End Quotes: Jillian Tamaki on today’s illustrators
After spending a year chairing the Society of Illustrators' annual illustration show, Jillian Tamaki pens a rah rah intro for the annual, but I think she's right:
Young illustrators, seemingly unfazed by the fact...
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 at both Monkeybrain Comics and Sequart. With his newest series...
David Brothers: “I’ve got to keep banging the drum for more” [Interview]
David Brothers is one of the most accomplished writers-about-comics around, a blogger who recently moved into the industry himself as a member of the Image Comics staff. Having made a name for himself on...
Kicking the Kick-Troll: Shadowbinders Returns to Kickstarter! [Interview]
Shadowbinders is a webcomic from creators Kambrea and Thomas Pratt. Having previously worked for Disney, the duo decided to take their latest idea to the internet, where it's spent the last four years building...
Ruth Redmond on Colouring, Comics, and Getting In With Marvel [Interview]
The Irish comics scene is one of the busiest in the world right now, and almost certainly one of the fastest growing. Spurred on by creators like PJ Holden and Declan Shalvey, more and...
Must read: David Harper on the diminishing role of the comics artist at the...
It's hard to believe in the era of Tumblr and Imgur and gifs and all that, but in comics artists seem to be getting the short end of the stick, at least in some...
Interview: For Jonathan Larsen, The Endling is only the Beginning
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By Matt O'Keefe
One of Thrillbent’s first launches, The Endling is a story in which characters of the present interact with humanity a billion years of evolution later. I chatted with its writer Jonathan Larsen about the story...
Interview: Mark Waid on the Inner Demons of Daredevil, Attitude Adjustment for the Hulk,...
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By Matt O'Keefe
Not only has Mark Waid been pioneering digital comics over the past few years; he’s also broken new ground in mainstream comics. In Daredevil and Indestructible Hulk heroes are actively addressing their...
Uniting and Dividing The Valiant Universe with Matt Kindt [Interview]
Valiant's relaunch has been an incredible success, but what's been most interesting is that the company have been able to balance commercial success with creative success. If you look at reviews for any of...
Dave Windett Unravels The Kaci Bell Mysteries [Interview]
I never actually expect anybody to take part in International Darkstar Day. But last year a number of people were kind enough to join in, and one of them was Dave Windett. And as...
INTERVIEW: Charles Soule on Writing “Letter 44”
By Matt O'Keefe
Charles Soule is beyond busy. Since Image/Shadowline published his rock fantasy 27 in 2010 he has gone on to write a number of comics from publishers including Archaia, DC, and Marvel. With his creator-owned Letter...
Getting Into Inking with Mark Morales [Interview]
Mark Morales is a comic book superstar. Having worked on many of the best-selling Marvel titles of the last few years, he's worked as an inker alongside artists like Olivier Coipel, Jim Cheung, and...
