Press release below about the print collection from Udon about the great webcomic, Makeshift Miracle. Good stuff. MAKESHIFT MIRACLE BOOK 1: THE GIRL FROM NOWHERE Written by Jim (Skullkickers) Zub, Illustrated by Shun Hong Chan in stores May 2012 from UDON and Diamond Distribution MAKESHIFT MIRACLE is the hit comic from UDON Entertainment and creators Jim [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #78-Creative Departures
39 mins. This show is dedicated to comics creators who offer us projects that surprise us, projects that show a different side to their creativity. From manga to all-ages to, um, Frank Miller we discuss a few unexpected career turns. Also, Superman pyjamas and Grant Morrison’s exercise video. LISTEN TO IT BELOW DOWNLOAD IT HERE [...]
Free The Avengers Prelude
Set in the continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is this free digital comic. Well the first issue of this 8 ish mini is free anyway. Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude Debuts For FREE On Sunday Lead-In To Hotly Anticipated Blockbuster Film Available on Marvel Comics app Get your first look at the events leading up [...]
The Avengers Super Bowl Trailer
I don’t really care for the Super Bowl, being a non-American, and a non-sports fan either really. However, at least we do get to see some great movie trailers during the broadcast, including this one that we’ve all been waiting for. The Avenegrs, directed by Joss Whedon opens on May 4 and below you can [...]
It’s Happening: Watchmen Prequel
After years of rumours, DC Comics have officially announced that a prequel series to the 25 year old classic Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is happening. It’s pretty controversial, and Moore’s not happy about it, but it’ll be sure to sell. The 7 mini-series and one-shot will carry the Before Watchmen banner and [...]
Justice League: Doom Clip
On February 28 the next animated film to be released is Justice League: Doom, and here’s a new clip from it showing Batman and his buddies fighting the Royal Flush Gang.
The Sixth Gun Sale
Until Thursday you can get issues 2 to 17 of the hugely popular supernatural western series, The Sixth Gun for only 99c each from ComiXology. Plus, the first issue of the Oni Press series is free, so for newbies to the title, now’s the time to see what all the fuss is about.
Extra Sequential Podcast #76-Creative Differences
38 mins. Yes, it’s a short one, but it’s jam packed with writer/ artist teams that for various reasons have fallen out with one another and no longer work together. On the flip side, we also yak about great collaborative partnerships that work splendidly and just show is the Michael Bay of comics. LISTEN TO [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #75-Young Romance Review
46 mins. Legendary creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby effectively created the romance comics genre which was surprisingly dominant during the 1940s and 50s. We look at Fantagraphics’ entertaining new collection of some of their work. Also, the awesomeness of The Golden Girls. Yes, you heard me. LISTEN TO IT HERE DOWNLOAD IT HERE GET [...]
2011 Broken Frontier Awards
The comics site I sometimes write for, Broken Frontier has been doing its own industry awards for a few years now, and the winners for 2011 including Best Writer, Publisher, etc can now be seen right here.
Marksmen TPB in March
Here’s another acclaimed mini-series that I missed out on that I may need to look at. Thankfully the collection of the 6 ish min is out in March. BENAROYA AND IMAGE TAKE AIM WITH MARKSMEN Image Comics Collects The 6-Issue Sci-Fi Miniseries Image Comics is proud to announce the March release of MARKSMEN VOL. 1 [...]
Avengers vs X-Men
This ambitious, and sure to be popular, 12 issue series from Marvel starts in April. The title says it all really, but here’s a summary of what to look out for, and below are 2 promo pieces of artwork showing the kind of face offs we can expect. That’s Iron Man vs Magneto, and Psylocke vs [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #74-Tintin Review
46 mins. The boy reporter from the mind of Belgian writer/artist Herge finally comes to the big screen, with Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson as his guides. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like and the questionable addition of the third dimension. Also, improper pronunciations and tough butlers. LISTEN TO IT HERE DOWNLOAD IT [...]
WAI-CON Convention in Perth
Just after Australia Day is the annual WAI-CON anime convention in Perth, Western Australia. It’s being held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 28 and 29 and will feature booths, screenings, cosplay, gaming, panels and more. Tickets are on sale now. Check out more info at their site.
