Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 1st, 2012
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes #3 by Gabriel Hardman
BATMAN AND ROBIN #5 - Cover by Patrick Gleason
There’s a devil on Robin’s shoulder – and his name is Nobody!
Batman and Robin’s relationship gets pushed to the breaking point as Nobody insinuates himself into Damian’s life and tries to make him see that Bruce’s plan to battle crime is...
Posted by John Mueller, on January 15th, 2012
As we enter mid-January and 2011 becomes more and more of a memory, I’d like to close out my look at the most notable releases of the past year so that those who may have missed the following can seek them out, or those who have read these be reminded that they are very worthy of a second (or third) read. So, without further ado let’s begin with…
Mark Schultz: Various Drawings Volume 5 / Flesk Publications
Finding inspiration from the great illustrators and comic artists of the past like Dean Cornwell, Franklin...
Posted by John Mueller, on January 1st, 2012
As 2011 comes to a close, I can say with a bit of relief that the amount of quality content being published within the world of comics continues to increase steadily. The interest in recent years in high-end, lavish, oversized archival editions and spiffy comic related art books signifies that people are not just reading comics for their obvious entertainment value, but also seeing the medium more and more as the valid literary and artistic arena it’s been since day one. As such I’ve assembled a list of 2011’s...
Posted by Matthew Todd, on December 2nd, 2011
Hey Guys, Matt here. So sorry I was away last week. Between the holiday and being unexpectedly called out of town my schedule was really thrown out of whack.. But now I am back so let us talk about all the news making it’s way around the comic blogosphere.
CGC Graded 9.0 Copy of Action Comics #1 Sells for $2.16 Million!!!
Courtesy of Comics Alliance. Earlier this week Nicholas Cage’s previously stolen and then recovered copy of Action Comics #1 sold at auction for a whopping record setting $2.16 million dollars. ...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on November 1st, 2011
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #5 by Sean Murphy for more check out Episode 230 of the Pick of The Week
AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #5 (OF 5) - Cover by Sean Murphy
Vampire hunter Felicia Book must make a horrible choice that will change her life and the world of vampires forever. Be here for the concluding chapter that will...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on October 1st, 2011
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was ELEPHANTMEN #35 Boo Cook.
ABE SAPIEN: THE DEVIL DOES NOT JEST #1 - Cover by Dave Johnson
Buried in a demonologist’s basement is a deep, dark family secret, where horrific occult practices prove to be life threatening for Abe Sapien.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #4 (OF 5) - Cover by Sean Murphy
Vampire hunters Felicia Book and Cash McCogan...
Posted by Matthew Todd, on September 16th, 2011
Hi Everyone. Matt here, giving you the comic news of the week in this installment of The Impact.
Marvel Reveals The Mighty.
Originally teased back in early July, Marvel revealed the identities of the “The Mighty” who will make their first appearance in Fear Itself #7. This will be the final issue before the three issues that launch the 12 part miniseries that will launch the new “Shattered Heroes” status quo for the Marvel Universe. Now all sarcasm about Fear Itself”s length aside, I do kinda...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 8th, 2011
Last week there was a new Previews Magazine from Diamond Comics, so it’s time for Looking Forward September 2011
In case you’re not sure, Previews is the official magazine retailers use to order comics. Now, what you may not know is that the solicitations in Previews will come out two months before the release date. This time, we are going to look at the comics coming out in September, 2011. That is why this article is called,”Looking Forward, September 2011.” Please note, this not the full magazine.This only what...
Posted by Susan Damon, on June 13th, 2011
AH! What a lovely day for blood and terror. I feel like “June Gloom” is a missed opportunity for a lot of horror to be watched and read. It has an added benefit of the sun breaking through, much the way it does at the end of a vampire or monster movie, providing the main characters with hope. Personally, I find it adds to the kitsch factor, which is not always a bad thing. Sometimes clichés are clichés for a reason. Welcome to Horror on the 13th – the “June Gloom” edition! Once again, I’m forced to choose between...
Posted by Ian Candish, on June 6th, 2011
You want to know what book is almost always worth the price tag? HELLBOY! Mike Mignola’s big, red monkey from Hell does many things, but disappointing readers isn’t one of them.
Hellboy: The Fury #1 came out this week, written by Mignola with art by Duncan Fegredo. This story is a long time coming, after such previous Hellboy stories as Hellboy: The Storm. While The Fury is a mini-series that is basically already in the middle of a story after the previous stories, the first two pages of issue #1 catch the...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on May 6th, 2011
Honestly, I had no intention of writing a review for this book when I picked it up. I thought since there was a Trade Tuesday featuring Axe Cop Volume 1 less than a month ago and a Wizard World Anaheim video interview from Ethan Nicolle (the artist), doing a review on this latest issue might be a bit much. Reading this book literally brought me to tears. That six-year old kid who wrote this truly outdid himself on this book. Bravo, Malachai Nicolle, you make Shakespeare look like a hack! It’s one of the funniest things...
Posted by Ian Candish, on May 4th, 2011
What’s that you say? You love all of this Wizard World Anaheim coverage we’ve brought you? You want more no matter the cost to your health, reputation or spiritual well-being? Well, just consider us your self-destructive genie, here to grant your greatest wish and keep that awesome Con-content flowing!
Sometimes a comic book comes around that shatters all of our preconceived notions about the limitations of awesomeness. A comic book that takes our gooey, supple minds and absolutely twists them inside out,...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on April 12th, 2011
It only takes one good idea and Axe Cop may be the greatest idea to ever come to fruition. Axe Cop started out as a web series comic drawn by Ethan Nicolle and written by his (at the time it started) five year old brother, Malachai Nicolle. That’s right, this amazing comic is written by a five year old boy. Over the last year and a half this comic has gone from a fun little web comic to a full-length three issue miniseries published by Dark Horse Comics. ComicImpact founder, Simon gave me the first issue of the new mini-series...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on April 11th, 2011
The more I read, the more I get into reading about the adventures of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. In this latest book, B.P.R.D.: The Dead Remembered, we join little Liz Sherman on what is her first mission with the B.P.R.D. in 1976. Up to this point, we have known that Liz is a pyrokinetic who, at the age of 11, lost control of her powers and destroyed an entire city block. This accident killed thirty-two people, including her parents and brother. After the accident she became a ward of the B.P.R.D. in hopes...
Posted by John Mueller, on April 11th, 2011
2011 marks the 25th anniversary of San Francisco’s WonderCon and the convention’s growth, particularly within the last few years, has been remarkable to say the least. When I first began attending in the late 90’s the convention was held across the Bay in Oakland (then its home since its inception in 1987) and was still a moderately low-key affair. With its move to the Moscone Center in 2003, attendance has grown steadily with every passing year. Most astounding is the jump from last year’s head count...
Posted by John Mueller, on March 27th, 2011
“There are few artists working in the realm of popular entertainment who deserve to be called Renaissance Men. Ladies and gentleman, I give you Mark Nelson“. These words, written by Mark (Xenozoic Tales) Schultz, begin the introduction to the jaw-dropping book From Pencils To Inks: The Art of Mark A. Nelson.
In observing the astounding pen and brush work in this volume, it is clear why the multi-talented Nelson embodies the term “Renaissance Man” so well: he consistently and seemingly effortlessly creates...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 1st, 2011
As some of you know I have a background in graphic design and I was thinking it would be fun to use my design eye to give you an all new feature called best covers of the month. On the first day of the month I will be posting some of my favorite covers of the past month so let’s take a look back some of the best covers of January 2011. My favorite cover of January 2011 was The New York Five #1 by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly.
Action Comics #897 - Cover by David Finch & Batt
The last place Lex Luthor expected...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on February 1st, 2011
I don’t have a whole lot of experience with The Goon, I’ve only read the first issue and the one-shot Dethklok Vs The Goon. I like what I’ve read, but I never really picked up on the series. Recently I saw Volume 10 of the series entitled: Death’s Greedy Comeuppance, and because I’m always looking for new stuff to read I thought why not? From what I’ve heard from other people you can pretty much pick up any issue of The Goon and read it. After reading this book, I’m not so sure about...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on January 14th, 2011
The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense is going into its second storyline since they added “Hell on Earth” to its title, this one simply entitled Gods. I still don’t see the point in changing the title for the series, and I really wish they had done one ongoing series instead of all the different miniseries, but these are just things I’m picking on. What’s important is the story, and I really enjoyed the last storyline, New Worlds, so I’m expecting this one to stay on track and be...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on November 19th, 2010
Hellboy is one of my favorite comic books of all time so whenever there is a new book starring this demonic character I get really excited and it’s always one of the first books I read. This month Dark Horse released Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil and like every other Hellboy book this one did not fail to entertain me. From the title you can figure that this comic contains two Hellboy stories both written by Mike Mignola and drawn by Richard Corben.
The book starts with an old and abandoned movie theater with a very small...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on October 26th, 2010
Do you remember about fifteen years ago when Hellboy teamed up with Batman and Starman? And then later Hellboy teamed up with Dark Horse’s Ghost? Well I don’t but when I saw a trade on the shelf with Hellboy and Batman on the cover, I had to buy it. I didn’t just have to buy it, I knew that I had to share this book with all of you and what better way to do that than by dedicating this week’s Trade Tuesday to this awesome book. Hellboy: Masks and Monsters is a collection of two different Hellboy stories,...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on October 8th, 2010
First off, I love Adult Swim, I think they have some great shows. Metalocalypse is tied for my favorite Adult Swim show along with The Venture Brothers. The one thing that really pisses me off about Adult Swim is their scheduling. You get four to eight episodes and then nothing for six months to a year. So when I found out about a Dethklok comic book series, I was pretty excited. Especially since Brendon Small and Jon Schnepp are working on the series.
For anyone who has never seen an episode of Metalocalypse the series follows...
Posted by Ian Candish, on September 18th, 2010
One of the plain and simple truths of life is as follows: if you don’t like Hellboy, you’re wrong. Probably the most successful property under the Dark Horse umbrella, Hellboy has spawned 2 theatrical films, 2 straight to DVD animated films and a museum’s worth of merch. People just can’t seem to get enough of this big, red, monkey from Hell. So let’s take a look at one of the most awesome of all that swag.
Electric Tiki’s Hellboy statue is truly a marvel of sculpting. It stands 12″...
Posted by John Mueller, on September 12th, 2010
As someone who feels that being “weird” is one of the best attributes a comic book can have I am naturally going to gravitate to a book which purports to list the world’s most wigged out sequential shenanigans. The potential problem with such a book is, with countless thousands of great and not-so-great bizarre comics to choose from, would the choices for inclusion all be worthy of mention? And, maybe more importantly, what should have made it into the book and was instead left out?
Lucky for the reader, most...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on September 7th, 2010
It’s time for another Trade Tuesday and this week we’re going to be looking at The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects. For those of you who don’t know The Amazing Screw-On Head was a one-shot comic book that Mike Mignola made about eight years ago, and if you missed it then you are in luck because Dark Horse and Mr. Mignola have reprinted it in this new Hard Cover edition.
If you haven’t seen the pilot for the Sci-Fi Channel or didn’t read the original book Screw-On Head is about a robotic...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on September 6th, 2010
So the Hellboy saga is coming to its “apocalyptic wrap-up”, as Mignola has said. ‘The Storm‘ mini series ends with this issue and now we’re all waiting for the next story-arc, ‘The Fury‘, which will put Hellboy in a whole new position in the middle point of his life.
Collected together with the upcoming mini-series ‘The Fury’, both these stories will be published in one book called ‘The Storm And The Fury’, and let me tell you this readers… If ‘The...
Posted by John Mueller, on August 29th, 2010
Pixar Animation Studios has always had a keen eye for finding truly unique and individualistic artistic talents to create visually stunning ways to drive their stories forward. In the highly stylized opening title sequence for their fourth film, Monsters Inc., the notable influence of 1950’s animation began to appear. Of the many talented artists working at the studio, four names are most commonly associated with pushing this distinctive look forward: Lou Romano, Don Shank, Nate Wragg and, last but certainly not least, Scott...
Posted by John Mueller, on August 26th, 2010
For those of us living in the L.A. area there is a sensational art/signing event at Gallery Nucleus this Saturday evening, August 28th, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Firstly, the brilliant illustrator William Stout will be on hand to sign copies of his new fantasy art collection Hallucinations as well as his 2011 Zombies wall calendar (for more on his work that has shown at Gallery Nucleus see here and here.) Stout is a living legend having worked on comic books, album covers, as a production designer on films like Conan and Pan’s...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on August 13th, 2010
A small town with something weird happening, in this case everybody in the town is disappearing. Not the most original way to start a story, but when it’s the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense you know it’s going to be interesting. B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: New World is a new series from Mike Mignola that continues where King of Fear left off.
There’s a lot of stuff going on in this issue that makes it a tough read, but I have high hopes that it will pay off. Dr. Kate Corrigan is the current field director...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on August 8th, 2010
Along with Hellboy: The Storm #2 (which was phenomenal), Mike Mignola also has another comic on the stands this week, and it goes by the name of Baltimore: The Plague Ships #1. Along with fellow writer Christopher Golden and artist Ben Stenbeck, Mignola and co’ give us the first issue of a 5 issue mini series focusing around the character Lord Baltimore.
I am aware that Mignola and Golden have worked together before on an illustrated novel about this very character, though I must admit I’ve never read it. Truth be...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on August 2nd, 2010
Last weekend at San Diego Comic Con 2010 we got a chance to talk to Multiple Eisner Award winners Fábio Moon and Gabriel Ba.
You’ll know their work from such books as ‘Casanova’ and ‘Umbrella Academy’, also their latest comic Daytripper, which has been talked about on a lot of the our POW podcasts and has even been our pick of the week. We got the chance to talk to Fábio Moon and Gabriel Ba about the future of Casanova and Umbrella Academy, and to ask how Daytripper will end. So join us as we...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 27th, 2010
We love Rick Remender here at Comic Impact, and we made his comic Punisher #12 our ‘Pick Of The Week’, and that series is also one of the top books we talk about on our weekly podcast. But this past weekend we got a chance to talk to him at San Diego Comic Con’ about a few projects that will be coming out very soon. Projects such as the all new ‘Uncanny X-Force’ and Rick’s baby ‘Fear Agent’. If you have not read Fear Agent before, then I guess this is the best time to read it as...
Posted by John Mueller, on June 28th, 2010
In last week’s installment of Sequential Sunday we took a look at the work of the great Al Williamson who passed away on June 12. As an addendum to that article I’d like to give some suggestions to those who’d like to explore the work of this comic art master via some of the books currently in print as well as those that are soon to be released.
Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic by Mark Schultz (Flesk Publications)
One of Williamson’s greatest influences was Flash Gordon,...
Posted by John Mueller, on June 20th, 2010
In a career that spanned more than five decades, Al Williamson (1931-2010) earned a reputation for being a genre-defining science fiction artist, constant encourager of up and coming comics artists, and an all around wonderful human being who enriched the lives of others through his loyalty and friendship.
Since his recent passing after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, there have been many warm tributes written of the man and his outstanding work. To get a better understanding of how one person can affect so many...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on June 1st, 2010
On Wednesday June 9th, Dark Horse Comics will be releasing Predators #1 (of 4). This series is being published in support of the upcoming film; ‘Predators‘, directed by Nimrod Antal. I am excited for the film as it has my favourite actor of all time in it, Adrien Brody. Therefore, in celebration of the film’s release later this year, I know I’m not going to miss out on this 4 issue limited series by Dark Horse.
Predators #1 is written by Mark Andreyko and David Lapham, with artwork by Guileherme Baldi...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on May 28th, 2010
I love the universe that Mike Mignola created to play host to the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defence (B.P.R.D), and Hellboy. I love it so, because the stories which it unfolds are mostly based on historical truths (such as WWII, The Nazis and various other figures and events of historic significance), but with a paranormal twist. The paranormal twists it gives them though, are done in an entirely believable way. This may sound odd, but they are indeed believable stories. Why are they so appealing though?
We crave to learn...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on May 9th, 2010
Dark Horse Comics had a special release this past week, with their ‘Hellboy In Mexico’ one shot. Dark Horse don’t put out Hellboy one shots all that often, if anything I’d say they put them out every 2 months at least, so whenever one gets published, I see it as a little gem that is there for the taking. I am personally a huge fan of quite literally everything to do with Hellboy and the BPRD universe created by Mike Mignola. As the proud owner of every Hellboy trade to date, I feel if anything, that it...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 27th, 2010
At the retailer’s summit occurring in Chicago before C2E2 last weekend, Diamond Comics, distributor of weekly comic book issues, floated the idea of moving the release day for comic books to Tuesday, with the comic book retailers paying 5 dollars a week more. They put the idea to a show of hands vote to the retailers in the audience, and Tuesday releases narrowly won out. Now it sounds as if this is all speculation and discussion amongst Diamond.
Why do they want to make comics come out on Tuesdays? Because of Hollywood....
Posted by John Mueller, on March 21st, 2010
It is always exhilarating to discover an artist whose output is such a visceral rush that viewing their work is like going from 0 to 60 in two seconds. This is just the rush I felt recently when, in my favorite comic shop, I opened Mesmo Delivery to a random page and this is (not kidding) the first image I see:
Now, that single image above is a perfect indicator as to whether or not one will buy the book and love it, or just put it down and try to forget they ever saw it. As for me, my mind was already made up: this one’s...
Posted by Richard Bashara, on January 25th, 2010
Goon’s been running strong since 1999, but it may have gone under your radar. This bi monthly series has everything a growing boy needs, zombies, crime syndicates, foxy dames, noir language and cartoony violence. If you’ve never bothered to pick this series up in its ten year run, the Chinatown Hardcover is a great place to start.
Chinatown tells the story of Goon’s lackluster love life and how he came to be the tragic hero we see in the current pulp run. The story is divided, half taking place in the...
Posted by John Mueller, on January 10th, 2010
Now that 2010 is in full swing I’d like to wish all of our Comic Impact readers all the best in the new year and charge right back into my Best of 2009 list. Up, up and away we go….
Criminal The Deluxe Edition by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Val Staples (Marvel/Icon)
It comes as no surprise that Ed Brubaker can write a great crime comic. What does come as a surprise is that any wirier, even one as talented as Brubaker, can take the crime/noir genre and make it feel so fresh and invigorating that it’s almost...
Posted by John Mueller, on January 3rd, 2010
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...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on December 18th, 2009
When I go to pick up my comics next week on Christmas Eve, I can tell you that out of the reasonably meaty list of comics I’ll be getting, the one I will be most looking forward to reading is a brand new one shot from Dark Horse Comics, called ‘Hellboy: The Bride of Hell’.
As a particular fan of Mike Mignola’s fantastic Hellboy Universe, I always look forward to most books published that tell tales from within his universe, be it B.P.R.D, Lobster Johnson or Hellboy himself. The previous Hellboy one shot...
Posted by John Mueller, on December 14th, 2009
Since writing my last Sequential Sunday entry about the supremely talented artist Mark Schultz, I have been giving much thought to his influences and what the work of those artists have meant to me as well. The name that kept entering my mind the most, one whose work I’ve admired since childhood, is that of Al Williamson. Even though Williamson has had a long and highly esteemed career spanning several decades, the work of his that invariably jumps to my mind is the one that I was exposed to first - his comic book movie adaptations,...
Posted by John Mueller, on November 22nd, 2009
Many of the best creative endeavors are bound to be short lived. An artist will usually know when he’s said all he has to say before running the risk of going stale or to simply move on to the next phase of his artistic career. This certainly happens in the world of comics and seems to now apply to the brilliant strip The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch.
Describing The Perry Bible Fellowship (which premiered in 2001 and is named after an actual church in Maine) to someone who has not seen it is near impossible...
Posted by Richard Bashara, on November 10th, 2009
Dylan Dog is kind of like a cross between movie Constantine and Hellblazer Constantine, with a little bit of Marx Brothers thrown in to spice things up. It’s quirky, at times horrifying and the artwork will confuse and amaze you.
The Cover for Dylan Dog Case Files
The first thing that stood out to me about the book was the size of it. A mammoth 680 pages of comics! Mike Mignola’s cover art (and inserts!!!!) drew me in, and the quick witted dialogue sold me on the whole idea. To be honest, it didn’t hurt that...
Posted by John Mueller, on October 25th, 2009
The undisputed master of the Japanese horror manga genre is Kazuo Umezu. Born in 1936, Umezu is part of the generation of artists and writers who grew up in the wake of the devastating atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki followed by the humiliating defeat of Japan in WWII. The generational shell-shock of these events undeniably shaped the future of their work and served as the starting point for what is now the massive Japanese pop culture landscape.
Although he had started producing manga while still in high school,...
Posted by John Mueller, on October 18th, 2009
With Halloween right around the corner and all the spooky connotations that come with it hanging in the air it seemed like a good time to scour the shelves of my favorite comic book store for some seasonally appropriate material. The store in question is Comics Factory in Pasadena, CA where, if you’re an indie reader like me, you’re in luck as their selection of independents is so wide it almost rivals all the stock of the Big Two put together. Another huge plus for my ghoulish spree is that there seems to be more horror...
Posted by Richard Bashara, on September 22nd, 2009
Umbrella Academy
I’m a big fan of the small series. Things that have an established beginning, middle, and end. I like stories like this because they free me of investing in arbitrary volumes dedicated to super heroes fighting struggles I sometimes don’t care about. I either like it or I don’t.
Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba’s Umbrella Academy is one of those comics that sits on the shelf, in my store’s case it’s the bottom shelf, and waits for you to notice it. Once you do, I think we can both agree that it’s...
Posted by John Mueller, on September 13th, 2009
Putting aside the fact that the comics themselves featured many of the same classic characters we’ve known all our lives, the often-forgettable releases from Marvel in the 1990’s bares little resemblance to the company’s output today. When you factor in the abolishment of the Epic line, bad business practices leading to a glut of material (over 100 titles at one point), and their top name creators jumping ship to launch the instantly successful Image, you get a titan of the industry not exactly in the midst of a new...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on September 5th, 2009
One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the cosplay girl (NO anime, manga, role-playing games just comics) of the month, that’s right hot girls dressing up like your favorite super- hero characters. This month we’re privileged to have Elizabeth-Amber Love as our Cosplay Girl of the Month! Find out more about Elizabeth-Amber Love and her love for fashion when it comes to the world of costuming.
1. What is your name ? Elizabeth-Amber Love
2. How old are you ? 37 and counting
3. Do you read comics and...
Posted by John Mueller, on August 9th, 2009
Existential dread and despair are feelings that are not easily communicated to a reader via text or imagery. That uneasy, creeping sense of malaise that accompanies being emotionally numb in a seemingly unending urban landscape of concrete and refuse is hard to nail down recognizably without seeming overdone or heavy-handed. However, one comics artist that understands these feelings and the environment that conjures them is Mark Beyer, and his favored method of expression are through his two key characters, the queasily comical...
Posted by Sheldon Lee, on August 5th, 2009
Part 2 of 2: The Best of The Rest
Well whew made it through that Marvel report in part 1 now it is onto everything else that wasn’t Twilight and actually had something to do with Comics. Starting out we will hit Icon’s (Marvel ’s imprint comic) big movie KICK ASS! If you read Simon’s report and saw pretty much what every one else did at the con if not what the hell are you wating for!!! Go read that and I will wait for you to come back ohh and before you go check out the awesome poster they were giving...
Posted by John Mueller, on July 26th, 2009
I really have no good, justifiable reason why I’ve never attended Comic-Con until this year. Growing up in the mid-west certainly makes the commute difficult, but now that I’ve lived on the west coast for 11 years (and the last 6 of those years in Southern California) it really makes no sense why I’ve waited until now to go. However, all that changed this year and I can now safely say I will never miss one again. What follows is a rundown of just a few of the notable people, places and things at the massive sensory overload...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 10th, 2009
If you have been reading Comic Impact for sometime now, you know we have a Tattoo of the Month feature that is posted on the 10th of every month. Are you a fan of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy? well so is the owner of our selected tat, Daniel! Read on to find out what made him want to get a Hellboy tattoo and what his aunt said when she first saw his new work of art…
1. What is your name?
My Name is Daniel Sebastian Villela.
2. How old are you and where do you live?
Im 27 years old. I live in New York City.
3. Do you read...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 9th, 2009
So I was asked to cover this story because I’m the CI staff member who loves horror films… and also because Sheldon has to keep his eyes close when he watches Buffy, and Andy can’t stand Metalocalypse.
Maybe because I saw all the Friday the 13th and Hellraiser films over 100 times in my life (that’s not a joke) is the reason why I love horror films.
Anyway, it looks like Eric Powell and the creators of Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse TV show are making a crossover that will kick you right in the nuts. I...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 8th, 2009
Universal Pictures is planning to make Umbrella Academy the first project to come out of its three-year production pact with Dark Horse Comics
Mark Bomback who worked on Disney’s film Race to Witch Mountain will be working on this film and has been hired to write the film.
For sometime I have been saying that I have been loving this series of books. We did not get the chance do are Q and A with Gerard Way this past weekend since he was busy with a project.
“Umbrella Academy” which premiered in 2007 on Free...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 29th, 2009
Remember back in the late 1980’s when Dark Horse came along and put out books that not just comic fanboys would enjoy such as Predator, The Terminator and Aliens.
The franchise Aliens comics where some of the top books in the industry. they took over the market for a bit .The Aliens franchise also had some big name working on the such as Mike Mignola, Peter Milligan and Simon Bisley.
Then a few years back Dark Horse put out these very cool Aliens Omnibus (I have Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus, Vol. 1 and it still a...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 28th, 2009
Do you enjoy Gerard Way ’s The Umbrella Academy ? Or do you love it?!! Well then what are you doing next Saturday ?
Because Gerard Way, will be doing a signing on April 4th at the Things from Another World store in Universal City walk!
TFAW Universal
Citywalk, CA 1000 Universal Center Drive
Citywalk #179 (818) 622-8464
Stay tuned to Comic Impact as we have more on this event . I know my self and Sheldon will be down there. Who knows we might be working on a special guest for you the Comic Impact readers
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 1st, 2009
She is a professional illustrator,cartoonist and comic artist .Her love of cartooning and comics has led her to where she is today.
Katie has done licensed and comic work for DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Heroes, Lord of the Rings, She was also in myspace dark horse presents anthology vol. 1. 8 page story “tricks of the trade and more. She is the total fan girl and she is this month Artist Spotlight she is the one and only Katie Cook.
Currently working on the new Star Wars the Clone Wars webcomic for starwars.com
She will be...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 24th, 2009
I know is a day late I am sorry about that here is my pull list for the last week of February.Here is what I most excited to read this week.
Green Lantern #38, New Avengers # 50, Savage Dragon #145,Umbrella Academy Dallas #4 (OF 6),War Machine #3.What will make the pick of the week for next week I guess you will just have to wait for the next episode of POW to find out.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 9th, 2009
This week was hard to find a Pick of the week because of the great stuff that came out but at the end of the day how can you not go with a book that has a line “Eat their #%&@ing ovaries ! ”
SHOW NOTES
Running time: 0:09:45
0:00:01 Intro with Comic girl
0:00:11 Welcome message
0:02:32 PICK OF THE WEEK -Buffy the Vampire Series #22
0:09:30 Outgoing message with Comic girl.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
DOWNLOAD EPISODE (Right-click and choose “Save As…” and save locally)
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 2nd, 2009
Ok with two books that I can’t wait to read that are not weekly (Scott Pilgrim vol.5 and Mini Marvels: Secret Invasion) New comics will be hitting your stores on Wednesday February 04th Here are the top five that I (Simon) am the most excited to read.
Adventure Comics, Amazing Spider-Man, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Deadpool , Invincible Iron Man
What is on your pull list ?
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 26th, 2009
With the last issue of Final Crisis coming out and twelve other books on my pull list here is what I am waiting to get my hands on this week at my comic book store.
Astounding Wolf-Man #12,Fantastic Four #563,Final Crisis #7 (OF 7), New Avengers #49,,Umbrella Academy Dallas #3 (OF 6) What is on your pull list for this week ?
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 8th, 2009
Are you a fan of The Umbrella Academy ???
If so you can win a ONE OF A KIND character sketch of Spaceboy autographed by Gerard Way .Please note this not a print this a hand drawn by Way him self and also a copy of the limited edition Apocalypse Suite book check out this EBay auction for more info.
This is going to a great cause. I am not one to blog about stuff like this but when people help out with cancer I don’t mind to post a blog .Since my self I had cancer two times in my life and I lost my mom to cancer. All proceeds...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 5th, 2009
So it is that time of the week where I talk about the five books that I am the most excited to read. Also I am happy that my pull list is not that bad this week only 7 comics.
Here is what I most excited to read this week.
Amazing Spider-Man # 582 ,Buffy The Vampire Slayer #21 , Cable #10,Invincible Iron Man #9,Punisher #1, What will make the pick of the week for next week I guess you will just have to wait for the episode of POW.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 1st, 2009
One of the big hits in the world of comics in 2008 was Gerard Way ’s The Umbrella Academy. At first I told my self this is going to suck. I enjoy his music (My Chemical Romance) a lot but what does this guy know about comics. I love Gabriel Bá’s artwork. Yet I did not feel like reading this book.
Later on I talk to people and they told me it was great. When the trade came out I got my self a copy. I told my self-let’s see what this is all about. I remember the day. I went to get some lunch at Jack in the...
