Best New Series
Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick, art by Tony Parker (BOOM!)
Ireedeemable, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause (BOOM!)
Sweet Tooth, by Jeff Lemire (Vertigo/DC)
The Unwritten, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo/DC)
We talk with Matt Fraction about the long-awaited return of Casanova and the move to Marvel's creator-owned Icon imprint.
"Casanova" returns from Icon this year as well, first in trade form with remastered colors and new material before the Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon series starts up again with new stories.
The Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman issues of "Marvelman" were asked after, and Quesada said that news was coming, and that all the speculation online about whether or not legal issues were holding up such material is untrue. The company is releasing Marvelman comics in the way they want, and they want to "start where it started" with the Mick Anglo creations that were so popular with British fans in the '50s and beyond. Quesada talked about meeting Anglo and how the man has written many books about topics outside of comics and how he's a World War II and boxing enthusiast, so introducing the man and his work to the public is key for Marvel. They're not interested in immediately shoe-horning the character into books like "Avengers."
Mark Millar wrote:In other words, I'm starting Balls To The Wall the week after next and the first issue will be out in September.
Edward Douglas wrote:
"Last night at the Q 'n' A, someone asked Johnny (Romita Jr.) if they're going to have some stuff from 'Kick-Ass 2' at Comic-Con and they said, 'Yes,' which means they're going to get started on it, which is exciting," Mintz-Plasse told us in an exclusive interview.
TheButcher wrote:From Newsarama:
Mink Courts AMANO for DHC's SHINJUKUIn the upcoming illustrated novel Shinjuku, a retired Special Forces soldier has entered the seedy world of bounty hunting – and one of his first jobs is saving his own sister. Set in a futuristic 2020 in Shinjuku Tokyo, Shinjuku follows Daniel Legend as he descends into the depths of Tokyo to find his lost sibling and comes head-to-head with not just one underworld, but two: the criminal and the supernatural. What starts as a personal quest turns into something that could impact the world.
Legendary illustrator Yoshitaka Amano (Vampire Hunter D, Sandman: The Dream Hunters) is partnering with writer Mink for this illustrated novel – Amano's first in over a decade.
DennisMM wrote:Lecko, I don't mind the jacket. It gives her pockets. But why is it cropped at the ribcage? That's so Image '95 it's scary. As for the entire costume, I thought she managed fairly well in the bicycle shorts and sports bra look when she lost her title. Make the top full-length, add a little color, and it would have been a fine look not too far off the classic.
Top Shelf Comics revealed art from Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's upcoming project, "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century." The latest chapter is scheduled for a 2011 release.
The DC Nation panel at Comic-Con International found Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, and JMS announcing new projects including a new Flash series and a collaboration between Johns and Morrison.
Rich Johnston wrote:Take one writer of Final Crisis. Take one writer of Blackest Night. Let them collaborate on a big new shiny thing at DC. And start saving your pennies.
At the DC Nation panel at San Diego Comic Con, Grant and Geoff mentioned that they are working on a new project from DC Comics for next year, to which Geoff commented “it will not be small”…
No other details for now. But this is where it starts….
UPDATE: Grant Morrison also states that only Cameron Stewart and Frank Quitely have been decided as artists on his Multiversity project – Stewart on Captain Marvel and Quitely on the Watchmenesque Charlton characters of Earth 4.
Kelly Thompson wrote:I tried this past week, in order to get out of my funk, to think of things that I do find exciting right now in mainstream comics and the first thing that sprang to mind was Ben Caldwell’s YA (young adult) Wonder Woman Pitch that’s been making the rounds on the internet. There’s nothing about Caldwell’s fresh take on Wonder Woman that feels seen before or dull to me, it seems exciting and shiny and new and full of potential. The kind of book that could jumpstart me out of my malaise.
TheButcher wrote:From CBR:
She Has No Head! – Is Wonder Woman A Gateway Drug? Could She Be?Kelly Thompson wrote:I tried this past week, in order to get out of my funk, to think of things that I do find exciting right now in mainstream comics and the first thing that sprang to mind was Ben Caldwell’s YA (young adult) Wonder Woman Pitch that’s been making the rounds on the internet. There’s nothing about Caldwell’s fresh take on Wonder Woman that feels seen before or dull to me, it seems exciting and shiny and new and full of potential. The kind of book that could jumpstart me out of my malaise.
Yanick Paquette talks to CBR about his return to DC Comics and why working with Grant Morrison, not Batman, was the biggest draw. He also revealed the dynamic duo have another project in the works.
Dark Horse announced this summer at San Diego's Comic-Con International that it would be translating the works of famed Italian artist Milo Manara, with some of his books becoming available in English for the first time. Working with writers like Alejandro Jodorowsky, Neil Gaiman, Hugo Pratt, and influential directors Pedro Almodóvar and Federico Fellini, Manara stands as one of Europe's premiere artists, and his own original material has cemented his reputation as one of the greats of erotic comics.
Paul Pope is comics’ closest equivalent to a rock star.
It’s a reputation he’s garnered by both his comics works and his personality — and by the fact he’s an active DJ. He now splits his time between New York City and Europe, the latter of which is the first to see some of his anthology work. Last weekend, Pope and AdHouse Books stealth-released a new issue of his seminal series THB at Baltimore Comic-Con, with extra copies now available on AdHouse’s website. The unique nature of this release was due in no small part to Pope being off the shelves of American comic book stores for years while he completes the graphic novel Battling Boy for First Second.
CBR gets up close and personal with Mark Millar's latest creator-owned effort as the writer explains how the tale goes beyond the Superman myth, what inspired its hopeful, emotional tone and how Leinil Yu helps save the day.
Jeffrey Renaud wrote:While industry star Andy Kubert ("Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? ") was a featured guest at Fan Expo in Toronto - and boasted one of the longest queues when it came to autograph seekers - the artist was noticeably absent from the DC Nation and DC Universe panels on Friday and Saturday.
That was too bad for fans eager to learn more about "Flashpoint," the 2011 Flash-centric mega event he's illustrating for DC Comics, which is written by superstar writer Geoff Johns. Teased in the closing two pages of "The Flash" #1 in April 2010, all that is known about "Flashpoint" so far is that it features the speedsters and whatever threat they're up against has somehow changed the futures, pasts (or alternate realities) of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Gabriel Bá wrote:My brother and I have been wanting to tell stories in comicbooks for as long as we can remember. At first, we just wanted to copy what we were reading, as a way of being part of that magical universe of super-heroes, barbarians, space guardians, street punks and pirates. But soon the need to tell stories became stronger than the simple act of drawing.
We have told lots of stories – well, a few – from princes and fairies, to young people in love, to robots and waitresses. All these stories came out of our need to tell them, without any requests, any pressure, straight out of our heads. All those stories were building the ground for us to be finally able to tell Daytripper.
Daytripper is not a project we have had for a long time. It came from an idea I had some 8 or 9 years ago, but it was not more than that. It was one of the ideas we pitched to Vertigo when Bob Schreck asked us for ideas. It was the one they liked.
However, ever since we started actually working on this comic, it has become the story we have been waiting to tell our entire lives.
Issue 9 just came out, one we're really proud of, and next month brings the conclusion of our story. This has been a terrific journey. This is what comics mean to us. A real dream come true.
Pamela Mullin wrote:A great writer once said that we have to die to prove that we’ve lived. For nine beautiful issues, Bá and Moon have chronicled the different deaths of Brás de Oliva Domingos, so what’s left to say? Now, with the final chapter, there’s no turning back – for them or Brás. How brave must you be to keep going when you know death is the final outcome?
This amazing mini series, which on the surface seems to be about death, but at its heart, explores the wonder and emotion of life, concludes with DAYTRIPPER issue #10 this Wednesday.
The artist behind the latest Mark Millar written series describes designing an old timey twist on the Superman model, explains why he wants to keep it creator-owned and shares exclusive art from inside "Superior."
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