Go girl: Lois Lane gets a very rare one shot today
Today's Lois Lane one-shot comic by Marguerite Bennett and Emanuela Lupacchino is not only the first Lois Lane solo book in a long...
Comixology announces their SXSW schedule
Comixology will once again be making a big splash (although hopefully not the same kind as they amde last year)at the SXSWi interactive conference...
Unassuming Barber Shop: The Batmobile
In one of his last interviews, longtime Batman artist Jerry Robinson spoke with "BatmobileHistory.com" about the origin of the Batmobile:
BatmobileHistory: Starting with Detective Comics #27, when Batman started, the design of his car varied wildly...but then in Batman #5, the design with the bat mask and roof fin appeared . . . Was there a specific origin or inspiration for that design? It's really the first superhero car...
Colorist Matthew Wilson: “It’s Better Than Diggin’ Ditches” [Interview]
If you like comics, you've almost certainly seen Matthew Wilson's work. Colourist for many of the most acclaimed comics of the last few years,...
RIP: Diamond Digital
It's hard to remember those timid days when digital comics were a threat to civilization as we know it and not a solid revenue stream, but one of the artifacts of that era, Diamond Digital, has been laid to rest. This was a program whereby retailers, instead of licking 'em could join 'em by setting up their own digital storefronts via Diamond. It never really worked out, for various reasons including a long, protracted roll-out, and at one point Brian Hibbs reported he had made a grand total, net, of $22.89 in a year from the program.
Joyful Shigeru Mizuki
Just in case anyone has the Monday Blues ... here's Shigeru Mizuki in a wig for you. pic.twitter.com/BHfROnd3VP— Zack Davisson (@ZackDavisson) February 17, 2014
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Shigeru...
Disney heroically attempting to blow the brains out of zombie Stan Lee Media
I've been doing this daily comics news thing for 11 years, more or less, and if there is one thing which has remained consistent throughout those 11 years of comics industry tumult, it's Stan Lee Media suing someone or something. I honestly don't remember all the things they've sued, but it includes Stan Lee, Marvel (many times) Conan Properties, and Disney (many times). The suits usually claim that Stan Lee Media owns Spider-Man, or the Avengers or Conan or whatever someone is making a movie of, and the suits always involve insanely tortured legal claims over unrelated documents. The courts always rule against SLMi, as it's called, but that doesn't stop them. They keep coming back.
Frank Barbiere on Five Ghosts: “It’s About to Get Pretty Crazy” [Interview]
Buoyed by the success of the five arc of Five Ghosts, the ship-shape creative team of Frank Barbiere, Chris Mooneyham and Lauren Affe have...
On Bill Mantlo, Rocket Raccoon and Guardians of the Galaxy
When the trailer for August's Guardians of the Galaxy movie hit a week ago—and when the GotG toys were unveiled at Toy Fair last weekend—something that has been pretty clear to diehard comics fans was obvious from the gitgo:
Rocket Raccoon is going to be huge.
Constantine has been cast with Welsh actor Matt Ryan
Finally, the long national nightmare is over, and a British actor has been cast as John Constantine! Although I thought it would be one...
Ryan K. Lindsay: “These are the sorts of stories I want to tell” [Interview]
Ryan K. Lindsay has made that fabled journey from comic-critic to comic-writer, balancing both aspects of his writing neatly as he launches new books...
The Phoenix Presents: Daniel Clifford on TRACKS!
Every Friday (well sort of), Stately Beat Mansion invites round a comic creator or two for a cup of tea, complementary Kit Kat, and a...







