the shadow Archives

moves into the second half of the mini-series, Kevin Pearl checks in with series writer Michael Uslan about the Dynamite series and where things are going for pulp icons the Shadow, the Avenger and Doc Savage. KEVIN PEARL: We're almost four issues now into this mini-series, Michael How has it felt handling these iconic pulp heroes[...]

Dynamite Entertainment is debuting its digital comic program featuring DRM-free comics. Launching initially with comics available in PDF file format, the

Ron Marz and Ivan Rodriguez take the classic pulp hero The Shadow and places him in an H.P Lovecraft classic with The Shadow Over Innsmouth and then Chris Roberson and Bilquis Evely wrap up the Doc Savage series. THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (ONE SHOT) Ron Marz (w) Ivan Rodriguez (a/c) The fog-shrouded town of Innsmouth holds deep secrets[...]

Michael Uslan is the producer on the Batman films as well as a fan of the old pulp heroes like The Avenger, The Shadow and Doc Savage So he jumped at the chance to write a comic starring all three for Dynamite Byron Brewer chatted with him about the Justice, Inc series. BYRON BREWER: The Shadow,[...]

It featured classic pulp characters: The Shadow, The Spider, The Green Hornet and Kato The new series promises to follow the themes set by it's predecessor but be accessible to new readers. Bunn recently had his Dynamite debut with The Shadow #0 that teamed the supernatural vigilante with legendary escape artist Harry Houdini  The art team and[...]

Howard Chaykin's run The Shadow: Midnight In Moscow continues for Dynamite and Byron Brewer had the chance to chat with the writer/artist about the new series. BYRON BREWER: Howard, how did it feel to return to such a tried-and-true character as the Shadow after almost three decades? HOWARD CHAYKIN: Very familiar, and yet odd[...]

What if Charles Burns only wanted to draw vampires killing lots and lots and lots of zombies? This is that comic. The Shadow Midnight in Moscow #2 brings on the grossness too, as Howard Chaykin goes to town. For  a second chapter of Howard Chaykin today, there's also the Black Kiss XXXMas Special, out of season, a[...]

Exclusive extended previews of Vampirella #2 from Nancy Collins and Patrick Berkenkotter, The Shadow: Midnight In Moscow #2 by Howard Chaykin, Chaos #3 by Tim Seeley and Mirka Andolfo and The Six Million Dollar Man: Season Six #4 by Jim Kuhoric and Juan Antonio Ramirez. VAMPIRELLA #2 Nancy A Collins (w) Patrick Berkenkotter (a) Terry Dodson, Jenny Frison (c) Continuing[...]

Jim Steranko loves The Shadow He produced a good number of Shadow covers for Pyramid reprints in the '70's He was going to be involved with DC's Shadow series in the 70's, but fell out, allegedly, due to creative differences. But would he do new Shadow work with Dynamite? .@JasonDaTwit @DynamiteComics You KNOW the answer to that question: It[...]

So they've come up with this contest where you can win a set of Alex Ross and Jae Lee The Shadow #1 sketch covers. So what do you have to do? Simple Write a brief essay about one of the three charities involved with the bundle… The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Doctors Without Borders or[...]

The Shadow, The Phantom, The Avenger, Doc Savage… I would search every used bookstore in the area when I was a kid and buy everyone that my allowance would allow There was something about the stories that clicked with me in the same way comics had I was lucky enough to write a few prose[...]

Some pulp characters have stood the test of time like The Shadow, Doc Savage and The Phantom… while others have lived in more obscurity, cherished by the true fans of the genre but ignored by the general public The Avenger is one such hero, but now Dynamite has brought the character back in his own[...]

Cullen Bunn is making his Dynamite debut with The Shadow #0 where the classic pulp hero meets the master of escape Houdini Here the writer sits down with Matt Brady (formerly of Newsarama) to talk about this special issue. MATT BRADY: #0 issues! Who thought these things up? Big picture-wise, as a writer, how do you[...]

Byron talks to Chris about wrapping up his run on The Shadow with issue #35. BYRON BREWER: Chris, many fans were very impressed with your handling of the cast of Masks How do you compare that title with your lengthy solo hero work on The Shadow? CHRIS ROBERSON: It was a very different experience The way I've[...]

In this peer-to-peer interview, writer Dan Abnett chats with the writer/artist who is making his return to The Shadow after almost three decades… DAN ABNETT: The Shadow The character first appeared in 1930 He has a lineage and history as impressive as any hero in comics today How far back does your connection to him run…[...]

The Shadow #25, Ash And The Army Of Darkness #7 and Miss Fury #11 With The Shadow and Miss Fury we are looking at the final issue of both. THE SHADOW #25 Chris Roberson (w) Giovanni Timpano (a) Alex Ross, Dean Motter (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ FINAL ISSUE!!! The Zombie Queen of Chinatown and her undead horde have[...]

We have the Shadow #1 by Garth Ennis and Aaron Campbell and Miss Fury #1 by Rob Williams and Jack Herbert. You can find the sale here. Dynamite is doing another ComiXology sale this weekend, this time focusing on their Pulp characters In honor of that they've given us not on, but two full issues[...]

Cullen Bunn's first dive into the Dynamite pool has come up with The Shadow #0 one-shot where he who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men meets up with the master of escape Houdini The solicitation text from here even has that classic pulp vibe. Secrets of the Shadow's past are revealed as he[...]

Talking with a source at Dynamite Entertainment, they are thinking that retailers have seriously under-ordered the first issue of The Shadow: Midnight In Moscow by Howard Chaykin This is the return of Chaykin to the character after 30 years and it created quite a bit of buzz when it was announced So with the final[...]

To unify the event, each issue features covers by Gabriel Hardman. Fred Van Lente writes Magnus: Robot Fighter #0, with interiors by Roberto Castro. Red Sonja #0 is written by Gail Simone and drawn by Ivan Rodriguez. The Shadow #0 features the Dynamite writing debut of Cullen Bunn and is drawn by Colton Worley. Warlord of Mars #0 is[...]

The character was kind of a cross between Doc Savage and The Shadow He is even credited as being created by Kenneth Robeson as is Doc Savage But Robeson was a "house name" used by the publisher of the pulps Street & Smith that many different writers used to create the illusion of consistency. Now the[...]

The Shadow 1941: Hitler's Astrologer sold out immediately when it shipped showing the demand for the classic Denny O'Neil and Mike Kaluta story So Dynamite Entertainment has not only taken the book back to press for a second printing, but they're going to see if lightning will strike twice. A second volume has been announced focusing[...]

At ECCC today Dynamite Entertainment announced that Cullen Bunn, known for his work on Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe and The Sixth Gun, is going to be doing some work for the New Jersey based publisher starting with The Shadow #0. "I've long been a fan of pulp heroes, and the Shadow was my introduction into[...]

This week we see The Shadow getting closer to the Girasol and the final issue of The Spider Both books hit the shelves on the 19th. THE SHADOW #23 Chris Roberson (w) Giovanni Timpano (a) Alex Ross, Dean Motter (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ The search for the secret of the girasol is finally nearing its end,[...]

In my teens reading American Flagg! and then The Shadow: Blood & Judgement… his work was like nothing else on the shelves and I loved it Now Howard Chaykin is returning to the Shadow and I got the chance to talk with him just before he was flying off to London. BLEEDING COOL: We know this[...]

Dynamite Entertainment made a series of big announcements today ranging from Howard Chaykin on The Shadow to the return of Pathfinder. It starts off with Dejah Thoris getting her own series spinning out of the Warlord Of Mars 100th issue Dejah of Mars is written by Mark Rahner, drawn by Jethro Morales, with covers by Jay[...]

Thorpe, he discovers that the threat is much larger in scope than he had ever imagined, and that the danger is far from over. THE SHADOW #22 Chris Roberson (w)  Giovanni Timpano (a)  Alex Ross, Chris Bolson (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ The search for the Girasol's secret has lead The[...]

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 really a question, I just wanted to tell you how I pity you. Chris Roberson: Mark, that's only one of[...]

As Dynamite Entertainment continues their peer to peer interviews, who better to interview The Shadow writer Chris Roberson than master of the macabre himself Steve Niles The two writers talk about inspiration and the Shadows of the past. STEVE NILES: The Shadow has appeared in a lot of different media since his creation Was there one[...]

Mike Raicht chatted with Roberson about them and his current project, The Shadow. MIKE RAICHT: What was your first experience with The Shadow? I know mine was my mom buying me the DC comic book series by Helfer and Sienkiewicz at my local comic shop in the late 80s It was something she recognized from the[...]