Geoff Johns to Conclude His Green Lantern Run with issue #20
After ten years working on the character, and reigniting one of DC's struggling titles into one of their most popular franchises, Geoff Johns has...
Don Rosa on retiring from making comics
Indie and Disney master Don Rosa has posted online the final chapter of a bio intended for a collected edition of his works. after it was rejected by Disney. Rosa explains his decision to retire from drawing comics last year as the result of both the psychological effects years of working, his failing eyesight, and some ongoing difficulties with how Disney deals with it's comics licenses. It's an entertaining read -- especially for ow his early years intersected with those of his hero, Disney artist supreme Carl Barks, but it's also not hard to see why Disney may not have been thrilled to publish it.
Dark Horse Editorial changes: Gibbons promoted, Edidin goes freelance
A couple of changes at Dark Horse as Jim Gibbons has been promoted to assistant editor. Gibbons, one of about 12 trillion former Wizard...
The Dark Knight Rises: Batman’s Third Act
The “titles” of Batman Begins showed the symbol of a bat formed in a swarm of bats, the titles of The Dark Knightshowed it in fire, now The Dark Knight Rises shows it in ice. The bats in Begins were a symbol of fear, the titles a metaphor for an identity forming out of shadows. The fire of The Dark Knight was like a wall of fire for that bat, that symbol, pushing through the chaos inflicted by the Joker. Now, the bat is, literally, the cracks in the ice formed by the isolation of Gotham City at the hands of Bane.
REVIEW: On the Road with Paul Pope’s THE ONE TRICK RIP-OFF +DEEP CUTS
For those savvy enough to have read Paul Pope’s (BATMAN: YEAR 100, HEAVY LIQUID, BATTLING BOY in 2013) ONE TRICK RIP-OFF when it first...
Marvel Month to Month Sales: December 2012
The second month of Marvel Now titles arguably makes for more interesting sales data than the first. We're starting to get a sense of where some of the books that had huge launch numbers in November are actually going to settle down. And we're also seeing how the second-tier Marvel Now books are going to fare, with this month seeing the launches of CABLE & X-FORCE, THUNDERBOLTS and AVENGERS ARENA, as well as the relaunch of AVENGERS itself.
The Bigger Picture Behind DC’s Latest Moves
DC announced a few more cancellations and creator switches yesterday. That's not unusual in the days leading up to releasing the next batch of...
DC Creator Switches Roundup – OR – This Month’s Musical Chairs
Another month, another set of creative changes at DC. This time they're announcing them via their column at CBR. Here's the rundown of...
Justice League movie reportedly beset by usual WB woes
It was not a very good day for DC comics yesterday. Not only did their editor in chief and executive editor engage in a humiliating display of Kool-Aid fueled happy talk with enough papering over to remodel Versailles, but a whole new round of enthusiasm-sapping rumors about the Justice League movie made the rounds The word this time: Will Beall's script sucks and has to be scraped before a decent director can be hired. Juicy rumors abound:
DC announces two new books: The Movement and Green Team
Somehow lost in all the hoopla over DC's new 52 pretty much imploding all over the place yesterday, was the announcement of two new books that aren't what you expected.
The Safe Haven of Batman
Some early morning ramble to go with your coffee. While all around us creators are struggling with editors, artists are flying from one series...
Sales Postmortem on DC’s Cancelled Titles
January sales stats will be out soon, but let's take a look at where books in DC's latest (and relatively large - 11.5% of...
