As I’ve said many times before on this very site, the Mignolaverse is without any doubt, my favorite ongoing shared universe. From the poetic and tragic recently concluded Hellboy in Hell, the war-inflected tales of the BPRD series (soon to pick back up), the rip-roaring pulp adventures of Lobster Johnson, the Victorian horror of Witchfinder, […]
Preview: HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1954 – THE UNREASONING BEAST
Mike Mignola may have sent Hellboy to hell and put his comics drawing work on hold for – but luckily there are still plenty of stories from the Hellboy-verse to tell, including this one, featuring the B.P.R.D set in 1954. Mignola and Chris Roberson wrote the story and Joe Golem’s Patric Reynolds does the art duties. The plot description […]
31 Days of Halloween: The Visitor is a spooky new comic from Mignola, Roberson, Grist and Crabtree
Revealed via a video teaser on THR, The Visitor is a new project from Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Paul Grist and Bill Crabtree coming out next February from Dark Horse. As the teaser reveals, it’s set in WWII and some GIs are finding a spooky something. The book is part of the Mignolaverse, an on […]
INTERVIEW: iZombie Co-creator Chris Roberson on unraveling the mysteries of victorian zombies and The Black Flame
It’s hard to picture a world where I don’t tune into the CW to watch Rose McIver bring Chris Roberson’s iZombie to life on the small screen. The book, which the show is based on, has the distinction of being the first Vertigo property to show the mainstream audience appeal many of the imprint’s stories have. To […]
SDCC ’16: Spotlight on Mike Mignola – “Treat it Like It’s Shakespeare”
At Friday’s Spotlight on Mike Mignola panel, SDCC attendees were treated to a Q&A session with the legendary writer/artist himself and the newest curator of his Hellboy Universe in writer Chris Roberson. This is an exciting time for the franchise, as it sees long-time Mignola collaborator John Arcudi step away from the B.P.R.D. series and […]
SDCC ’16: “Serenity” Soars Again in New Series from Chris Roberson and Georges Jeanty
Dark Horse’s partnership with Joss Whedon has been a long and productive one, releasing Seasons 8 onwards for the much-loved TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer as well as new creator-made work from Whedon and various collaborators. Amongst the various Whedon-related comics which we’ve seen over the years has been one of his most short-lived […]
Edison Rex returns today
Chris Roberson writes on the return of his Monkeybrain title, Edison Rex with a long delayed issues #17 which can be purchased here: Well, it’s been two years (!) since the last issue of Edison Rex was released, but the story isn’t over yet. Dennis and I have been busy with other projects, but we’ve […]
RISE OF THE BLACK FLAME from Mignola, Roberson, Mitten and Stewart arrives in September
The latest Hellboy spin-off will center on the cult-background of The Black Flame
The Beat Annual Creator Survey Part Five: Is Star Wars a guilty pleasure?
And so we wrap up this year’s with the last round of replies, and if one thing is clear it’s that a lot of people are looking forward to a new Star Wars movie. Once again, thanks to everyone who took the time from their busy schedules to respond. Previous parts can be read here: Part […]
Preview: Codename Action #4
CODENAME: ACTION #4 (of 6) Chris Roberson (w) Jonathan Lau (a) Jae Lee, Jonathan Lau (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ Operative 1001 has managed to locate the hidden headquarters of the shadowy organization that is driving the world to the brink of war. But even if he manages to rescue Operator […]