Jul 14 2014
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 100, the comic book show that’s had to come up with a hundred of these introductions. In this issue, we celebrate saying “in this issue” for the 100th time. THEN we report back live(ish) from Oz Comic-Con with an exclusive interview with Wolfgang Bylsma, Editor of Gestalt Publishing. AND David …
Jul 11 2014
If there are three DC titles that we have been consistently praising in the last year, it’s been Gail Simone‘s Batgirl, Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott’s Earth 2 and Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino’s Green Arrow. In a slew of announcements this week, DC has indicated that new creative teams will be coming onboard for …
Nov 07 2013
Don’t have time for long reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (6 November 2013), DC Comics brings an all-new, all-Australian team aboard for Earth 2 #17! THEN the Bamfs attack in Amazing X-Men #1 (Marvel), …
Aug 14 2013
The way the comics cookie crumbles means that we’re already looking ahead to the stuff that will be hitting shelves in November. At least it gives us an excuse to start saving our valuable pennies. Speaking of pennies, what do people do to get rid of them? Put them in a jar? Stack them up …
Jul 04 2013
Australian writer Tom Taylor has been having a massive year, with the twin successes of the Injustice: Gods Amongst Us comic, and working on the television series of his graphic novel series The Deep. Last month, he was announced as the writer on Earth 2 for DC Comics, alongside fellow Australian Nicola Scott. We caught …
Jun 18 2013
This week, Richard and David had the opportunity to chat with Nicola Scott, the Australia artist best known for her work with DC Comics and Gail Simone on Birds of Prey and Secret Six. She has worked on several titles within the New 52, including Superman with George Pérez. Nicola is currently working on Earth 2 with …
Jun 18 2013
It was previously reported that writer James Robinson would be exiting Earth 2 after issue #16, and now DC Comics has announced via MTV Geek that Australia’s Tom Taylor will be taking over the title in October. Taylor, best known at the moment for his work on the Injustice: Gods Among Us tie-in comic and his superb graphic novel …
Jun 12 2013
Following the announcement last month that writer James Robinson would be exiting Earth 2 with issue #16, we spoke with artist Nicola Scott today who confirmed that she would be remaining with the DC Comics title. You can find the full audio interview in a few days time on the site and iTunes feed, but her …
Jun 03 2013
Buzzfeed spoke with DC Entertainment co-publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee this morning about their upcoming event for September 2013: Forever Evil. In addition to a 7-issue mini-series called Forever Evil, leading directly out of the Trinity War, all of the titles will be ‘taken over’ by a villain for the month. The special covers …
