To go along with CONtv, their online network, Wizard World has announced CON Radio, a combination of live audio streaming and podcasts. They’ve got nine programs available now, with more promised for later this summer and “live streaming from Wizard World Comic Con shows nationally.” Here’s the program list, planned to update weekly unless otherwise noted. The Classics show sounds most interesting to me, although I haven’t listened to any yet. Common Room – A female-take on the geek culture […]

With no timeframe announced, Image Comics plans to publish a new ongoing series written by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Scott Pilgrim, Seconds) called Snotgirl. (Well, that’s certainly distinctive.) The creative team consists of artist Leslie Hung, colorist Mickey Quinn, and letterer/designer Maré Odomo, and the premise is “a dark comedy set in the world of fashion bloggers.” Here’s the description: Lottie is a huge success — she’s blog famous! Her online persona is flawless and fun, but her real life is […]

As announced as part of the Image Expo, Chynna Clugston Flores’ Blue Monday is returning! All of the previous material will be reprinted as Blue Monday: Germfree Adolescents. That should include the four books The Kids Are Alright, Absolute Beginners, Inbetween Days, and Painted Moon, but they’re also promising “all of the previously-published miniseries and one-shot comics, along with all of the rare short stories”. Exciting! Everything you need in one place, plus “tons of behind-the-scenes material”! The series is […]

The fascinating, of-the-times, digital comic The Private Eye, a near-future-set sci-fi mystery in a world with no internet and no public interaction without costumes or anonymity, will be coming to print this fall from Image Comics. A deluxe hardcover will be available November 2015. The series is by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin with colors by Muntsa Vincente. Said Vaughan, “Readers and retailers have been begging us for a physical version of this story ever since we first announced […]

Wizard World has begun sending out guest announcements for Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, to be held August 20-23, 2015. I don’t normally go in for celebrity sightings, but I am intrigued that this show will include the following faves: Nathan Fillion (Serenity, Castle) Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye in The Avengers) Stephen Amell (Arrow) Billie Piper (Doctor Who) Arthur Darville (Doctor Who and the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow) Sadly, Adam Baldwin will also be there. (They also announced comic guests in […]

Hey, it’s Previews time again! Orders are due to your local comic shop by June 18 if you’re interested in committing to buy anything from the current catalog. Here are some items I found interesting-looking. Zodiac Starforce #1 (JUN15 0045, $3.99) — a four-issue miniseries from Kevin Panetta, Paulina Ganucheau, and Dark Horse. Previously a webcomic, this series should appeal to fans of Sailor Moon and Steven Universe, since it features teen girls with magic powers. The Eltingville Club #2 […]

C. Spike Trotman, Kickstarter goddess behind Smut Peddler, has a new project out, and there’s only three days left to participate. New World is a fantasy/SF comic anthology about culture clash and civilizations in conflict. It will have 25 stories by 30 creators, including Zach Weinersmith (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal), Matt Howarth (Those Annoying Post Brothers), and Carla Speed McNeil (Finder, No Mercy). It’s already well over-funded, so at this point, it’s just a pre-order to get the PDF ($15) […]

A Voice in the Dark was an intriguing series by Larime Taylor published by Image Comics. It was the story of a young woman going to college, where she was a night DJ. She was also a murderer. We’d see her thoughts as she pondered whether someone deserved to be killed or how she set up an alibi. It was a unique, disturbing portrait. Most amazingly, the artist created it all using his mouth, since Taylor is disabled. The series […]