The second printing of the book is due from Image Comics next month.
Layman Switches Genres to Cosmic Horror for His Next “CHEW-like Novel Length Comic”
Outer Darkness arrives in November from Image / Skybound
John Layman and Afu Chan team for OUTER DARKNESS from Skybound
A spacehsip encounters mysteries and horror in outer space.
Interview: John Layman on why he’s a giant goofball and Leviathan’s giant monsters
John Layman (Chew, Eleanor and the Egret) is currently working on a new series with artist Nick Pitarra (The Manhattan Projects). The Beat sat down with him at San Diego Comic-Con and he talked with us about the visual madness that makes Leviathan more than just another monster story.
Matt Chats: Rob Guillory on the Growth of FARMHAND
Family is at the center of Farmhand, specifically main character Zeke’s relationships with the family he was born into and the family he chose. Rob Guillory has created a comic lending that sense of family, occasional wackiness in a similar vein as CHEW, and a foreboding tinge of horror together to excellent results. I interviewed Rob […]
Charlie’s Angels Comes To Comics in June with John Layman and Joe Eisma Embracing the ’70s
Dynamite will be bringing the TV detective trio back for new adventures.
Eleanor and the Egret is coming from Layman and Kieth
April will see a new title from AfterShock by the marquee duo of John Layman and Sam Kieth with the intriguing title of Eleanor and the Egret. Here’s the pitch: A slightly surreal tale of an art thief and her sidekick, a talking egret who gets just a bit bigger after each successful caper, as they […]
The Aliens already Won in MARS ATTACKS: OCCUPATION
Sometimes in corporate comics, men in suits strive for creators to produce material that is more in line with other works in order to create a shared universe. This makes it hard for writers and artists to really maintain their own distinctive voices. However, sometimes a project can fit in the genre of a creator-owned work and […]
On the scene: Phoenix Comicon 2015
Phoenix Comicon took place on Thursday, May 28 through Sunday, May 31. Apparently, preview night and Sunday were the best days. Honestly, I felt like I was going to Emerald City or San Diego Comic-Con, but I can park near the venue. The parking fees raised, but they’re fairly reasonable considering the location. Downtown Phoenix […]
Mike Norton on Chew/Revival: “I Thought It Was Insane!” [Interview]
Comics is an unpredictable world to wander through. One day everything is understandable and safe, Chew sits on the shelf next to Revival, and the world is as you’d expect. But then one day Mike Norton, Tim Seeley, John Layman and Rob Guillory announce that this May, rather than having everything in its right place… […]