ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips Play With Familiar Tropes in 'Fatale' [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/fatale-interview-ed-brubaker-sean-phillips-image-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/fatale-interview-ed-brubaker-sean-phillips-image-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/fatale-interview-ed-brubaker-sean-phillips-image-comics/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The authors of Criminal, Sleeper and Incognito, Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker have crafted yet another must-read series in Fatale, published by Image Comics. It's a bestseller, sure, but more than that, it's a really good comic. Brubaker and ... Read more

 

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]]>criminaled brubakerEdBrubakerfatalefemme fataleFemmeFataleincognitoSean PhillipsSeanPhillipsDavid Brothers2012-05-24T13:30:00 00:00Seattle Super Villain Rex Velvet Has Big Plans for Phoenix Jones [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/rex-velvet-interview-seattle-superheroes-rex-velvet-rain-city=super-villain/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/rex-velvet-interview-seattle-superheroes-rex-velvet-rain-city=super-villain/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/rex-velvet-interview-seattle-superheroes-rex-velvet-rain-city=super-villain/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


One of the most persistent themes of the superhero genre is that, just by virtue of superheroes existing, super criminals will rise up to challenge them. This month, life imitated art as bowler-hatted, mustachioed super villain Rex Velvet ... Read more

 

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]]>Phoenix JonesPhoenixJonesRain City Superhero MovementRainCitySuperheroMovementRex VelvetRexVelvetMatt D. Wilson2012-05-21T16:30:00 00:00Let The Beat DROKK: Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury On The Music Of Mega-City Onehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/drokk-interview-judge-dredd-2000-ad-mega-city-one-geoff-barrow-ben-salisbury/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/drokk-interview-judge-dredd-2000-ad-mega-city-one-geoff-barrow-ben-salisbury/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/drokk-interview-judge-dredd-2000-ad-mega-city-one-geoff-barrow-ben-salisbury/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The instrumental album DROKK: Music Inspired By Mega-City One came out last week. The work of Geoff Barrow (best known as a core member of Portishead) and the film composer Ben Salisbury, it's a tribute to the synthesizer-based movie soundtracks ... Read more

 

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]]>2000 ad2000AdBen SalisburyBenSalisburyDrokkgeoff barrowGeoffBarrowjudge dreddJudgeDreddmega-city oneMega-cityOneportisheadDouglas Wolk2012-05-16T11:00:00 00:00'The Legend of Korra' Star Janet Varney on Voicing The New Avatar [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/legend-of-korra-star-janet-varney-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/legend-of-korra-star-janet-varney-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/legend-of-korra-star-janet-varney-interview/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Just a few episodes into its inaugural season, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko's Avatar: The Last Airbender sequel, The Legend of Korra, is already standing tall as both a critical and commercial success, drawing a diverse audience ... Read more

 

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]]>Janet VarneyJanetVarneyNickelodeonThe Legend of KorraTheLegendOfKorraCaleb Goellner2012-05-11T10:00:00 00:00Archie Comics and iVerse Launch New Web-Based Digital Comics Storefront [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/24/archie-comics-iverse-web-based-digital-storefront/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/24/archie-comics-iverse-web-based-digital-storefront/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/24/archie-comics-iverse-web-based-digital-storefront/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Accessing Archie Comics' catalog digitally just got a little more convenient for fans of Archie, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man and other titles. Archie and iVerse Media have expanded their partnership with a new web-based storefront that syncs the ... Read more

 

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]]>Archie ComicsArchieComicsJon GoldwaterJonGoldwaterCaleb Goellner2012-04-24T16:00:00 00:00Matt Fraction Takes Aim at 'Hawkeye' [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/15/matt-fraction-hawkeye/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/15/matt-fraction-hawkeye/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/15/matt-fraction-hawkeye/#commentsFiled under: ,


As Marvel Comics announced at the C2E2 convention yesterday in Chicago, the former Immortal Iron Fist creative team of writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja are reuniting this August in an all-new ongoing Hawkeye comic. ComicsAlliance talked to ... Read more

 

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]]>c2e2david ajaDavidAjahawkeyematt fractionMattFractionDavid Uzumeri2012-04-15T14:00:00 00:00'The Legend of Korra' Creators on Bringing Back Bending [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/12/the-legend-of-korra-michael-dante-dimartino-bryan-konietzko-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/12/the-legend-of-korra-michael-dante-dimartino-bryan-konietzko-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/12/the-legend-of-korra-michael-dante-dimartino-bryan-konietzko-interview/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


It's been nearly four years since Avatar: The Last Airbender concluded its original run on Nickelodeon, and in that time the Eastern-influenced fantasy epic has spawned a live action motion picture, a comic series and more. What fans were really ... Read more

 

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]]>Avatar the Last AirbenderAvatarTheLastAirbenderBryan KonietzkoBryanKonietzkoMichael Dante DiMartinoMichaelDanteDimartinoNickelodeonThe Legend of KorraTheLegendOfKorraCaleb Goellner2012-04-12T11:00:00 00:00Hellraiser Unpinned: Brandon Seifert on Pinhead's New Humanity [Preview + Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/26/hellraiser-annual-preview-brandon-seifert-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/26/hellraiser-annual-preview-brandon-seifert-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/26/hellraiser-annual-preview-brandon-seifert-interview/#commentsFiled under: ,


Last year BOOM! Studios launched a new Hellraiser series by Clive Barker that marked the influential horror writer's return to his most famous creation after decades away. Co-written with Christopher Monfette and drawn by Leonardo Manco, the ... Read more

 

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]]>boom studiosBoomStudiosBrandon SeifertBrandonSeifertclive barkerCliveBarkerhellraisermichael montenatMichaelMontenatAndy Khouri2012-03-26T16:30:00 00:00'Mara': A Volleyball Superhero in the Sports-Obsessed Dystopia of Brian Wood & Ming Doylehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/15/mara-comic-interview-brian-wood-ming-doyle/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/15/mara-comic-interview-brian-wood-ming-doyle/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/15/mara-comic-interview-brian-wood-ming-doyle/#commentsFiled under: , ,


One of the most exciting books to be announced at this year's Image Expo was Mara, an upcoming six-issue mini-series from writer Brian Wood (Northlanders, Conan the Barbarian), artist Ming Doyle (The Loneliest Astronauts, Fantastic Four) and ... Read more

 

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]]>Brian WoodBrianWoodMaraMing DoyleMingDoyleChris Sims2012-03-15T13:00:00 00:00'Saga': Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Bring a Stellar Sci-Fi Comic Into the World [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/14/saga-comic-brian-k-vaughan-fiona-staples/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/14/saga-comic-brian-k-vaughan-fiona-staples/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/14/saga-comic-brian-k-vaughan-fiona-staples/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Brian K. Vaughan has come back to comics with a vengeance. With the conclusion of Y: The Last Man in 2008 and Ex Machina in 2010 -- and his departure from Lost after its fifth season in 2009, the highly successful creator dropped out of seemingly the ... Read more

 

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]]>Brian K. VaughanBrianK.Vaughanex machinaExMachinafiona staplesFionaStaplesimage comicsImageComicssagaDavid Uzumeri2012-03-14T16:15:00 00:00'Smut Peddler' Editor Spike Trotman Talks the Joy of Female-Created Sex Comics [Sex]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/28/smut-peddler-comics-porn/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/28/smut-peddler-comics-porn/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/28/smut-peddler-comics-porn/#commentsFiled under:


The porno comics anthology Smut Peddler started life as a series of minicomics put together by Carla Speed McNeil, Trisha L. Sebastian, Johanna Draper Carlson and Sean Bieri. Each comic contained a series of "tasteful but titillating" tales of ... Read more

 

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]]>anthologyeroticapornographysexsmutsmut peddlerSmutPeddlerspike trotmanSpikeTrotmanLauren Davis2012-02-28T12:30:00 00:00Kathryn & Stuart Immonen Discuss Their Upcoming 'Avenging Spider-Man' Issuehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/avenging-spider-man-kathryn-stuart-immonen-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/avenging-spider-man-kathryn-stuart-immonen-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/avenging-spider-man-kathryn-stuart-immonen-interview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


A deliberately over-the-top, bombastic title designed to team up Spidey with other heroes from the Marvel Universe, the popular Avenging Spider-Man series has been written so far by Zeb Wells and drawn by artists Joe Madureira and Greg Land. As ... Read more

 

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]]>avenging spider-manAvengingSpider-manKATHRYN IMMONENKathrynImmonenshe-hulkspider-manSTUART IMMONENStuartImmonenJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-02-22T16:30:00 00:00Ross Campbell Talks Curvy Girls, Sexy Boys And Warrior Women [Sex]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/ross-campbell-interview-sexy-comics-feminism-glory-wet-moon/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/ross-campbell-interview-sexy-comics-feminism-glory-wet-moon/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/ross-campbell-interview-sexy-comics-feminism-glory-wet-moon/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


When ComicsAlliance first decided to devote a February fortnight to highlighting great sexy comics and the great artists who produce them, Ross Campbell was the first creator I thought of. Not only has the cartoonist a master of the female form, ... Read more

 

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]]>Brian LynchEntertainmentGloryKermit the FrogMinxRoss CampbellRossCampbellsexy comics 2012SexyComics2012ShadoweyesTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesThe AbandonedThe MatrixTheAbandonedTMNTWater BabyWaterBabyWet MoonWetMoonJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-02-21T11:00:00 00:00Edgar Rice Burroughs Estate Sues Dynamite Over Trademarks, 'Pornographic' Covershttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/17/edgar-rice-burroughs-dynamite-lawsuit-john-carter-tarzan-warlord-mars/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/17/edgar-rice-burroughs-dynamite-lawsuit-john-carter-tarzan-warlord-mars/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/17/edgar-rice-burroughs-dynamite-lawsuit-john-carter-tarzan-warlord-mars/#commentsFiled under: ,


If you thought you could make it out of this week without a new comic book rights lawsuit, you were wrong. ERB, Inc., the family company that administers the various intellectual properties owned or associated with the Edgar Rice Burroughs ... Read more

 

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]]>copyrightdejah thorisDejahThorisDynamite EntertainmentDynamiteEntertainmentEdgar Rice BurroughsEdgarRiceBurroughsJohn Carter of MarsJohnCarterOfMarslord of the jungleLordOfTheJungleTarzanTrademarkwarlord of marsWarlordOfMarsAndy Khouri2012-02-17T17:00:00 00:00Craig Hubbard on Creating Chaos in 'Gotham City Impostors' [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/17/gotham-city-impostors-craig-hubbard-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/17/gotham-city-impostors-craig-hubbard-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/17/gotham-city-impostors-craig-hubbard-interview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Launching last week on Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network and PC, Monolith's mutliplayer first-person shooter Gotham City Impostors has been a talked about title among comic fans. Initially controversial for its Batman-themed gameplay (Batman ... Read more

 

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]]>BatmanCraig HubbardCraigHubbardGotham City ImpostorsGothamCityImpostorsCaleb Goellner2012-02-17T13:00:00 00:00Oni Press Art Director Keith Wood On The Publisher's New Graphic Identity [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/15/oni-press-art-director-keith-wood-logo-design/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/15/oni-press-art-director-keith-wood-logo-design/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/15/oni-press-art-director-keith-wood-logo-design/#commentsFiled under: , ,


A few weeks ago, Portland's Oni Press announced their new logo, which we critiqued here at ComicsAlliance. We recently had the opportunity to talk with Oni's Art Director, Keith Wood, about the reason for the change, how the logo took shape and ... Read more

 

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]]>graphic designGraphicDesignkeith woodKeithWoodlogosDylan Todd2012-02-15T13:30:00 00:00Hickman On 'The Manhattan Projects,' 'Secret' And Graphic Design [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/jonathan-hickman-manhattan-projects-interview-design-secret/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/jonathan-hickman-manhattan-projects-interview-design-secret/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/jonathan-hickman-manhattan-projects-interview-design-secret/#commentsFiled under: , ,


If you've been keeping up, we here at ComicsAlliance have been running some specially made teaser posters for the new Image Comics series The Manhattan Projects from writer (and Marvel Comics Architect) Jonathan Hickman and his collaborator on ... Read more

 

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]]>graphic designGraphicDesignjonathan hickmanJonathanHickmanNick PitarraNickPitarrasecretthe manhattan projectsTheManhattanProjectsDylan Todd2012-02-10T12:00:00 00:00Rich Burlew on the Record-Breaking Success of the 'Order of the Stick' Kickstarter [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/07/rich-burlew-kickstarter-order-stocl/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/07/rich-burlew-kickstarter-order-stocl/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/07/rich-burlew-kickstarter-order-stocl/#commentsFiled under: ,


Last week, I wrote about the Kickstarter drive at Order of the Stick that shattered records by raising $250,000 in just 8 days in order to get the collections of the stick-figure fantasy webcomic back into print. In the week since that article ... Read more

 

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]]>KickstarterOrder of the StickOrderOfTheStickChris Sims2012-02-07T13:30:00 00:00Jeff Parker and Erika Moen Talk the End of Portland Mystery Comic 'Bucko' [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/03/bucko-webcomic-jeff-parker-erika-moen/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/03/bucko-webcomic-jeff-parker-erika-moen/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/03/bucko-webcomic-jeff-parker-erika-moen/#commentsFiled under: ,


A year ago, Periscope Studio members Jeff Parker (Thunderbolts) and webcomics diarist Erika Moen (DAR) joined forces to bring their Portland-based webcomic Bucko to the Internet. Bucko follows a long, strange week in the life of an unemployed ... Read more

 

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]]>Buckoerika moenErikaMoeninterviewJeff ParkerJeffParkermysteryportlandwebcomicLauren Davis2012-02-03T15:00:00 00:00Paul Tobin on 'The Bionic Woman' and Writing Women In Super-Hero Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/26/paul-tobin-bionic-woman-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/26/paul-tobin-bionic-woman-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/26/paul-tobin-bionic-woman-interview/#commentsFiled under:


With a track record of female-centric books like Spider-Girl, Banana Sunday and even Models Inc. -- probably the single most underrated mystery ever published by Marvel Comics -- Paul Tobin seems like the perfect fit for Dynamite's upcoming ... Read more

 

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]]>Bionic Beauty SalonBionic WomanBionicBeautySalonBionicWomanPaul TobinPaulTobinWomen In ComicsWomenInComicsChris Sims2012-01-26T13:30:00 00:00