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Legendary Comics has put out their first superhero story, Axiom by Mark Waid and Ed Benes I just finished reading it and it reminded me a lot of a DC Elseworlds story It would be a very good one because of the twist I want to be able to talk about the twist… but what[...]

Back in March, Rich told us about a new superhero comic coming from Legendary by Mark Waid and Ed Benes It's called Axiom and the tagline is "When humanity's savior becomes its worst nightmare." Not bad, eh? Kind of gives that, "What if Superman had gone evil?" feel At the time it was listed at[...]

Zombies) David Petersen (Mouse Guard) Matthew Dow Smith (Last Sons of America) Charles Soule (Strange Attractors) Brian Stelfreeze (Day Men) James Tynion IV (The Backstagers, The Woods) Mark Waid (Irredeemable). BOOM! Studios have announced their plans for the 2016 Baltimore Comic-Con which includes four exclusive convention covers and a whole lot of creators The convention takes place September 2nd – 4th[...]

Is this Mark Waid's chance to comment on the current political climate as he has a rich man running for office and no one knows if he will save the town or destroy it? ARCHIE #8 Veronica's father (and Archie's arch-nemesis!), Hiram Lodge, is running for Mayor of Riverdale! But will he save, and even improve the town—or will he[...]

In what may be one of the best Ask Marvels to date, writer Mark Waid answers fans questions including how do you handle writer's block, why Thor is the hardest Marvel character for him to develop in a story, and how much does continuity matter when writing a story and Tom Brevoort's role in keeping it[...]

July sees the launch of two new creator owned series from AfterShock Comics by Mark Waid, Tom Peyer, Wilfredo Torres, Tim Seeley and Gus Storms… welcome to Captain Kid and Lifespanners Oh and look, the second print of Insexts #1 gets a solicitation – that's how they used to do things in the old days… welcy to[...]

New in shops this week is the seventh issue of the relaunched Archie series written by Mark Waid with artists Veronica Fish, Andre Szymanowicz, Jen Vaughn and Jack Morelli In the issue Veronica's father finds out that she's dating Archie, the boy who destroyed their planned mansion Needless to say, Hiram Lodge is not happy[...]

So we've seen Mark Waid has a lot to say about the portrayal of Superman The biggest fan of the character, he was denied from writing the Superman comic at DC Comics by Paul Levitz, then hired for the book by Dan DiDio to replace James Robinson, only for legal to force DiDio to switch him back[...]

Comic artist Veronica Fish, who drew the promo image for the CW's Riverdale series, joins writer Mark Waid as the regular series artist with Archie #6 in shops tomorrow. ARCHIE #6 The biggest comic series of the year continues into 2016! Archie and Jughead are on the outs with each other, and now Archie has no one to help[...]

The first book you'll be able to get on the first Saturday in May is FCBD 2016 Archie #1.   Mark Waid and Fiona Staples reimagine an icon in this special FCBD reprint of the best-selling first issue of Archie! Change has come to Riverdale in the can't-miss kick-off to Archie's new ongoing series! As the new school[...]

Archie Comics has sent out a preview for Archie #6 by Mark Waid and Veronica Fish The latest issue in the revamp is set to hit stores February 17th so right about now is the final order cutoff If you like what you see here you should probably mention it to your retailer that you[...]

A combination of good people, great professionalism and a venture capita backed page rate? Whatever, it seems to work… So, alongside the news that Aftershock Comics are now available on ComiXology and Kindle is that digital comics pioneer Mark Waid is creating a new comic for the publisher with Tom Peyer, Captain Kid. CAPTAIN KID tells the[...]

I should've remembered my credo, that has always proved true, "no good deed goes unpunished"! Happy New Year! And to you Steve! He also continued the discussion highlighted yesterday, with Mark Waid, in which I also pointed out that Steve Geppi had recently been close to bankruptcy Another reason why the "bank" may be closing…. Mark Waid: Spoken like[...]

Mark Waid continues his revamp of Riverdale as Betty and Jughead become allies against Veronica… not Veronica Fish, the other Veronica In stores tomorrow. ARCHIE #5 Script: Mark Waid Art: Veronica Fish, Andre Szymanowicz, Jack Morelli Archie #5 CVR A Reg Cover: Veronica Fish Archie #5 CVR B Variant: Thomas Pitilli Archie #5 CVR C Variant: David Williams The biggest comic series[...]

The action here is based on a script by Mark Waid and Christopher Sequeira. Betrayed by a former ally? Richard Benson and his Justice, Inc team find themselves standing at the brink of a world war thanks to misplaced loyalties and a villain with a grudge that threatens to bury all of humanity! For more information on[...]

Archie #4 by Mark Waid and new artist Annie Wu looks at the Lipstick Incident that broke up Archie and Betty. ARCHIE #4 Script: Mark Waid Art: Annie Wu, Andre Szymanowicz, Jen Vaughn, Jack Morelli Cover: Annie Wu Variant Covers: Mahmud Asrar, Francesco Francavilla, Jaime Hernandez with Rosario "Tito" Peña, Joe Quinones, Paul Renaud The biggest comic[...]

 It appears that certain issues of Strange Fruit #2 by Mark Waid and JG Jones has a peculiar misprint First it has been printed on the wrong aper stock And when you turn to the middle double pages… It appears to have been whitewashed. And, as a result, are selling for up to $26 on eBay…  How's your[...]

Corinna Bechko, writer of Aliens/Vampirella #2, talks with writer Mark Waid about Justice Inc.: The Avenger #5, both on sale now Cover by Francesco Francavilla. CORINNA BECHKO: The Avenger is a bit more obscure a pulp character than The Shadow or Doc Savage How much research into his history in the pulps, radio and comics do you[...]

Now, after decades of backstory fumbling, Mark Waid has reinstated Howard's point of origin in a one-shot issue of S.H.I.E.L.D. Here's the whole story: In 1973, comics author Steve Gerber pulled an average, unassuming duck named Howard from his home dimension into the Marvel Universe It was a watershed moment for mainstream comics in the 1970s[...]

Tomorrow will see the release of the third issue of the Mark Waid / Fiona Staples reboot of the Archie series It's also the last issue with Staples on art as Annie Wu comes in for issue #4. ARCHIE #3 Something strange is looming over Riverdale—and it's taking the shape of a giant mega-mansion owned by an[...]

Filip Sablik hosted Mark Waid & J.G Jones (Strange Fruit), Brooke Allen (Lumberjanes), Brian Stelfreeze (Day Men), James Tynion IV (The Woods, upcoming Cognetic), and Dafna Pleban (editor on Planet of the Apes, Sleepy Hollow, Lumberjanes, Wild's End, Lantern City) at Baltimore Comic Con Saturday afternoon. Sablik said that something "amazing is happening right now" that[...]

We've got a look here at the third issue of the re-imagined Archie series by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples Joining Staples on the art are Andre Szymanowicz, Jen Vaughn and Jack Morelli Staples also did the main cover with variants done by Ben Caldwell, Cliff Chiang, Stuart Immonen and Andrew Robinson. Something strange is looming[...]

With the sixth issue of Justice Inc: The Avenger coming out soon, Byron Brewer caught up with Mark Waid to talk about the series, his collaboration with co-writer Chrstipher Sequeria and artist Ronilson Freire and twisting continuity Cover art by Francesco Francavilla. BYRON BREWER: Mark, I know how much you love this book In November, you[...]

With the successful re-launch of the Archie series by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples, the publisher is announcing that Hawkeye and Black Canary artist Annie Wu will take on the art chores for issue #4 while Veronica Fish will handle issues #5 and #6 Fish gained notice with the release of her promotional image for[...]

Here we have a preview for Archie #2 by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples with covers by Staples, Howard Chaykin with Jesus Aburto, Erica Henderson, Paul Renaud, Paolo Rivera, and Chrissie Zullo. The new school year continues to bring with it daunting new challenges and interesting changes for the teens of Riverdale High But there's one thing[...]

From a script by Mark Waid we see the line art by Dan Schkade and the colors by Brennan Wagner. With Central City feeling the vacuum left by The Spirit's long disappearance, Ebony and Sammy set out to find out what happened to their old friend Their trail takes them to familiar surroundings and in pursuit[...]

Just in case anyone had forgotten, and just in case we do get a Mark Waid/Chris Samnee relaunch of Black Widow for All-New All-Different Marvel, this is what a Chris Samnee Black Widow looks like. In pretty safe hands, don't you think? Just in case anyone had forgotten, and just in case we do get a[...]

Now that it is hitting shops this week, we've gotten a few more interior pages for the Mark Waid / Dean Haspiel issue that wraps up the Fox Hunt story arc. The FOX HUNT reaches its cataclysmic conclusion with the biggest brawl in Dark Circle history! "Fox Hunt, Part 5″: The Fox and She-Fox have invaded[...]

Coming out of Tampa Bay Comic Con this weekend  is the word that the Daredevil team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee will be reuniting on an as-yet-unannounced new comic book book from Marvel. Could it be one of these? Or something new entirely? I think it's probably one of these So which would you pick? Back[...]

The Fox returns in Fox Hunt #5 for this arc's final issue from Dark Circle at Archie, written by Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel, and drawn by Dean Haspiel with colors by Allen Passalaqua and letters by Rachel Deering I was mighty impressed with the visual experimentation in Fox Hunt #4 and am looking forward[...]