The PETER PANZERFAUST creators Kurtis J. Wiebe and Tyler Jenkins, with “Kapitan Haken” — a.k.a. Ron Perlman!
David Meets Irina by Melanie Marrero
Showing my support for my favorite series
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#Morning Glories
I totally made this for fan art friday. Not about a month earlier due to an abundance of free time and an obsession with Morning Glories -.-
Here at Image Comics, we were disappointed to see the loss of a great voice in the comics media — Comics Alliance, which was shut down by AOL on Friday. Having many and diverse voices covering our industry is part of what keeps it vibrant, and Comics Alliance offered solid, insightful criticism (which was always honest, whether positive or negative), great interviews, and a good dose of humor. We wish all the best to Joe Hughes and his able crew — we know we haven’t heard the last from you!
We’ll especially miss the pull quotes we took advantage of in our press releases and other PR material. Here are some of our favorites:
Crime and horror are two genres that don’t generally associate with each other, although they do share a few similarities: sudden bursts of violence and an exploration of something that is wrong at the deepest level. Fatale is more crime comic than horror comic, but it’s the horror touches that make this issue such a treat to read. It succeeds because where crime comics zig, horror comics zag.
- ’Fatale’ Mixes Crime and Horror in a Monstrously Good Comic” by David Brothers
I realize this is going to sound crazy if you haven’t read this comic, just trust me on this: Albert Einstein is The Manhattan Projects’ Wolverine.
Not Wolverine as he is now, when you know exactly what he’s capable of because you’ve seen it in pretty much every book Marvel publishes up to and including Power Pack, but as he was. Back when they were just building up to the day he was going to be unleashed, and the only thing you knew was that it was going to be very, very bad for anyone standing in his way.
-“‘The Manhattan Projects’ Is Pure Mad Science In Comic Book Form” by Chris Sims
Combining the violence and savagery of John Buscema’s Conan comics of the 1970s (Graham’s primary influence on the book) with the odd beauty of French sci-fi masters like Moebius and Enki Bilal, Prophet takes readers on a journey that no other comic does: to other worlds that actually seem like other worlds. As many alien planets we come across in comics, a whole lot of them seem a lot like Earth. In Prophet, Earth is so infected and overrun with four-jawed mutants, it doesn’t even look like Earth, and alien worlds are so freaky and convincing, you might actually throw up in your mouth a little bit. The level of ingenuity put into the world-building is unreal, and it only takes moments to be swept along into whatever schizophrenic environment each issue is set in. Even at the frantic pace it’s setting, that ingenuity has yet to lag.
-”‘Prophet’: The Barbarian Space Opera You Should Already Be Reading” by John Parker
The factors that make a comic appealing are an entirely subjective and strange thing. Sometimes the thrill of the unknown is what does it, and at other times, it’s seeing something familiar performed in a new or particularly efficient way. It’s tough to figure out what the appeal of the series is going to be before you read it. Our prejudgements are one thing, but reality often works out quite differently. Writer David Hine, artist Dougie Braithwaite, and colorist Ulises Arreola’s Storm Dogs is a great example. It’s got something old in the form of a murder mystery that quickly becomes more complicated than anyone ever expected. It’s got something familiar, too. It feels similar to Ridley Scott’s Alien and Prometheus in tone and approach to science fiction. Finally, it’s got something new, and that’s a hard focus on the way cultures interact and evolve. I expected to like the comic because David Hine and Dougie Braithwaite are seriously talented dudes. As it turns out, I like it for that reason and so many more.
- ”Let David Hine and Doug Braithwaite’s ‘Storm Dogs’ Take You For A Ride” by David Brothers
The short version: Jimmie Robinson’s Five Weapons is a textbook example of how to create a first issue that leaves readers wanting more as soon as possible. Robinson introduces the main character, uses his unfamiliarity with the setting as an excuse to drop a lot of information on us, gives us brief and evocative descriptions of the cast, seeds a few mysteries, delivers a good amount of action, and then leaves you wanting more. It’s a good comic, with an absurd idea played perfectly straight for a setting, with a good protagonist. The art is engaging and the story shows promise. It’s well worth your time.
- ”Jimmie Robinson’s ‘Five Weapons’ #1: Killer Execution, Satisfying Package” by David Brothers
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Not really fan art, since it’s a variant cover, but maybe some inspiration for your MORNING GLORIES fan art. Be sure to submit it by Friday!
Jamie McKelvie (PHONOGRAM, YOUNG AVENGERS) cover for MORNING GLORIES 027.
If you want this cover, let your retailer know! Diamond Order Code MAR138125
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IMAGE COMICS ANNOUNCES IMAGE EXPO 2013
Publisher to host media event on July 2 in San Francisco
At the Diamond Comics Retailer summit in Chicago today, Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson announced Image Expo 2013, a unique media event that will take place in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on July 2, 2013.
Image Expo 2013 will be an all-day event featuring announcements from Image Comics, the publisher of the best-selling comic book titles THE WALKING DEAD, SAGA, FATALE, EAST OF WEST and JUPITER’S LEGACY, as well as appearances by superstar creators, including Image partner and THE WALKING DEAD creator Robert Kirkman and Ed Brubaker, co-creator of the Eisner-nominated FATALE, revealing panels, and autograph sessions. Tickets for this exciting event will available to the general public for purchase on May 3, 2013.
Image Expo 2013 follows the publisher’s successful 2012 Image Expo convention, which was held in Oakland, California. Image Expo 2013 will be be the most intimate comics event of its kind, offering unprecedented access to creators, exclusive swag, and the first chance to hear what the publisher that has been taking the comics industry by storm has planned for the future.
Image Comics fans can keep on top of all the latest Image Expo 2013 developments at www.imagecomics.com/expo for ticket information and guest announcements.
