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David Hine: Comics, Manga, & More!
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Fri 11-10-2006)
I got into the indy comics scene late, so I never heard of David Hine until a few years ago when he began working for the stateside offices of Marvel Comics. In a short space of time there were a few Marvel miniseries: Daredevil Redemption, Son of M., th... Comicscape - April 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-28-2004)
OPINION: Last week, I asked for your opinions about whether the comics companies are doing enough to interest the next generation of comics readers and what approaches they should take. On the one hand, there weren't that many responses, but on the other ... Digital Debate
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-20-2006)
Hail and well met, my heroes and villains. Welcome to another Wednesday and another COMICSCAPE. Last week's column on digital and web comics generated several letters of civil disagreement. Thankfully, everyone kept my mother, my wife, and my personal ... 
Comicscape February 2, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-02-2005)
Well, folks, we've finally come to the end of a long journey or rather I have, as the main comics columnist for CINESCAPE. I hope you've enjoyed these columns as much as I've enjoyed writing them, and if you'd like to keep up with my future work, Google ... Comicscape - November 26, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-26-2003)
... precious comics - and that automatically gives us something to be thankful for. There's a great deal else to give thanks for in the comics world, of course: we're finally getting to read the long-awaited JLA/AVENGERS (or is it AVENGERS/JLA? Which mont... Comicscape: Five Successes in Mainstream Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-04-2008)
In last week’s Comicscape, we administered a sound thrashing to the American comic industry—more specifically, Marvel and DC—for five significant problems in dire need of correction. This week, dear Maniacs, in the spirit of fairnes... The Advantages of Digital Comics and Why I Will Never Like Them
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-13-2006)
...nd online comics will likely shake the industry in a few years. With this week's COMICSCAPE, I'll examine the arguments for and against digital comics. For next week, I want to hear your thoughts. I'll run your e-mail with my commentary, and I hope ... Comicscape - November 19, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-19-2003)
OPINION: It still amazes me that, before three weeks ago, I had never heard of BitTorrent, the revolutionary (and controversial) new way of trading comics via the Web. But it wasn't until a friend told me about it at a faculty party that I checked into it... CrossGen comics starts new, mainstream comics
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 01-30-2002)
Reflecting concerns over dwindling readership and alienation from mainstream genre lovers, CrossGen comics has announced a new series titled COMPENDIA, with hopes of pulling in more mainstream readers. CrossGen sources hope the series will combat the high... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
...underpaid comics columnist to take the divergent opinions of more than seventeen people and make them cohere logically. So if they don't, don't blame the messenger...Here we go!Jose Ayala starts us off with a slightly more balanced point of view, thoug... How to Make a Monster: The Mechanics of Horror Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-27-2006)
October draws nigh, COMICSCAPE faithful. Sure, it's a few days away. But, like a kid sneaking downstairs on Christmas morning, I celebrate my favorite holiday early. And, if the skeletons and jack-o-lanterns all over Target and Wal-Mart didn't already ... Comicscape - December 7, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-07-2005)
...w in 'non-comics readers,' then they're going about it in exactly the wrong way. Most people who don't read superhero comics don't care about continuity or any of the problems that comic-book fans constantly complain about." That's true. Many people wr... Comicscape: Five Reasons Why Comics Are Better Than Movies
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-09-2008)
Maniacs love movies and comics. But, here at Comicscape, we’re here to lay down the law and crown funny books the king of cool. Everyone gets excited when Hollywood turns a comic into a movie—if those stogie-chomping bigwigs and thei... Politics in Comics: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-06-2006)
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another week of four-color spills, thrills, chills, and kills. Last week, I went back to the well and ran a pretty well-received column about politics in comics. After two failed attempts at a... Comicscape - November 23, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-23-2005)
...ng of Al, COMICSCAPE's own jokester-turned-fugitive-from-justice, Al Brown, just popped the question to his longtime girlfriend. After several deep, hearty guffaws, she replied, "No, really, what did you want to ask me?" Seriously, though, she accepted... Top 10 Best Of Comics 2001, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 12-29-2001)
...ER tie-in comics, partly with the help of Buffy's own progenitor, Joss Whedon (although a similar spate of PLANET OF THE APES projects fizzled pretty quickly). Certainly one of the biggest success stories outside of the "Big Three" (Marvel, DC and Imag... Going Digital with Marvel
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-28-2007)
Happy Wednesday, Maniacs, and welcome to another fantastic foray into the heart of sequential art with this week’s Comicscape! I, your loyal columnist, will lead this journey into the dark digital future as we examine Marvel’s newest onli... Comicscape - November 12, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-12-2003)
...nd female comics
This cat has more than nine lives! The new CATWOMAN #1.
© 2001 DC Comics
writers. William Loughrige writes, "The vast majority of writers are men. They don't understand women well enough to write much about them. Just look... '80s Comics Redux, Part 2
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-26-2002)
As we saw last time, there aren't that many other TV-to-comic properties from the 1980s that lend themselves as well to a revival as G.I. JOE, TRANSFORMERS, and THUNDERCATS do. While many animated series (and far fewer live action series) were adapted as ... Reading Comics on the Phone or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Clickwheel
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-18-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting Wednesday with Comicscape! Last week’s column about DC’s new web-only Zuda imprint ran later in the day, for which I apologize. Then again, it also ran next to the review of the new... '80s Comics Redux, Part 1
by Tony Whitt (Mon 06-24-2002)
...dapted to comics during the '80s haven't stood the test of time as well as the Autobots or the Joes, or even the Cats. For that matter, many of them weren't even adapted.It's strange that, compared to other decades, the '80s simply didn't produce as ma... Words and Pictures: Comics vs. Literature
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-26-2008)
...instay of comics since both the popularity of E.C. horror and the later relaxation thereupon by the odious Comics Code Authority in 1971. The updated code allowed "vampires, ghouls and werewolves... when handled in the classic tradition such ... Marvel Comics: Joe Quesada
by Russell Lissau (Thu 10-26-2000)
Marvel Comics Editor in Chief Joe Quesada is, without question, the most wanted man in comics. Over the course of a typical hour, close to a dozen people knock on Quesada’s office door or ring him up on the phone, asking him about everything from story id... Comicscape - November 10, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-10-2004)
I'm not sure whether the subject of comics and politics was simply not of much interest to everyone, or whether people were simply too stunned by the election results to write in about it. Perhaps it was a combination of both. However, a few of you did wr... Slicing Cold Cuts with Lance Stahlberg
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-27-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another crime-bustin’, crypt-rockin’ edition of Comicscape! This week, I’m going to give some love to a love I haven’t loved nearly enough in a long time. I’m talking about the sma... Creeping into the Mainstream
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-24-2007)
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another exciting Wednesday morning. I trust you’ll all walk into your neighborhood comic shops later today – if you already haven’t – and walk out a few dollars poorer, but, I... Comicscape February 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-09-2005)
Being that this is my first regular column for Comicscape, I've decided to devote an entire column to my favorite subject: me. That's right this column is all about yours truly. Settle in while I recount my earliest memories of sitting in a hospital wi... Comicscape: Five Problems with American Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-28-2008)
...praise in Comicscape, Stephen King and Joss Whedon have done a phenomenal service for American comics. Dark Horse’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer—and to a lesser extent, IDW’s Angel—and Marvel’s The Dark Tower—script... Viz Donates $100K in GN's to Libraries (Fri 06-16-2000)
VIZ DONATES $100,000 IN GRAPHIC NOVELS TO U.S. PUBLIC LIBRARIES MANGA OUTREACH TO NEW AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE San Francisco, CA (6/16/00)-Viz Comics, America's 5th-largest comics publisher and largest publisher of Japanese comics, has recently donated over...Comicscape March 23, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-23-2005)
...t reading comics altogether. That's what happened to me when I was 12 the whole experience was entirely too expensive and I quit getting monthly books, while still reading the occasional trade paperback. It was the black and white Goth comics of the... Comicscape - August 24, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-24-2005)
Preface to the PrefaceThe following is a rant. As such, I expect some readers to agree wholeheartedly, and others to write unkind things about me and my family. For next week, feel free to step in the ring: e-mail me at comicscape@cinescape.com or at ku... Dabel-ing in Comics
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sat 02-10-2007)
...d, Marvel Comics, releasing the adaptation of Laurell K. Hamilton's most famous creation, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter? For answers we turned to one of the founders of the company, Les Dabel ...
MANIA: I think some people, who a... Comics After Katrina II: Tedd Walley and Mathilda
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-13-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another crash-course Comicscape! Before we dive into this week’s interview, I want to acknowledge the passing of Steve Gerber, who died from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis this past Sunday. G... Comicscape - February 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-08-2006)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of editorial content to keep you sane at work. Talking about men in long underwear beating the hell out of each other always trumps filling out TPS reports. For those of you checking in again, th... TOKYOPOP And Gentosha Comics Ink Worldwide Distribution and Development Deal
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-25-2008)
LEADING MANGA PUBLISHERS TOKYOPOP AND GENTOSHA COMICS INK WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT DEAL
Companies to collaborate on a wide variety of publishing and trans-media projects San Diego, CA, July 24th, 2008 – Global manga giants TOKYOPOP an... "Action Comics" to change content
by Karl Schneider (Thu 02-15-2007)
DC Comics has announced that they plan to change both the schedule and content for various Action Comics issues.The press release:ACTION COMICS #848, previously scheduled to feature part 4 of the story "Last Son" in 3-D, will have new contents w... The Adventure of Link's Comics
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 12-06-2006)
...toons and comics inspired by Nintendo's games, because some of them are still worth remembering. Last week I mentioned Nintendo Power commissioned manga legend Shotaro Ishinomori to draw a Legend of Zelda comic inspired by the Super Nintendo ... Online Auctions
by Oliver Chin (-)
Reprinted with permission by the author
Oliver Chin
Comics Retailer
Online Auctions - Part One
One of my few regrets as a comics publisher was not diving into the booming sector of online auctions. Eager to test the waters, I did start some marketing (... Stan Lee Talks Comics, Movies, and WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPER HERO
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 08-09-2007)
...of Marvel Comics greatest heroes, as if you didn’t already know) and series producer and Andy Sheer, I was excited for the opportunity.
One issue I had with last season, among many, was that the ideas of the series just felt out of... Comics vs. Manga: Let's Be Friends
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 04-17-2008)
Christopher Butcher at Comics212.net often conveys interesting thoughts that would otherwise never cross my dull little mind. For example, in a recent post titled 5 Thoughts About Mainstream Comics, he muses:
<i>”I have no problem at all sell... Comicscape - April 5, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-05-2006)
Rising quickly in world of small press and self-published comics, the New Radio has begun carving its own space of avant-garde comics-as-literature. The New Radio is the brainchild of Alex Cahill and Jad Ziade. Cahill's first published effort, the one-sho... ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: Brian Michael Bendis
by Edward Gross (Wed 09-13-2000)
Marvel Comics will be the first to admit that comics have hit on hard times in recent years. Some of the company`s key titles have lost their once impenetrable foothold in the marketplace, and marquee characters such as Spider-Man have lost their stature ... Code 6 Comics' THE CROSSOVERS
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 10-02-2002)
Code 6 Comics is launching the new monthly comedy/adventure series THE CROSSOVERS, by veteran comics writer and novelist Robert Rodi and artist Mauricet, in January. THE CROSSOVERS is the second scheduled title from CrossGen's new Code 6 line, following... Digital Destruction
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-05-2007)
As with most media, comic books experience a fair amount of piracy on the Internet. Most of the time, sites only host BitTorrent trackers over actual scanned comics. The trackers allow the downloader to assemble the file in small pieces from oth... Comicscape - August 31, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-31-2005)
Greetings, gentle readers. I write this week's COMICSCAPE from a craptacular motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Hurricane Katrina decided to pay New Orleans a visit. I know that all of you waited with baited breath to learn what happened to me, but fear not my... Hanging with the Boys: Ten Questions for Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-23-2006)
...ly future comics has to carve out for itself is to be creatively one step ahead in ideas, because we're losing our grasp on the "fantastic" genre. Games, movies, and DVDs these all out-WOW an audience in that regard. Somehow it's been put upon comics ... Comicscape February 16, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-16-2005)
... that the Comicscape e-mail address was bouncing until a couple of days ago. I also failed to put the link at the bottom of the last column. Regardless, I don't know that it would have made much of a difference. But, in any case, I apologize.In the ... RISING STARS: J. Michael Straczynski
by James Busbee (Wed 07-19-2000)
...rst major comics work--he previously had written only a handful of issues in such titles as Teen Titans Spotlight, Twilight Zone, Star Trek and Babylon 5--and he’s grateful to have survived the experience. `I’m happiest first of all with getting the fi... Comicscape - May 19, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 05-19-2004)
...tarted in comics?In 1962 while attending an exhibition on radioactivity, an introverted teenager is bitten by an irradiated spider and...oh, wait, that's been done. How about...in 1964 in a small town in western Pennsylvania a baby is born during the 1... Comicscape - December 3, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-03-2003)
...; 2002 DC Comics
like many other fans, had realized it subconsciously for years. One was reading the 1995 novel WHAT THEY DID TO PRINCESS PARAGON by Robert Rodi, a book in which the fictional superheroine Princess Paragon (in every way a dead-ringer fo... Comics in the Wild
by Matt Kamen (Mon 09-11-2006)
A slightly shorter UK Cine this week, since I'm off on holiday and, chances are, you're not. We'll start with some more news on comics this week, primarily a quick chat with Andy Baker, one of the organisers of December's Birmingham International Comics S... Comicscape - October 1, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 10-01-2003)
...nion that comics are indeed an appropriate forum for political content - though there was some contention over exactly how that content should be presented, and when that presentation crosses the line.Neil Steen was one of those in the majority who fee... Comicscape - January 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-14-2004)
...e reading comics if I had a capacity for hatred big enough to encompass both these guys? In amongst all the "you hate Marvel, you hate DC, you suck" drivel, though, there were several letters that tried to look at the "issue" seriously, without any ad ... Comicscape - September 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-08-2004)
OPINION: REMINDER: DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, COMICS ARRIVE IN STORES ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9A woman is raped, after which her husband's co-workers brainwash him. Another woman, after being raped, is cut into hundreds of cubed 3D jigsaw puzzle pieces... Comicscape - August 13, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-13-2003)
...ricans in comics has always bothered me. Have they become included more seamlessly into the comics universes, and are they any more equal to the Caucasian heroes who still predominate the comics scene? (Let's not even get into the predominance of Cauca... Comicscape - May 3, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-03-2006)
Greetings, and welcome to another week of COMICSCAPE, where I make sequential art matter. Last week, I expounded upon the relative merits (and lack thereof) of Marvel and DC's new plan to accept advertiser money for ostensibly discreet product placement i... Comicscape - July 7, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-07-2004)
OPINION: I had hoped to do a column this week on Free Comics Day or on SPIDER-MAN 2 - both of which I experienced yesterday (Saturday, July 3) but you had so much to say about last week's column on the Revolving Door of Death that instead I'm turning the... Comicscape - November 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-17-2004)
It seems that the very mention of the word "reboot" was enough to rile many of you and for good reason though it seems that's not all you were worked up about this week. And speaking of being worked up about something in comics...isn't page four of IDEN... Comicscape - February 1, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-01-2006)
My colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, and a couple of readers suggested I write a column about comics that might appeal to women and those repelled by spandex, big guns, big muscles, and big tits. Rather than just targeting women, I've decided to... Comicscape - July 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-14-2004)
... for the comics companies and readers, at least. My friend D.C. at my local comic shop More Fun Comics tells me that he didn't see a spike in sales that day, and most of the traffic came from regular customers. Ironically enough, one of those customer... Marvel Comics November Solicitation HEROES
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)
Due out this November from the Marvel Comics line of hero books: INCREDIBLE HULK #34Cover by Kaare AndrewsWritten by Bruce Jones; art by John Romita, Jr. and Tom PalmerBeginning a new era as legendary horror comics' writer Bruce Jones (Creepy, Eerie), pen... Comicscape - February 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-11-2004)
...© DC Comics
was like driving a tank through a swamp. It was those little cross references pointing to events in X-FACTOR, THOR, and THE NEW MUTANTS that got me a little background and helped me navigate through the continuity quagmire. This lack o... Zuda and the Future of Web Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-11-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another week of Comicscape calamity! All you aspiring creators raise your hopes and put the coffee on, because DC Comics will open the golden gates to comic book professionalism in October. On Monday, The New Y... Big 2 Comics Companies Looking Safe
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 09-12-2001)
Early reports from employees at both Marvel Comics and DC Comics indicate the companies were safe after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on Tuesday.Both towers of the World Trade Center collapsed within 90 minutes of being ... Comicscape - November 5, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-05-2003)
...; 2001 DC Comics
"In response to your question 'Who Deserves Her Own Series?' I'm afraid the answer's more complicated then merely meeting some fans' wish fulfillment. While it's a heartening sentiment to bemoan the current dearth of monthly comics sta... Interview with Gail Simone
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sat 12-23-2006)
...p reading comics. I lived in a small town, so I always was kind of looked at with raised eyebrows when I went to the newsstands or 7/11s and got my comic books. When you were buying your regular reads, did you ever get any strange looks ... Comicscape - May 24, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 05-24-2006)
Greetings fellow comic fiends, and welcome to another exciting installment of COMICSCAPE. By the end, I'll be hanging off of a cliff and you'll have to tune in next week to find out if I survive or not. Actually, I'll run my in-depth and hyperbole-free ... Bizarro Comics!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 06-20-2001)
When the comic book awards are handed out next year, this brilliant hardcover collection deserves to win every category for which it qualifies. BIZARRO COMICS! is a tour de force by some of the best and brightest in the so-called "alternative comics" scen... Cinescape's Top Ten Worst in Comics 2001
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 12-26-2001)
...e best of comics will be covered in a separate feature coming up later this week, we're about to cover something a bit different here. You know how everyone always asks whether you want the good news or the bad news first? Well, in the interest of stre... Comicscape - June 1, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-01-2005)
You've probably heard by now that Alan Moore has permanently dissociated himself from DC Comics, its affiliate Wildstorm, and America's Best Comics the imprint Moore started in 1998. This is significant news, and yet it's not entirely unexpected. This is... DC Comics Update
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 09-14-2001)
DC Comics issued a statement on Thursday regarding the company's status after the terrorist attacks on Tuesday in New York.The following is the statement:"With the tragic acts of violence that our city, our nation, our families and friends suffered on Tue... Anarchy Reigns at Harris Comics!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 07-06-2001)
Harris Comics made a big splash months back when they cancelled the original VAMPIRELLA and introduced a revamped Vampi, an animé-inspired 21st century heroine drawn by Kevin Lau. Now, Anarchy Studios has been formed, and to celebrate the launch of the of... Comicscape - August 10, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-10-2005)
A couple of weeks ago, a COMICSCAPE reader asked me to do a column about breaking into comics. Here, I present the first of a couple of columns on the subject. Many comics professionals began their career in self-publishing they created their own books, ... Comicscape - September 28, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-28-2005)
...r is that comics are allowed to chat me up, as long as they can moderate themselves. I love character interaction, character development, and I like being told a well thought out story. That doesn't, however, mean I want so much detail that I need to h... CrossGen Comics in China
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 06-25-2002)
CrossGeneration Comics has struck a deal with the Chinese publisher Dian Shi Tang, one of China's largest publishers, to begin publishing CrossGen's entire line of titles in August. Dian Shi Tang is one of the five largest publishers in China, and the on... Comicscape - February 18, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-18-2004)
...y; Marvel Comics
rainy as this. (Yeah, like Chicago's going to be so much dryer and warmer...) I did, however, brave the elements on Saturday and took these photos of the Superman and Wonder Woman floats created by the Krewe of Pontchartrain, whose the... Blustering Over Barcodes
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-03-2007)
...y buy the comics for a discount on the cover price and sell them to you, profiting by the difference between their price and the cover price. Diamond has generated controversy in recent years for a number of business practices deemed harsh by fans... Running up the Hill with Brandon Thomas
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-23-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another week of Comicscape. Before I dive into my interview with comic writer Brandon Thomas, I want to acknowledge the passing of Heath Ledger, who passed away in his apartment yesterday morning. Ledger, of co... Comicscape - March 10, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-10-2004)
OPINION: I'm guessing everyone's pretty tired of the comics covers topic, based on the incredibly small response to my request for votes for the best comics covers of all time. I'm pretty tired of it, myself - but that's because I decided to go out and do... Comicscape: The Ever-Expanding Comic-Con
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-06-2008)
San Diego Comic-Con International 2008 ended last week with the usual fanfare. Comic book and Hollywood talents alike came together to mingle with over 100,000 fans. Those fans learned about the next year’s slate of comics, movies, televis... Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)
...ctions in comics; more plot and story substance is clearly what sells today (look at the growing popularity of writers like Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, and J. Michael Straczynski). However, I do not feel that the ideals he stands for should be w... Marvel Comics makes change to First Look program
by Eric Moro (Wed 06-27-2001)
Marvel Comics President Bill Jemas announced today a major change in the publisher's "First Look" program designed to bring the House of Ideas up to speed with competing publishers."For the past few years, retailers have been able to see sample comic book... TROUBLE kicks off Epic Comics
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-26-2003)
...f romance comics?At a press conference held earlier today Marvel CEO Bill Jemas was hesitant to reveal any new information about TROUBLE but he did confirm that it was indeed a romance comic. Back in the 50s and 60s, the romance genre of comic books w... Image Comics' SHADOWS
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 11-21-2002)
Image Comics is launching SHADOWS, a series from comics newcomers Jade Dodge and Matt Camp, in February.Written by Dodge and drawn by Camp, with colors by Guy Major, SHADOWS is the story of four paranormal investigators who have set out to explore the hid... Preview the ART OF MARVEL COMICS
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-26-2003)
This coming November Marvel Comics will release a hardcover collection of some of their most memorable art published in the past two years. THE ART OF MARVEL COMICS VOL. 1 will be the first in a series of volumes showcasing the stellar artwork by some of ... Comics With Gay Themes Attracting Young Female Readers
by News Editor (Mon 03-13-2006)
MTV.com reports that manga's focus on relationships and the lives of young people have brought girls to comics in a way that action comics never did.Today girls are avid readers of Tokyopop's "Fruits Basket," a long-running series about a girl who lives w... Comicscape - February 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-04-2004)
OPINION: Though not that many people seemed to disagree with my Top Ten Best Comics of 2003 list from last week, a few people did write in asking why I didn't include this title or that title. In at least one case, my answer is this: 1) I didn't include c... AURORA PUBLISHING, INC. INTRODUCES LADIES COMICS IN AMERICA WITH ITS NEW LUV LUV IMPRINT (Mon 10-22-2007)
...., Ladies Comics are romantic, hot and sexy manga about modern women and the men they love. Manga from Luv Luv feature more realistic sexual content and more mature storylines and themes than are presently found in the manga currently available to wome...ACTION COMICS Hits 800!
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 11-19-2002)
ACTION COMICS reaches rarefied air in terms of longevity when DC Comics releases the 800th issue of the title in February.Written by Joe Kelly with art by Pascual Ferry, Duncan Rouleau, Cam Smith and Marlo Alquiza, plus Tim Sale, Mort Drucker, Lee Bermejo... Marvel's Quarter Comics
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 10-14-2002)
Marvel Comics on Thursday announced a Quarter Comics program that will see the price of selected titles cut to 25 cents several times during 2003.According to Marvel, the program will focus retailers' and readers' attention on the company's finest charact... Dark Horse announces Rocket Comics
by Mike Whybark (Fri 12-20-2002)
In a Dark Horse Comics press release, the publisher announced the development of a line of adventure comics under a new banner, Rocket Comics, set to hit shelves in Summer 2003. The project is described as "high-energy adventure stories that focus on stro... Illuminati reps comics pros
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-17-2002)
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER covers the formation of Illuminati Entertainment, a production and management company focused on comics and video-game pros.Clients include such comic's pros as Howard Chaykin and game creators such as Jeff Parker and C. P. Smith. A... WORLD'S BEST COMICS: GOLDEN AGE SAMPLER
by Tony Whitt (Tue 10-14-2003)
I can only surmise, judging by the recent release of the BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 1 for $19.95 and this week's WORLD'S BEST COMICS: GOLDEN AGE SAMPLER, that perhaps DC's Archives line isn't selling as well as before. Either that, or they'd like to sell a lot... Image Comics has a SAVAGE new publisher
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 02-20-2004)
Word first broke last evening at Comic Book Resources that Jim Valentino, the Publisher of Image Comics, had been replaced by SAVAGE DRAGON creator Erik Larson. Larson spoke with CBR and told them that the report was true. "I'm taking over as the publishe... Publisher releases partial list of 100 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL TIME
by Eric Moro (Thu 09-20-2001)
"You have voted; we have tallied the results; and come October and November, we will reveal to you the 100 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL TIME, celebrating Marvel's 40-year history," said Director of Editorial Operations Bob Greenberger to a packed Comic-C... COMICS, SEXUALITY, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-11-2006)
...is week's COMICSCAPE. For next week: e-mail me your comments on the Marshall verdict. Check Newsarama tomorrow for the board's decision. E-mail me at kurtamacker@yahoo.com or comicscape@cinescape.com. The term "pornography" carries a lot of baggage.... PVP to IMAGE COMICS
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 11-18-2002)
Scott Kurtz's series PVP is moving to Image Comics in March with an all-new first issue featuring a cover by Frank Cho. PVP follows the staff of "Player Versus Player Magazine" on their daily routine of covering the world of pop-culture, but Kurtz is quic... Merchandising: The Search for More Money!
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-16-2008)
...like that comics serve only as a developmental territory for intellectual property destined for licensed media and merchandise. One shouldn’t assume that this week’s Comicscape will launch into a tired purist’s diatribe about the... Hollywood Writers and Mainstream Acceptance
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-11-2007)
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another edition of Wednesday weirdness. My friend and confidante, D.C. Harbold of New Orleans’s More Fun Comics, inadvertently gave me the idea for this week’s column. He remarked t... EC CRYPT-OGRAPHY
by The "Crypt-Keeper" (as dictated to Arnold T. Blumberg) (Wed 10-24-2001)
... about EC Comics! So have a seat, my fiendish friends, rest those weary bones, and let me show you why those '50s freaks made history with their terrorific tales! What do you need...an en-grave-d invitation? Hee hee hee!You see, I could talk for hours ... Comicscape - April 16, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-16-2003)
...sion that comics - or at least Marvel, who did away with the need for Comics Code Authority approval some time back - are going too far. After all, a knife in the eye is pretty serious stuff - you might just see something like that on HBO, but hopefull... Comicscape - April 23, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-23-2003)
OPINION: There was quite a stir when Marvel announced that the first title in its new EPIC line of comics would be Mark Millar's TROUBLE - though I imagine most of the stir was over the two swimsuited women on the photographic cover.
Sweatshop #1
... CrossGen Comics Hires Tony Bedard
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 06-22-2001)
Former DC Comics Editor Tony Bedard has been hired by CrossGen Comics and will immediately take up the writing reins on the upcoming title, NEGATION. Bedard will also write CrossGen's MYSTIC while current MYSTIC scribe Ron Marz moves on to THE PATH, anoth... The (Super) Power 100
by THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Tue 08-05-2003)
...supplying comics to people who want them. Now that he's secured the license to publish Disney comics through Gemstone Publishing, he's realized another lifelong dream. Future Echoes: Four-color ducks are on their way, along with plenty of new collectib... Comicscape - January 25, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-25-2006)
Last week's admittedly meandering column about sex and women in popular comics didn't garner much mail, but it lit the comment section on fire. I thought that a column about everybody's favorite subject (or at least mine and Al's) would at least get me a ... Comicscape - November 3, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-03-2004)
...alk about comics for the rest of this column, without making a single additional reference to the election, I could guarantee I'd have at least ten or fifteen angry e-mails taking me to task for talking about politics when the focus of this column is c... Future Comics' Future
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 01-16-2002)
Future Comics has made changes concerning its publishing plans.Co-founders Bob Layton and Dick Giordano have switched artistic duties on the upcoming series FREEMIND. Giordano will now be the regular penciler of the series with Layton providing the finish... One More For Comics
by Oliver Chin (-)
Reprinted with permission by the author
Comic Retailer
March, 2002
Over the past decade, the growing roster of manga publishers has mirrored the increased mainstream success of the comics genre. Today the market adoption has been so complete that old an... From Comics2Film to Comics: YOUNG ANCIENT ONE's Rob Worley -- Part One
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-23-2003)
Call it karma, call it fate, but the universe seems to be showing some kind of symmetry when the creator of the Comics2Film website gets the chance to write for Marvel Comics. That creator, Rob Worley, is the brains (and writer) behind YOUNG ANCIENT ONE, ... Comics2Rawk: Claudio Sanchez extends music to comics and back
by Alex Dueben (Mon 11-12-2007)
... 12 Gauge Comics.
Alex Dueben for Comics2Film (C2F): A lot of people know the music. A lot of people know the comics. For those who know only one, what is the relationship between the two?
Claudio Sanchez: Well, they play as parts to an overall story... Comicscape - September 1, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-01-2004)
OPINION: You may have noticed a larger than usual number of graphic novels from Europe on the shelves these last few months. It's not because your comics shop owner has suddenly become more enlightened in his/her thinking and gone all "citizen of the worl... CINESCAPE, CrossGen in distro deal
by Mike Whybark (Thu 01-30-2003)
...rossGen's comics, the deal will also create opportunities for Mania to co-create with CrossGen original comics for CINESCAPE's exclusive use in its pages, and a partnership to deliver those original comics to the marketplace as graphic novels. "We intr... Top 10 Best Of Comics 2001 Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 12-31-2001)
...riters in comics today, Brian Michael Bendis is also a master of the noirish crime thriller, whether it's the straightforward grit of AKA GOLDFISH or the award-winning superhero-tinged homicide procedural, POWERS. He introduced a new generation of read... Politics in Comics or The Follies of Didacticism
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-29-2006)
... week in Comicscape, I’ll expound upon the ever-contentious presence of political discourse and messages in comic books. Far from the two extremes that usually dominate the debate, I intend offer my uniquely reasoned and occasionally sn... Liberty Meadows to Image Comics
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 02-14-2002)
Frank Cho's series, LIBERTY MEADOWS, has moved to Image Comics and is set to debut in July with an all-new trade paperback collection. The ongoing series will follow in August with issue #27."Image is the perfect home for LIBERTY MEADOWS," Cho says. "It's... ACTOR Launches in LA
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 07-03-2001)
...om Chaos! Comics, CrossGen Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics and Wizard Entertainment. The announcement of ACTOR's formation coincides with the 40th anniversary of Marvel Comics and a resurgence of interest in comics from the mains... Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)
... lifelong comics fan, but Superman bores me to tears. Until recently when, on a whim, I picked up the first Azzarello/Lee issue and the first Austen/Reis issue - they actually got me interested in what they're doing. So, from my perspective, it's about... Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)
...dium than comics and some things must be dropped or rearranged in order to work on the screen. The film is in its own world, just as ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN is in its own world, as AMAZING SPIDER-MAN exists in its own world, as the [MARVEL AGE] SPIDER-MAN ... Comicscape January 26, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-26-2005)
...e seen in comics over the few years you've been doing your CINESCAPEcolumn?" I figured I'd go you one better this week, I'll talk about the trends I've observed that have nearly driven any hope for the future of comics entirely from me. Next week, I... Comicscape - November 16, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-16-2005)
...lts) read comics. We realize the absurdity of such a claim, as comic readers run the gambit from poor to rich and uneducated to doctors of philosophy. Comic readers should feel insulted when someone degrades the medium a remark akin to calling all roc... Law Maker: Osiyemi shepherds 'Brodie's Law' from comics to film
by Dave Richards (Tue 11-29-2005)
...r screen. Comics2Film spoke with "Brodie's Law" co-creator Daley Osiyemi about both the past and future of Jack Brodie in both his four color and big screen incarnations
Jack Brodie was born in a 1998 story called "Doughface" by "Brodie's Law" co-cr... Comicscape - December 10, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-10-2003)
...oughts to comicscape@cinescape.com, or to me directly - but please make sure to e-mail either one or the other address, not both! Both addresses come to me eventually, and I've been getting double the amount I normally get - both a blessing and a curse... Top Shelf Comics Back In Business!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-05-2002)
Late Tuesday, word went 'round
the web that Top Shelf Comics was in
need of help from the fans after suffering the shockwaves of their distributor's
collapse. Late yesterday a decidedly different report was issued by Top Shelf's
Chris Staros. Here i... McFarlane is back on Spawn Comics! (Wed 06-11-2008)
Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin return to the pages of ‘Spawn’ with artist and Image founder Whilce Portacio. Beginning with Issue #185 in October, SPAWN will feature a new creative team, including SPAWN creator Todd McFarlane, Image C...WonderCon Features the Best of Comics & Hollywood (Wed 02-13-2008)
...y best in comics guests and programming, Hollywood has really taken notice and made WonderCon a must attend event." With comics guests such as Sergio Aragones, Kurt Busiek, Mike Choi, Becky Cloonan, Darwyn Cooke, Terry Dodson, Mark Evanier, Jim...COMICS, COMIX & GRAPHIC NOVELS: A HISTORY OF COMIC ART
by Mike Whybark (Thu 07-18-2002)
...opment of comics publishing in the UK. This leads to some disconcerting lapses in editorial judgement from an American perspective; for example, the alternative press publisher Feral House is rendered in a quote from an American source as "Farrow House... Disney unveils Kingdom Comics (Thu 05-29-2008)
From a press release The Walt Disney Studios has signed a multi-year deal with Ahmet Zappa, Harris Katleman and Christian Beranek to oversee the newly christened Kingdom Comics, an innovative new venture of developing graphic novels to create new film pr...Archie Comics announces "Civil Chore"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 02-14-2007)
Archie Comics has released the following press release to announce a new Archie comic, Civil Chore.Press release:From the pages of Marvel Comic’s Civil War to DC’s World War III, the comics community has been facing strife and conflict, turnin... Nicolas Cage gets over $1.6m for comics
by Mike Whybark (Mon 10-14-2002)
Reuters reports Actor Nicolas Cage fared well in the closing results of the October 10 auction of his comics collection, netting more than $1.6m, according to the auction organizers. Among the titles was a copy of ACTION COMICS #1, which features the init... Brittany Murphy, Comics Geek? (Mon 03-14-2005)
The latest issue of Esquire features articles with Sin City's Benicio Del Toro and Brittany Murphy, and the actress reveals her appreciation of comics...Euro comics in Platinum future
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 04-21-2005)
Platinum Studios has partnered with Hexagon Comics, a large European creator-owned comic book syndicate. The deal, in which Platinum acquires a stake in Hexagon, will add about 500 adventure, horror, science fiction and fantasy characters into Platinum's ... Daniel Alter options Image Comics' 'Small Gods' (Wed 06-02-2004)
In an article talking about Daniel Alter and Ron Shusett's new sci-fi project "2176," The Hollywood Reporter mentions that Alter has optioned rights to the Image Comics series Small Gods. More...Marvel Comics Prepped For April/May X-Citement!
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 01-22-2003)
...ot in the comics was completely
different from what they saw on the screen."
Marvel president Bill Jemas added, "What I can say about the movie team, including Tom DeSanto, Bryan
Singer and Avi Arad is that they've been great with respect to getting... Snake Plissken Goes From Film To Comics
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 07-29-2002)
Click
thumbnails for larger images
Under the
heading of Film2Comics Hurricane Entertainment announced yesterday that they've
partnered with film director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill a... A 'World of Quest' from comics to animation
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 02-26-2008)
... Quest'.
Comics2Film recently had a chance to talk to Michelle Melanson, producer of the show. First, some background on the comic:
'The World of Quest' is the creation of Jason T. Kruse, a feature film and video game animator who turned to the wor... 'Constantine' could be the turning point for DC Comics Movies
by Chris Brown (Thu 02-17-2005)
When Marvel Comics released Blade in 1998, no one could have guessed that it would be the hit that it was or that it would spawn two sequels. Marvel went to the well for a lesser known character and brought horror and action instead of superheroes. An... ALIENS VS PREDATOR VS TERMINATOR: Dark Horse Comics
by Edward Gross (Fri 02-04-2000)
Writer Mark Schultz cannot emphasize enough that his four-issue ALIEN VS. PREDATOR VS. TERMINATOR miniseries from Dark Horse Comics is, first and foremost, an exciting action-adventure that should appeal to fans of all three franchises. The reason for his... DC Comics' Shows Now Available on iTunes (Sun 07-06-2008)
Well, Comics2Film just got our iPod Touch delivered last week. Just in time, it seems, to start downloading DC Comics cartoon shows! That's right! The iTunes store is now offering six animated programs and one live-action show for purchase on the booming...Box Office: 'Hancock' rocks, comics rule (Mon 07-07-2008)
...e R-Rated comics adapataiton, 'Wanted' continues to perform. It dropped one spot to #3, taking in another $20.6 million. It now has grossed a total of about $90.8 million domestically. 'The Incredible Hulk' also slipped one spot, falling to #6. The we...ACTION COMICS #857
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 11-02-2007)
I really can’t stand Bizarro. I find the character so obnoxious and off-putting that it makes it difficult for me to enjoy any story featuring him. But, in this 857th issue of Action Comics, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner (director of Supe... 'Donny Darko' director brings film to comics
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 05-25-2006)
Kevin Smith has always been comic's ambassador to the film industry, and he appears to have made another convert - Richard Kelly, writer-director of "Donnie Darko" and writer of "Domino." Later this year, Kelly will be releasing a film called "Southland T... 'Dan Dare' returns in comics and film
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 08-27-2007)
From Variety:
Virgin Comics is bringing British adventurer Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future out of retirement, with plans to publish a new line of comicbooks and develop a feature around the intergalactic flyer.
"Dan Dare is a heroic, thoughtful and fi... Hurry and Enter the World Famous Comics Hellboy Art Contest (Wed 01-25-2006)
Submit an illustration inspired by Mike Mignola's Hellboy and you could win a 1/4 Scale Right Hand of Doom polystone prop replica and a 12" Abe Sapien Figure by Sideshow Collectibles. This art contest is at the World Famous Comics website and ends Jan 31,...Cartoon Network comics-based animated movies (Thu 03-02-2006)
Cartoon Network will broadcast several comics-based animated movies, the network announced at its upfront presentation in New York on Wednesday. Teen Titans Tokyo will air on the network in the fall, after its release on DVD. Ultimate Avengers, Ul...DC Comics giving away Christian Bale as Batman statue (Wed 08-03-2005)
DC Comics will be giving away a Christian Bale as Batman statue from DC Direct to 10 lucky attendees of Wizard World Chicago.Kevin Smith not allowed to fart at DC comics
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-16-2002)
...ed Marvel Comics has the same policy. He also complained about Marvel's policy of not reprinting issues, even for fans who desperately want to buy hot items published by the house ideas built. Smith's latest comic book adventure, SPIDER-MAN/BLACK CAT: ... DETECTIVE COMICS #765
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-02-2002)
...DETECTIVE COMICS #765 is not a Christmas issue"? Well, you're right, of course?apart from the snow falling throughout the main feature, there's not a trace of Christmas cheer in the book. Nice change, isn't it?Besides, the fine writing of Greg Rucka on... DETECTIVE COMICS #766
by Tony Whitt (Fri 01-18-2002)
...DETECTIVE COMICS, with heavy emphasis placed on the "detective" bit. This is Allen and Montoya's story-we get very little of Bruce and Sasha here, as well we shouldn't. Apart from the brief appearance at the very end of the story of a returning charact... Dreamwave Gets TRANSFORMERS Comics Rights
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 12-13-2001)
...rom Image Comics and self-publishes."TRANSFORMERS is a classic property, and we are thrilled that we will have the opportunity to use our expertise and passion for this brand as we create a range of comic books, posters, calendars that will be just inc... MUTANT X Comics
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 12-04-2001)
Marvel Comics - which temporarily shelved its MUTANT X comic book in October - has announced its new plans for the TV spin-off, which include a new format and release schedule.Editor Andrew Lis says that MUTANT X will now start in March as a series of one... More Hate for Comics Fans
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 07-31-2001)
Buddy Bradley is one of the most sorely missed characters in modern comics, having rode off into the suburban sunset with fiancée Lisa years ago in the pages of Peter Bagge's HATE #30. While the characters made a brief subsequent appearance in HATE ANNUAL... DC Comics' THE AUTHORITY Plans
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 10-11-2001)
DC Comics has announced its revamped plans for THE AUTHORITY following the attacks of Sept. 11.THE AUTHORITY #27-29, which have been announced as being delayed, are now rescheduled, with each issue expected to reach comic-book stores six weeks later than ... Comic legend Gaiman sues comic legend McFarlane, Image comics
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 01-28-2002)
Comic book legend Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN, the novel AMERICAN GODS), has filed a lawsuit against comic legend Todd McFarlane (SPAWN, founder of Image Comics).The suit, according to what Gaiman's spokesperson told SciFi Wire, centers on Image Comic's unauthor... Image Comics' THE PRO
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 04-12-2002)
Jimmy Palmiotti has released the cover to THE PRO --Image Comics’ controversial, 56-page one-shot by Garth Ennis, Amanda Conner and Palmiotti that is scheduled for July. “In a nutshell, it’s about the world’s first super-hero prostitute,” Palmiotti says... Devil's Due to launch superhero comics line
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-14-2004)
...h line of comics will be revealed at the Devil's Due panel scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 24 between 12:30 and 1:30 PM, in room 1A of the San Diego Convention.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us! DC Comics promotes Dan DiDio
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-11-2004)
Dan DiDio has been promoted from the position of Vice President - Editorial to Vice President - Executive Editor of DC Comics. The news was released today by the comic book publisher and made effective by Paul Levitz, DC's President and its Publisher.DiDi... Dark Horse Comics to release ALIEN VS. PREDATOR sequel
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 06-10-2004)
Dark Horse Comics has announced that they will publish a original companion comic story to this summer's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR film. Titled ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: THRILL OF THE HUNT, the 96-page graphic novel takes the story elements of Paul W.S. Anderson's f... HOT WHEELS comics, video announced
by Mike Whybark (Thu 02-13-2003)
Starlight Runner, in a press release, announced a new line of HOT WHEELS collectibles and comics as a tie-in to the 35th anniversary of HOT WHEELS."Starlight Runner, working with a HOT WHEELS® entertainment team, created the epic storyline and charact... Image Comics' Super-Heroes
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 08-09-2002)
Image Comics will launch a super-hero line in January with four new titles joining ongoing series SAVAGE DRAGON and NOBLE CAUSES. The new books will be VENTURE by Jay Faerber and Jamal Igle, Dominion by Keith Giffen, The CLOCKMAKER by Jim Krueger and Mat... Rags Morales now exclusive to DC comics
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 09-11-2002)
DC Comics has announced that HAWKMAN penciler Rags Morales has signed a one-year exclusive agreement. Morales has penciled a variety of projects for DC, including HOURMAN and several issues of JSA, and has drawn HAWKMAN since issue #1. "Rags is doing th... DC Comics' Illustrator Aparo Dies
by News Editor (Wed 07-20-2005)
DC Comics' illustrator James N. Aparo, who worked for the comic book publisher for over 30 years, has died. Aparo drew such characters as Batman, the Green Arrow, Aquaman, Spectre and more. He was 72."His big break came in the late 1960s when he was work... UNDERWORLD comics are coming
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-29-2003)
...ed for DC Comics, Dark Horse and Marvel.UNDERWORLD is set for release in September and stars Kate Beckinsale as Selene, a vampire who falls for one of her kind's sworn enemies, a werewolf (played by Scott Speedman.) This is the first news uncovered ab... Diamond Comics Updates (Wed 09-18-2002)
The folks at Diamond Comics have updated their monthly catalog for items being released in December, and we\'ve posted the full list here since there\'s nothing really surprising (and a few that are due out in January).Details on DC Comics Manga Imprint (Tue 06-22-2004)
The folks at Grotesque Anatomy seem to have scored the first posted press release from DC Comics regarding their manga line up, as well as the surprise move of someone from Raijin to DC.Comics Journal Tackles Dallas Middaugh (Wed 07-19-2006)
The folks at the Comics Journal have always covered a wide range of interests in the world of comic art and they did an incredible job last year with their focus on the shoujo world. They\'ve stepped back into the manga arena once more with a feature leng...Marvel Comics vs Science: The 5 Most Absurd Superhero Origins
by Jay Pinkerton (Fri 01-18-2008)
...of Marvel Comics' most beloved characters. Whether blasting off to Mars, getting bombarded with radiation or simply watching their families die and vowing to fight crime in a leotard afterwards, Marvel superheroes' career-starting legends all share a u... Which Hollywood director is writing for Marvel Comics?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-08-2004)
In an interview with the comic book website Newsarama, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada revealed a new top secret project coming out early next year from the company. "We're about two weeks, maybe sooner, from breaking some news but let's just sa...