There’s a new miniseries coming from Dynamite Entertainment, and like the recent Legends of Red Sonja miniseries, this one will also be pioneered by Gail Simone. Under the working title “Women of Dynamite” this new crossover will bring together three of Dynamite’s notorious leading ladies; Red Sonja, Vampirella and Dejah Thoris. The publisher promises more “strong…
Kickstarter of the Week: Fly the Colour Fantastica
Fly the Colour Fantastica is an Australian comics anthology that explores story and storytelling through colour. Twelve local artists (Alicia Braumberger, Alisha Jade, Rebecca Hayes, Eri Kashima, Eevien Tan, Sam Jacobin, Nadia Attlee, Sai Nitivoranant, Sheree Chuang, Tash Sim, Vikki Ong, and Viet-My Bui) will work with limited but brilliant colour palates to tell stories…
Johnny Canuck Back In Print! Rachel Richey On the Hows and Whys of Reprinting 1940s Comic Books
Later this month, Canadian comics historian Rachel Richey will launch a Kickstarter campaign to reprint the adventures of Canadian wartime superhero, Johnny Canuck. Johnny was an adventurer-hero, a young soldier who was determined to take the fight to Hitler himself. All twenty-eight issues of Johnny Canuck will be reprinted in one volume with CGA Comics and…
Review of Beautiful Darkness
Beautiful Darkness Fabien Vehlmann (W) Kerascoet (A) Drawn and Quarterly Beautiful Darkness is a modern fairy tale darker than any other. This story is absolutely nothing like Frozen. The first pages are presented in a clean cut, fairy tale format with a couple discussing a recent dance ball they attended. Then mid-tea sip their world…
Interview with Trevor Mueller from Reading With Pictures: Comics That Make Kids Smarter
Kids love comic books. Kids love to learn. Introducing comic books to the classroom is a sure-fire way to hold students’ interest and help them retain the information being taught. There are so many ways to incorporate comics into education, and Reading With Pictures is an organization devoted to tackling this idea. Their main focus is…
Where Do We Stand — June Comics and Graphic Novel Sales
Each month,Diamond Comics Distributors releases data on the top selling products from single issue comics, to graphic novels and trade paperbacks, to toys. Their sales data represents items sold through comic book shops.
Rebecca Sugar’s Steven Universe Gets A Comic from KaBOOM! Studios
Steven Universe Created by Rebecca Sugar Written by Jeremy Sorese Art by Coleman Engle KaBOOM! Studios Good news for fans of Cartoon Network’s newest series, Steven Universe. The show is the first CN property created by a woman — Rebecca Sugar.
The Illegitimates—A Legitimate Comic Attempt
The Illegitimates Taran Killam, Marc Andreyko, Kevin Sharpe IDW I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath for my thoughts on The Illegitimates, a miniseries conceived by Taran Killam (of Saturday Night Live fame) and Marc Andreyko (of Batwoman fame), and drawn by Kevin Sharpe (of Army of Darkness fame). I have to say,…
I’m Loving: Masterplasty Coming From Image in October
Back in December I reviewed the pile o’books I’d managed to squeeze into my low, low Thought Bubble budget. One of them was a wee previews-style leaflet from James Harvey. Here’s a little of what I said: Ugh, geez, I really like James Harvey’s work. I’m 95% new to it, (I’d peeked at Bartkira) and…
Comic Shop Spotlight: Third Eye Comics of Annapolis, Maryland
Looking for a friendly comic shop in Annapolis, Maryland? Third Eye Comics is an excellent choice! Third Eye Comics is staffed with knowledgeable and welcoming workers, and the selection is HUGE. Steve has always been really accessible and the rest of the team is just as eager as he is to help you find what…
2014 Eisner Nominations: By The Numbers
San Diego Comic Con is right around the corner, which means the Eisner Awards will soon be announced! Taking place on Saturday evening of Comic Con weekend, the Eisners are voted on by comic professionals and are one of the most prestigious honors a creator can receive. Many of us that cannot attend SDCC will…
New Superman/Wonder Woman Selfie Variant Released
DC Comics has been releasing themed variant covers since the start of 2014, and their latest theme for August has been selfies. Several covers have already been released. The latest cover was released via Twitter by artist Tony Daniel starring DC’s would-be power couple Superman and Wonder Woman. It’s cute in the way that —…
