Chris Sims

Chris Sims loves Batman. That's pretty much all you need to know. He blogs at http://www.the-isb.com


Ask Chris #2: Topless Sketches and Digital Comics

Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That's why we've given Senior Writer Chris Sims the punishment pleasure of stepping into the grand tradition of the Answer Man as he responds to your reader questions! Q: Chris, how do I approach a comic artist, in a most polite way, to draw a simple topless girl? A: As ...

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M.O.D.O.K. Month: Moe Organism Designed Only for Kawaii

Sometimes, the Internet is truly magical. That goes without saying most of the time, but I still like to get the occasional reminder, and that's exactly what happened when we got a look at a piece of art that originally appeared on the forums at Gamespite.net. There's a thread there called "Say a thing and a guy will draw it," where--as the title implies--forum posters make suggestions that, no ...

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The Twilight Graphic Novel Review

This week saw the release of the first "Twilight" graphic novel, in which Korean artist Young Kim adapts Stephenie Meyer's novel for the benefit of the comics-reading public, and I've got to admit that I am all for this. If nothing else, the giant stacks of money that Yen Press are going to rake in for publishing this thing will give them the ability to publish more "Yotsuba&!," and that's ...

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ComicsAlliance's Twilight Drinking Game

With this week's release of the first "Twilight" graphic novel and the truly hilarious trailer for "Eclipse," it's become increasingly apparent that this whole "Twilight" thing is planning on sticking around for the foreseeable future. And when ComicsAlliance Senior Writer Chris Sims actually read "Twilight" and liveblogged the experience, it became equally apparent that there was no way he was ...

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Great Comics That Never Happened #2: Batman and Li'l Preacher

Every other Wednesday, writer Chris Sims and artist Rusty Shackles carry on the noble comic book tradition of the imaginary story by bringing you the Best Comics Ever that don't actually exist! This time, Chris and Rusty expand the fun of "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" by introducing a new group of characters to the kid-friendly DC universe! (click to embiggen) And don't miss the special ...

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'The Shadow and the Knight': The Batman/Shadow Team-Up Book That Needs To Exist

I think it's safe to say that we here at ComicsAlliance are fans of Great Comics that Never Happened, but we're certainly not the only ones who have rifled through longboxes and played a game of "wouldn't it be awesome if..." And as we found out today when we came across the gallery of comic art collector Randy Saitta, we're not the only ones who have done something about it, either. Saitta ...

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'WWE Heroes' Is Not Very Good

Back when it was first solicited, I made the bold assertion that it was going to be terrible, but now that I've actually sat down and read through the first issue of Titan's "WWE Heroes" after it hit shelves at my local shop last week, it looks like I might've spoken too soon. As much as I hate to admit my mistakes, I have to confess that "WWE Heroes" #1 is not as bad as I thought it was going ...

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Rob Liefeld's Dreams Are One Step Closer To Reality

Despite having a solid twenty years of Cable comics to draw inspiration from, military science has yet to create a rifle with the diameter of a good-sized oak tree that can still be carried around by one person, but as we learned this morning, the people at Area51Tactical.com have done the next best thing. They have replaced the bayonet with a device that allows you mount a gun... on the front ...

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The Comic Book Characters We Do (And Don't) Want To Party With

With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner and con season heating up to boot, the ComicsAlliance staff has had party planning on our minds quite a bit. And -- because thinking about comics is our actual full-time job -- that got us to wondering what would happen if we got to party with our favorite super-heroes. tweetmeme_url ...

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M.O.D.O.K. Month: Just How Does He Get Around, Anyway?

MODOK Month continues here at ComicsAlliance, and as much as we love the guy, we have to admit that as much as we love MODOK, the more we think about him, the more questions we have that just have not been answered. Today, for instance, we were wondering just how he gets around in public. As cool as they are, you can't stay in a secret underground lair all the time, and sometimes you've just ...

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