Halloween is over, which means only super heroes (and villains) can walk around in costumes. Now, we know a good number of both heroes and villains here at Comic Impact. Watch as our guest villainess announces the winner of the Halloween Costume Contest! We had a lot of great entries, but only one can win the special Horror Prize Pack featuring the works of Steve Niles and Undying Love. Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the winner! Susan Damon Susan@ComicImpact.com

Welcome to Horror House! Actually, it’s just a video version of “Horror of the 13th” with your favorite horror girl, Susan! If you like horror comics, horror movies, or just really scary people, you’re going to really like watching Susan and Steve Niles talk about all that stuff! Oh, and the scary people, it’s just us, because it’s a little scary how much we love our monsters. Also, pay attention, because you need to know some stuff about Mr. Niles in order to answer our Comic Impact Halloween...

Happy Halloween ComicImpact! You wanted the costume contest? You got it. We even got you a member of the Justice League to explain the rules. Black Canary takes a break from her Canary Cry to put on her fishnets back on and help us out. Halloween Costume Contest 2011 has been extended till November 5 2011 The rules are simple enough to follow. 1. The costume MUST be a comic book character. 2. Hold the CI logo print out we’re providing. 3. Watch “Horror on the 13th” and answer the trivia question by writing...

Alright ComicImpact fans (and fans of fun). It’s time for a new contest! This time around, we’re giving away what we like to call “The Reed Gunther Starter Kit.”  What is Reed Gunther? For more on that, you need to watch our video with Shane and Chris Houghton, creators of the most fun book to read since Chew. Ok, so you watched the video, right? I’m sure now you want to know what ”The Reed Gunther Starter Kit” is. Well ComicImpact fans, here is the breakdown: Reed Gunther #1...

Happy 4th of July! Today is America’s 235th Birthday. We, here at Comic Impact, have been hanging out on these lazy days enjoying all the great comics and the movies that go with them! We’ve had some great ones this summer, including X-Men: First Class, Thor,  and Green Lantern. On July 22, Captain America: The First Avenger opens, starring Chris Evans as the Star Spangled hero that was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby over 70 years ago! In honor of the movie (and our great readers of Comic Impact), we have...

Hey everyone! Do you like free stuff? Of course you do. Who doesn’t, right? Click Communications, in association with Comic Impact, has a two volume set of The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to give away. I was going to have you all answer facts about the show itself. However, the internet will allow some of you less than reputable folk to cheat, and I can’t have cheating in my contest. Instead, I will allow you all to use the internet in your favor. I have a little trivia for you to see how well you know the Comic...

Hey, all you Comic Impact followers!  Are you a member of our Facebook page?  You should be, because we’re starting a brand new, monthly contest that you can only take part in if you’re one of our lovely Facebook followers. Thanks to the wonderful people at SuperHeroStuff.com, we will be offering a free t-shirt to one lucky Facebook follower each month.  Here’s how the contest works: 1) Follow Comic Impact on Facebook 2) Repost our weekly POW, Pick Of the Week Podcast on Facebook and tag us in the post. 3)...

Are you a fan of All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely? Would you like to win a copy of the all new Blu-Ray based on the Eisner Award winner for “Best New Series” in 2006 and “Best Continuing Series” in 2007 and 2009? And don’t forget it also won the Harvey Awards for “Best Artist” and “Best Single Issue” in 2008. And in 2006 it won the Eagle Award for “Favorite New Comic book” and “Favorite Comics Cover” (for the first issue),...

Ha!  You think you’re so clever!  You thought, “I’ll just skim down to the summary paragraph and see who it is!  I’m so smart!”  Well, that sure as Hell isn’t the case, buck-o!  You’ve got to actually click the story to find out who the winner is! So, if you don’t know, we at Comic Impact have been having our Cosplay Girl Of The Year contest as voted by you, the reader/sycophantic follower.  The contestants were all 11 of our Cosplay Girls of The Month from 2010.  Every month...

Hey, everyone!  You love our Cosplay Girl of The Month feature, don’t you?  We sure as Hell do!  Well, in honor of all the outstanding Cosplay Girls we’ve had in 2010 we’re letting you decide who should be our Cosplay Girl of The Year for 2010! Here’s how it works: the competition is between the 11 (not 12 because August was SDCC ‘10) Cosplay Girls of The Month from 2010.  The poll will be open from today (12/15/10) until January 4, 2011.  We will announce the winner on January 5 when we debut...

Sorry for the delay, oh faithful Comic Impact readers.  The costume submissions were all so amazing that we at Comic Impact needed another day to deliberate before making our final decision. For those who don’t know, we at Comic Impact have been holding our second annual Halloween Costume Contest over the past few weeks.  The rules were pretty simple: put together your best comic book inspired costume, use out our Comic Impact Halloween logo, and get those cameras clicking!  The contest officially came to a close on...

Hey, all you Comic Impact readers.  Damn are you looking pretty today!  Tomorrow is the last day to get your submissions in for the 2010 Comic Impact Costume Contest.  We’ve had an amazing turnout this year.  Every single contestant has really gone above and beyond with their costumes and have made our job as judges even harder. For those who don’t know, this year’s costume contest ends on November 5th (Guy Fawkes Day!).  Contestants are competing for a grand prize $100 Amazon gift card.  Second prize...

What?  It’s October already?  That can mean only one thing!  It’s time, once again, for Comic Impact’s Halloween Costume Contest!  That’s right all you cosplay girls and guys, it’s time for you to put your best mask forward and compete with all your fellow Impacteers to prove that you’ve got the best comic themed costume in the land!  Wanna read the ever so simple instructions?  You know you do! Ever So Simple Instructions 1. Wear your favorite comic book theme costume. 2. Print out a...

Want to go to Long Beach Comic Con? Don’t want to buy your tickets? Well, have we got a deal for you. Just answer these questions pertaining to some the creators you can meet this  year. It really is that simple.The first person to answer all of the questions and email your answers to contact@comicimpact.com will be the lucky recipient of one pass to the convention, as well as, a feature in an upcoming ComicImpact video show. All are welcome to enter but anyone who lives out of state or just out of the area will need...

So, not only is it time for a new POW, Pick Of the Week, podcast, but it’s time for the first ever LIVE Comic Impact podcast!  Jeez!  Sounds like a vaudeville act!  Do you enjoy having your mind blown and your soul renewed?  Then this is the podcast for you my vaudeville loving friend. Join Sheldon, Simon and Ian (with special behind the scenes help from Ken) as they set off on a journey of entertainment straight from 24 Hour Comics at Galaxy of Comics in Van Nuys, CA.  Thrill as their pathetic attempts at an exciting...

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...