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Holy Cow! Ming Doyle’s Anatomy of a Superhuman might be THE book of 2018

07/06/2018 10:45 am by Heidi MacDonald

Holy Cow! Ming Doyle’s Anatomy of a Superhuman might be THE book of 2018

DC’s superheroes as you’ve never seen them before.

Filed Under: DC, Top News Tagged With: anatomy, Batman, insight editions, matthew manning, Ming Doyle, nice art, S d perry, superhero cutaway diagrams

Kibbles ‘b’ Bits 2/14/18: You must be my Valentine, Reinhardt

02/14/2018 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Kibbles ‘b’ Bits 2/14/18: You must be my Valentine, Reinhardt

I'm flattered to learn that Marvel and Kleenex have been perusing my Tumblr archive. pic.twitter.com/IVerflBagr — Jesse Hamm (@jesse_hamm) February 14, 2018 § Spiders do spin webs out of their butts, so why not kleenex? This is perfect branding. § Happy Valentine’s Day! Back when people mailed things, it was my greatest joy to buy […]

Filed Under: Kibbles 'n' Bits Tagged With: Bingo Love, ganzeer, kylo ren valentines, lauren weinstein, marvel tv sucks, Ming Doyle, ollie masters, Overwatch, spider-butt, Star Wars, Tee Franklin, the kitchen, valentines, wrestling, Zack Snyder

Leth and Levens bring Spell on Wheels to Dark Horse

07/13/2016 3:15 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Leth and Levens bring Spell on Wheels to Dark Horse

  Dark Horse has just announced a new five issue supernatural mini series, Spell on Wheels, by Kate Leth  (Adventure Time: Seeing Red, Patsy Walker, a.k.a. Hellcat!) and Megan Levens (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10, Madame Frankenstein) with a cover by  Ming Doyle (Girl Over Paris, Constantine: The Hellblazer). IT debuts in October but you […]

Filed Under: Dark Horse, Top News Tagged With: Kate Leth, megan levens, Ming Doyle, spell on wheels

Marvel unveils Women of Marvel Variant Covers

01/30/2015 3:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Marvel unveils Women of Marvel Variant Covers

When Marvel announced Girl Comics four years ago it unleashed a firestorm of outrage (just check out the comments if you care in the link). Now they are announcing a whole month of variant covers by female artists and everyone thinks it’s A-OK! Because suddenly women read comics.

Filed Under: Comics, Marvel, Top News Tagged With: Colleen Doran, erica henderson, Janet Lee, Katie Cook, Ming Doyle, sana takeda, stacey lee, Stephanie Hans, women's history month

PREVIEW: Vertigo announces The Kitchen by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle

07/01/2014 3:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

PREVIEW: Vertigo announces The Kitchen by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle

Vertigo is NOT DEAD. Although a lot of people thought DC’s edgy imprint would go the way of the dodo in a more cost conscious environment, this is one of several interesting project I’ve been hearing about coming up. I’m told there will be even more before San Diego. This mini series hit in November […]

Filed Under: DC, Top News Tagged With: DC, Ming Doyle, ollie masters, Top News, Vertigo

Ming Doyle Joins Quantum & Woody in December

09/08/2013 5:09 pm by Steve Morris

Ming Doyle Joins Quantum & Woody in December

Following Tom Fowler’s four-issue opening arc, Valiant have announced that Ming Doyle will be joining Quantum and Woody for the second arc of the series. Sadly not as a character herself – although hey, James Asmus, there’s a cracking idea for you – but as penciller. Steve MorrisTalking bunny, Little Mix enthusiast and co-publisher of The […]

Filed Under: Top News, Valiant Tagged With: James Asmus, Ming Doyle, Quantum & Woody, Valiant

SDCC’13: PIXIE!!! Oh, and Young Avengers: Afterparty

07/19/2013 6:16 pm by Steve Morris

SDCC’13: PIXIE!!! Oh, and Young Avengers: Afterparty

Announced at the Cup O’ Joe Panel is Young Avengers: Afterparty, a two-issue jam comic which’ll see Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie welcome in a number of other creators for some stories and dancing. Also, some of these stories will feature PIXIE! Steve MorrisTalking bunny, Little Mix enthusiast and co-publisher of The MNT, which you […]

Filed Under: Marvel, Top News Tagged With: Becky Cloonan, Emma Vieceli, Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen, Ming Doyle, Pixie, Young Avengers

On the Scene: Image Crowds the Dais at Heroes Con 2013

06/08/2013 11:00 am by Hannah Means-Shannon

On the Scene: Image Crowds the Dais at Heroes Con 2013

On the opening day of Heroes Con, there were plenty of excellent panels to behold, but Image pulled out all the stops by packing so many artists and writers onto the speakers platform that one had to stand and another was teetering on the edge bravely. Aaron Holland (“A Comic Shop” columnist for Bleeding Cool) […]

Filed Under: Conventions, Image, News, Top News Tagged With: Aaron Holland, Cory Walker, creator owned comics, Great Pacific, Heroes Con 2013, Image Comics, Indie Comics, Joe Eisma, Joe Harris, Justin Jordan, Luther Strode, Mara, Ming Doyle, Morning Glories, Nate Bellegarde, Nowhere Men, Todd Nauk, Tradd Moore

Thought Bubble 2013’s Guest Line Up So Far – 10 girls, 11 guys

03/05/2013 3:00 pm by Steve Morris

Thought Bubble 2013’s Guest Line Up So Far – 10 girls, 11 guys

Thought Bubble 2013 have announced a second list of guests for their convention this year, which, I notice, means the convention has a brilliant gender parity. Of the 21 guests so far announced, 10 are female! Steve MorrisTalking bunny, Little Mix enthusiast and co-publisher of The MNT, which you can find here. http://stardarkcity.wordpress.com/

Filed Under: Conventions, Thought Bubble, Top News Tagged With: Annie Wu, Becky Cloonan, Emma Rios, fiona staples, Francesco Francavilla, Hope Larson, Jordie Bellaire, Leeds Thought Bubble, Ming Doyle

Introducing….Flashbacca

09/07/2012 3:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Introducing….Flashbacca

You can buy a print of Ming Doyle’s art here. Heidi MacDonaldHeidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle. https://www.comicsbeat.com

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Art, Ming Doyle

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