“DNAgents” was one of 1980s first independent hits
The corporately created superheroes the DNAgents, created by Mark Evanier and Will Meugniot, were perhaps ironically among the forerunners of the independent superhero hits of the 1990s and beyond.
“Firebreather” features teen issues, larger-than-life family problems in fantasy adventure
A lot of teenage boys have issues with their fathers. Duncan Rosenblatt’s issues go a little farther.
Duncan’s a half-human, half-dragon hybrid, and if being the new kid in school is tough with a bad complexion, imagine how hard it is when you have Duncan’s craggy half-dragon exterior.
Captain America trailer launches; Zack Snyder talks Superman’s national origin; Firebreather on DVD; FF #1 comic review
Blue Estate coming soon from Image Comics
Joe Field at Flying Colors Comics and Other Cool Stuff interviews Viktor Kalvachev about his upcoming comic book, “Blue Estate” from Image Comics.
The short pitch for the book is that BLUE ESTATE is an intoxicating cocktail of GET SHORTY, PULP FICTION and SNATCH with a splash of IT’S A MAD MAD MAD WORLD, Kalvachev tells Field.
“‘Blue Estate’ is a comic domino chain of mistaken identities, shifting alliances, backstabbing conspirators and the unexpected consequences of recreational drugs,” Kalvachev said. “To tell such a fast-paced story, I had to come up with something new for the visual story-telling. This is where the ‘Style Shift’ concept came up, where different artists ‘pass the ball’ to each other within an episode, creating the feel of ‘sudden change’ in the story, which helps keep the reader on their toes the whole time.
Find out more about the comic, set for release this spring, at Flying Colors.
- Matt Price
The Walking Dead #81 ComicsPRO cover revealed
DALLAS, Texas – At the ComicsPRO Annual Members Meeting, the ComicsPRO exclusive cover of “The Walking Dead” #81 was given to attendees.
Noble Causes Archives vol. 2 concludes the superhero family’s saga
Noble Causes Archives Vol. 2
The second omnibus-style volume of Jay Faerber’s “Noble Causes” focuses on the conflict between celebrity superheroes the Noble family, and their villainous counterpart, the Blackthorne family.
Haunt #12 review
The first big “Haunt” arc comes to a close, with Daniel and Kurt in a better place with one another. Daniel, the former priest, has adapted to his role as a secret operative, and he’s come to terms with his late brother Kurt, with whom he merges to become Haunt.
Best comic-book series of 2010
Detectives, zombies and superheroes highlighted the best in periodical comic books in 2010. While most comics are eventually collected in graphic novels, the monthly periodical comic still drives most traffic in comic book stores.
The following are 2010′s best 10 periodical comic books.
Andrew Lincoln Q&A about The Walking Dead’s Rick Grimes
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
Andrew Lincoln answered questions for AMCTV’s The Walking Dead blog about his role as deputy sheriff Rick Grimes, one of a handful of human survivors after a zombie apocalypse. The show is based on the Image Comics series written by Robert Kirkman.
Q: What qualities do you personally possess that would be helpful in a zombie apocalypse?
A: I don’t think I have that many, frankly. I’ll get my stunt double to ride me away. I like to think that I’ve got determination and I’m fiercely protective of the people I love. And that comes in handy, but that’s kind of what the show asks. They’re very ordinary folk but they’re the survivors and it asks that question: How far away have we gone? How sanitized have we become? How out of contact with the land have we become? I’d probably be useless. I’d entertain the troops.
Click over to read the entire Q&A with Lincoln.
- Matt Price
The Walking Dead does zombies right
At NewsOK’s TV blog, Staticblog’s George Lang shares his take on “The Walking Dead,” the AMC series developed by Frank Darabont based on the Robert Kirkman comic-book series.
Series creator Darabont is known best for directing “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile,” two Stephen King stories based largely in some semblance of reality, but his most recent film was an adaptation of King’s “The Mist,” a raging B-movie style monster piece. Working closely from Kirkman’s story, Darabont, who directed the pilot, has fashioned a zombie-infested world in which the survivors must be ingenious enough to fight off the decaying hordes — zombies might not be smart, but they are tenacious. In the second episode, Rick and several other survivors including Glenn (Steven Yuen) and Andrea (Laurie Holden, “The Mist,” “The X-Files”) come up with a method of disguising themselves that might be the most disgusting concept ever presented in zombie fiction.
This brings up the question of the hour: does Darabont pull any television-enforced punches when depicting zombie splatter? The answer is an emphatic no: this is possibly the most gory, visceral series on television. You can put “The Walking Dead” up against George A. Romero’s series beginning with “Night of the Living Dead” onward, Zack Snyder’s remake of “Dawn of the Dead,” Danny Boyle’s “28 Days Later” or last year’s “Zombieland” and it’s clear that Darabont’s blood is not watered down. This is tough stuff: treat “The Walking Dead” like the old rule about swimming — wait a decent amount of time after eating.
Check out Lang’s full review at the TV blog, and share your thoughts on tonight’s premiere in the comments!
- Matt Price
