Comics

Tokyopop have revealed the teaser trailer for their new show debuting on Hulu in December. You can watch the trailer here on YouTube. The...

Artist Ashley Wood ruminates on the occasion of a collected edition of Automatic Kafka, his surreal but energizing collaboration with writer Joe Casey, most recently lauded as part of the WildStorm heritage. What Thrillerwas the the '80s this was to the Aughts, and it's fantastic that it's finally been collected. Only one catch...it's in Spanish.

Continuing....

With the rampaging (heh) success of The Walking Dead TV show, expect comics as episodic fodder to get a fresh look in Hollywood --...

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In all the massive changes taking place at DC of late, the fate of the Vertigo imprint has caused much speculation and fretting. The staff has been slashed, output has been slowed, and what the future focus will be has not been publicly revealed. This comes, ironically enough, at the very time that plans long hatched for Vertigo to become more of a graphic novel imprint are finally being published. Chris Mautner takes a look at several recent GN offerings, which include work by novelists Stephen King, Peter Straub, Denise Mina, and Mat Johnson, as well as more typical comics types like Matt Kindt, Sarah Glidden and Dean Haspiel. There are hits and misses but this is really a pretty lively line-up for any publisher, let alone one that is being completely rebranded.

Continuing our month of previews, here's a peek at WOLVERINE #4, the continuation of the "Wolverine Goes to Hell" storyline by Jason Aaron and...

This is either a zombie renaissance, or a comic book renaissance for TV, as The Walking Dead has officially been greenlit for a second season or a whole 13 episodes after record ratings. As the President of AMC put it:

"No other cable series has ever attracted as many Adults 18-49 as ‘The Walking Dead.

That's called making an impact. The second episode, which aired last night, w as down only a tick from the premiere's record breaking ratings. Congrats once again to Robert Kirkman and company. PR below.

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Dustin Harbin delves into the strange world of the Ames Lettering Guide, whose mysterious wheel and holes have long mystified non-acolytes:

Via the CO2 blog, Gerry Giovinco explores the history of coloring via the color chart, a mix of CMYK values which was all folks had to work with as recently as 10 years ago. I remember once seeing an editor reduced to tears by having to spec a color guide from a color chart. It wasn't pretty.

Each week, former Marvel editor Nate Cosby asks people to draw things and they draw them. This week: BEN GRIMM (THE THING) FIGHTING WHILE HOLDING AN ICE CREAM CONE. This contribution is by Evan "Doc" Shaner , a ComicTwart member who is very talented indeed. More Things and ice cream in the link.