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You want a quick glimpse of the BIG books from the premier publishers this month? Here's the checklist. Get ready for new titles from Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics. These are the books you DON'T want to miss!
You want a quick glimpse of the BIG books from the premier publishers this month? Here's the checklist. Get ready for new titles from Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics. These are the books you DON'T want to miss!
You want a quick glimpse of the BIG books from the premier publishers this month? Here's the checklist. Get ready for new titles from Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics. These are the books you DON'T want to miss!
You want a quick glimpse of the BIG books from the premier publishers this month? Here's the checklist. Get ready for new titles from Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics. These are the books you DON'T want to miss!
You want a quick glimpse of the BIG books from the premier publishers this month? Here's the checklist. Get ready for new titles from Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics. These are the books you DON'T want to miss!
Drew Hayes’ Poison Elves is back. The cult classic has not been lost to time. Because of Robb Horan’s dedication, the comic book will once again live for another generation of readers. In this PREVIEWS Exclusive interview, Robb talks about how the project got underway with Ape Entertainment.
by Vince Brusio
Bad kids get sent to bed early. Bad kids don't get ice cream. Bad kids go to hell, too. And they even go to the movies. Don't believe us? It's true. Antarctic Press debuts Bad Kids Go To Hell 2 in the December PREVIEWS, and the new movie hits theaters December 7th!
by Vince Brusio
Congratulations to the recipients of the 25th Annual Harvey Awards, who were announced on Saturday, September 8th at the 2012 Baltimore Comic-Con.
Neal Adams is a modern legend in the world of comics, with over 50 years of creating the industry's most popular characters. Find out what's he is doing now by watching our three-part video interview!
In between a ticket for an airplane, Nathan Edmondson talked to us briefly about his new comic series from Image, The Dream Merchant. While trying not to give away the secret of the man behind the curtain, he does explain that a language barrier can help a story.
by Vince Brusio
Kill Shakespeare: The Tide of Blood starts the second series of IDW Publishing's critically acclaimed comic that features numerous characters from William Shakespeare's famous plays. Watch our video interview now with writer Anthony Del Col and artist Andy Belanger!
Launching out of the wildly successful Boondock Saints franchise, this inaugural comic book collection chronicles the first story to take place outside of the cult-hit films. Written by creator/writer/director Troy Duffy and comic scribe J.B. Love, the "In Nomine Patris" saga is the perfect companion to the films.
Gail Simone does not need an introduction if you like comics about women that kick ass first, and ask questions later. Renowned for her work at DC, she now has taken the torch to write about Red Sonja. In this PREVIEWSworld Exclusive, Gail explains how cool it is to bring out the chainmail.
by Vince Brusio
Image Comics writer Nathan Edmondson talks with PREVIEWSworld about how he coordinates plots in his books with U.S. Military experts. Watch the video now!
We caught up with Phil Harvey — Coldplay’s creative director — and writer Mark Osborne for insight about the new six-part mini-series Mylo Xyloto solicited from Bongo Comics in the December PREVIEWS catalog. Read on to see how this comic came to fruition!
Vocalist Corey Taylor of Stone Sour promoted his new comic book for Dark Horse Comics at this year's New York Comic Con. Excited to talk about writing a comic that ties into his new album, Corey talked with us about the concept of his project, and how he loves stuff by Garth Ennis.
by Vince Brusio
Simon Spurrier has had several jobs, but none is probably more exciting than his online gig. He's the man in charge of writing Avatar's Crossed online webcomic. But he's also ventured into the print medium, like the upcoming Crossed Annual. We asked Simon to elaborate more on what he's doing with Garth Ennis' legacy.
by Vince Brusio
Ed Brubaker is not a criminal. But he writes about them. Well. And you don't have to do a key word search for long before you find what you're looking for on Ed Brubaker. The body of work. One of which is Fatale. In this interview, he tells us that he's just getting warmed up.
by Vince Brusio
Without a doubt, one of the hottest animated show's on Cartoon Network today is The Regular Show. And there's nothing regular about it, which makes life fun for writer K.C. Green, who brings the show's comic book into stores this April. Read all about it in this PREVIEWS Exclusive interview!
by Vince Brusio
The rise of Valiant Universe’s first super-team is happening now in Harbinger. Writer Joshua Dysart talks with PREVIEWSworld about the new story arc and the upcoming Harbinger #0 issue.
By Andy Mueller
Jason Fabok had always dreamed of drawing Batman and now he does as the artist for Detective Comics. PREVIEWSworld talks with Jason about Detective's Special Anniversary issue, his drawing style and much more.
by Andy Mueller
Piece a girl together and what have you got: Tyler Kirkham's Screwed #1, in which a young lady wakes up in a hospital room covered in scars as if she had been taken apart and put back together again. But it's not a dream. It's happened. The question is, why?
by Vince Brusio
From the anthology series A1 to Monster Massacre, to Sharky, Dave Elliott explains what readers can expect from new books soon coming out from Titan Comics.
by Vince Brusio
The chance to break out and do something different is what moved Jeph Loeb to pitch to Marvel the story of Nova as a teenager. Read in this interview how he and Ed McGuinness worked together to create a story about Nova before the glory days.
by Vince Brusio
Jinx. Goldfish. Powers. Ultimate Spider-Man. And now Uncanny X-Men. The resume for Brian Michael Bendis is a long and winding road. But occasionally he stops to refuel, and we were lucky enough to catch him at the gas pump to ask him some questions about his latest gig writing about Marvel's mighty mutants!
by Vince Brusio
He is the chap that gets to work with Robert Kirkman in creating The Walking Dead universe for those taking a trip to the library. Yes, adventures of survivalists in Kirkman's zombie world also can be read in prose form, and author Jay Bonansinga is the man banging at the keyboard.
by Vince Brusio
At the end of my trip for this year's San Diego Comic Con, I was able to conduct several interviews with the cast, film crew, and Garth Ennis himself to help promote their new movie Stitched, which premiered at the Con, and which would soon spawn a comic book series from Avatar Press. Download the .mp3 interview, and see the YouTube videos that show the movie's trailer, and Garth's interview with PREVIEWSworld.
by Vince Brusio
When the record label Nuclear Blast linked to our article about how Within Temptation was getting involved with a new ongoing comic, we’ve been getting questions from music fans about what other kinds of comics are in circulation for rock bands. Among the answers we gave: Queen. And then we got a hand on a video that blew our minds!
by Vince Brusio
On January 30th, Tom Taylor delivers Injustice: Gods Among Us #1 from DC Comics, based on the video game from the makers of Mortal Kombat. In this exclusive interview, Taylor talks about how the book was developed, and how he believes it will surpass expectations.
by Vince Brusio
Get the scoop on who's doing what in the ever-expanding indie universe.
This month: Alan Moore. He's bringing back The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
This month: Alan Moore. He's bringing back The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
J. Michael Straczynski is one of those talents that make you think you were shortchanged in the brain department. A prolific writer for television series like Babylon 5, and a comic scribe on books like his own Rising Stars, the man’s mind seems to run as fast as an Olympic sprinter on energy drinks. So what's he up to on Before Watchmen?
by Vince Brusio
Grammy Award-winning musician Tom Morello is known for his work with Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman, and many other projects. Now the rock legend takes on comics, introducing readers to his post-apocalyptic world of Orchid, the new series from Dark Horse. In our exclusive interview, Morello talks about the experience of creating his first comic, one tapping into all of his talents and passions.
On the back cover of the February 2013 issue of Marvel PREVIEWS, we learned that veteran scribe Jason Aaron had been tapped to write Thanos Rising, which would be shipping to stores in April. In this exclusive interview, we ask Jason about his new gig, and which targets are first in the crosshairs.
by Vince Brusio
Scary Godmother creator/writer/artist Jill Thompson talked at this year's San Diego Comic-Con about her book, its crossover to TV on Cartoon Network and how she has her fingers crossed for a new line of merchandise. Hopes are high, and plans are in motion!
Joe Keatinge recently wrapped up Glory, and has since jumped onto a new project for Marvel Comics. You’ll currently finding him hanging upside down in some poorly lit cave thinking about new tortures for the Marvel NOW series, Morbius the Living Vampire.
by Vince Brusio
In this PREVIEWSworld Exclusive interview, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman tells how he's back in the saddle again for making more high-caliber mischief for the heroes in a half shell, kicking off the "City Fall" storyline with issue #22 of IDW's ongoing series.
by Vince Brusio
When not spinning vinyl black circles of his favorite B-sides, Kieron Gillen is unleashing some of the most imaginative storytelling since Grant Morrison's JLA. The man is quite polished. And now yet another flavor of the month is to be introduced to fans with Uber from Avatar Press.
by Vince Brusio
Astro City is not new to comic fans, but the announcement of the title back at DC is the latest buzz around the water cooler. Kurt Busiek, after a long absence, is back to spin more tales of life in the big city, and the usual gang of suspects have come along to make sure that the joy ride is complete.
by Vince Brusio
Mark Waid has done it all when it comes to superheroes, and then some. But he's no longer limiting himself to capes and cowls. As he shows with his latest work for Dynamite Entertainment, the new book Mark Waid's Green Hornet shows he has more to talk about than just capes and spandex.
by Vince Brusio
Actor/writer and now Publisher Michael Easton got us up to speed on Blackwatch Comics’ Soul Stealer, the upcoming book Credence, and Christopher Shy’s upcoming book The North End of the World, which debuts at this year’s New York Comic Con.
by Vince Brusio
Dave Dorman cannot be found these days working on Indiana Jones, Batman, or Superman. That chapter is over. Now the renowned painter focuses more on his creator-owned projects and Star Wars artwork. The exclusive interview he gave PREVIEWSworld at San Diego Comic Con examines his latest fine art piece, Moon of Endor.
Dan DiDio and Jim Lee from DC Comics talked with PREVIEWSworld at New York Comic Con about what's on the horizon for the New 52! Watch the video now!
His job gives him the best of both worlds. Comics scribe Jeff Lemire reflects on how writing books like Constantine and Justice League Dark for DC Comics is just as fulfilling as writing The Underwater Welder for Top Shelf. He can pick and choose. And he likes it that way.
by Vince Brusio
The video in this article captures “The Talking Dead Live” panel held at 4 pm on Saturday, February 25, at the Image Expo in Oakland, CA. Panelists included Robert Kirkman, Steven Yeun, and Norman Reedus.
At the Image Expo in Oakland, CA, PREVIEWSworld caught up with Joe Casey and Steven Seagle to hear them talk about things like Ben 10, Generator Rex, and their recent work on Ultimate Spider-man for Marvel and Disney XD.
PREVIEWSworld was given an exclusive interview with Morning Glories & Thief of Thieves writer Nick Spencer at this year's Image Expo. Nick was kind enough to share his thoughts, his approach to writing comics, and what fans can expect in the future.
Check out this exclusive video interview with Sina Grace, the artist for Image Comics’ The Li’l Depressed Boy! Plus, news on how issue #10 features special guest appearance by Childish Gambino!
by Vince Brusio
You may ask from time to time if there is such thing as a pocket universe. A time/space continuum where the sun rises and sets on 38 hour days. If such a dimension exists, IDW’s Chris Ryall has found it and set up a beach house, where in between running IDW he’s also writing about zombies and aliens in The Colonized.
by Vince Brusio
On November 28th Dynamite Entertainment will deliver a crossover that’s nothing short of a ticket to the time machine. Golden Age pulp/radio characters that were also stars of weekend serial adventures have been brought together by Chris Roberson and Alex Ross for the 8-issue mini-series Masks. Publisher Nick Barrucci was kind enough to put us in touch with both Chris and Alex!
by Vince Brusio
To celebrate the success of The Walking Dead comic book and TV show, as well as Image Comics' 20th Anniversary, PREVIEWSworld editor Vince Brusio trekked to this year's Image Expo to film an exclusive video interview with Robert Kirkman, who talks about the convention, the industry, the AMC series, and Robert's comic book tales.
by Vince Brusio
David Wohl's been around comics since he did a high school internship at Marvel. Since then, he served a good many years working at Top Cow, moving the needle on titles like Witchblade. Now he spreads his wings further on a new book for Aspen.
by Vince Brusio
Check out the video that unveils how writer Joe Keatinge brought back the Extreme character Glory in a new ongoing series for Image Comics. Great things are on the way — Hell Yeah!
by Vince Brusio
Zenescope Entertainment is about to unroll new titles, and some of those books include Robyn Hood and Godstorm from writer Pat Shand. But Pat is not only driving the train on two new titles for Zenescope, he's also their first full-time writer.
by Vince Brusio
In this PREVIEWSworld Exclusive interview, writer Sam Humphries talks about how he envisioned a new Uncanny title playing out in the Marvel NOW universe. The book was first thought of as James Bond directed by David Lynch. And from there, buildings began to crumble.
by Vince Brusio
Tom Taylor, the writer of DC's Injustice has something very different coming out in April with The Deep: The Vanishing Island. It is the second graphic novel in Taylor’s award-winning series, and it's just been optioned for an animated series.
by Vince Brusio
In stores 11/21! Writer Grace Randolph and artist Russell Dauterman answer questions about life in Supurbia. Their new ongoing title for BOOM! Studios focuses on life for crime-fighters once the capes come off, and life in the suburbs replaces problems with the bad guys.
by Vince Brusio
Rick Remender is now the writer for Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers. It’s a big project for him, and he's careful to explain it's not a new universe. He's expanding on past history. He wants to make it better, stronger, faster. Read on to see how this new gig suits him.
by Vince Brusio
This is a character that most readers today won’t know because they weren’t even born when Miss Fury was cracking Nazi jaw bones. So how does Mr. Williams take one of the oldest pulp characters in history and make her stand out in a world full of drones and laser beams?
by Vince Brusio
In an unflinching candid interview, lead singer of Say Anything Max Bemis gives us the real story on how he ties himself down to be a creative force for the new BOOM! Studios comic book, Polarity. Max is not the kind of person to pull punches, and this PREVIEWSworld Exclusive proves it.
By Vince Brusio
We spoke with Nathan Edmondson at San Diego Comic Con this past summer where he was able to leak that Where Is Jake Ellis? was on the horizon from Image Comics. Now the book is out. Time for another roller coaster! So what moves Nathan to produce such turmoil? We set to find out.
by Vince Brusio
Alan Robert is one of many musicians who are now spreading their wings in the comic book "all-fly" zone, and with his new book Killogy from IDW Publishing hitting the streets, we took a couple of minutes to pick Alan's brain on where he's been, and where he's going.
by Vince Brusio
Having written Doctor Who to DC's Action Comics, Paul Cornell is no stranger to switching gears when it comes to getting into the heads of characters. But for Marvel's latest Wolverine series, it appears readers will see less thought balloons, and more slug fests!
by Vince Brusio
Vampires and zombies. If you’re a horror buff, it’s a double shot of fearful fun. Probably something you’d see on those DVDs at the store where several Hollywood movies are now being packaged on one disc. But with Max Brooks’ The Extinction Parade #1, there’s no need for a DVD player.
by Vince Brusio
Simon Spurrier writes a lot of comic books. And he's not one for labels. One minute he's on X-Men, the next he's writing horror (Crossed), and then the next he's taking a pulp character from the 30s and doing Six-Gun Gorilla for BOOM! Studios. Would you like to know more?
by Vince Brusio
Steve Niles is a name most people associate with scary things like vampires, and other monstrosities that go bump in the night. And that’s a good thing. Having a rep that says you can make people’s skin crawl in means plenty of people line up to buy your books, which is sure to happen with Niles’ latest project Chin Music. Hollywood liking it, Niles asserts, is secondary.
by Vince Brusio
The Walking Dead writer/creator Robert Kirkman talked with PREVIEWSworld at Comic-Con 2012 about issue #100, the television series and all the other projects he is working on.
While plans are underway for Sidekick to debut at San Diego Comic Con this summer, and Alone and Protectors, Inc. in the Fall, the first book to roll out from J. Michael Straczynski's Joe's Comics imprint is Ten Grand, with art by Ben Templesmith.
by Vince Brusio
Once in a while a comic book comes along that turns our heads around like Linda Blair in The Exorcist. And Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth is that comic book. An instant sell-out, is Todd Charlie Brown for a new generation that’s growing up on Adult Swim?
by Vince Brusio
A Christian metalcore band that developed a zombie comic book and mobile zombie game downloadable through i-Tunes caught the attention of PREVIEWSworld writer Vince Brusio. The zombie comic's artist, he learned, was Kevin Mellon, who works with Blair Butler on the Image comic Heart. A story was in order, as well as another chance to headbang!
by Vince Brusio
David Lapham cut his teeth on his indy book Stray Bullets, and he hasn't stopped his verbal rampage since he moved on to other projects. David has been tearing things up recently for Avatar Press with Caligula and his Crossed books Family Ties and Pychopath. Now the writer has some more red meat to chew.
Eisner Award-Winning writer Mark Waid talks with PREVIEWSworld about what's in store for Daredevil and his new digital comics on Thrillbent. Watch the video now!
While metal heads around the world rejoiced at Rick Rubin's press conference that announced the reunion of Black Sabbath, I typed on my PC that Testament and Anthrax helped me to play a variation of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, which I’m calling The Six Degrees of Alex Ross.
by Vince Brusio
Iron Man 3 hits theaters May 3rd, but the excitement for ol' Shellhead will be compounded by Kieron Gillen’s story arc in the Iron Man comic book for Marvel NOW. As he explains in this PREVIEWSworld Exclusive interview, the timing is ideal for a new look at Tony's roots.
by Vince Brusio
Western-themed comics are not common reading fare today, yet The Sixth Gun from Oni Press has done remarkably well, and a new spin-off is testament to its popularity. We asked the creators of the new series, Sons of the Gun, to weigh in on how things were going with the book, and what they thought of the TV treatment.
by Vince Brusio
Brian Michael Bendis has been tearing it up in the new Age of Ultron series, and many of us wanted to know if he may be able to shed a little light on the chaos he’s created over at the House of Ideas. Rumors are swirling online about what lies at the end of the tunnel.
by Vince Brusio
Valiant’s first star-studded storyline of the new year begins this January in X-O Manowar with 'Planet Death.' Writer Robert Venditti talked with us about the upcoming six-part modern epic!
By Andy Mueller
Many of you probably know writer Cullen Bunn from his work on Oni Press' The Sixth Gun series. But now the writer has a new project in the can that doesn't involve arid deserts, gunplay, and cowboys. This time we travel back to when vikings did the killing.
by Vince Brusio
Vitriol the Hunter is a new IDW vampire book from Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin, and co-writer Brent Allen. With issue #1 set to come out on February 20th, we wanted to pick the creators’ brains and ask how they worked together to make this new six-issue series that — they say — can go on for 60 issues!
by Vince Brusio
Landry Q. Walker and Eric Jones talk with PREVIEWSworld about the thrill ride they are on creating Danger Club from Image Comics. Watch the video now!
The third volume of Darwyn Cooke’s adaptation of Richard Stark’s Parker is out. Cooke talked with PREVIEWSworld about the book, Free Comic Book Day, and more. Watch the video now!
The Dutch metal band Within Temptation toured the east coast of the United States in early September to support their horror comic series and same-titled fifth CD release The Unforgiving. PREVIEWSworld's Vince Brusio writes how the comic was first picked up by the July PREVIEWS catalog, and how it ties into the launch for Diamond Digital at this year's New York Comic Con.
by Vince Brusio
Symphonic rock band Within Temptation unleashes their new full-color comic The Unforgiving as a tie-in to their hit concept album. See the latest video from that album here! In The Unforgiving, Mother Maiden recruits lost souls to be part of her wraith taskforce to fight evil in all its forms. They each carry guilt about something they did in their lives. And from there, it gets worse.
Two young men come into their own as heroes, neither one fully aware of how different yet similar they both are in thought, and deeds. It is a window through time that writer Greg Pak has chosen to show us, as he pulls back the curtain and talks about Batman/Superman for The New 52.
by Vince Brusio
Zenescope's Jennifer Bermel talks with PREVIEWSworld about the licensing work they are doing with Discovery Channel and History Channel, and with their own properties. Watch the video now!
He’s a shuffling corpse that was more than happy to talk to us once he found his jaw on the floor. Actually, his vocal chords worked just fine because it is only on the set of The Walking Dead that actor Michael Koske is reduced to grunts and groans.
by Vince Brusio
