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/Heading to San Diego Comic-Con? Be Sure to Bring Your Photo IDhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/san-diego-comic-con-international-2012-badges/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/san-diego-comic-con-international-2012-badges/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/san-diego-comic-con-international-2012-badges/#commentsFiled under: ,


Attention, everyone who's registered for this year's San Diego Comic-Con International 2012: You won't be able to share your badge with friends this time around - and you might want to ensure that you're carrying a photo ID with exactly the same ... Read more

 

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]]>badgesComic-Con InternationalComic-conInternationalSan Diego Comic-ConSanDiegoComic-conGraeme McMillan2012-05-24T16:00:00 00:00Phil Noto's Northstar Wedding Cover: Beautiful Art, Terrible Omenhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/marvel-northstar-wedding-astonishing-x-men-phil-noto-cover/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/marvel-northstar-wedding-astonishing-x-men-phil-noto-cover/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/marvel-northstar-wedding-astonishing-x-men-phil-noto-cover/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The great Phil Noto is a master at catching those little moments of empathy. He excels at finding pathos in characters' faces, at capturing that tiny flicker of the eyes, that small turn of the mouth or tilt of the head, the moment that expresses ... Read more

 

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]]>astonishing x-menAstonishingX-menlgbtmarriagenorthstarphil notoPhilNotox-menAndrew Wheeler2012-05-23T16:00:00 00:00Rise of the New 'The Dark Knight Rises' Character Portrait Postershttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/dark-knight-rises-movie-character-posters/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/dark-knight-rises-movie-character-posters/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/dark-knight-rises-movie-character-posters/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Following yesterday's release of the first theatrical poster for The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros. has transmitted a new series of teasers for the much anticipated film directed by Christopher Nolan. The new posters depict each of the principals ... Read more

 

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]]>batmanchristopher nolanChristopherNolanthe dark knight risesTheDarkKnightRisesAndy Khouri2012-05-22T16:30:00 00:00Real Life Supervillain Rex Velvet Continues His Viral War Against Phoenix Jones [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/real-life-supervillain-rex-velvet-new-video-cats/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/real-life-supervillain-rex-velvet-new-video-cats/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/real-life-supervillain-rex-velvet-new-video-cats/#commentsFiled under: ,


The surreal (and, yet, more real than most) battle for Seattle continues, it seems, as Seattle's self-styled super villain Rex Velvet has released another video teasing an upcoming showdown between good and evil... and, apparently, cats. Lots of ... Read more

 

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]]>Phoenix JonesPhoenixJonesRainy City Superhero MovementRainyCitySuperheroMovementRex VelvetRexVelvetGraeme McMillan2012-05-22T15:30:00 00:00Parting Shot: New 'The Dark Knight Rises' Movie Posterhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/parting-shot-new-the-dark-knight-rises-movie-poster/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/parting-shot-new-the-dark-knight-rises-movie-poster/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/parting-shot-new-the-dark-knight-rises-movie-poster/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Following two characteristically chilling teaser images, Warner Bros. has released the first theatrical poster for The Dark Knight Rises, the new Christopher Nolan film based on the Batman character originally created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. ... Read more

 

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]]>batmanchristopher nolanChristopherNolanthe dark knight risesTheDarkKnightRisesAndy Khouri2012-05-21T18:00:00 00:00Pakistan Blocked Twitter Access on Everybody Draw Mohammed Dayhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/pakistan-blocks-twitter-access-on-everybody-draw-mohammed-day/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/pakistan-blocks-twitter-access-on-everybody-draw-mohammed-day/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/21/pakistan-blocks-twitter-access-on-everybody-draw-mohammed-day/#commentsFiled under:


May 20 was the third annual Everybody Draw Mohammed Day, the event in which artists depict the Prophet Mohammed in cartoon form to protest censorship and extremist threats (The event was created by cartoonist Molly Norris in 2010 in response to ... Read more

 

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]]>CensorshipEverybody Draw Mohammed DayEverybodyDrawMohammedDayMohammedPakistanTwitterGraeme McMillan2012-05-21T17:15:00 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 00:00ComicsAlliance Week-in-Review: May 13-19, 2012http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/20/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-13-19-12/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/20/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-13-19-12/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/20/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-13-19-12/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Forget the Mayan calendar, here's a far better indicator that 2012 may mark the end of the world. Two words: Watchmen toaster. More (less mindboggling) stories from the past week at ComicsAlliance, after the jump. ... Read more

 

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]]>comicsalliance week in reviewComicsallianceWeekInReviewweek in reviewWeekInReviewJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-05-20T17:00:00 00:00Marvel and Benefit Cosmetics' 'SpyGal' Sports Gorgeous Phil Noto Artwork [High-Res Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/spy-gal-phil-noto-marvel-benefot-cosmetics-high-resolution-preview-artwork/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/spy-gal-phil-noto-marvel-benefot-cosmetics-high-resolution-preview-artwork/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/spy-gal-phil-noto-marvel-benefot-cosmetics-high-resolution-preview-artwork/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Benefit Cosmetics is combining forces with Marvel Comics to launch a comic book inspired by Benefit's beauty products, entitled SpyGal. Marvel assembled the team of acclaimed writer James Asmus (Uncanny X-Men, Captain America) and masterful artist ... Read more

 

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]]>benefit cosmeticsBenefitCosmeticsjames asmusJamesAsmusphil notoPhilNotospygalBethany Fong2012-05-18T16:00:00 00:00'Sin City: A Dame To Kill For' Release Date Confirmed With New Movie Posterhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/sin-city-dame-kill-for-movie-poster-cast-teaser/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/sin-city-dame-kill-for-movie-poster-cast-teaser/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/sin-city-dame-kill-for-movie-poster-cast-teaser/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Seven years after the release of the first film based on the popular and award-winning Dark Horse graphic novel series by Frank Miller, we now have an official release date for the long-awaited sequel. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For will open on ... Read more

 

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]]>A Dame to Kill ForADameToKillForfrank millerFrankMillerrobert rodriguezRobertRodriguezsin citySin City A Dame to Kill ForSin City A Dame to Kill For movieSinCitySinCityADameToKillForSinCityADameToKillForMovieAndy Khouri2012-05-18T14:30:00 00:00Marvel and Icon Graphic Novels & Collected Editions On Sale In August 2012 [Solicitations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/marvel-icon-graphic-novel-collected-edition-solicitations-august-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/marvel-icon-graphic-novel-collected-edition-solicitations-august-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/marvel-icon-graphic-novel-collected-edition-solicitations-august-2012/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Having taken a look at August's periodical releases from Marvel and Icon, it's time to check out what for many readers is the main event of any comic book shipping schedule: the collected editions and graphic novels, which compile and usually ... Read more

 

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]]>solicitationsCA Staff2012-05-17T13:00:00 00:00Toonami Returning to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim Block on May 26http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/toonami-returning-cartoon-network-adult-swim-anime/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/toonami-returning-cartoon-network-adult-swim-anime/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/toonami-returning-cartoon-network-adult-swim-anime/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Starting next week, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block will officially restore your chance to anime your life away via basic cable on Saturday nights. That's right, the fan-favorite Toonami will return on Saturday, May 26, reviving the ... Read more

 

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]]>Adult SwimAdultSwimanimeCartoon NetworkCartoonNetworkToonamiCaleb Goellner2012-05-16T19:00:00 00:00Parting Shot: Mike Allred To Draw 'Daredevil' #17 In Augusthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/daredevil-mike-allred-marvel-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/daredevil-mike-allred-marvel-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/daredevil-mike-allred-marvel-comics/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As strongly hinted by a faux fan letter published in last month's issue of Daredevil, the mighty Michael Allred will be drawing a one-off issue of the Mark Waid-written Marvel Comics series that ComicsAlliance named one of the best of last year. ... Read more

 

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]]>daredevilmike allredMikeAllredAndy Khouri2012-05-16T17:30:00 00:00Marvel And Icon Comic Books On Sale In August 2012 [Solicitations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/marvel-icon-comics-periodicals-august-2012-solicitations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/marvel-icon-comics-periodicals-august-2012-solicitations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/marvel-icon-comics-periodicals-august-2012-solicitations/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Courtesy of Marvel, ComicsAlliance brings you an advance look at new periodical comic books going on sale in August, 2012. All of the following books can be purchased at finer comic book shops, where you can also pre-order your selections to ... Read more

 

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]]>solicitationsCA Staff2012-05-16T14:00:00 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 00:00DC Comics and Vertigo Graphic Novels and Collected Editions On Sale In August 2012http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/dc-comics-vertigo-trade-paperback-collected-edition-solicitations-august-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/dc-comics-vertigo-trade-paperback-collected-edition-solicitations-august-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/dc-comics-vertigo-trade-paperback-collected-edition-solicitations-august-2012/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Having taken a look at August's periodical releases from DC's New 52, Vertigo, Before Watchmen and DC Kids lines, it's time to check out what for many readers is the main event of any comic book shipping schedule: the collected editions, which ... Read more

 

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]]>solicitationsCA Staff2012-05-15T11:00:00 00:00DC Comics On Sale In August 2012: Before Watchmen, New 52, Vertigo, DC Kidshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/dc-comics-vertigo-solicitations-august-2012-periodicals/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/dc-comics-vertigo-solicitations-august-2012-periodicals/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/dc-comics-vertigo-solicitations-august-2012-periodicals/#commentsFiled under: ,


Courtesy of DC Comics, CA brings you an advance look at new periodical comic books going on sale in August, 2012 from the publisher's myriad of lines like the New 52 -- including Justice League, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Dark, The Edge ... Read more

 

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]]>solicitationsCA Staff2012-05-14T18:30:00 00:00DC Comics' Attempts to Make You Care About the Freedom Fighters: A Brief Historyhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/freedom-fighters-phantom-lady-ray-dc-comics-palmiotti-gray/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/freedom-fighters-phantom-lady-ray-dc-comics-palmiotti-gray/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/freedom-fighters-phantom-lady-ray-dc-comics-palmiotti-gray/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Over the weekend DC Comics announced a brand-new "New 52" Phantom Lady miniseries, co-starring Doll Man, from the writing team of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray and drawn by Cat Staggs and Rich Perotta with covers by Amanda Conner. The book is ... Read more

 

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]]>Amanda ConnerAmandaConnerDoll ManDollManFreedom FightersFreedomFightersJimmy PalmiottiJimmyPalmiottiJustin GrayJustinGrayNew 52New52Phantom LadyPhantomLadyquality comicsQualityComicsJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-05-14T15:30:00 00:00Roger Langridge Moves On From Marvel and DC Citing Ethical Concernshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/roger-langridge-marvel-dc-ethics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/roger-langridge-marvel-dc-ethics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/roger-langridge-marvel-dc-ethics/#commentsFiled under:


Chris Roberson, you're not alone. During a recent interview, Roger Langridge announced that, like the Memorial, iZombie and former Superman writer, he will no longer work for Marvel or DC Comics due to concerns over creator rights at the Big Two. ... Read more

 

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]]>Chris RobersonChrisRobersonCreator RightsCreatorRightsDC ComicsDcComicsJohn CarterJohnCarterMarvel ComicsMarvelComicsMuppet ShowMuppetShowPopeyeRoger LangridgeRogerLangridgeSnarkedGraeme McMillan2012-05-14T15:00:00 00:00ComicsAlliance Week-in-Review: May 7-11http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


Sunday is Mother's Day, so don't forget to make your mother a card. If you need some help coming up with some ideas, Chris Sims and some of your favorite superheroes have got your back. But that's Sunday. What about this past Monday through ... Read more

 

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]]>comicsalliance week in reviewComicsallianceWeekInReviewJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-05-13T21:34:00 00:00