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DC Universe Online: Legends #1 Comic Review

DC Comics, $2.99
Story: Marv Wolfman, Tony Bedard
Art: Howard Porter, Livesay, Adriana Melo, Norman Lee
Colours: Carrie Strachan
DC Universe Online: Legends sits in the rather unenviable position of being a comic book based on a video game based on a comic book. However, DCUO is no ordinary video game but an MMO; an online realm that will continue … read more
Asylum Press Releases Black Powder #1 (of 3) Preview

Press Release: Frank Forte, publisher of Asylum Press, announces the release of previews for the company’s April solicitations (Featured in Diamond Comics’ Feb. Previews). Black Powder, written and illustrated by Dwayne Harris, is a very exciting action adventure series that takes place during the catastrophic New Madrid earthquake of 1812. Each issue will be double-sized at 56 pages and retail … read more
Nominations Open for Eagle Awards 2011

When: 27-29th May
Where: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock
Press Release: What was your favourite comic of 2010? Which artists and writers really grabbed your attention? Nominations open on Friday 4 February and run until 7 March for the world-famous Eagle Awards, so head on over to www.eagleawards.co.uk to make your voice heard!
The top five nominations in each section … read more
Interview: RIP M.D and Angry Beavers Creator Mitch Schauer

Little terrors love big monsters. Rip, the protagonist of RIP M.D., the new series from animation studio Lincoln Butterfield and publisher Fantagraphics Books, is so convinced that the creatures that go bump in the night are simply misunderstood, he decides to make it his business to befriend the undead.
From Angry Beavers creator Mitch Schauer, RIP M.D. is an all-ages … read more
Interview: Zenescope at NYCC
Interview with Zenescope Entertainment’s Ralph Tenesco at the New York Comic Con. Continue reading
Amity Blamity: A Fun For All-Ages Farmland Adventure

Pot bellies, pigtails and flying garlic invade the family farm in new SLG graphic novel series
Press Release: Starting a new job is an adventure for anyone, but when you are a four-year old girl working in the barnyard offices of a pot-bellied pig adventure becomes more than a euphemism. So goes Amity Blamity, the new graphic novel series by … read more
Interview: Ape Entertainment at NYCC
Interview with the Founders of Ape Entertainment, David Hedgecock and Jason M. Burns, at the New York comic Con. Continue reading
Interview: Artist Susan Heidi at NYCC
Interview with pin up artist Susan Heidi at the New York Comic Con. Continue reading
Interview: Curls Studio at NYCC
Interview with Curls Studio at the New York Comic Con Continue reading
Interview: Comic Artist Stephen Silver at NYCC
Interview with comic artist Stephen Silver at the New York Comic Con. Continue reading



