else might strike your fancy. Keith Davidsen started the panel by noting the fact that was children in the audience, which was met with confused looks and guffaws from the audience He then continued with a story: At a previous panel, a few cons[...]

Staff Writer Keith Davidsen writes for Bleeding Cool. Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows are kicking off the new ongoing Crossed: Badlands series in March with a bi-weekly three-part storyline, to be followed by story arcs written by Jamie Delano and David Lapham I had an opportunity to pick Burrows' brain (much like one of the Crossed[...]

This is Keith Davidsen, Avatar's Director of Sales and Marketing And in a series of videos, he shows us the extremes he will go to, to promote the comic book Crossed By dressing up as them, going to Hallowe'en parties, and talking to people about Crossed And taking posters with him too. Next year, he'll do[...]