Hey, remember Minx? (Don’t worry, a lot of people don’t.) DC Comics launched that imprint in 2007 to great fanfare, with a raft of interesting creators (many from outside the comic-shop) world and a focus on fiction for teen girls that was unusual for comics of the modern era. It flopped in barely a year,…
There’s a new digital comics platform on the horizon, and it looks fantastic in its simplicity. The new mobile comics platform, coming to us in early 2016, is called Stela (pronounced “Steela”). It is a both an app and a publisher, being a platform optimized for smartphones that offers exclusive original content by award-winning writers and…
Dark Horse Comics has offered a first look at Conan The Barbarian #12, available in comic shops on January 16th. Conan The Barbarian #12Written by: Brian Wood.Art by: Declan Shalvey.Cover by: Massimo Carnevale. Unable to obtain a cure for the deadly illness afflicting Belit and the crew of the Tigress, Conan feels the fear of…
Review by Joshua Pantalleresco I eagerly awaited Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan on Conan. I’ve been a big fan of Brian’s since he released Channel Zero way back in the mid nineties. It was angry, rebellious and thoughtful. Ever since, he has done a number of excellent books including Demo, Local, Northlanders and DMZ. I’m…
This February, writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan bring Conan The Barbarian back to comic chops as they adapt Robert E. Howard’s fan-favorite “Queen of the Black Coast.” Conan has turned his back on the civilized world and takes to the high seas alongside the pirate queen Bêlit, setting the stage for an epic…
Conan Art: Becky Cloonan At this weekend’s New York Comic Con, Dark Horse Comics announced a new Conan the Barbarian comic book series by the DEMO creative team of writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan that will be in stores beginning on February 8, 2012. The first story arc will adapt Robert E. Howard’s “Queen of…
Art: Becky Cloonan Art: Becky Cloonan Rumor of the Day: Are writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan the new creators of Conan’s comic book adventures for Dark Horse Comics? Bleeding Cool seems to think so. Check out the article and artwork at http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/10/03/conan-by-brian-wood-and-becky-cloonan/ and judge for yourself. Is this rumor true? Place your bets.
It seems every month that a new comic comes out purporting to offer a new, more realistic slant on superheroes. From Watchmen to Next Men to Powers to Kick Ass, that idea has long been a popular one. Except, none of those comics feel very real. Sure, they take elements from reality and offer a…
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of reviews of the five books coming out from DC’s Minx imprint this year. Previously, Van Jensen reviewed Rebecca Donner’s Burnout, Cecil Castellucci’s Janes in Love and Brian Wood‘s The New York Four. -RM] Ah, ambiguity. It can be the driving force of great fiction, powering…
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of reviews of the five books coming out from DC’s Minx imprint this year. Previously, Van Jensen reviewed Rebecca Donner’s Burnout and Cecil Castellucci’s Janes in Love. -RM] Brian Wood is a very good writer. Ryan Kelly is a very good artist. That makes the failure…
