“Chris Pine is Rob Liefeld in ‘ICONS’ the Image Comics story”
In case you missed yesterday's blockbuster news, the irrepressible Rob Liefeld took three days out of his schedule to write a screenplay called ICONS about the early days of Image. Hitherto shown only to close friends, the screenplay turned up at the website Dreammoviecast where you can read several sample pages up along with Liefeld's own dream casting choices. I don't want to spoil all the surprises but here are two:
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: Make comics the Oily Way
Lots of stuff so let's get to it!
§ Sometime Beat contributor Laura Sneddon looks at 2013 in Comics and even though this list is mostly front of the Diamond catalog, there's a lot to be excited about.
Help Wanted: IDW is hiring an editor
Do you have what it takes to juggle a bunch of monthly comics, dealing with freelancers, Diamond, retailers and the comics press? If you're...
Cuteness and More Review: CHU’S DAY by Neil Gaiman and Adam Rex
Okay, it’s not a comic. But it is a lavishly illustrated and pleasingly offbeat childrens’ book by the great comics and prose writer Neil...
Ed Kramer, Dragon-Con co-founder, facing molestation charges
The AJC reported that one of the founding members of Dragon-Con, Edward Eliot Kramer, was arrested on Saturday for child molestation charges that dated back to 2000. Kramer was first arrested in August 25, 2000, on accusations that he sexually abused three teenage boys. Kramer resigned from Dragon Con that year, and has been uninvolved from the show since then. (Some guests expressed on Twitter that with the recent news they will never go back to that convention again, unaware that Kramer is long gone.)
How to stonewall: AMC head on Mazzara exit
With two showrunners in three years making The Walking Dead a revolving door for producers, you might think AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan might...
Warren Ellis returns to Comics for ‘Scatterlands’ with Jason Howard
Well, he's not been away really. He did a one page story with the brilliant Tula Lotay for Thought Bubble's 2012 anthology, for one...
Kick-Watcher: Frogman, The Whole Story and Inkd
I know that's the weirdest group of projects to put in one headline but I think it says a lot about the amount of variety that...
Do comic company lawyers kill creative freedom?
Among the many thoughtful questions raised in my discussion with the Superman Homepage earlier this week was whether the Siegel lawsuit prompted changes to Superman's uniform....
Preview: Tusen Hjärtan Stark Anthology By Domino Books
2012 was a great year in terms of indie anthology releases. With works like SECRET PRISON 7, THICKNESS, and GANG BANG BONG setting the...
iFanboy and Graphicly split
Following the announcement that iFanboy founder Ron Richards would be moving over to Image Comics, moie changes at iFanboy were announced today. Longtime iFanboy contributor Paul Montgomery will be filling Richards' editorial duties at the site, including joining the podcast.
Changes at Image: Ron Richards in, Martinez and Delaine out
Some changes at Image Comics; Ron Richards, formerly of iFanboy, has been hired as Director of Business Development. You can read about Richards' new...





















