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As they will tell you, Archie Comics prides itself as an "innovative, forward thinking, progressive, relevant and agile" company. So it was with great excitement that our store ordered incredibly heavy on the new Archie #1 from Mark Waid and Fiona Staples Archie "events" always do extremely well for us; it is a misnomer that Archie[...]

Yesterday, Archie Comics launched a Kickstarter appeal to fund their new Riverdale Reborn line. Citing cashflow problems with their new Target/Wal-Mart deal as the factor behind needing to launch a Kickstarter to launch the new line. A couple of retailers took umbrage at this, but there were other creators and retailers who wanted to talk, including Mark[...]

On the back of relaunching Archie #1 with Mark Waid and Fiona Staples, Archie Comics is relaunching the rest of their line from A-list creators. Chip Zdarsky writing a Jughead monthly series, with an as yet unnamed artist. Adam Hughes writing and drawing Betty And Veronica While this book will fit squarely in the new Riverdale universe, you can[...]

Barry Kitson, Mark Waid's creative partner on Empire, has done up a retailer incentive cover for Waid's new title for Dynamite, Justice Inc.: The Avenger based on the classic pulp hero Two versions of Kitson's cover is available to be order at the Final Order Cutoff… a black and white version and a version with[...]

And, just in time for the Avengers: Age Of Ultron DVD/Blu Ray, I understand that a new Black Widow comic will launch written by Mark Waid. Waid currently writes the SHIELD book for MArvel, so there is plenty of opportunity for crossover there. Marvel Comics didn't respond to enquiries. Post Free Comic Book Day, all sorts of Marvel[...]

They've announced that Gail Simone (Swords of Sorrow) and Mark Waid (The Avenger) will be there. Dynamite Entertainment: Comic Book Secrets Revealed! Fri April 24| 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Room S404 Join the Dynamite gang and their star-studded line-up of creative talent for an hour of explosive power! Learn all the juicy details behind Dynamite's epic[...]

Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel do this in an artful, poetic way, and the development you'll notice if you've been following The Fox at Dark Circle/Archie is that the exuberant psychedelic splash of the first series with all its affirmation of love and faith is now transitioning into a more rugged, feet on the asphalt[...]

After the success of the last miniseries, Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid are back for a new storyline called Fox Hunt. Emmy Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, HBO's Bored to Death) is once again united with Eisner award-winning writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, Thrillbent) for FOX HUNT: Part One "The Situation": When a billionaire philanthropist prepares Paul Patton[...]

Written by Mark Waid, drawn by Mahmud Asrar with colours by Laura Martin And posted on 4chan last night. With The Vision, Ms Marvel, Iron Man, Thor, Nova, Captain America… And upfront that looks like Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man. Which might also indicate, as much speculated, that the character will be joining the ongoing Marvel Universe[...]

In 2013 and 2014, Archie Comics brought us The Fox: 'Freak Magnet', by Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel, with both contributing to the writing on the series and Haspiel on art, as well as Allen Passalaqua on colors and John Workman on letters Now with the "Red Circle" banner under which The Fox was originally[...]

What could you come up with that was more extreme than something that might appear in the Dark Horse series Grindhouse? Well, you can't really–you just might find out they were already planning a similar story, like Dean Haspiel (The Fox and Fox Hunt with Mark Waid from Archie/Black Circle) did when he was asked[...]

Here we get a look at some of their books from the classic pulp fiction days: Justice Inc.: The Avenger, The Shadow, Masks 2 and Project Superpowers: Blackcross. JUSTICE INC.: THE AVENGER #1 Covers: Alex Ross, Walter Simonson, Francesco Francavilla and Marc Laming Writer: Mark Waid Art: Ronilson Freire Meet Richard Henry Benson–the Avenger! His pallid features forever[...]

He writes, Mark Waid ripped me off. But before I get to that… I owe a great many of you a heartfelt "thank you." The well wishes and support I've received from Bleeding Cool readers with regard to my Milestone 2.0 article humbled me I would seem and be ungrateful if I did not acknowledge how wonderful and needed[...]

Boom have announced a second comic at the ComicsPRO retailer meet taking place in Portland. Strange Fruit is a new comic written by Mark Waid with fully painted artwork by JG Jones coming from Boom – and it as been some time coming. People at ComicsPRO tell me that it will take place in 1927, as a black[...]

It will also feature 6 interlocking covers showcasing the Archie characters by Dan Parent. Ending the series makes way for the new Archie #1 by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples The new series will take the classic Archie characters and recreate them into more modern versions. ARCHIE #666 goes on sale 6/3. [...]

Mark Waid is taking on Richard Henry Benson for Dynamite, expanding the publishers pulp universe that includes Conde Nast's The Shadow and Doc Savage Waid will be joined by artist Ronilson Freire on Justice Inc: The Avenger starting in June. The Avenger originally debuted in September 1939 as the lead character in The Avenger magazine, published by Street[...]

Created by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson, the story focuses on Golgoth, a villain whose plans for world domination were a success, and now he must deal with being the target of every inhabitant on Earth The new trade paperback edition will include never-before-seen material from Barry Kitson But that's not all…the tale continues in[...]

Mark Waid writes, in an introduction to Todd Allen's Economics of Digital Comics, The more I learn, the less I know. This year, I celebrate my 30th anniversary as a comics industry professional Over the course of my career, I've worked for every major publisher and most minor ones I've been a writer, a publisher, an editor, a[...]

Hosts Randy Young and Chris Hunter say: Thanks for pressing play and Happy New Year, everyone! It's a really light week this week, but we still have plenty to talk about! This week, we get to see a never published Miracleman story from Grant Morrison and Joe Quesada! It finally sees the light of day! We also get the[...]

by Mark Waid The street date on this one is actually New Year's Eve, but it's in hand now so I may as well say I liked it It's solidly grounded in Agent Coulson and in the 616 Marvel Comic Universe That means we get to see the agents we love from the TV show[...]

Archie Comics is being relaunched and rebooted with Mark Waid and Fiona Staples on the new Archie Comics #1. There's plenty of press about it. But it's not just Archie's title. It's a  whole line of relaunched 32 page comics… Betty, Veronica Betty & Veronica, Jughead, Jughead & Archie, the Kevin Keller relaunch we already heard about… and we[...]

This week over at Thrillbent, the third volume of Insufferable by Mark Waid and Peter Krause kicks off I got a chance to talk with Waid about the latest volume, the relationship between Nocturnus and Galahad and the future of digital comic publishing. DW: The basic premise for Insufferable is that a pair of heroes, Nocturnus[...]

We get a bit of discussion on the nature of creators working for corporations without proper remuneration, as well as what inevitably happens when a character heads to the big screens. This panel also contains a hint as to what Grant intends to do with the haunted comic that's been spotted in three separate universes so[...]

Along with the announcement they released the following promo image by Francesco Francavilla. Here's the first three titles from Dark Circle Comics: THE BLACK HOOD is a gritty, noir crime thriller written by Duane Swierczynski with artwork by Michael Gaydos presenting the Black Hood as an urban vigilante. THE SHIELD features a new and different incarnation of the classic character[...]

So if you bought their first bundle you can now continue the story on some. A few of these titles are really recent liked Chaos #2 and #3 and Dresden Files: War Cry #2 and #3 are both from only a few months back. For more on the sale go to Dynamite Digital. To go with the sale[...]

And I'm glad the rest of the industry is starting to catch up to what I've always known, that de Campi is pretty damn brilliant. She now has the second volume of her digitally pioneering Valentine created with  Christine Larsen set up through Mark Waid's digital platform Thrillbent The comic, with olde worlde soldiers mixed up in magic, made every[...]

This will allow fans to try out new books at a much cheaper price and maybe find some gems they hadn't expected. To kick it off, they are offering a Five-Book Five Star Starter Set that features Vampirella, The Shadow by Garth Ennis, Mark Waid's Green Hornet, Red Sonja and Kirby: Genesis for just $5.00. More bundles[...]

You can read her constantly updating piece here. Mark Waid has just been talking about his upcoming Princess Leia comic he is writing, part of the Marvel Star Wars launch of their titles Including how it will take place, for Leia, the day after her home planet of Alderaan is destroyed by the Death Star. He describes[...]

On Saturday morning with the crowds arriving for Baltimore Comic Con, Marvel geared up for its main panel at the con with Tom Brevoort moderating Charles Soule, Mark Waid, Mark Morales, and Jim Starlin to talk about the Marvel Universe at the moment, and hopefully where things might be heading for fans. The "man who killed[...]

Snyder III, Matt Wagner and Mark Waid are also special guests The event promises food, drink, and socializing, and guarantees that no attendee will go away without speaking to the comics pros they are hoping to talk to, since the set-up for the event involves moving around the reception in small groups to make that[...]