I initially thought the task of compiling a list of the best in comics and related art books released in 2009 would be relatively easy. Boy was I wrong. We saw a wealth of amazing output from the indie press, mainstream publishers and collected works of illustrative artists of the past and present. 2009 has been a fantastic year overall for sequential art, the best of the last several, with my only real problem being finding the time (and money) to take them all in. So without further ado here is Part I in my two-part series...

Remember that Halloween Costume Contest we were having? Well Comic  Impact would like to give a BIG congratulations to Jewels L. Who has just  won Blackest Night #0, signed by the man himself, Geoff Johns. Vengeance  of the Moonknight #1 signed by Greg Hurwitz, Fearless Dawn #1 signed by  Steve Mannion and Stephen King’s The Dark Tower #1 signed by Peter David. Jewels found out about the contest through Geoff Johns’s twitter. As you  can see, she is using her fashion skills that she is getting at the Fashion ...

It’s that time of year again, when ghosts and goblins come out and mingle with us mortals. When we gorge on candy and other goodies. The time of year that gets us excited for the latest contest here at ComicImpact. Thats right, ladies and gentlemen, it’s the official Comic Impact Halloween Costume Contest. The rules are simple. 1. Wear your favorite comic book theme costume on Halloween. 2. Print out a “Comic Impact Halloween” logo 3. Take a picture of you in your costume holding the logo. 4. Send us the...

So I took a lot of photos this weekend at San Diego Comic Con.  I am going post more later, but right now I wanted to post photos of Sheldon and I with some of our friends… and you never know  maybe some of your favorite people working in comics! Sheldon and Scott Pilgrim. Wow it’s Trina Latrine aka G33K T4LK N3RD R0CK!11!1. Sheldon talking with his god, Ed Brubaker (Daredevil, Captain America). The ladies (Dana, Chris) love Sheldon. Tom Nguyen (Green Lantern, Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters) trying...

Here at Comic Impact we like to give away awesome stuff for free. Well, almost for free as you are required to do a little somethin’ somethin’ for these kick ass prizes. Here’s the skinny on the contests for the month of July… We want you to print a Comic Impact logo from your computer and show the world how much you love the web site! All you have to is download this PDF with our logo and take a photo of you holding it. Now there is a small catch of course- we don’t want you just in front of your computer lounging...

Hey there Comic Impact readers and listeners! A little less than two weeks ago Simon and I interviewed Steve Mannion the artist/writer/creator of The Bomb and Fearless Dawn from Asylum Press. Well, yesterday afternoon we called up the leading scribe at Asylum who is also the founder of the publishing company/Top Dog over there- Frank Forte! Join us as we talk about graffiti art, the MLB, classic Horror films, Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, what it takes to make it as a comic book publisher in today’s economy, comic book art, and...

Hey there Comic Impact readers and listeners! If you read the most recent Trade Tuesday article you know I covered The Bomb, published by Asylum Press and written and drawn by creator Steve Mannion. Well, I had promised an interview with both Steve and Frank Forte (the head guy over at Asylum) around the first week of July, but Steve was able to fit us into his schedule and do a solo interview with Simon and I! Download this podcast as we talk to Steve about The Bomb, his new mini series Fearless Dawn, Canadian television, cigarettes,...