https://twitter.com/beckycloonan/status/918253791983652864 § Nice Art: Inktober continues, this time from Becky Cloonan. § So when I reported on that story about the handyman stealing $250,000 worth of art and comicsfrom a Sparta, NJ home the other day….I knew that Marvel’s chief creative officer Joe Quesada and his wife Nanci Quesada have a home there, but I […]
REVIEW: Becky Cloonan’s By Chance Or Providence will show you what love is
When Johnny Cash said that love was a burning thing, he was probably talking about the self-published works of Becky Cloonan. Before she became the first woman to draw an issue of Batman or the visual sense of Gerard Way’s Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, Becky wrote and illustrated tales of tragedy […]
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Olive’s final story begins in GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER #9
For the last several years, it’s been a unique pleasure to experience a side of Gotham we’ve never seen before. Instead of a violent and gothic exploration of the things we fear, Gotham Academy has shown us that even in dark places, love and friendship can thrive. However, all good stories eventually come to an end. […]
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Batman comes to GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER #6
This week, DC Comics releases Gotham Academy: Second Semester #6. Tensions are running high as the gang searches for their AWOL friend Colton. Olive’s becoming more and more rebellious, Pomeline’s found an ancient crypt, and on top of all this, Batman’s on their case. Check out the Comics Beat’s exclusive preview of the issue after the […]
MoCCA Fest 2017 reveals key art by Becky Cloonan
The Society of Illustrators has just unveiled the key art for the fifteenth annual MoCCA Arts Festival. It’s by Becky Cloonan, so it’s gorgeous. The images will be used on signage and merchandise at the fest. The MoCCA Arts Festival takes place this year April 1st and 2nd at the Metropolitan West located at 639 West 46th Street […]
MoCCA Festival announced for April 1-2 with Blutch, Yang and more
The Society of Illustrators has just announced some details for the 2017 MoCCA Festival in New York. It will be held at the same place as last year – Metropolitan West – and will be held April 1-2. UPDATE: revealed in a tweet, Penelope Bagieu will be the badge and poster artist! https://twitter.com/PenelopeB/status/806244707693105152 This year’s […]
Great advice on working and making comics from Becky Cloonan, Jeff Lemire and Michael DeForge
Comics creator process posts are the BEST posts. Jeff Lemire seems to have taken over Charles Soule’s mantle as Busiest Person in Comics– writing 7-8 monthly books – and he reveals how he does it in an absolutley stellar process post with a ton of photos AND a page of preview art from AD: After […]
Nice Art: Gerard Way offers second update on DC’s YOUNG ANIMAL Imprint
Author, musician and occasional illustrator Gerard Way (The Umbrella Academy) is finally getting a chance to take on comics in a bigger role than ever before with DC’s Young Animal imprint. The line includes the following titles: Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye written by Way and Jon Rivera with art from Michael Avon Oeming (Powers), […]
The Marvel Rundown: Is Marvel’s newest take on the Thunderbolts punishing?
This week in The Marvel Rundown, we’re taking a look at a shiny pair of new #1s. First, we examine The Punisher, a series about Marvel’s resident badass on call whose reputation was recently bolstered by a recent appearance on the Netflix show Marvel’s Daredevil. Writer Becky Cloonan (Gotham Academy) is joined by Punisher veteran Steve Dillon (Punisher: […]
Welcome Marvel’s New THE PUNISHER Creative Team: Cloonan & Dillon!
Bang bang. Welcome back the one who knocks.