12 Page Preview of Limited Edition Secret Weapons HC for Local Comic Shop Day
Valiant has announced they'll be supporting the November 18th Local Comic Shop Day even with a limited edition release of the Secret Weapons Deluxe Edition...
A Year of Free Comics: Sail the seas with Lucy Bellwood, Adventure Cartoonist
Do you like ships?
Do you like comics?
Then Lucy Bellwood is your jam. Billing herself as an "adventure cartoonist" the Portland OR-based artist has chronicled...
Review: ‘Jam In The Band’ depicts aging as an artistic process
At its most basic Jam In The Band is a pretty insightful and — just from my small knowledge on the subject — a...
Strung Up Above the Splattering Blood – War Mother #2 preview
Valiant has provided us with a preview of War Mother #2 by Fred Van Lente and Stephen Segovia. This spin-off from Book of Death and 4001 A.D. takes War...
A Year of Free Comics: Jack Kirby’s Golden Age
As we mentioned earlier today, as e celebrate the 100th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby, he was a master of all comics genres. From...
Exclusive Preview: RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS ANNUAL #1 brings Nightwing into the mix
This week sees the release of the first annual of the new run of Red Hood and the Outlaws, written by Scott Lobdell with...
Besides creating the Marvel Universe, Jack Kirby was a pioneer of creator-owned comics
By Mark Peters
Jack Kirby—who would have turned 100 this month, if he and we were luckier—is best known for his corporate creations, which are...
July Sales Distribution: DC vs. Marvel vs. Image – The Big Picture Keeps Converging
And finally, the comparison chart of DC, Marvel and Image. So we can see where the biggest sales sit on the Direct Market Landscape.
Standard...
Image / Independent Publisher Sales Distribution Chart for July 2017 – Lady Mechanika Returns
It’s time to take a look at the sales distribution charts of Image and the other independent publishers for July.
Standard disclaimers: The numbers are...
Image’s Rose City Comic Con Schedule
Image has announced it's signing schedule and panel slate for Rose City Comic Con on Sept. 8 - 10:
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A Year of Free Comics: Elmer Part 1 by Gerry Alanguilan, a giant chicken...
Oh yeah since its friday and I'm thinking of Filipino comics, here's a comic from the Beat itself, issue #1 of Elmer by Gerry...
Amazing Art: Alfredo Alcala’s Planet of the Apes will blow your mind
The 23rd of August was Alfredo Alcala's 92nd birthday, so I'm posting this a little late as a birthday tribute. Alcala was a prodigious...

















