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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[...]

As part of their 10th anniversary celebration, Dynamite will be set up at booth #2005 with an impressive line-up of creators doing signings: Gail Simone Garth Ennis John Cassaday Mark Waid Matt Wagner Michael Uslan Allison Sohn Buz Hasson Christina Blanch Duane Swierczynski Frank Tieri Jim Kuhoric Ken Haeser Michel Fiffe Sean Chen On Saturday September 6th[...]

One of which is Mark Waid's new S.H.I.E.L.D #1 complete with a S.H.I.E.L.D party, Marvel 2015 Calendar and more The other title? Well, just wait and see! Astonishing Avengers? What about Agent Carter? Something a bit Netflixy? Or what about a Wolverine #1? No idea… yet Time to go a-huntin'. [...]

The key to Steve's survival may rest with the one person closest to him, Jaime Sommers, the Bionic Woman! Join the ranks of bionic fans in this official continuation of the classic Six Million Dollar Man television series! DOCTOR SPEKTOR: MASTER OF THE OCCULT #3 Mark Waid (w) Neil Edwards (a) Christian[...]

Mark Waid has worked all sides of the comic industry: editor, writer, retailers… so when fellow writer Joe Casey (Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers) was asked to interview him about Doctor Spektor, Joe couldn't resist asking him about everything… including a bit about DC's New 52. JOE CASEY: Okay, we're kicking this off with the most[...]

Joe Glass liveblogged this panel. The panel included Executive editor Mike Marts, senior editor Nick Lowe, and writers Charles Soule, Gerry Duggan and Mark Waid will be taking us on this tour of the next big storylines in the Marvel Universe, so stay tuned for live updates from the panel. The started by discussing the new Avengers NOW titles, including Thor, Superior Iron Man, All[...]

From the Liveblog by Joe Glass: SHIELD issue 1 coming in December by Mark Waid and Carlos Pacheco, Alan Davis, Chris Sprouse and more, introducing characters from the TV show into the 616. They will be done in one stories, and everyone in the MU is a potential agent of SHIELD. Coulson is one of Waid's favorite characters[...]

 What Rick Remender is doing with Deadly Class I've enjoyed recently.  Wes Craig is doing a phenomenal job with the art on that book, and Lee Loughridge on colors.  The whole package is just f#^%ing phenomenal.  I'm super excited that Stray Bullets  started again.  The Chirs Samnee and Mark Waid Daredevil stuff.  I've known Waid[...]

The deactivation passcodes turned out to be my info – name, date of birth, etc. This comic, titled "Batman and Me!", was written by Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn, and Barry Liebman, penciled by Brad Rader, and inked by Mike DeCarlo and Dan Steffan (Thanks guys!) I had entered some kind of contest and won – along[...]

Mark Waid's new Doctor Spektor series is unique among the Gold Key characters that Dynamite has relaunched Unlike Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Magnus: Robot Fighter and Solar: Man Of The Atom which all seem to take place in their own worlds, Doctor Spektor: Master Of The Occult ties the universe together into one and we even see[...]

Mark Waid has announced that, after a parting ways with Boom! after his stint as Editor-in-Chief there in 2010, he is returning to the project with a new creator-owned work, alongside a "a dear friend of mine, one of the most revered artists in comics" with whom he has never yet worked before. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zLCxVWpArE[/youtube] The guesses start[...]

We have the conclusion of Mark Waid's run on the Green Hornet, the second issue of the new Dejah Of Mars series and the third issue of Flash Gordon. MARK WAID'S THE GREEN HORNET #13 Mark Waid (w) Ronilson Freire (a) Paolo Rivera (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ FINAL ISSUE!!! The grand finale–and the ultimate victor stands[...]

This is how Mark Waid describes the origin of his new Thrillbent series, Insufferable. Mark Waid was Grant Morrison's editor on Doom Patrol, and worked with Morrison, Mark Millar and Tom Peyer on the abortive Superman HIVE pitch that caused such internal ructions at DC Comics that Waid was told he would never write the Superman[...]

And the icing on the cake was having many knowledgeable guests taking part in the panels who had "been there" during significant milestones in comics history like Jim Salicrup, Ann Nocenti, Denny O'Neil, Paul Levitz, and the much-in-demand Scott Snyder and Mark Waid Walking through artist alley which was, essentially, everywhere rather than in a[...]