Image Expo 2013: Announces ‘Velvet’, ‘Ody-C’, ‘Alone’,’Black Science’, ‘Deadly Class’, ‘MPH’, ‘Southern Bastards’

Velvet (Image Comics)

Image Expo is here, and the strongest storytellers of 2013 look set to continue that trend in 2014. Image Comics presented new titles from Matt Fraction, Mark Millar, Ed Brubaker, Jason Aaron, Rick Remender and Darren Aronofsky over the next 12 months or so. There’s also news concerning The Walking Dead going bi-weekly, and some …

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Behind The Panels One-Shot – The Justin Randall Interview

Behind the Panels Interview Justin Randall

This week, Richard had the opportunity to chat with Australian writer and artist Justin Randall, the creator of the Aurealis Award-winning Changing Ways from Gestalt Comics. In addition to his creator-owned graphic novels, Justin has worked with IDW and Image Comics with art for 30 Days of Night: Eben and Stella, Silent Hill and contributions …

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DC/Vertigo releases details of 6 new titles, adds ‘Suiciders’, ‘Coffin Hill’, ‘The Witching Hour’

Coffin #1 (DC/Vertigo)

Following yesterday’s announcement via the New York Times of six new Vertigo titles coming up before the end of the year, the official DC Comics blog has now unveiled the remaining unannounced titles – Coffin Hill from Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda, Suiciders from Lee Bermejo and The Witching Hour, a new anthology that promises …

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Preview: New Avengers #8

New Avengers #8 cover (Prelude to Infinity)

In the lead-up to their next big event, Marvel offers a look at New Avengers #8, one of the prelude books to Jonathan Hickman‘s Infinity crossover. We’re just excited to see such a cool cover by Mike Deodato showcasing the Inhumans! This July, prepare yourself for the biggest comic book event of the summer with New Avengers …

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New featurette for ‘The Wolverine’ reveals new footage and story details

The Wolverine

Digital Spy has revealed a new featurette that gets into the nuts and bolts of The Wolverine, the next chapter in Fox’s successful X-Men film franchise from director James Mangold. Starring Hugh Jackman as Logan, the featurette establishes that the film is set after X-Men: The Last Stand, and also reminds us that X-Men: The …

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‘The Walking Dead’ reveals Season 4 banner

The Walking Dead Season 4 Banner

The Walking Dead is coming back for a fourth season this year, and in the lead-up to the San Diego Comic-Con, AMC has revealed a new banner. Yes, it has a horse. In addition to the horse, potentially the most compelling new character and the least likely to complain about their circumstances, the poster also …

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Vertigo debuts new series in October 2013: ‘The Sandman: Overture’, ‘Hinterkind’, ‘The Discipline’ and ‘The Dead Boy Detectives’

The Sandman: Overture

Speaking with The New York Times, Vertigo executive editor Shelly Bond spoke of rebuilding and rebranding the DC Comics imprint, a line that has been struggling over the last few years. With DC’s main line relaunching in its entirety in 2011, the company revealed four new titles for October that hope to increase attention on the …

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Warner announces ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns’ Deluxe Edition DVD and Blu-ray

The Dark Knight Returns Deluxe Edition Blu-ray cover

Warner has announced a deluxe edition of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, sending  fans into a double-dipping frenzy around the world.. It will be released in the US on 8 October 2013. Clocking in at 156 minutes, it promises “one seamless epic film”, which will be a wonderful way to enjoy this excellent adaptation of …

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‘Man of Steel’ punches through $500 million worldwide

Man of Steel poster

Deadline reports that Zack “Snack” Snyder’s Man of Steel is halfway to the billion-dollar club as it passed $500 million globally at the box office. This was after another successful weekend in which $27 million was pulled domestically and another $18.9 million internationally over the weekend. This total includes $248.7 million domestically and $271.7 million internationally for …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of June 2013

Wolverine #4 (Marvel) - Artist: Pascal Campion

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their …

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Review: Lazarus #1

Lazarus #1

A sci-fi thriller with a mafia twist is the latest in a series of comics that measure the disparity between rich and poor.  In the last few months, mainstream comics have been developing quite the social conscience. While DC has been giving us both sides of the coin in The Movement and The Green Team, …

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