REVIEW: John Wagner and Arthur Ranson’s Button Man
The Button Man series by John Wagner and Arthur Ranson is a rare creature. For a magazine designed to tell fast-paced adventures, this is a...
Gilbert Hernandez wins PEN Center honor, will publish Bumperhead through D&Q
Gilbert "Beto" Hernandez's status as One Of Our Greatest Living Cartoonists got yet more validation today when it was announced that he's the recipient of The Pen Center USA's 2013 Graphic Literature award for Outstanding Body of Work. The Pen Center Awards are given out each year to deserving authors in multiple categories, and as the name suggests, it honors a notable body of work.
Reviewed! Every Issue of Villains Month, Week Three
Week three brings a number of Batman villains to the forefront, as well as a surprising disconnect with the main Forever Evil storyline. Hardly...
DC and NYCC: no booth but lots of Superman costumes
All the way back in April, folks at C2E2 were stunned when there was no DC booth. Lots of panels, but no booth. Whispers were that there would be no booth at NYCC either, but that just seemed unfathomable: no big set up at the home town show? Inconceivable!
WB’s Tsujihara says full speed ahead for DC movies
Last week WB head Kevin Tsujihara gave a talk to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference and touched on their upcoming slate. You can read a full transcript here (although whoever did it doesn't seem to know Zack Snyder's first name.) Anyhoo, while the J.K. Rowling wizarding news had everyone clicking their heels, it doesn't mean that DC has been left waiting out in the car . Here's the key passage:
FIRST LOOK: Numbercruncher #3 from Titan Comics
Titan Comics, hearing about Tharg's earlier visit, decided to also pop round for some tea and biscuits, and also handed me some paper. This...
2000AD Plan ‘Day of Action’ in Support of a DREDD Sequel
Tharg popped round for a biscuit earlier, before thrusting a piece of yellowing paper into my hands and saying "this can run immediately." It...
Image in December: Black Kiss Christmas Special, Uh-Oh
After taking a look over the solicitations for Marvel and DC in December, it's time to take a look at Image's new comics. There's...
Pedigree Chum 13/09/13: Wonder Man Don’t Count
Heidi's off at Congress, as per usual, meaning there's just me here at Stately Beat Mansion right now. It would be very bad luck...
The Phoenix Presents: Tom Fickling on Simon Swift!
Every Friday, Stately Beat Mansion invites round a comic creator or two for a cup of tea, complementary Kit Kat, and a chat about...
Marvel in December: Welcome Back, Peter Parker, Bye Kaine
Marvel have released their solicitations for December, including a lot of odd decimal placements, an apparent return for Peter Parker, the finale of Scarlet...
Marvel Reaches Settlements with Gary Friedrich, Bob Layton
It appears that Marvel have offered Ghost Rider creator Gary Friedrich a settlement, thus ending the lengthy case which had previously bankrupted the veteran...
