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In what is not a shock but is a break with tradition, Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira and Domu, has been awarded the Grand Prix at the 42nd annual Festival d'Angoulême which is taking place as we speak. Otomo beat out beloved Belgian cartoonist Hermann (the safe choice) and Alan Moore, who probably would have just chucked it into his garden and forgotten about.

The hour glass containing the remaining days of the Marvel Universe as we know it continued to drip grains of information

eave it to a project helmed by Jonathan Hickman to be impeccably designed. The first issue of The Dying & The Dead brings together long-time collaborator Ryan Bodenheim as artist, colorist Michael Garland, and lettering duties by Rus Wooton for a whopping 60-page issue; and the sheer amount of information conveyed is akin to a freight train dropping from the sky at terminal velocity. In a good way, I assure you.

“The Blitzkrieg Button,” Agent Carter‘s fourth episode and mid-way point, may have actually been the beginning of the series’ true arc and end game.

Valiant has done an incredible job looping endless previews and press information to the various news outlets. While last week’s batch of previews was...

It's been widely-reported that Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot would include an all-female lineup. Though there is no official confirmation that this is a done deal,...

Between Guardians of the Galaxy and The Lego Movie, Chris Pratt was probably THE action/adventure star of 2014. With Jurassic World coming up in...

Since relaunching early last year, the new Heavy Metal has been relatively quiet, relaunching Hoax Hunters under their banner and pursuing their multi media plans mostly behind the scenes. However, a recent appearance at Wizard World Portland has revealed plans for locating the comics operations of the company in Portland, OR where they'll pursue a model that takes advantage of their well known branding:

The amount of pressure on JJ Abrams' upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens is starting to reach a fever pitch. One of the factors that Disney is counting...

Alternative Comics has announced a seven book spring 2015 season, with collections by some intriguing talents. Stephen Cerio hasn't been seen in a while, and a round-up of Malachi Ward's quirky comics is long overdue. Plus Rich Tommaso, Sam Henderson and a process guide from Tom Hart's Sequential Arts Workshop—some good stuff here. Alternative publisher Marc Arsenualt has also announced that Erik Aucoin will join Alternative as Associate Publisher. Aucoin's background includes HR, law, being a record label co-owner and of course liking comics. a massive fan of comics familiar to many of today's top creators. In the past Aucoin has worked for the US Congress, a lobbying firm and as a radio DJ so comics should be a snap for him. His duties will includes editing the anthology title Alternative Comics.

  It's finally here. We now have our first look at the ultra-secretive Fantastic Four reboot, and as promised, there's a good deal of Cronenberg...

More so than any other comics-based film, the Josh Trank-helmed reboot of The Fantastic Four, has been a divisive prospect for fans. The veil...