Cursed Pirate Girl: "Our Generation's Alice in Wonderland" Jeremy Bastian comic book by Thomas Negovan The response has been TRULY heartwarming! We hit our "low" goal in only two days! Our "secret goal" was 500 supporters, dared we hope? We had sixty supporters in the first two days- if we can keep getting about 20 a day, we WILL hit 500! So...
The Superman Super Site - March 4, 2011: Christina Hendricks Talks 'All-Star Superman' QUESTION: Did playing Lois Lane have a greater resonance for you than most characters?CHRISTINA HENDRICKS: It's incredibly special for me to get to play Lois Lane because when I was growing up in Oregon, the first movie I ever went to see at a drive-in movie theater – and I think second overall -- was Superman II. I can remember thinking, “This is amazing.” That was my first impression of what movies were – the adventure and action –and so this is me coming full circle. Now, I get to be Lois Lane. (laugh) Interview: Swifty Lang on Comic Books, Archaia, Immigration and Werewolves Jonathan “Swifty” Lang was born in Liege, Belgium. (For my American readers, Belgium is a country in Europe.) Lang was raised in South Florida; specifically in the areas of Hollywood and Kendall. He graduated from the University School of Nova Southeastern University, a private K-12 school. He then went to Brandeis University for his B.A. and received an MA in Film Studies from the University of Amsterdam. Like most intelligent people, he is a fan of the Miami Heat.
The 20 Worst Superheroes So I'm busy getting psyched for Kick-Ass, which shows exactly what happens if you try to don long underwear and fight crime: you get a brutal beating. Many fictional characters have tried to walk the superhero road. Some are awesome. And some... some are not. Here's 20 garboons who should have hung up the tights and called their therapists.
Swamp Thing Concept and creation[edit] Len Wein came up with the idea for the character while riding a subway in Queens. He later recalled, "I didn't have a title for it, so I kept referring to it as 'that swamp thing I'm working on.' RIP Joe Kubert, Comics Legendary Artist, Teacher & Father Word is out on Twitter that legendary comics artist, innovator and teacher Joe Kubert has passed away at the age of 85. The closest to official confirmation across the web is a Tweet from artist Dave Gibbons which reads: "Reliable source confirms that Joe Kubert had been in hospital and has passed away. So sorry to hear this. A great artist and a great man." Update: Richard Bruning, husband of Vertigo Executive Editor Karen Berger, said on Twitter he heard about Kubert’s passing from DC Comics co-publisher Dan Didio. “Joe Kubert one of the finest men I've ever known Rest in peace, Joe,” Bruning tweeted.
‘Tale of Sand’ Captures Two Harvey Awards This past Saturday night at the Harvey Awards ceremony held during Baltimore Comic-Con, it was announced that our hardcover original graphic novel, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, scored two awards: Best Original Graphic Album and Best Single Issue or Story! The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry’s oldest and most respected awards. The Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories, ranging from Best Artist to the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
Archaia Entertainment Dear Creator: Since our founding, one of Archaia’s core missions has been to publish artful, engaging, and groundbreaking graphical literature from both new and established creators. We have historically looked for work that tests the boundaries of the graphic novel medium, and continue to do so, by expanding our publishing mandate into illustrated prose as well.
Spurrier Aims for Future Western Weirdness With "Six-Gun Gorilla" The name of the creator of the 1930s pulp character Six-Gun Gorilla -- a vengeance-driven circus gorilla with a gun -- has been lost to history, but the bizarrely awesome creation will live once again this summer. The gun-slinging silverback gorilla saddles up this June in a new BOOM! Studios series written by Si Spurrier ("X-Men Legacy," "2000 AD") with art by Jeff Stokely.
Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name (T.W.O. Charles Company) in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton Publications, which published magazines (most notably song-lyric magazines), puzzle books and, briefly, books (under the Monarch and Gold Star imprints). It had its own distribution company (Capital Distribution). It was unique among comic book companies in that it controlled all areas of publishing—from editorial to printing to distribution—rather than working with outside printers and distributors as did most other publishers.
The Phantom The Phantom is the 21st in a line of crimefighters that originated in 1536, when the father of British sailor Christopher Walker was killed during a pirate attack. Swearing an oath on the skull of his father's murderer to fight evil, Christopher started the legacy of the Phantom that would be passed from father to son, leaving people to give the mysterious figure nicknames such as "The Ghost Who Walks", "The Man Who Cannot Die" and "Guardian of the Eastern Dark", believing him to be immortal.[2] The series began with a daily newspaper strip on February 17, 1936, followed by a color Sunday strip on May 28, 1939; both are still running as of 2014. At the peak of its popularity, the strip was read by over 100 million people each day.[4]
Peacemaker (comics) The Peacemaker is the name of a series of superheroes originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. The original Peacemaker first appeared in Fightin' 5 #40 (Nov. 1966), and was created by writer Joe Gill and artist Pat Boyette. The Peacemaker first appeared as a backup series in Charlton Comics' espionage-team title Fightin' 5 #40 (Nov. 1966) When that series was canceled with issue #41, the Peacemaker received his own title that lasted five issues cover-dated March to November 1967, with the Fightin' 5 as a backup series. Some of penciler-inker Pat Boyette's artwork for a projected sixth issue later appeared online.[citation needed] Following Charlton Comics' demise in the mid-1980s, DC Comics acquired The Peacemaker and released a four-issue mini-series (Jan.
Judomaster Fictional character biography[edit] Hadley Jagger[edit] Judomaster #98, artist Frank McLaughlin Judomaster's title lasted from #89 to #98, from June, 1966 to December, 1967. (It was a retitling of Gunmaster, which was itself a retitling of Six-Gun Heroes).