They’ve been publishing the official Buffy adventures for years now, and recently created the Angel and Faith series. Now, Dark Horse Comics are giving blonde vampire Spike (in space?!), and witch Willow a new home. Both series were just announced at the C2E2 convention. Lowdown below, and covers by Jo Chen and David Mack. Dark [...]
Avengers, X-Men and Nightwing
Yay! Pretty pictures. First up, here’s a text-free look at next month Avengers vs X-Men extravaganza from Marvel. Your First Look At AVX: VS #2– An AVENGERS VS. X-MEN Tie-In! Marvel is proud to present your first look at, AVX: VS #2, the explosive, no holds barred, action packed tie-in to the smash-hit blockbuster event of the [...]
Freedom #1 Review
This was one of those items I saw in the Previews catalogue 2 months ago and ordered on a whim. Hopefully it benefitted from a few nice words at Bleeding Cool and Diamond, and others did the same. Freedom is published by Potato Comics and created by Seamus Heffernan. It’s also the recipient of a grant [...]
Sea Lion Books Previews
Relatively new publisher Sea Lion Books seem to be flying under the radar, which is unfortunate, as they have some good looking comics on the way. Here’s a few to show what I mean, starting with the release of this week’s Hush, Hush, which is a 120 page OGN and is described thusly… For Nora [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #87-Long Lost Characters
64 mins. We dedicate this show to supporting cast members who had their day in the sun, but haven’t been seen for some time. It’s time for misty eyed fondness as we remember some of our favourite characters who never had their own series, but fulfilled a special role. Also Dr Marvin Monroe as Batman, [...]
Com.x’s Monster Myths
UK publisher Com.x (45, BlueSpear, Seeds) next project is Monster Myths. It’s in the current Previews catalogue (catalogue code APR120985) for release in June and is by John Lupo Avanti who has done work in the diverse fields of animation, tattooing and fine art. Here’s the official description. Monster Myths is a 120 page OGN, with [...]
Cute Image
Tying in to our latest podcast all about Image Comics is this adorable news nugget. THE IMAGE REVOLUTION IS… CUTE? G-MAN creator gives classic Image characters a make-over On April first at Emerald City Comicon, Robert Kirkman and Chris Giarusso revealed a new project: THE WALKING DEAD for Kids. A panel-by-panel recreation of the original [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #86-Image Comics
62 mins. It’s the 20th anniversary of Image Comics this year, so in honour of the young upstart publishing company, we look at our fave Image tales covering drama, comedy, adventure and more. Also, the wonder of ’90s fashion, and Aussie TV actresses. LISTEN TO IT BELOW DOWNLOAD IT HERE GET IT ON iTUNES HERE [...]
I’m Speaking At Swancon
Swancon, or Doomcon as it’s known this year in keeping with the apocalyptic theme, is an annual sci-fi/fantasy convention here in Perth, Western Australia. Here’s how they describe it: If you’re thinking anything from Douglas Adams to Dr Who, or Accelerando to Atlantis, you’re on the right page! This Easter join amazing authors, pop-culture experts [...]
The Last American and Overrun
UK publisher Com.x may not publish a lot, but what they do is worthy of your time. Their next project is a new edition of a classic work. Here’s the official lowdown. Exactly 8 years after its publication by Com.x in 2004 as a trade paperback, we are proud to announce the DIGITAL publication of The [...]
Gestalt Goodies Through Madman
Woo hoo! West Australian publisher Gestalt is getting the distribution they deserve, thanks to the fine folks at Madman. Details below. MADMAN TO DISTRIBUTE ‘GESTALT’ GRAPHIC NOVELS Madman is proud to announce it will be officially distributing for Gestalt – Australia’s leading independent graphic novel publishing house, beginning April, 2012. Gestalt’s endeavour is to showcase [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #85-Race Relations
65 mins. We finally get to this topic! The history of minority characters within comics, superheroes who are replaced by minority characters, or changed when adapted to other media. We also throw a few gnarly questions at one another. LISTEN TO IT BELOW DOWNLOAD IT HERE GET IT ON iTUNES HERE You can email us [...]
Bowling for Hero Initiative
If you’re heading to the Emerald City Comic Con this week, you can also meet some great creators, go bowling, and get a chance to win some original art (on a bowling pin! Go Plastic Man!). Awesome. Details below. Hero Initiative the non-profit organization that aids comic creators in medical and financial need is heading [...]
AVX: VS #1 Preview
Gotta love a good acronym for a title! Below is a text-free preview of the Versus mini-series that ties into Marvel’s Avengers vs X-Men series. AVX: VS focuses on superheroes fighting each other, just like the main series does, but without any pretence of a story behind it I guess. It’ll be sure to look [...]
