So the big Hellboy story is over — it’s been over longer than most people think, as I argued when I wrote about the second volume of Hellboy in Hell. But Hellboy is still a valuable piece of intellectual property, with a potential movie reboot still kicking around in the background somewhere. So there has…
Another day, another Hellboy spinoff. It’s not quite that frequent in the real world, but it certainly can seem that way. (And I did just talk about The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed yesterday.) Rise of the Black Flame is another unnecessary book, which fills in backstory that wasn’t required the first time around….
I always love talking with creators about their process, and I’ve been a fan of Firefly for years now So it was a pleasure to sit down with Chris Roberson, writer of Serenity: No Power in the ‘Verse, to chat with him about his experience creating this tale. Chris offered some cool insights into his writing…
ItâÃÂÃÂs still astounding to me how an art form like comics can, on the one hand, celebrate the creative contributions of individuals while, on the other hand, leave behind a tragic history and rotten track record for its treatment of these creators. The debates on this topic continue to rage on. Recently the appropriate level…
It’s amazing to see the many ways comics, and by extension geek culture, have so thoroughly infiltrated the entertainment and marketing landscape. Comics-based movies and TV shows continue to be fruitful and multiply, while brands try to keep up and in an effort to engage fans in authentic conversations. Amidst the continuing and exciting expansion…
They aren’t your cable zombies, which might be what makes The CW’s version of the hit Vertigo comic, IZOMBIE, so appealing. EP Rob Thomas and star Rose McIver talk about all the ways they strive to keep it both fresh and centered on the comic series. Plus thanks to the success of AMERICAN SNIPER, more…
New Pulp Author Barry Reese returns for Episode 33 of The Shadow Fan’s Podcast! This time around, he reviews a 1942 novel that features the villainy of King Kauger and takes a hard look at Chris Roberson’s debut issue on the Dynamite Shadow comic (issue 13). There’s also a bit of Shadow news and some…
The Shadow by Michael J. Kaluta The Shadow Fan returns for his 29th episode! This week, New Pulp Author, Barry Reese tackles “The Eyes of the Shadow” (July 1931), “The Money Master” (December 15, 1942) and the the 11th issue of Dynamite’s comic series. Featuring more fawning over The Black Sparrow, Barry’s concerns about the…
The Shadow Fan podcast returns for his 17th episode! This time, New Pulp Author Barry Reese takes a look at The Shadow Strikes — the 1937 feature film, the Belmont novel of the same name and the 1989 DC Comics’ series! Which Shadow Strikes is the one that’s stood the test of time? Listen to…
A press release from Chip Mosher of ComiXology.com: New York Times bestselling comic book creator Chris Roberson is celebrating “Independents Day” a little differently than others this year as he and co-publisher Allison Baker launch MonkeyBrain Comics, with a slate of creator-owned titles from some of the top names in the field. MonkeyBrain…
It’s winter time, and so I should close these windows, it’s chilly out there: John Scalzi reprints Chris Roberson‘s thesis on why Mark Gruenwald is the true father of modern superheroes comics. Steven Bove’s Rock Opera histories. We’ve been saying that comic books will destroy you— and now we have separate confirmation from Valerie D’Orazio….
USA Today stalks the elusive Fanboy. Locus Online lists new paperback editions of SF/Fantasy books that they saw in June. Matthew Cheney thinks about the latest eruption of the what-is-SF-and-what-isn’t discussion. A highly scientific investigation into the age-old struggle between pirates and ninjas. [via Chris Roberson] tSF Diplomat thinks hard about online book reviewing and…
