The other day we got a chance to talk with Adam Beechen about his new project ‘Batman Beyond’ from DC Comics, based on the hit animated show with the same name. Beechen talks to us about what it is like working on a comic based on an animated show. He gives us some clues to the future storyline, and if you were a fan by the end of the first issue, then you’re going to love one of his answers.  To find out how you can win a signed copy of ‘Batman Beyond #1′ signed by Adam himself, just sit right...

The great fun of being part of this site is i can pretty much post anything I like as long as it’s geeky in some way. WELL, do I have a tasty treat for you…. Every year at Passover my family get’s together and I play with my food. I use matzo  and the weird brown stuff on the table (whatever it is, i call it cement) to create masterpieces, or at least try. This year I began construction of a rectangular shape and my friend insisted she knew that I was making a TARDIS. Of course, once she said that I wanted...

Do you enjoy gratuitous cursing, monkeys and the clash? Well then you’ve come to the right place! Hell, even if you don’t like that stuff it’s a good place to be (and let’s be honest, who DOESN’T like monkeys?).  Join Dana and Simon as they talk with Marvel mega-writer Daniel Way about his various projects and what’s to come. In this episode, find out the origin of the name Daken as well as how the hoot to pronounce it! Listen as we learn a bit about Daniel’s start in comics and discover...

Congratulations Bethany! Bethany is our winner of the Blackest Night: Titans contest. She sent us an amazing picture showing her Lantern Pride and has won a singed Blackest Night:Titans # 3 by the man  himself Comic Impact Friend J.T. Krul. Good job Bethany. We would also like to thank everyone who sent us a picture. It was a hard one to pick since there were so many great pictures. A big thanks to J.T. as well for helping us with the prize!  We are working on a lot of great ideas for 2010. Simon Daoudi Simon@comicimpact.com

Author Patrick Wensink has just released a new collection of highly bizarre (and extremely funny) short stories titled Sex Dungeon For Sale! To mark the occasion he is holding a coloring contest in which the winner will get a set of autographed books including the brilliantly absurd Tales Designed To Thrizzle hardcover collection from Fantagraphics signed by Michael Kupperman! The contest is simple: visit Patrick’s website, download one of the illustrations created for Sex Dungeon For Sale! and bust out some crayons!...

Hey Comic Impact-ers! Dana checking in.  Yesterday Simon and I attended the J.T. Krul signing at Galaxy of Comics and it was a blast.  We had a great turn-up of fans and J.T., charismatic as always, was the life of the party. So what were we celebrating? Not only the release of Titans #19 (which if you haven’t picked up, is some of J.T.’s best work) but we also surprised J.T. with  early birthday cupcakes. If you’ve ever met J.T. you know he’s very kind to his fans. He spent a lot of one-on-one time...

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 for next week’s San Diego Comic Con, are you dressing up as Iron Man or maybe Spider-Man or Ms Marvel? Well, if you’re dressing up as any comic book character you may want to enter the Marvel Costume Contest! Here is what  Marvel has to say about it: If you have the heroic (or villainous) qualities to participate in this exciting contest, make sure to be at the Marvel Booth (#2429) by 3:30 PM to register! All you need to do is wear a costume of your favorite Marvel character (but keep it family friendly!) and...

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...