Jun 10 2014
With the release of a major Marvel movie based on the Guardians of the Galaxy, mainstream audiences and even some comics fans had just one question on their lips: “Who?” A team called the Guardians of the Galaxy was first introduced back in 1969, billed as “Tomorrow’s Avengers” and hailing from the 31st century. They went …
May 31 2014
Building on the brilliant Winter City series, Australia’s Winter City Productions is now taking submissions for creator owned projects. In addition to co-founder Patrick Purcell’s upcoming all-ages book Mechanical Knight, with Diego Toro and David Aravena, a brand new title called Left Hand Path will also be launched in June from Jason Franks, Paul Abstruse …
May 06 2014
When the Guardians of the Galaxy returned in the pages of Avengers Assemble, the question on the lips of every good Marvel cosmic fan was ‘Where the hell is Richard Rider?’ The Nova Corps legend apparently died when the Cancerverse collapsed in The Thanos Imperative, with Star-Lord and Rider heroically sacrificing themselves to end the …
May 05 2014
Australian comic book cretaors Douglas Holgate and Justin Randall have been announced as some of the recipients of grants under the Children’s Picture Book Illustrators’ Initiative. The Australian Society of Authors awarded the creators in the Developing Illustrator’s and Established Illustrator’s categories. Fifty applications were received from emerging, developing and established Australian illustrators. Applications were assessed by Sarah Foster, …
Apr 26 2014
By the late 1980s, Green Arrow had conclusively shed his Golden Age persona in the Crisis on Infinite Earths event, and the groundwork had been laid for his own series. DC was getting darker, as evidenced by the previous year’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns from Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, and it was time …
Apr 16 2014
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2014. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on 25 July 2014 during the Comic-Con International in San Diego. Hawkeye continues to be a darling with the critics, and justifiably so, with 5 nominations for Best Single Issue, Continuing Series, Best Writer (for …
Mar 28 2014
Ahead of November’s Spider-verse, bringing together every Spider-man who ever was, Marvel has announced the return of Spider-man 2099 for July this year. The original Marvel 2099 imprint started all the way back in 1992, and it’s character creator Peter David who returns 21 years later to reboot the series for 21st century. David will …
Mar 25 2014
Is one Spider-man not enough for you? Marvel has announced that all of the Spider-men in all their variants will be coming together for a one-of-a-kind event that promises to get web fluid flowing from spider-fans and casual punters alike. It’s Spider-Verse, not to be confused with a part of the Spider-man theme song! With …
Mar 14 2014
We’ve mentioned several times how much we love Australian anthology Home Brew Vampire Bullets, so much so that Richard Gray has been quoted in the publicity repeatedly. The HBVB Brains Trust have just dropped details and cover art, from the awesome Sacha Bryning, for the second issue. It’s an even bigger line-up than their already massive …
Mar 05 2014
A new digital comic takes a trip into a town that has a very unique frame of mind. The only question is: who owns the mind that’s framing it? It’s difficult to put Australian writer Ryan K. Lindsay in a box, such is the nature of his diverse portfolio. While international readers may know him from …
Feb 28 2014
The breakout star of the recent Guardians of the Galaxy trailer was undoubtedly Rocket Raccoon, the pint-sized alien with a penchant for infeasibly large weaponry. Unsurprisingly, Marvel will give the extraterrestrial procyonid his own series in July. Even more exciting is the news that Skottie Young, known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series and virtually every …
