Preview: DENIS KITCHEN'S CHIPBOARD SKETCHBOOK
Here's a small preview of DENIS KITCHEN'S CHIPBOARD SKETCHBOOK, which presents some of his distinctive work from another medium -- cardboard! The book, published...
Firstish looks: Spider-Man in action; possible X-Men First Class
A few set photos floating around this afternoon are of interest for various reasons.
¶ A fan on the street snapped a shot of a...
PR: deLaine replaces Gomez at Image
Via PR, official confirmation of Sarah deLaine replacing Betsy Gomez as Image Comics' PR & Marketing Coordinator. deLaine is a long time Image staffer and formerly worked at Comic Relief.
Nice art: Brecht Evens’ Night Animals
Belgian cartoonist Brecht Evens made quite a splash with THE WRONG PLACE from D&Q, and the upcoming NIGHT ANIMALS (Top Shelf, March) looks to continue the buzz.
Image and Top Cow reorganize
Some changes at Image Comics, which had a dynamite 2010 with the success of WALKING DEAD and many new series. As announced in a press release, Top Cow, which has functioned pretty much independently of Image for marketing and PR, will be moving some of its operations to the Image Central office, coordinating more production, marketing and sales efforts. Top Cow had a big hit in 2010 with ARTIFACTS, a big event crossover for their long running WITCHBLADE and DARKNESS franchises, but they don't have a huge publishing program and some consolidation seems like a move to strengthen both companies.
New Spider-Man will have mechanical webshooters
Poor Emma Stone. As lovely and charming as she is, she did not know that by answering some nerdy question on the red carpet she was stepping into a hotbed of fannish research. While everyone went all Zapruder inspecting the bulges on Andrew Garfield's wrists in the recently released look at him in Spider-garb, she innocently answered the burning question:
Nice art: The X-Men family tree by Joe Stone
A fine infographic chart which, if not for the initiated, still lays out mutant heredity in an elegant way.
Coming Attactions: January 2011
So, this month is a bit light. There are always some significant titles every month, so here's the list for January.
First look at Azzarello/Risso SPACEMAN
Little is known of the new Vertigo book by the Eisner-winning 100 BULLETS team of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, but as this editorial...
Tokyopop goes to Diamond for distribution
Tokyopop has just signed a deal with Diamond Book Distributors for distribution to both comics shops and bookstores. This marks Tokyopop's return to Diamond...
Newish look: Chris Evans as Captain America
This grainy scan from tomorrow's EW is running around the internet. We smell something, and it smells like THE ROCKETEER.











