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Or so says this interview with The Square Peg Show from MegaCon. Hamner says he'll be working on something "pretty big" for DC and writing and drawing it. Which is good news because Cully Hamner is quality. Among his past work: design work for DC for years, RED, with Warren Ellis, and its spin-offs, The Question, The Shade, Animal Man, Action Comics, etc etc etc.

By the time you read this, The Beat will be on our way to Seattle for The Emerald City Comic Con, now just about...

Captain America has always been a story about survival. Frozen in ice for decades after World War II, Steve Rogers emerges to a world...

Normally I'm not in favor of digging up characters who were done perfectly by their creator, but Elektra has been revived so many times, we might as well give it a go again—this time as part of Marvel's experimental push for female-led titles. This new version comes out in April and features writing by Haden Blackman and are by Mike Del Mundo. In fact these pages by Del Mundo look pretty sharp and remind me of....another book with a female lead.

True Story, Swear to God's Tom Beland is back with a new book, Chicacabra, to debut from IDW this June. It's billed as a humourous series of graphic novels, about a Latina girl who turns into a monster -- and yes the title is a play on the legendary creature the Chupacabra.

The Ting Comic and Graphic Arts Festival in London Ontario is yet another of the comic arts festivals (CAFs) springing up around the world....