Now I can’t say I’m a huge fan of horror comics, but I do like a good horror film every now and then. I’m somewhat familiar with Frank Forte’s Asylum Press however, and their horror output. Below is a press release about the second issue of their horror anthology, plus the synopsis of the ish, [...]
Selling Webcomic Merchandise
How does it work exactly, and what’s the best way to go about it? Using James (American Elf) Kochalka’s God Is Cute! t-shirt (and He is) as the example, Joey Manley from the Comic Space blog is conducting a month long experiment on how to produce revenue from merchandise. It’s a pretty insightful read and [...]
Superman/Batman In September
Up next from DC’s awesome animated movies is Green Lantern: First Flight, which comes out next month. Then only a few weeks after that we get the previously announced Superman/Batman: Public Enemies DVD, based on Jeph Loeb’s and Ed McGuiness’ first 6 issues of the ongoing series. There’s also an interesting behind-the-scenes feature about the [...]
Michael Jackson Tribute Comic
Darren G. Davis at Bluewater Productions knows when he’s on a good thing. His weekly blog (though it hasn’t been lately) is always painfully honest about the workings of the comics industry and the frustrations he feels as an indie publisher. Branching out to make comics based on Oprah Winfrey, Princess Diana, Barack Obama, and [...]
Abstract Comics: The Anthology Review
Abstract Comics: The Anthology is an impressive collection of old and new work with unique pages covering exactly what the title says. Fantagraphics’ bold book covers the years from 1967 to the present, with a selection of abstract comics from over 40 artists. Now I think I’m a pretty open comics reader. Having primarily grown [...]
White Is The New Black
IGN has launched a mini-site dedicated to DC’s Green Lantern event, Blackest Night. The main villain of Geoff John’s epic is Black Hand, who is actually a white guy called William Hand. That got me thinking, after watching a recent DVD purchase. I grew up watching Super Friends, and then Super Powers, so nostalgia led [...]
Irredeemable #4 Review
There’s a real weight behind this title thanks to the power of the name behind it. I grew up on many Mark Waid written comics. He was one of the creators that cemented my love for sequential art, and primarily superheroes. I can picture Waid typing away at the keyboard with an evil cackle, twirling [...]
Viking #2 Review
The first issue of this rather special 9th century crime series from Image sold out, which was no surprise. This follow-up is not a suitable jumping on point for newcomers to the title, as they’ll be scratching their heads over what exactly is going on. Even regular readers may be too, with its bi-monthly release [...]
Cheap Archaia TPBs
Archaia are back and to celebrate they’re releasing collections of some of their series for only $9.95. The Engineer: Konstrukt is the first one and it’s a great way to start. For a look at the unique sci-fi series, go here. ARCHAIA UNVEILS NEW QUARTERLY $9.95 HARDCOVER PROGRAM BEGINS WITH THE AUGUST RELEASE OF ‘THE [...]
Ladies First At DC
I’m looking at my hefty haul of new comics this week, including the cheaper edition of the 2007 DC Comics Covergirls, which is a very pretty coffee table book focused on DC’s female stars from the last 7 decades. I’m also looking at three issues with strong female leads. Justice League of America #34 is [...]
Old School Cartoons Competition
Those nice people at Madman Australia distribute a bunch of cool manga, anime, foreign films and 1980s cartoons, and I don’t think I need to tell you that the ’80s was the best decade of animated entertainment ever. To celebrate Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen they’re now holding a competition, with a very impressive swag, [...]
Blood: The Last Vampire Trailer
This live action film, based on the anime released in 2000, has already been seen in Japan and the UK and will be released in North American cinemas on July 10. It doesn’t look like it’s getting an Aussie theatrical release. Oh well.
Driven By Lemons Preview
Joshua Cotter came to fame with his OGN Skyscrapers of the Midwest and has a new book coming out in September from AdHouse Books. Basically, it’s a journal, which I’m always intrigued by. AdHouse describes it thusly; “Up the stream of consciousness without a paddle.” — From the creator who brought you Skyscrapers of the Midwest comes a [...]
Extra Sequential #3
Our farewell, or “see you later” issue, before we move to print in January has finally landed. It’s 40 pages of goodness including the obligatory perty pages and reviews. There’s also interviews with sci-fi author Robin Parrish, Brian Cronin from comicbookresources on his new book, Was Superman A Spy? and Wolfgang Bylsma from very successful [...]
