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We close out the Mark Waid week of interviews with his discussion of Warlords of Mars: Deja Thoris with series writer Robert Place Napton. Mark Waid: Holy Jiminey, that's a lot of naked flesh Not on you, on Dejah Thoris But in her adventures, she's pretty much the furthest thing possible from a bikini bimbo, yes? Robert[...]

As we reach the penultimate Mark Waid interview, he sits down with Jai Nitz to talk about Grimm: The Warlock the Dynamite Entertainment series based on the popular TV show. Mark Waid: Jai, how familiar were you with the GRIMM show before you started? Now? Where does the story "fit" in TV continuity? Jai Nitz: When Dynamite[...]

Mark Waid once more slips on his Clark Kent glasses and interviews Victor Gischler about the Dynamite Entertainment series Noir featuring Miss Fury and The Black Sparrow. Mark Waid: Victor, as the Green Hornet writer, I love my early pulp-roots heroes, and obviously so do you What is it about these characters that appeals? Victor Gischler: Whether[...]

The Mark Waid interviews continue; this time he chats with Mike Carroll about the long run of Garth Ennis' female vigilante Jennifer Blood for Dynamite Entertainment. Mark Waid: Mike, this has been a really strong series during its long run, particularly since it stars a non-costumed woman What do you think the appeal has been? Mike Caroll:[...]

Making like a roving reporter this week, we have Mark Waid conducting another  interview, this time with the writer of the new Turok: Dinosaur Hunter series from Dynamite Entertainment and the guy known for Planet Hulk, Greg Pak. Mark Waid: Greg, how familiar were you with previous incarnations of Turok? Greg Pak: I knew of the character[...]

And that is why his readers will keep reading too. The Fox is back with its 4th issue of 5 from Red Circle/Archie Comics, written by Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid, with full art by Haspiel as silver-age-revival hero The Fox swings deeper into his strange hero-journey John Workman does an excellent silver-age modern mash-up in[...]

In our second day of Mark Waid acting as interviewer, he chats with Vampirella scribe Brandon Jerwa about the latest on the iconic bad girl and her Dynamite Entertainment series. Mark Waid: Brandon, let's just assume I haven't read every comic ever published USE YOUR IMAGINATION! Now–tell me, a "new reader," who Vampirella is in one[...]

The Spider wipes the slate clean and takes his pulpy revenge on those who have targeted him, but he's about to find out that their hooks go far deeper into his life than he ever imagined. MARK WAID'S THE GREEN HORNET #9 Mark Waid (w)  Ronilson Freire (a)  Paolo Rivera (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99[...]

Well, all this week we get to see Mark Waid in action as interlocutor on behalf of Bleeding Cool Here he sits down with Chris Roberson the writer on the Codename: Action and The Shadow series. Mark Waid: Chris, I pity you because you're too young to have been a first-generation Captain Action fan That's not[...]

The penultimate issue of the 5 part mini-series that revives and refigures the Silver Age pulp hero The Fox, from Red Circle/Archie Comics is coming February 5th, and the trailer teases plenty of the madness and artwork this Mark Waid/Dean Haspiel collaboration has been known for so far The question looming is whether The Fox[...]

The solution—a computer simulation of human evolution—meant that the present and future would elapse in parallel (albeit at different rates—you obviously can't simulate the future in real time.) Also—allowing the reader to see what's developing in the moment in The Endling's simulation while Amber remains blissfully unaware (for now) in the real world, lets me raise[...]

Who is the Watcher? Original Sin, Marvel's upcoming summer crossover gets a #0 issue in April. Also in terms of tie ins, we have already heard about All

Here lots of beasties assault the Fox and he has to come up with tailor-made solutions to handle and reject each, all while abusing his "doll head" severed head in disgust by bouncing it around with him. The Fox is facing "death's slobbering oral cavity", purple but memorable prose from Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid, and[...]

The first two issues saw our hero resisting his hero role, struggling with his relationships and with being a father, and then embarking on an increasingly mind-bending quest where his environment and his foes continually change under alien and time-jumping magical forces. Visually, The Fox burns itself into your memory in the hands of Brooklyn-based artist[...]

Meanwhile, another group including the Punisher, Doctor Strange, Emma Frost, Ant-Man and Black Panther conducts its own investigation. The bigger problem, though, is whoever killed the Watcher also ransacked his place on the moon, stealing powerful objects as well as all the information he's been gathering since the beginning of the Marvel Universe… A special Original Sin[...]

Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel have put together a trippy story about a jaunt through the psychedelic world of magic spells and alien influences undertaken by a beleaguered hero who wishes he wasn't.  It'll run for five issues in the current miniseries and links up to related title The Shield by J.M DeMatteis and Mike[...]

It hasn't been officially announced. In fact, right now, Bleeding Cool has been the only one announcing it. But Steve Wacker, senior editor on the

Written by Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel, with art from Haspiel that really takes him off the leash in terms of original concept art, this issue also contains the first back-up of The Shield,  written by J.M DeMatteis with art by Mike Cavallaro The Fox #2 storyline is "Freak Magnet" Part Two, and we're immediately[...]

From lettering Groo the Wanderer with Sergio Argones and Mark Evanier to his own creation Usagi Yojimbo, Stan has set the high-water mark for creator-owned comics. Mark Waid And Chris Samnee Are Off Daredevil Long Live Mark Waid And Chris Samnee On Daredevil. If we keep falling for it, Marvel are going to keep doing it[...]

Daredevil #1 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee for March, for All New Marvel Now! "Join Marvel's fearless hero as he begins his most awe-inspiring adventure yet in the sunny city of San Francisco! Gifted with an imperceptible radar sense and a passion for justice, blind lawyer Matt Murdock—a.k.a DAREDEVIL—protects the Golden City's streets from all[...]

During his more than twenty-five years in the comics industry, Mark Waid has never been a slouch in terms of creativity His output and varied projects seem to be fueled by some kind of internal combustion engine powered by an unknown element From major DC titles to Marvel domination, and now, wide-ranging genre work like[...]

Andrew Kimball and his friends has been taking blank variant editions of a variety of comic books and, instead of having artists draw sketches them, have been asking writers to create stories on them instead. Here are a few examples. Mark Waid Dirk Manning Rob Humphrey Tim Seeley Katie Cook Ryan Browne Andrew Kimball and his friends has been taking[...]

Mark Waid has written Captain America, Daredevil, The Flash and Superman Nancy Collins asked the prolific writer about approaching a character with no powers like the Green Hornet and what about the character drew him in. NANCY COLLINS: Were you a fan of the Green Hornet before you took on the title? MARK WAID: You bet[...]

I like to include The Umbrellas of Cherbourg on this list despite Un Chambre En Ville coming along later, so let's compromise with Demy's Parking. Most-Read Comic Stories Thursday: Marvel Announces That Mark Waid's Final Daredevil Story Will Be Digital Only Obviously all retailers will be mad at Mark Waid over this one Including retailer Mark Waid[...]

Obviously all retailers will be mad at Mark Waid over this one Including retailer Mark Waid He'll be absolutely livid with himself. Marvel has announced a new digital deCampi comic, Daredevil: Road Warrior by Mark Waid and Peter Krause which will act as a coda to his run on the book, ending with issue 36 Waid[...]

by Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podpress_trac/web/2783/0/PCHPodcastEpisode62.mp3] After last week's intimate discussion with Ulises Farinas & Erick Freitas (which you can listen to here) and my recent film podcast with Before Midnight's Graham Reynolds (which you can listen to here) I suit up to chat with writer/artist Dean Haspiel (American Splendor, The Alcoholic, Billy Dogma) about his work on The[...]

It goes brilliantly with the writing in narrative boxes from Mark Waid, "What I long for is a simple life That's my problem" as we get an entrée into the deep conflicts in the book, led by The Fox's inner schism His desire to leave the superhero life and cease maintaining two identities[...]

So I was very curious when I got a link to the first issue of the new Red Circle Comics series The Fox by Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid I eagerly scrolled through the pages (can't flip page on a PDF file) and thought I'd share my feelings about it without any spoilers. Being that this[...]

 Along with Marcos Martin, Paulo Rivera, Chris Samnee and more, Mark Waid relaunched Daredevil a few years ago, only for the book to become a critical darling, an award getter and one of the few books Marvel reader felt obliged to share with non-comics readers. Most-Read Comic Stories Wednesday: The End Of Mark Waid's Daredevil? Along with Marcos[...]

Daredevil artist Chris Samnee told his twitter followers that the current series will be ending with issue #36. This confirms what Rich got from the