Image Comics the new Home for Hack/Slash
Some big news from the Emerald City Comic-Con this weekend! Tim Seeley, the creator of the increasingly popular comic book Hack/Slash announced that he is making the move from Devil’s Due Publishing to Image Comics, the largest company featuring creator-owned content. Seeley has stated that Devil’s Due has agreed to the transition, and that June will see the release of the first new book in the Hack/Slash line of materials. Read more
Comic Book Previews for December 23rd, 2009
Ho, ho, ho!!! Presents for all the comic book readers out there (naughty or nice is in the eye of the beholder after all!) are in stores this Wednesday, and before you pack up and pack in for winter, plan a trip to the relatives or stuff your ears with cotton to avoid the noisy toys, here’s this week’s comic book previews! DC brings some of its major titles this week, with Detective Comics #860 concluding the origin story of Batwoman, setting up a team-up with Batman in next month’s issue! Wonder Woman #39 reveals the secret behind Wonder Woman’s amazing new power, and be sure to check out Gotham City Sirens #7 as Catwoman has to take the reins and save the other sirens from a powerful challenge! Not to let the ladies have all the fun, Superman #695 brings Mon-El and his new public identity into the forefront, with Natasha Irons returning and the fate of Steele in the balance! Read more
Spawn And Cerebus Story Finally Gets Reprinted
Most of the early Spawn stories have been reprinted, but Spawn #10 has never been reprinted, that is until now. After over fifteen years, one of the most unusual crossover comic books ever is finally returning to print.
Spawn #10 featuring a crossover between Todd McFarlane’s Spawn and Dave Sim’s Cerebus will be reprinted in the upcoming Spawn Origins Collection: Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 Hardcover.
“It hasn’t been reprinted since it first came out,” Spawn #10 writer and Cerebus creator Dave Sim said. “I’m very glad that’s all over with after 14 years. Todd sent me black and white scans of Spawn 10 which will be published in a Cerebus Miscellany volume someday and, hopefully, Spawn 10 will be included in any and all future collections if the Toddmiester decides to make that official McFarlane policy.”
Comic Book Previews for December 9th, 2009
Holy stocking stuffers! We got so busy shopping for all the comic book fans out there that we almost forgot! It’s time for a look at the major releases this week! Sleigh bells are ringing over in the DC universe this week as the DC Holiday Special 2009 sees release. Many major heroes are present for this special, heck even Deadman showed up! These usually go quickly, so be sure to get your copy! From a white Christmas, to a Black Alice. Secret Six #16 sees magically dangerous Black Alice hoping to pledge the band of villains, but wait… aren’t there already six members? It’s all eyes on Donna Troy in this week’s Titans #20, and of course, just in time for the Fearsome Five to continue their assault against the Titans! Read more
Comic Book Previews for November 18th, 2009
It’s a pretty big week this pre-Thanksgiving week, as many comic book events and series hit the shelves! The action kicks off this week at Marvel, with some pretty big focus on the most famous wall-crawler in store. In the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #612, creative team Mark Waid and Paul Azaceta bring Peter Parker one of his toughest challenges to date, as the storyline “The Gauntlet” begins here! Witness the return of one of Spider-Man’s most classic foes as Electro storms into the forefront to lead the charge against Spidey! Also this week, Dark Reign-The List: Amazing Spider-Man one-shot hits shelves. Norman’s must personal vendetta comes to a head in this issue! Read more
50-Girls-50 Winning Artist Revealed by Image Comics
After a nationwide search, lots of pouring over submissions and narrowing it down to ten finalists, Image Comics and Frank Cho are proud to announce the winner of the 50-Girls-50 artist contest. Cho, one of the most famous writer/artists in comics, and writer Doug Murray announced that Axel Medellin is the winner of the contest! At last month’s Baltimore Comic-Con, Cho unveiled the top ten finalists of the nationwide search for the artist for this mini-series, a sort of all-female version of Star Trek.
“Judging was very difficult. We had to grade the entries on multiple counts: the fidelity to the model sheets produced by Frank, the story-telling displayed, the quality of the layouts—all of these factors came into play. We managed to pick the final four artists, but choosing a winner out of the four was extremely difficult since each artists had what we were looking for in terms of quality and clear storytelling skills,” said Murray. Read more
Comic Book Previews for November 4th, 2009
Had enough candy? Hopefully by the time this Wednesday rolls around you’ll have recovered from the sugar high and the inevitable sugar crash in time to pick up and read this week’s new comics! Marvel has several solo features and limited series this week, starting with one of the most anticipated, Psylocke #1! This popular X-Man gets her own series this week, as she travels to put the remains of her former body to rest, but of course, it’s not that easy! Also, in the spirit of revival and rejuvenation, a new seven-issue series starring none other than Deathlok premieres with Deathlok #1. What will be the tale of one of Marvel’s most popular cyborgs? Read more
Image Comics Announces Proof’s Season Finale
Image Comics has announced that this January the first season of Proof will come to and end, but fans shouldn’t worry, because an all-new season will be coming in 2010. Proof is the ongoing cryptozoological comic book by writer Alex Grecian and artist Riley Rossmo.
Proof tells the story of Special Agent John ‘Proof’ Prufrock, who is also known as Bigfoot. John ‘Proof’ Prufrock works for The Lodge, which is an organization dedicated to preserving and protecting ‘monsters’ from the threat of human beings.
There are currently three volumes of collections in print of Proof and a fourth volume is set to be available during the hiatus. Both Alex Grecian and Riley Rossmo will continue as the regular creative team when the new season begins in 2010.
Comic Book Previews for October 28th, 2009
Happy early Halloween, comic book readers! Which super hero, villain, character will you be this year? How much did you spend on your costume? Hopefully not too much, as there’s comic book reading to be done! So sit down with that bowl of candy (or apples if you’re that house on the street) that was meant for the kids and dig right in, as there are TONS of books on the way this week! Marvel kicks things off with a double shot of The List, with both Wolverine and The Punisher getting one-shots in the style of the previous Dark Reign: The List one-shots. What will be the fate of Frank Castle’s run as the one-man army against crime? Can Wolverine stop Osborn’s plans for the Weapon Plus program? Read and find out! Read more
Comic Book Previews for October 21st, 2009
Another week, another Wednesday, and more comics! James Robinson and Mark Bagley officially begin their take on DC’s premiere super hero team when Justice League of America #38 hits comic book stores this week. It’s the beginning of a new era when a villain from the past returns to wreak havoc on a team that has been hit hard recently by personnel changes and plenty of tragedy! Speaking of the past, Azrael #1 debuts, with the character starring in his own solo series following a two-part story in recent Batman and Detective Comics annuals! Fabian Nicieza will be handling the stories and Ramon Bachs will take care of the artistic duties in this book featuring another of Gotham’s costumed figures! Read more
