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Sunday, March 17, 2019
Review: SWAMP THING Winter Special
DC COMICS – @DCComics
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Tom King; Len Wein
ART: Jason Fabok; Kelley Jones
COLORS: Brad Anderson; Michelle Madsen
LETTERS: Deron Bennett
COVER: Jason Fabok
MISC. ART: José Luis García-López; José Luis García-López and Joe Prado; José Luis García-López and Joe Prado with Mark Chiarello
80pp, Color, $7.99 U.S. (March 2018)
Rated “T” for Teen
Swamp Thing created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson
Editor's Note by Rebecca Taylor
Swamp Thing is a horror comic book character from DC Comics. While there have been different versions of the character, Swamp Thing is a plant elemental and a sentient, walking mass of plant matter. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, Swamp Thing first appeared in House of Secrets #92 (cover dated July 1971).
In 2017, both Wein and Wrightson died. In 2016, DC Comics published a six-issue Swamp Thing comic book miniseries written by Wein and collected in a trade paperback, Swamp Thing: The Dead Don't Sleep. Before he died, Wein was working on a new Swamp Thing series with artist Kelley Jones, who drew The Dead Don't Sleep. This new series would have also been a continuation of the miniseries, and the first issue would have been published as Swamp Thing #7.
Wein produced a detailed plot for the first issue/chapter (“Spring Awakening!”), but died before he could produce a “lettering script” for the first issue of this new Swamp Thing series. The art for the new comic, drawn by Kelley Jones and colored by Michelle Madsen, is printed in a recently published square-bound, one-shot, comic book, Swamp Thing: Winter Special. In a two-page editor's note, Rebecca Taylor explains the situation around this still-born project. Swamp Thing: Winter Special also includes Wein's plot for Swamp Thing #7, which runs six pages (for a 20 page story).
“Spring Awakening” depicts long-time villain, Solomon Grundy, kidnapping an infant girl, and, later, Batman visiting Swamp Thing. I don't know what to make of the story other than I would have loved to have read a finished version. I am a longtime fan of Kelley Jones, and I love the way Michelle Madsen colors Jones' comic book art. I am not a big fan of Swamp Thing unless the stories are produced by particular creators, and, of course, Wein was one of them, so...
The Wein tribute is the opening story of Swamp Thing: Winter Special. Entitled “The Talk of the Saints,” it is written by Tom King; drawn by Jason Fabok; colored by Brad Anderson; and lettered by Deron Bennett.
“The Talk of the Saints” finds Swamp Thing shepherding a lost boy through a blinding snow storm. As the two navigate a strange, frozen tundra, they face countless threats, especially an unseen bloodthirsty snow monster that is constantly stalking them. Stripped of his powers and disconnected from “the Green,” Swamp Thing must uncover the true identity of the snow monster that hunts them.
Tom King's story does offers some genuinely scary and creepy moments, but, at the same time, it comes across as awkward poetry and metaphor. The art by illustrator Jason Fabok and colorist Brad Anderson is gorgeous and, outside of Kelley Jones and Michelle Madsen's work, is some of the most beautiful Swamp Thing comic book art that I have see in years, especially the last five pages of this story.
Letterer Deron Bennett presents lettering that really heightens the chills and thrills. For me, Bennett unites what is good about Tom King's story and the prettiness of the art into a striking graphical package.
Swamp Thing: Winter Special is not great, but it is an essential publication for Swamp Thing fans, if only for the Len Wein tributes and story material. But a Swamp Thing comic book full of pretty art is a good reason to have this one-shot comic book.
7.5 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2018 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Review: THE KAMANDI CHALLENGE #12
DC COMICS – @DCComics
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Gail Simone
ART: Jill Thompson; Ryan Sook
COLORS: Trish Mulvihill; Laura Martin; Andrew Crossley
LETTERS: Clem Robins
MISC ART: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Joe Prado with Mark Chiarello; Adam Kubert
COVER: Frank Miller with Alex Sinclair
VARIANT COVERS: Ryan Sook; Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Joe Prado with Trish Mulvihill
40pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (February 2018)
Rated “T” for Teen
Kamandi created by Jack Kirby
[Afterword by Paul Levitz]
“The Boundless Realm”
Created by Jack Kirby, Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth was a comic book series published by DC Comics in the 1970s. Running from 1972 to 1978, the series starred Kamandi, a teenaged boy in a post-apocalyptic future. In this time, humans have been reduced back to savagery in a world ruled by intelligent, highly evolved animals.
Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth #1 (cover dated: October 1972) opens some time after a huge event called “The Great Disaster,” which wiped out human civilization. In “Earth A.D.” (After Disaster), many animals have become humanoid, bipedal, and sentient, and also possess the power of speech. These newly intelligent animal species have equipped themselves with weapons and technology salvaged from the ruins of human civilization and are constantly at war in a struggle for territory.
The world of Kamandi returned in the DC Comics miniseries, The Kamandi Challenge. Ostensibly a tribute to the 100th anniversary of Jack Kirby's birth (1917), The Kamandi Challenge brought together 14 teams of writers and artists. Each team produced a single issue (or worked on a single issue) of The Kamandi Challenge, which ended in an cliffhanger. The following issue's creative team would resolve that cliffhanger left behind by the previous creative team however it wanted. That team would craft its own story, which also ended in a cliffhanger, which the next creative team would have to resolve... and so on.
The Kamandi Challenge came to an end with the recently published twelfth issue, featuring two creative teams. The first team is writer Gail Simone; artists Jill Thompson and Ryan Sook; colorists Trish Mulvihill; Laura Martin; and Andrew Crossley; and letterer Clem Robins. The second creative team is comprised of writer Paul Levitz; artist José Luis García-López (pencils) and Joe Prado (inks); colorist Trish Mulvihill; and letterer Clem Robins.
The Kamandi Challenge #12 opens with the story “The Boundless Realm” (by the Simone-Thompson/Sook team), which introduces “Kamanda: The Last Girl on Earth.” Who is she and what does she have to tell Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth as he enters his final battle with “The Misfit?”
The second story is “Epilogue the First: The Answers” by Levitz- García-López. Kamandi meets his creator Jack Kirby and gets some answers. But what kind of answers are they?
Let us make no mistake, Jack Kirby is a great artist, worthy of being a comic book icon (or the comic book icon) and being in the hallowed halls of museums and academia. The problem with tributes to great artist is that those tributes are sometimes offered by people who, while they are influenced by great artists, are not themselves great artists. In fact, sometimes the people who offer tributes are hacks, in spite of the greatness they admire.
And The Kamandi Challenge is the creation of some who are middling talents, some who are hacks, some exceptional talents that produced middling work in this series. In this final issue, from the ugly Frank Miller front cover to the “it was all a dream” type ending, The Kamandi Challenge #12, like the earlier issues, is a tribute in name only to Jack Kirby. Yes, there are some good moments and good issues in this twelve issue maxi-series, but The Kamandi Challenge is a cynical attempt to make money using Jack Kirby's name and legacy.
The best thing about The Kamandi Challenge #12 is Paul Levitz's afterword, which is a true and loving tribute to someone who was obviously a friend, the truly talented and late Len Wein.
5 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2018 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Monday, April 30, 2018
I Reads You Juniors April 2018 - Update #53
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From BleedingCool: 268 comic book creators will be signing on Free Comic Book Day 2018, May 5th, 2018.
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #161 in English
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #161 in French
From TheMainichi: A lawyer has sued Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT) overs its plan to block sites that link to pirated anime and manga.
From AnimeNewsNetwork: Kodansha announces five digital-first manga licenses for May 2018.
From BleedingCool: Alan Davis will contribute art to Captain America #703.
From BleedingCool: "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? is going bi-monthly with issue #93.
From JapanTimes: Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) will block sites that link to pirated anime or manga.
From Newsarama: 2018 Glyph Award nominees announced. Winners to be announces May 19th, 2018 at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention.
From AnimeNewsNetwork: Dark Horse Licenses Mob Psycho 100 Manga
From BleedingCool: Brian Michael Bendis is rumored to be curating some times, perhaps a "Flash" comic book written by David F. Walker ("Cyborg).
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #160 in English.
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #160 in French.
From Vulture: Jim Starlin, the creator of Marvel Comics' mega-villain, Thanos, hates Marvel Comics.
From AnimeNewNetwork: The worldwide master of horror comics, Junji Ito, spoke about the anime adaptation of his horror manga during a story signing.
From BleedingCool: No Matt Fraction. No "Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen" revival... for now.
From ArtNetNews: Check out the public murals and graffiti that are part of the "Peanuts Global Art Collective."
From Geek: Japan takes emergency action against anime and manga pirating websites.
From BleedingCool: Next week in Diamond Previews (May 2018)... Ta-Nehisi Coates and Lienil Francis Yu's "Captain America" and Rob Guillory's "Farmhand."
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics' July 2018 solicitations from Diamond Distributors.
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing's July 2018 solicitations from Diamond Distributors.
From ComicBook: Eiichiro Oda talks about the unprecedented sales of his manga, "One Piece."
From BleedingCool: BleedingCool talks to Bruce Canwell of The Library of American Comics, which publishes collections of the American newspaper comic strips.
From Forbes: Inside The Big-Money, 24-Hour World Of Comic Books
From JapanTimes: The Japanese government wants calls for "emergency measures" to block access to websites that pirate manga and anime.
From CommercialAppeal: Sheree Renee Thomas organizing Afrofuturism event in Memphis, TN, on Saturday, April 21st.
From ComicBook: Hiro Mishima ("Fairy Tail") previews his new manga, but the title has not been announced.
From BleedingCool: Raina Telgemeier's "Drama" makes the American Library Association's "banded books" list again.
From BleedingCool: DC Comics Reveals Solicits for Superman #1 and Action Comics #1001.
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From TheRorschachTest: A podcast interview of longtime writer about comic books, Augie De Blieck, Jr.
From PipelineComics: The subject of the above interview, Augie's piece, "The Inevitable Direct Market Implosion."
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From BleedingCool: President Trump makes an appearance in "Suicide Squad."
From AnimeNewsNetwork: Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto has apparently announced that his new work will debut at the end of 2018 and will be a long-form series. Previous speculation is that it is a science fiction manga.
From AnimeNewsNetwork: The venerable manga, "Detective Conan" (known as "Case Closed"), will get a spinoff.
From Techaeris: Manga piracy in Japan is hurting the creators of the art form
From io9: Evan Narcisse tells the truth: "Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Might Be the Most Under-Appreciated Superhero Artist of All Time."
From BleedingCool: Here is a preview of Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel's "The Magic Order."
From SyFyWire: Mark Millar talks to "SyFy Wire" in a video interview. Millarworld, Netflix, and Marvel vs. DC Movies are some of the topics discussed.
From AnimeNetworkNews: VIZ Media announces that it will publish another Junji Ito short story collection, "Frankenstein."
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STAN LEE MELODRAMA - From BleedingCool: Stan Lee sues Jerry Olivarez of "Hands of Respect" for elder abuse.
From YahooMoviesUK: In an online video, Stan Lee says that he is not a victim of elder abuse.
From ABCActionNews: Stan Lee's blood was apparently used to sign comic books in Las Vegas.
From BleedingCool: Fans express concern about Stan Lee after his appearance at Silicon Valley Comic Con.
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From BleedingCool: Joelle Jones will write and draw an ongoing "Catwoman" comic book series.
From ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #159 in English
From ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #159 in French
From BleedingCool: Marvel's "Fresh Start" will include dual issue numbers and a new trade dress/graphic design.
From CBR: The Justice League has a new villain, debuting in "Justice League #41."
From BleedingCool: "All-New Wolverine #33" has a Marvel characters as President of the United States.
From ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #158 in English.
From ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #158 in French.
From MangaTokyo: "Detective Conan" ("Case Closed" in the USA), from creator Gosho Aoyama, is ending its short hiatus and returns in a week.
From Crunchyroll: The "Hunter x Hunter" manga, from Yoshihiro Togashi, is going on hiatus again.
From JapanNews: Here is a review of a French graphic novel, "Matsumoto." He was the cult leader behind the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack.
From BleedingCool: Comics creators writer letters in support of 1980s-90s comic book creator, Gerard Jones. Jones recently entered a guilty plea to two felony counts concerning his possession and distribution of child pornography.
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit celebrates "World Autism Awareness Day with the recent addition to Riverdale, Scarlet.
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #157 in English.
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #157 in French.
From MarvelNews: The Fantastic Four returns to comic books in "Fantastic Four #1" this August.
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:From BleedingCool: 268 comic book creators will be signing on Free Comic Book Day 2018, May 5th, 2018.
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #161 in English
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #161 in French
From TheMainichi: A lawyer has sued Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT) overs its plan to block sites that link to pirated anime and manga.
From AnimeNewsNetwork: Kodansha announces five digital-first manga licenses for May 2018.
From BleedingCool: Alan Davis will contribute art to Captain America #703.
From BleedingCool: "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? is going bi-monthly with issue #93.
From JapanTimes: Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) will block sites that link to pirated anime or manga.
From Newsarama: 2018 Glyph Award nominees announced. Winners to be announces May 19th, 2018 at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention.
From AnimeNewsNetwork: Dark Horse Licenses Mob Psycho 100 Manga
From BleedingCool: Brian Michael Bendis is rumored to be curating some times, perhaps a "Flash" comic book written by David F. Walker ("Cyborg).
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #160 in English.
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #160 in French.
From Vulture: Jim Starlin, the creator of Marvel Comics' mega-villain, Thanos, hates Marvel Comics.
From AnimeNewNetwork: The worldwide master of horror comics, Junji Ito, spoke about the anime adaptation of his horror manga during a story signing.
From BleedingCool: No Matt Fraction. No "Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen" revival... for now.
From ArtNetNews: Check out the public murals and graffiti that are part of the "Peanuts Global Art Collective."
From Geek: Japan takes emergency action against anime and manga pirating websites.
From BleedingCool: Next week in Diamond Previews (May 2018)... Ta-Nehisi Coates and Lienil Francis Yu's "Captain America" and Rob Guillory's "Farmhand."
From BleedingCool: Dark Horse Comics' July 2018 solicitations from Diamond Distributors.
From BleedingCool: IDW Publishing's July 2018 solicitations from Diamond Distributors.
From ComicBook: Eiichiro Oda talks about the unprecedented sales of his manga, "One Piece."
From BleedingCool: BleedingCool talks to Bruce Canwell of The Library of American Comics, which publishes collections of the American newspaper comic strips.
From Forbes: Inside The Big-Money, 24-Hour World Of Comic Books
From JapanTimes: The Japanese government wants calls for "emergency measures" to block access to websites that pirate manga and anime.
From CommercialAppeal: Sheree Renee Thomas organizing Afrofuturism event in Memphis, TN, on Saturday, April 21st.
From ComicBook: Hiro Mishima ("Fairy Tail") previews his new manga, but the title has not been announced.
From BleedingCool: Raina Telgemeier's "Drama" makes the American Library Association's "banded books" list again.
From BleedingCool: DC Comics Reveals Solicits for Superman #1 and Action Comics #1001.
-------------------------------------
From TheRorschachTest: A podcast interview of longtime writer about comic books, Augie De Blieck, Jr.
From PipelineComics: The subject of the above interview, Augie's piece, "The Inevitable Direct Market Implosion."
-------------------------------------------------
From BleedingCool: President Trump makes an appearance in "Suicide Squad."
From AnimeNewsNetwork: Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto has apparently announced that his new work will debut at the end of 2018 and will be a long-form series. Previous speculation is that it is a science fiction manga.
From AnimeNewsNetwork: The venerable manga, "Detective Conan" (known as "Case Closed"), will get a spinoff.
From Techaeris: Manga piracy in Japan is hurting the creators of the art form
From io9: Evan Narcisse tells the truth: "Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Might Be the Most Under-Appreciated Superhero Artist of All Time."
From BleedingCool: Here is a preview of Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel's "The Magic Order."
From SyFyWire: Mark Millar talks to "SyFy Wire" in a video interview. Millarworld, Netflix, and Marvel vs. DC Movies are some of the topics discussed.
From AnimeNetworkNews: VIZ Media announces that it will publish another Junji Ito short story collection, "Frankenstein."
----------------------------------------
STAN LEE MELODRAMA - From BleedingCool: Stan Lee sues Jerry Olivarez of "Hands of Respect" for elder abuse.
From YahooMoviesUK: In an online video, Stan Lee says that he is not a victim of elder abuse.
From ABCActionNews: Stan Lee's blood was apparently used to sign comic books in Las Vegas.
From BleedingCool: Fans express concern about Stan Lee after his appearance at Silicon Valley Comic Con.
----------------------------------------
From BleedingCool: Joelle Jones will write and draw an ongoing "Catwoman" comic book series.
From ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #159 in English
From ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #159 in French
From BleedingCool: Marvel's "Fresh Start" will include dual issue numbers and a new trade dress/graphic design.
From CBR: The Justice League has a new villain, debuting in "Justice League #41."
From BleedingCool: "All-New Wolverine #33" has a Marvel characters as President of the United States.
From ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #158 in English.
From ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #158 in French.
From MangaTokyo: "Detective Conan" ("Case Closed" in the USA), from creator Gosho Aoyama, is ending its short hiatus and returns in a week.
From Crunchyroll: The "Hunter x Hunter" manga, from Yoshihiro Togashi, is going on hiatus again.
From JapanNews: Here is a review of a French graphic novel, "Matsumoto." He was the cult leader behind the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack.
From BleedingCool: Comics creators writer letters in support of 1980s-90s comic book creator, Gerard Jones. Jones recently entered a guilty plea to two felony counts concerning his possession and distribution of child pornography.
From BleedingCool: Archie Comics co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit celebrates "World Autism Awareness Day with the recent addition to Riverdale, Scarlet.
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #157 in English.
From ComicBookBin: New Johnny Bullet episode #157 in French.
From MarvelNews: The Fantastic Four returns to comic books in "Fantastic Four #1" this August.
Monday, April 16, 2018
DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for April 18, 2018
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Monday, December 25, 2017
DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 27, 2017
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Monday, June 5, 2017
DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 7, 2017
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 2, 2014
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
I Reads You Review: SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1
DC COMICS – @DCComics
WRITER: Scott Snyder
PENCILS: Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen
INKS: Scott Williams
COLORS: Alex Sinclair, John Kalisz
LETTERS: Sal Cipriano
COVER: Jim Lee and Scott Williams with Alex Sinclair
VARIANT COVERS: Jim Lee, Bruce Timm, Dave Johnson, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Neal Adams, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Lee Bermejo, Brett Booth
40pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2013)
Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
Last year, DC Comics unleashed a new ongoing Superman comic book series to coincide with the release of Man of Steel, the 2013 relaunch of the Superman film franchise. Superman Unchained is from burning-hot writer Scott Snyder and superstar-for-over-two-decades artist Jim Lee with his longtime inker, Scott Williams.
Superman Unchained #1 (“The Leap”) opens with a brief (kind of) prologue that takes place in Nagasaki, Japan on April 9th, 1945. We move to the present (which seems like a near-future) and find Superman trying to stop a space station called the Lighthouse from causing an epic catastrophe when it crashes to Earth.
Superman has suspects for the Lighthouse event, which include Lex Luthor (on his way to prison) and a cyber terrorist group known as Ascension. The Man of Steel is probably wrong on his suspects, and there is a lot that he doesn’t know. But Superman doesn’t know what he doesn’t know.
Superman Unchained #1 is one busy comic book. Scott Snyder, obviously in love with his dialogue, packs this first issue with so much talk and exposition. This first issue is like a box of “Raisin Bran” (or one of its knock-offs) infested with raisins – just too much of a good thing. The story is a slick piece of sci-fi-lite, complete with digital displays and shiny tech. The story, however, doesn’t really get hot until the last page of “The Leap.” Of note, there is also a two-page epilogue drawn by Dustin Nguyen.
Speaking of busy, that’s Jim Lee’s pencils. Lee draws so much anemic line work and so many scritchy-scratch lines that we should be thankful for Scott Williams ability to rein in Lee’s excesses and eccentricities. As usual, Alex Sinclair’s colors turn the art into comic book eye candy. I have to admit that I’ll be back for future issues.
B
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux
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Saturday, October 5, 2013
Review: Advs. of Superman: José Luis García-López
DC COMICS – @DCComics
WRITER: Gerry Conway, Elliot S. Maggin, David Michelinie, Denny O’Neil, Martin Pasko, Len Wein
PENCILS: José Luis García-López
INKS: José Luis García-López with Dan Adkins, Vince Colletta, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Steve Mitchell, Bob Oksner, Frank Springer
COLORS: Jerry Serpe, Adrienne Roy, Glynis Wein
LETTERS: Ben Oda, Clem Robins, Gaspar Saladino, Milt Snapinn
COVER: José Luis García-López and Dan Adkins
ISBN: 978-1-4012-3856-8; hardcover (April 2013)
360pp, Color, $39.99 U.S., $47.00 CAN
Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
In Superman #347 (May 1980), Superman takes on an alien phantom whose antics are placing Metropolis and the surrounding region in danger of a nuclear disaster. It is a nice story with a sad ending, but what is more memorable about this particular Superman comic book is the art for the story, penciled and inked by José Luis García-López.
On Pages 4 and 5 (of the story), García-López depicts Superman having dinner with Lois Lane at a rooftop restaurant. As usual, García-López shows off his knowledge of human anatomy in the physique of Superman and in the lithe, athletic figure of Lois Lane. However, on those two pages, García-López’s compositions conceive Metropolis Towers Restaurant’s settings, interiors, and backdrops with elegance and flair. This comic book art looks like pages that could be from an architectural or interior design magazine. It is simply a testament to García-López’s skill, and such an artist deserves a special showcase.
Earlier this year, DC Comics published Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López. This book is part of a line of hardcover, full-color books that collect the work of influential comic book artists on iconic DC Comics characters, in particular Superman and Batman. Previous books in the series include Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo and Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane.
José Luis García-López was born in Spain in 1948 and eventually immigrated to Argentina with his parents. He began his comic book career there at the age of 13 and also studied at Escuela Panamericana de Arte. He broke into American comic books in the late 1960s with Charlton Comics and worked for the publisher into the early 1970s. After moving to New York City in 1974, García-López met DC Comics editor Joe Orlando, and his first work for DC Comics began appearing in 1975.
Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López reprints García-López’s work on the character for which he is arguably most associated, Superman. Apparently, at one time, García-López’s Superman was used on all DC Comics merchandising. Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López reprints Superman stories from the following Superman publications: Superman #294, 301-302, 307-309, 347; DC Comics Presents #1-4, 17, 20, 24, 31; and All-New Collector’s Edition #C-54 (Superman vs. Wonder Woman.)
The first time I really paid attention to José Luis García-López was when I found an issue of Amazing Heroes (the former Fantagraphics Books magazine that published news, features, and interviews about superhero comic books) that focused on him. The article talked about his work on the comic book series, Atari Force (1984), and his then upcoming work on the hit 1980s New Teen Titans (Vol. 2, #7-11; 1985). The article included images of García-López’s pencil art before it was inked. I learned from the article that García-López was a master of figure drawing in comic books.
That is indeed true. For the last 25 years, many comic book artists have presented the human figure by over-delineating musculature with cross-hatching and detailed line work. That yields either unimaginative photo-realistic art or characters (especially male characters) in which every muscle is squeezed and pumped until the characters look like freakish bodybuilders. García-López mastered the human figure through cartooning, expression, and abstraction. The result is dynamic figure drawing that best captures the magic and wonder evoked by comic book characters, especially superheroes.
In splash and half-splash pages and with big panels, modern comic book artists can show off intricate pencils, detailed backgrounds, and figure drawing that catches every nook and cranny of the human form. In this book, José Luis García-López, the master, shows off the proficiency of his ability to cartoon the human figure in even the smallest panels just as well as he can in double-page spreads, splash pages, and assorted big panels.
In the first six stories reprinted herein, García-López blends the page design style of Neal Adams with the aesthetics of Steve Ditko to create stylish page design cramped and dotted with panels. Still, the physicality of Superman and guest-stars, such as Supergirl and Solomon Grundy, shines through everything. Superman’s muscular form takes on the traits of dancer’s lithe body, as the Man of Steel flexes, fights, and flies from one panel to another. Because García-López can pull this off, he creates a sense of movement in his pages, connecting not just each panel to another, but also each page to another. Looking at the art, I thought I was watching a tiny Superman literally flying through the story and acting as the storytelling vehicle.
The masterstroke of Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López is its reprint of All-New Collector’s Edition #C-54, a 1978, oversized comic book that pitted Superman and Wonder Woman against each other, before finally uniting to fight Axis evil. The clean inks by Dan Adkins give García-López’s pencils a Neo-Classical quality, but retains the “New York slick” style that fits this World War II era story.
This book will also afford readers an opportunity to read stories written by a number of good comic book writers, especially the now underappreciated Gerry Conway. His “Superman vs. Wonder Woman” tale is spectacular. The feud between the two heroes and their eventual resolution makes sense within the context of the story and also corresponds with real world issues that still vex us today.
Somehow, my Bin boss was able to talk DC Comics into giving me a copy of Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López. I don’t owe them a good review for giving me this book, but I’m going to give them one anyway. This archival presentation is the kind of book that a great comic book artist like José Luis García-López not only deserves, but has also earned. It is also indicative of the usual high quality of DC Comics’ hardcover reprint books.
A+
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for April 3 2013
DC COMICS
FEB130138 ACTION COMICS #19 $3.99
NOV120277 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN JOSE LUIS GARCIA LOPEZ HC $39.99
FEB130199 AME COMI GIRLS #2 $3.99
FEB130184 ANIMAL MAN #19 $2.99
JAN130296 BATMAN DETECTIVE TP VOL 01 FACES OF DEATH (N52) $16.99
FEB130167 BATWING #19 $2.99
DEC120333 DC UNIVERSE BY ALAN MOORE TP $24.99
JAN130303 DC UNIVERSE SECRET ORIGINS TP $24.99
FEB130159 DETECTIVE COMICS #19 (NOTE PRICE) $7.99
FEB130161 DETECTIVE COMICS #19 COMBO PACK (NOTE PRICE) $8.99
FEB130186 DIAL H #11 $2.99
FEB130135 EARTH 2 #11 $2.99
FEB130244 FAIREST #14 (MR) $2.99
DEC120328 GI COMBAT TP VOL 01 WAR THAT TIME FORGOT (N52) $19.99
FEB130115 GREEN ARROW #19 $2.99
FEB130170 GREEN LANTERN #19 (WRATH) $2.99
FEB130172 GREEN LANTERN #19 COMBO PACK (WRATH) $3.99
FEB130203 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #7 $3.99
FEB130234 LOONEY TUNES #212 $2.99
FEB130181 PHANTOM STRANGER #7 $2.99
JAN130330 PUNK ROCK JESUS TP (MR) $16.99
FEB130235 SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #32 $2.99
FEB130204 SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #12 $3.99
FEB130194 STORMWATCH #19 $2.99
JAN130315 SUPERMAN SECRET IDENTITY TP NEW PTG $19.99
FEB130185 SWAMP THING #19 $2.99
JAN130326 TOTALLY USELESS MAD TP $12.99
FEB130137 WORLDS FINEST #11 $2.99
FEB130138 ACTION COMICS #19 $3.99
NOV120277 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN JOSE LUIS GARCIA LOPEZ HC $39.99
FEB130199 AME COMI GIRLS #2 $3.99
FEB130184 ANIMAL MAN #19 $2.99
JAN130296 BATMAN DETECTIVE TP VOL 01 FACES OF DEATH (N52) $16.99
FEB130167 BATWING #19 $2.99
DEC120333 DC UNIVERSE BY ALAN MOORE TP $24.99
JAN130303 DC UNIVERSE SECRET ORIGINS TP $24.99
FEB130159 DETECTIVE COMICS #19 (NOTE PRICE) $7.99
FEB130161 DETECTIVE COMICS #19 COMBO PACK (NOTE PRICE) $8.99
FEB130186 DIAL H #11 $2.99
FEB130135 EARTH 2 #11 $2.99
FEB130244 FAIREST #14 (MR) $2.99
DEC120328 GI COMBAT TP VOL 01 WAR THAT TIME FORGOT (N52) $19.99
FEB130115 GREEN ARROW #19 $2.99
FEB130170 GREEN LANTERN #19 (WRATH) $2.99
FEB130172 GREEN LANTERN #19 COMBO PACK (WRATH) $3.99
FEB130203 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #7 $3.99
FEB130234 LOONEY TUNES #212 $2.99
FEB130181 PHANTOM STRANGER #7 $2.99
JAN130330 PUNK ROCK JESUS TP (MR) $16.99
FEB130235 SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #32 $2.99
FEB130204 SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #12 $3.99
FEB130194 STORMWATCH #19 $2.99
JAN130315 SUPERMAN SECRET IDENTITY TP NEW PTG $19.99
FEB130185 SWAMP THING #19 $2.99
JAN130326 TOTALLY USELESS MAD TP $12.99
FEB130137 WORLDS FINEST #11 $2.99
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Brian Bolland Headed to 2012 Baltimore Comic-Con
Baltimore Comic-Con Spearheads New "British Invasion" with Addition of Brian Bolland
The Baltimore Comic-Con is proud to announce the addition of British comic legend Brian Bolland to the growing line-up of guests for this year's show, taking place September 8-9, 2012 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Bolland, best known for his meticulously detailed line work, is one of the artists who helped define Judge Dredd for the British anthology series 2000 AD. In 1982, Bolland spearheaded what has become known as the "British Invasion" of the American comic industry, blowing open the doors for some the most prolific creators from across the pond to showcase their work throughout the States.
Bolland's cover work for such DC Comics titles as Animal Man, The Invisibles, and Wonder Woman defined the look and feel of these books through the late-'80s and early-'90s. His most recent work includes Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland, which hit stores last September, and covers for DC Comics' Dial H, one of the titles in the second wave of books from the New 52, which hit stores this past week.
"We are delighted to have Brian Bolland attending this year's show," said Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "His influence on both the world of British and American comics continues to be felt through his eye-catching composition gracing the covers of DC Comics."
In addition to Bolland, other confirmed guests for the show including: Laura & Michael Allred (Madman, iZombie); Greg Capullo (Batman, Spawn); Tommy Castillo (Grimm Fairy Tales); Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman); Frank Cho (Avengers vs. X-Men, Liberty Meadows); Steve Conley (Bloop webcomic www.bloopstree.com); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre); Lar deSouza (Looking For Group, Least I Could Do); Dan Didio (O.M.A.C.); Garth Ennis (The Shadow, Hellblazer, Preacher, The Boys); Rich Faber (Roboy Red); David Finch (Batman: The Dark Knight); John Gallagher (Buzzboy); Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman); Keith Giffen (Superman, OMAC, Green Arrow); Gene Ha (Justice League); Larry Hama (G.I. Joe, Wolverine, The 'Nam); Cully Hamner (Action Comics); Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, ACT-I-VATE, Trip City); Jamal Igle (KISS, Supergirl, The Ray); J.G. Jones (Wanted, Doc Savage); Barry Kitson (Captain America, Iron Man, Fantastic Four); Scott Kurtz (PvPonline.com); David Mack (Kabuki); Ron Marz (Artifacts, Voodoo); Bob McLeod (DC Comics Presents: Wonder Woman); Mark Morales (Avengers vs. X-Men); Jimmy Palmiotti (All-Star Western); David Petersen (Mouse Guard); Brian Pulido (Lady Death); Frank Quitely (All Star Superman, Batman & Robin); John Romita, Jr. (Avengers Vs. X-Men); Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge); Stuart Sayger (Infestation 2: 30 Days of Night One-Shot); Walter Simonson (Thor, Legion of Super-Heroes, Avengers); Ryan Sohmer (Looking For Group, Least I Could Do); Scott Snyder (Batman, Severed, Swamp Thing); Brian Stelfreeze (ICE); Karl Story (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9); Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin); Billy Tucci (A Child Is Born, Shi); Matt Wagner (Tower Chronicles, Mage, Grendel); Mark Waid (Daredevil, Incorruptible, Irredeemable); and Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein).
In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 8-9, 2012. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, September 8th.
Please take a moment to help us spread this message using the social media links embedded, reposting, or retweeting!
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution
promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations
harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com - for the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet
general@baltimorecomiccon.com - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 13th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. With a guest list unequaled in the industry, the Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 8-9, 2012. For more information, please visit http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 7 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit http://www.harveyawards.org/.
The Baltimore Comic-Con is proud to announce the addition of British comic legend Brian Bolland to the growing line-up of guests for this year's show, taking place September 8-9, 2012 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Bolland, best known for his meticulously detailed line work, is one of the artists who helped define Judge Dredd for the British anthology series 2000 AD. In 1982, Bolland spearheaded what has become known as the "British Invasion" of the American comic industry, blowing open the doors for some the most prolific creators from across the pond to showcase their work throughout the States.
Bolland's cover work for such DC Comics titles as Animal Man, The Invisibles, and Wonder Woman defined the look and feel of these books through the late-'80s and early-'90s. His most recent work includes Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland, which hit stores last September, and covers for DC Comics' Dial H, one of the titles in the second wave of books from the New 52, which hit stores this past week.
"We are delighted to have Brian Bolland attending this year's show," said Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "His influence on both the world of British and American comics continues to be felt through his eye-catching composition gracing the covers of DC Comics."
In addition to Bolland, other confirmed guests for the show including: Laura & Michael Allred (Madman, iZombie); Greg Capullo (Batman, Spawn); Tommy Castillo (Grimm Fairy Tales); Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman); Frank Cho (Avengers vs. X-Men, Liberty Meadows); Steve Conley (Bloop webcomic www.bloopstree.com); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre); Lar deSouza (Looking For Group, Least I Could Do); Dan Didio (O.M.A.C.); Garth Ennis (The Shadow, Hellblazer, Preacher, The Boys); Rich Faber (Roboy Red); David Finch (Batman: The Dark Knight); John Gallagher (Buzzboy); Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman); Keith Giffen (Superman, OMAC, Green Arrow); Gene Ha (Justice League); Larry Hama (G.I. Joe, Wolverine, The 'Nam); Cully Hamner (Action Comics); Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, ACT-I-VATE, Trip City); Jamal Igle (KISS, Supergirl, The Ray); J.G. Jones (Wanted, Doc Savage); Barry Kitson (Captain America, Iron Man, Fantastic Four); Scott Kurtz (PvPonline.com); David Mack (Kabuki); Ron Marz (Artifacts, Voodoo); Bob McLeod (DC Comics Presents: Wonder Woman); Mark Morales (Avengers vs. X-Men); Jimmy Palmiotti (All-Star Western); David Petersen (Mouse Guard); Brian Pulido (Lady Death); Frank Quitely (All Star Superman, Batman & Robin); John Romita, Jr. (Avengers Vs. X-Men); Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge); Stuart Sayger (Infestation 2: 30 Days of Night One-Shot); Walter Simonson (Thor, Legion of Super-Heroes, Avengers); Ryan Sohmer (Looking For Group, Least I Could Do); Scott Snyder (Batman, Severed, Swamp Thing); Brian Stelfreeze (ICE); Karl Story (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9); Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin); Billy Tucci (A Child Is Born, Shi); Matt Wagner (Tower Chronicles, Mage, Grendel); Mark Waid (Daredevil, Incorruptible, Irredeemable); and Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein).
In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 8-9, 2012. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, September 8th.
Please take a moment to help us spread this message using the social media links embedded, reposting, or retweeting!
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution
promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations
harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com - for the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet
general@baltimorecomiccon.com - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 13th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. With a guest list unequaled in the industry, the Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 8-9, 2012. For more information, please visit http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 7 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit http://www.harveyawards.org/.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
I Reads You Review: FLASHPOINT #5
DC COMICS
WRITER: Geoff Johns
PENCILS: Andy Kubert
INKS: Sandra Hope and Jesse Delperdang
COLORS: Alex Sinclair
LETTERS: Rick J. Napolitano
COVER: Andy Kubert, Sandra Hope, and Alex Sinclair
VARIANT COVER: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Rod Reis
40pp, Color, $3.99
In the beginning, I enjoyed DC Comics’ crossover events and would read the entire core limited series and as many of the tie-in titles as I could. I read Crisis on Infinite Earth (1985-86) and most of the tie-in comic books. I read Legends (1986-87) and many of the tie-in issues. I read some of Millennium (1988) and a few of the tie-ins. By the time of Invasion (1988-89), I only felt like spending a little money on the whole event, so I only passively sampled it. Armageddon 2001 (1991) interested me for a few weeks. Since reading a few issues of DC One Million, I have entirely avoided DC’s comic book crossover story arcs, including just about anything that smacked of being an event.
Well, this is a big year for DC Comics, and I find myself coming in on the end of Flashpoint, the biggest comic book crossover event of 2011. For the past few decades, many crossover events have promised to change either Marvel or DC’s fictional universes forever, but Flashpoint seems to be the real deal. When Flashpoint ends, the DC Universe will reboot (DC’s bosses call it a re-launch), and from August 31 to September 28 2011, DC Comics will publish 52 number one issues – the first issues of 52 new comic book series. It’s known as “The New 52.”
Flashpoint, the core miniseries in a massive publishing event, is a five-issue series written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Andy Kubert. As I understand it: Barry Allen/Flash is among a handful of characters who realize that they have awakened in an altered timeline, vastly different from the regular one in which they live. This timeline is called Flashpoint.
As Flashpoint #5 begins, Reverse Flash/Eobard Thawne is triumphant, as everything Flash/Barry Allen tries seems to come up short. Batman/Thomas Wayne comes to the rescue, with Grifter and the Resistance close behind. But only Flash can fix the mess he made – with millions of lives hanging in the balance.
As crossover events go, Flashpoint offers the usual superhero/super-villain spectacle – skirmishes and big cast-of-thousands battles. There’s plenty of exposition in the form of recaps, explanations, back story, exclamations of triumph, premature ejaculation, etc. I think this is the first Geoff Johns scripted comic book that I have ever read… I think.
After reading this, I can understand why Johns’ comics might not be on my must-recall list. Still, the second half of this comic book has a few poignant scenes. Perhaps, these moments of character tenderness and bonding are what make Johns’ reputation with comic book fans.
The art is a mixed bag. I don’t think this kind of event comic, in which action scenes and characters are packed like sardines into small panels are Andy Kubert’s strength. Covers, double-page spreads, splash pages, and pages with big panels are where he thrives, and that is no more evident than here in Flashpoint #5. Kubert’s gorgeous pencil art for the cover shows that almost 20 years later, Jim Lee is still influencing Kubert.
Do you need to read Flashpoint before you start reading “The New 52?” No, you do not.
B-
Monday, August 9, 2010
Howard Chaykin, Klaus Janson Workshop at Baltimore Comic-Con
Klaus Janson & Howard Chaykin Offer Artist's Workshop at the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con
With over seventy five years of cumulative experience in the comic book industry, Klaus Janson and Howard Chaykin are all-too-well-versed in the ins and outs of making a career in our inkstained - and now, with all that digital stuff, carpal tunneled - business.
For the past few years, Klaus and Howard have been conducting an Artist's Workshop for Marvel, offering invaluable insights, gleaned from those decades of experience, on narrative, storytelling, page design, and career management.
They've developed a fluid and comprehensive take on the inside game played by successful cartoonists - and a series of direct and vital techniques intended to drag newer talents out of a hobby and into a profession - without ever losing the joy all of us experience when we ply our craft.
Klaus and Howard have taken their seminar on the road to the renowned Savannah College of Art & Design, to great acclaim from students and faculty alike, and now they're bringing a customized version of the workshop to the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con.
On Saturday, August 28th, from 1 PM to 4 PM, Messrs. Janson and Chaykin will entertain and enlighten with a lively, spirited, and very likely prickly and opinionated dissertation, followed, from 4 PM to 5 PM, by an hour of honest dissection of the work of several lucky attendees. All class registrants will be eligible for the dissesction lottery, so bring some of your work if you want to hear from these two very honest men!
You'll come away informed, enthusiastic, or downright annoyed-but we guarantee you won't be bored, and that you'll never look at comics the same way again.
To register for this very special class, please call our host store Cards, Comics, & Collectibles @ 410-526-7410. The cost for this professional seminar is $75. Major credit cards will be accepted for payment. The hour of honest dissection from 4-5pm will be exciting programming available to all ticketed attendees of the Baltimore Comic-Con. Register now while space is still available!
Publishers exhibiting in 2010 include Archaia Comics, Adhouse Books Boom! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, IDW, Image Comics, Top Cow Productions, and Top Shelf Comix.
Our guests include: Dave Aikins (SpongeBob Squarepants), Mike and Laura Allred (Madman), Sergio Aragones (Groo), Ivan Brandon (Nemesis: The Imposters), Tom Brevoort (Executive Editor, Marvel Comics), Michael Broussard (The Darkness), Jim Calafiore (Secret Six), Eric Canete (New Avengers: Luke Cage), Bernard Chang (Prince of Persia), Howard Chaykin (Black Kiss), Sean Chen (Nova), Cliff Chiang (Greendale), Mark Chiarello (Editor, DC Comics), Frank Cho (Ultimate Comics New Ultimates), Mike Choi (X-Force), Steve Conley (Star Trek Omnibus: The Original Series), Amanda Conner (Power Girl), Shane Davis (Superman: Earth One), Francesco Francavilla (The Green Hornet: Year One), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (Wednesday Comics), Ron Garney (Wolverine: Weapon X), Sterling Gates (Supergirl), Bryan J.L. Glass (Mice Templar), Michael Golden (Marvel 1602: Spider-Man), Cully Hamner (Detective Comics), Dean Haspiel (ACT-I-VATE), Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four), Greg Horn (Green Lantern), Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman), Jamal Igle (Supergirl), Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Van Jensen (Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer), Geoff Johns - Sunday only (Blackest Night, Chief Creative Officer, DC Comics), J.G. Jones (DC Universe Legacies), Denis Kitchen (Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen), Barry Kitson (Iron Man 2 Prequel), Rich Koslowski (BB Wolf and the 3 LPs), Greg LaRocque (The Exiled), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Norman Lee (New Mutants), Steve Lieber (Underground), Joe Linsner (Dawn: Not To Touch The Earth), Luna Brothers (The Sword), David Mack (Kabuki), Clay Mann (X-Men Legacy), Laura Martin (Girl Comics), Ron Marz (Witchblade), Todd McFarlane - Saturday only (Spawn), Mark McKenna (Banana Tail), Mike McKone (Avengers Academy), Bob McLeod (New Mutants Forever), Pop Mhan (Ender's Game: Mazer In Prison), Terry Moore (Echo, SiP), Mark Morales (Siege), Chris Moreno (Toy Story), Sean Murphy (Joe the Barbarian), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Phil Noto (Avengers: The Origin), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Jeff Parker (Thunderbolts), Lauren Perry (Blank-ees), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Ultimate Extinction), Chris Pitzer (Publisher, Adhouse Books), Paul Pope (Wednesday Comics), Eric Powell (The Goon), Jack Purcell (Gotham City Sirens), Mike Raicht (The Stuff of Legend), Tom Raney (Black Widow: Deadly Origin), Chris Roberson (I, Zombi), James Robinson (Justice League of America), Kenneth Rocafort (Velocity), Budd Root (Cavewoman), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (Marvel Her-Oes), Stephane Roux (Zatanna), Jim Rugg (Afrodisiac), Filip Sablik (The Asset, Top Cow Pubisher), Tim Sale courtesy of Hero Initiative (Captain America White), Ian Sattler (Editor, DC Comics), Stuart Sayger (Bram Stoker's Death Ship), Bob Schreck (Jurassic Park), Jim Shooter (Magnus, Robot Fighter), Louise Simonson (X-Factor Forever), Walter Simonson (Thor), Andy Smith (WildC.A.T.S.), John K. Snyder III (The A-Team: Shotgun Wedding), Allison Sohn (Star Wars sketchcard artist), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Brian Stelfreeze (The Authority: The Lost Year), Paul D. Storrie (Twilight Crusade: Gabriel), Karl Story (Zatanna), Billy Tan (Shadowland), Ben Templesmith sponsored by Laughing Ogre Comics (Choker), Mark Texeira (X-Men: Origins), Herb Trimpe (Incredible Hulk), Timothy Truman (Conan the Cimmerian), Billy Tucci (Shi), Dexter Vines (Ultimate Avengers), Neil Vokes (Superman Adventures), Doug Wagner (World of Warcraft: Horde), Matt Wagner (The Green Hornet: Year One), Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Chief Creative Officer, Boom! Studios), Marv Wolfman (New Teen Titans), John Workman (Heavy Metal), Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who: 2010 Annual), and Chrissie Zullo (Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love).
In coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found at our website (http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/), Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/baltimorecomics), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/baltimorecomiccon), MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/baltimorecomics), and ComicSpace (http://www.comicspace.com/baltimorecomicon) pages.
This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held August 28-29, 2010. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, August 28th.
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution
promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations
harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com - for communications regarding the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet
general@baltimorecomiccon.com - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 11th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. With a guest list unequaled in the industry, the Baltimore Comic-Con will be held August 28-29, 2010. For more information, please visit http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 5 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit http://www.harveyawards.org/.
With over seventy five years of cumulative experience in the comic book industry, Klaus Janson and Howard Chaykin are all-too-well-versed in the ins and outs of making a career in our inkstained - and now, with all that digital stuff, carpal tunneled - business.
For the past few years, Klaus and Howard have been conducting an Artist's Workshop for Marvel, offering invaluable insights, gleaned from those decades of experience, on narrative, storytelling, page design, and career management.
They've developed a fluid and comprehensive take on the inside game played by successful cartoonists - and a series of direct and vital techniques intended to drag newer talents out of a hobby and into a profession - without ever losing the joy all of us experience when we ply our craft.
Klaus and Howard have taken their seminar on the road to the renowned Savannah College of Art & Design, to great acclaim from students and faculty alike, and now they're bringing a customized version of the workshop to the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con.
On Saturday, August 28th, from 1 PM to 4 PM, Messrs. Janson and Chaykin will entertain and enlighten with a lively, spirited, and very likely prickly and opinionated dissertation, followed, from 4 PM to 5 PM, by an hour of honest dissection of the work of several lucky attendees. All class registrants will be eligible for the dissesction lottery, so bring some of your work if you want to hear from these two very honest men!
You'll come away informed, enthusiastic, or downright annoyed-but we guarantee you won't be bored, and that you'll never look at comics the same way again.
To register for this very special class, please call our host store Cards, Comics, & Collectibles @ 410-526-7410. The cost for this professional seminar is $75. Major credit cards will be accepted for payment. The hour of honest dissection from 4-5pm will be exciting programming available to all ticketed attendees of the Baltimore Comic-Con. Register now while space is still available!
Publishers exhibiting in 2010 include Archaia Comics, Adhouse Books Boom! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, IDW, Image Comics, Top Cow Productions, and Top Shelf Comix.
Our guests include: Dave Aikins (SpongeBob Squarepants), Mike and Laura Allred (Madman), Sergio Aragones (Groo), Ivan Brandon (Nemesis: The Imposters), Tom Brevoort (Executive Editor, Marvel Comics), Michael Broussard (The Darkness), Jim Calafiore (Secret Six), Eric Canete (New Avengers: Luke Cage), Bernard Chang (Prince of Persia), Howard Chaykin (Black Kiss), Sean Chen (Nova), Cliff Chiang (Greendale), Mark Chiarello (Editor, DC Comics), Frank Cho (Ultimate Comics New Ultimates), Mike Choi (X-Force), Steve Conley (Star Trek Omnibus: The Original Series), Amanda Conner (Power Girl), Shane Davis (Superman: Earth One), Francesco Francavilla (The Green Hornet: Year One), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (Wednesday Comics), Ron Garney (Wolverine: Weapon X), Sterling Gates (Supergirl), Bryan J.L. Glass (Mice Templar), Michael Golden (Marvel 1602: Spider-Man), Cully Hamner (Detective Comics), Dean Haspiel (ACT-I-VATE), Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four), Greg Horn (Green Lantern), Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman), Jamal Igle (Supergirl), Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Van Jensen (Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer), Geoff Johns - Sunday only (Blackest Night, Chief Creative Officer, DC Comics), J.G. Jones (DC Universe Legacies), Denis Kitchen (Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen), Barry Kitson (Iron Man 2 Prequel), Rich Koslowski (BB Wolf and the 3 LPs), Greg LaRocque (The Exiled), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Norman Lee (New Mutants), Steve Lieber (Underground), Joe Linsner (Dawn: Not To Touch The Earth), Luna Brothers (The Sword), David Mack (Kabuki), Clay Mann (X-Men Legacy), Laura Martin (Girl Comics), Ron Marz (Witchblade), Todd McFarlane - Saturday only (Spawn), Mark McKenna (Banana Tail), Mike McKone (Avengers Academy), Bob McLeod (New Mutants Forever), Pop Mhan (Ender's Game: Mazer In Prison), Terry Moore (Echo, SiP), Mark Morales (Siege), Chris Moreno (Toy Story), Sean Murphy (Joe the Barbarian), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Phil Noto (Avengers: The Origin), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Jeff Parker (Thunderbolts), Lauren Perry (Blank-ees), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Ultimate Extinction), Chris Pitzer (Publisher, Adhouse Books), Paul Pope (Wednesday Comics), Eric Powell (The Goon), Jack Purcell (Gotham City Sirens), Mike Raicht (The Stuff of Legend), Tom Raney (Black Widow: Deadly Origin), Chris Roberson (I, Zombi), James Robinson (Justice League of America), Kenneth Rocafort (Velocity), Budd Root (Cavewoman), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (Marvel Her-Oes), Stephane Roux (Zatanna), Jim Rugg (Afrodisiac), Filip Sablik (The Asset, Top Cow Pubisher), Tim Sale courtesy of Hero Initiative (Captain America White), Ian Sattler (Editor, DC Comics), Stuart Sayger (Bram Stoker's Death Ship), Bob Schreck (Jurassic Park), Jim Shooter (Magnus, Robot Fighter), Louise Simonson (X-Factor Forever), Walter Simonson (Thor), Andy Smith (WildC.A.T.S.), John K. Snyder III (The A-Team: Shotgun Wedding), Allison Sohn (Star Wars sketchcard artist), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Brian Stelfreeze (The Authority: The Lost Year), Paul D. Storrie (Twilight Crusade: Gabriel), Karl Story (Zatanna), Billy Tan (Shadowland), Ben Templesmith sponsored by Laughing Ogre Comics (Choker), Mark Texeira (X-Men: Origins), Herb Trimpe (Incredible Hulk), Timothy Truman (Conan the Cimmerian), Billy Tucci (Shi), Dexter Vines (Ultimate Avengers), Neil Vokes (Superman Adventures), Doug Wagner (World of Warcraft: Horde), Matt Wagner (The Green Hornet: Year One), Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Chief Creative Officer, Boom! Studios), Marv Wolfman (New Teen Titans), John Workman (Heavy Metal), Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who: 2010 Annual), and Chrissie Zullo (Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love).
In coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found at our website (http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/), Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/baltimorecomics), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/baltimorecomiccon), MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/baltimorecomics), and ComicSpace (http://www.comicspace.com/baltimorecomicon) pages.
This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held August 28-29, 2010. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, August 28th.
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution
promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations
harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com - for communications regarding the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet
general@baltimorecomiccon.com - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 11th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. With a guest list unequaled in the industry, the Baltimore Comic-Con will be held August 28-29, 2010. For more information, please visit http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 5 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit http://www.harveyawards.org/.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Here Comes FallCon!
I got this press release last month for a convention about which I've become very curious:
The all volunteer, not for for profit Midwest Comic Book Association is pleased and proud to announce that the 21st Annual MCBA FallCon Comic Book Celebration will take place on October 10 & 11, 2009 at Minnesota State Fairgrounds in the Grandstand (1265 Snelling Ave N., Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108).
FallCon, the Midwest's largest comic book celebration, is a unique regional nexus of graphic literature and the widly diverse communities that fuel it, produce it, and and ultimately consume it. Given the fact that the Midwest has a long standing and somewhat unexplicable reputation of producing a disporportionate number of working comic book & graphic literature professionals, including comic book writers, artists, inkers, etc., as well as being a bredder reactor for new and independent talent, it's no wonder that FallCon has become one of the leading comic book conventions nationwide amongst the creative community, dealers and especially amongst the fans.
"FallCon, a traditional comic book convention with a 21st century bleeding edge, continues to benefit as a result of the regions ever growing home grown comic book creative community, a numerically exploding fan & readership base and ultimately the recent adoption of bleeding edge comic book culture by the much larger mainstream media." Said Nick Postiglione, Co-Director of the MCBA "Thematically, FallCon presents a relaxed, welcoming, interactive atmosphere where all aspects of the diverse worlds of graphic literature congregate, network, debate & discuss and acquire all things related exclusively to comic books and the many sub-cultures these worlds constantly generate, spawn and re-invent."
An ideal event for seasoned comic book conventioneers, as well as first timers, FallCon is all about the fun and experience and provides attendees with the opportunity to personally interface with comic book artists, inkers & writers. This includes working professionals, up and comers, independent & alternative voices, beginners, has beens, never will be's and all creative points in between.
Of course no comic book convention could be complete without hucksters! FallCon also features a super gynormous comic book marketplace with comic book stores and dealers buying, selling and trading all things comic books. There will be literally tons of comic books (Around 500,000 golden age, silver age, bronze age, current and collectible comic books), trade paperbacks, graphic novels, original comic book art, manga, action figures, statues, Star Wars & Trek, unexplicable trinkets, collectibles and the list goes on to a reasonable approximation of infinity.
Described by one long time attendee as a "graphic literature blender and bake shop" FallCon is the place where graphic arts and the written word are equally recognized and a venue where new and exciting creative alliances will be formed, collectors dreams will be recognized or dashed, new friendships will be forged in the fires of common interests, local charities will be benefited, role playing costume characters will be masters of all they survey, creative types will be inspired and all will be as it should be. Something for everyone and everyone welcome!
2009 MCBA Comic Book Celebration Copy Points Event Name:
MCBA FallCon Comic Book Celebration
Event Date's: October 10 & 11, 2009
Location: Minnesota State Fairgrounds - In The Grandstand
1265 Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
85,000 Square feet of comic book action. Largest in the upper Midwest.* Over 225 comic book creators will be in attendance. * Extensive programming and interface opportunities. * Door Prizes. * Hucksters from all over the United States. * Art Show, Portfolio Review, How To Sessions, etc. * Huge Comic Book Marketplace! * Free Premiums * Free Parking!
Event Hours: 10AM to 5PM Both Days.
Admission: $11.00 for adults (good for both days). Get $1.00 with a canned food shelf donation. Children 9 & under are free. Tickets available at the door.Interviews: The majority of attending comic book creators are available for interviews. All of the MCBA staff is also available. E-Mail MNCBA@aol.com for a complete creator list!
Featured Guest Creator List! Gerry Conway - Co-Creator of the Punisher & The man who killed Gwen Stacy
Kevin McGuire - Eisner Award Winning Artist/Writer
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez - Legendary Silver & Bronze Age DC Artist
Peter Bagge - Alternative/Independent Creator of Hate & Other Underground Material
Amy Hadley - Rising Star. Vertigo & Tokyopop Artist
Joe Benitez - Top Cow Cover Artist & Creator ofWraithborn
Mark Sparacio - Legendary Comic Cover Painter & Artist
This list will explode in the next 6 weeks! Many, many more to come! Attendance: 3,500-5,000 Credentials: Available to all members of the press for FallCon. Please contact the MCBA.
Contact Info:
Nick Postiglione Minnesota Comic Book Association
PO Box 131475
Saint Paul, MN. 55113
MNCBA@aol.com via e-mail (preferred); (612) 237-1801 Cell; (651) 645-0386 at my store http://www.midwestcomicbook.com/
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