Fantastic Four #570 & Alan Davis’ Cover

I’m definitely going to have to take a good look at the Fantastic Four again now that Hickman & Eaglesham (great work on DC’s JSA) have taken over the creative reigns, and with the Alan Davis cover beckoning, there’s no question!
Brand new creative team – Brave new comics experience! Be there as Marvel’s newest exciting [...]

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Boom’s (Classic) Disney Solicitations for August ‘09

While I’m hoping for official announcements, and a little hype for these titles from Boom! Studios in the weeks to come, here’s what Diamond has to offer by way of classic Disney titles for the August ‘09 Previews catalog:
DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #347
(W) Bruno Enna (A) Donald Soffritti
The Quack is back in this first BOOM! [...]

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Jim Shooter & Gold Key Move to Dark Horse!

I was out of town for the majority of the announcements that came out of San Diego this weekend and while most of you have probably already heard, the announcement that Jim Shooter would be writing Gold Key properties like Magnus, Solar, and Turok at Dark Horse (who obtained the Gold Key license at least [...]

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I, Zombie by Chris Roberson and Mike Allred

Yes, yes — I’m definitely on board for this.
Written by Chris Roberson and with art by Michael Allred, I, ZOMBIE is the story of Gwendolyn “Gwen” Dylan a 20-something gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery. Once a week she must eat a human brain to keep from losing her memories, but in the process she [...]

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Scholatic Announces New ‘Bone’ Adventures!

Yea, I can already tell that this year’s SDCC is going to be chock full of announcements that are going to knock my socks off. One of the first is that Jeff Smith is teaming up with Scholastic once more to release several new adventures in Bone: Tall Tales, as well as a 3-part story [...]

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Sergio Aragonés Joins The Simpsons

I’m always happy to relay good news and it’s that much more fun when it concerns a favorite creator. So, in case you hadn’t heard, comics and cartooning legend Sergio Aragonés will be joining the crew at Bongo Comics, lending his considerable artistic talents as a regular contributor to Bart Simpson, as well as an [...]

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Atlus Announces Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey (DS)
JP Release: Oct 8 2009
Apparently Atlus wants all of my money.
I’m just easing in to Atlus’ SRPG Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (DS), the Persona remake (PSP) is on the way, I’m jumping back into Persona 3:FES (PS2) and I haven’t even been able to crack open Persona 4 or [...]

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Dick Giordano’s 77th Birthday!

Thanks to our friend(s) at Diversions of the Groovy Kind for pointing out that today is legendary Charlton/DC editor, artist, creator and all around good guy Dick Giordano’s 77th birthday! Giordano was one of the first DC artists whose “style” I began to link to his name as both and artist and an inker when [...]

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Blackest Night Resource

Blackest Night #1 finally hit store shelves yesterday afternoon and while I”ve yet to read the issue (and will no doubt have a heck of a time avoiding spoilers until I can) I was really impressed with the official DC mini-site for the event that’s complete with .pdf checklists, schedules, character and reference guides, desktops [...]

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Stan Sakai on Yokai

Newsarama posted an interview with Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai this morning, discussing his first fully painted original graphic novel Yokai, a hint about Usagi figures hitting stores this fall, and the possibility of another color graphic novel down the road!
Here’s an excerpt:
Newsarama: You’ve had lots and lots of Usagi Yojimbo material coming out this [...]

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