Now out is issue #1 of The Baker Street Peculiars, a miniseries set in the world of Sherlock Holmes but focusing on three street urchins. It’s written by Roger Langridge and illustrated by Andy Hirsch. The publisher arranged for me to ask them a few questions, answered here. And my thanks to everyone for the opportunity! How did this concept come about? What inspired the story? ROGER LANGRIDGE: During a conversation about what I might do for them next, BOOM! […]

In his review of Green Lantern #50, J. Caleb Mozzocco writes the following: The pre-Flashpoint, pre-New 52 version of Parallax Hal Jordan, plucked from the time-stream in the midst of Zero Hour by Brainiac for eventual usage in Convergence, coming face-to-face with post-Flashpoint, New 52 Green Lantern Hal Jordan. That sentence, you’ll have noticed, includes references to three inter-company crossovers and a branding initiative, spanning some 21 years. It is therefore demonstrative of the core problem of The New 52 […]

Image Comics has announced that they will be shipping Image+, a monthly add-on promotional magazine to the Diamond Previews catalog, beginning in May, free with the catalog. If you don’t buy Previews, you can get Image+ by itself for $1.99 an issue. The 64-page magazine, aimed at both retailers and fans, will “feature exclusive interviews, spotlight features, bonus never-before-seen preview pages, editorials from industry voices, and more in-depth, insightful, and provocative comics coverage curated by David Brothers, Branding Manager at […]

Wizard World Madison, in its second year, moves to April (a much better time to come to Wisconsin). And they’ve begun announcing some special Special Guests. Doctor Who stars David Tennant (Saturday only), Matt Smith (Saturday and Sunday only), and Alex Kingston (Saturday and Sunday only) will all be appearing at the show. (Billie Piper, previously announced, has canceled.) Other pop culture guests include Krysten Ritter and Mike Coulter of Jessica Jones and Brett Dalton and Elizabeth Henstridge from Agents […]

What a world we live in! There’s no need to give up on a project you once loved, because it just might always come back. David Hahn (whom you may know from his work on Bite Club, Fables, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, or Batman ’66 Meets the Man From UNCLE) originally broke into comics with the small press title Private Beach. It was first a three-issue miniseries called Fun and Perils in the Trudyverse (Antarctic Press, 1995), then seven issues […]

Dover Publications, which specializes (in the comic field) in reprinting works that deserve to be better known or have gone out of print, will be bringing out a terrific science fiction comic epic this June. Teri S. Wood’s Wandering Star originally ran 21 issues from 1993-1997. (The first 11 were self-published, with Sirius Entertainment putting out the final 10.) I enjoyed reading it a lot, since it’s a true science fiction comic, combining galactic warfare, a future Earth, and a […]

Through May runs in London the art show “Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics“. Leaving aside the too-cutesy title (I thought we’d got rid of aviatrix and the like back in the 1940s), it aims to be “the UK’s largest ever exhibition of the work of pioneering female comics artists”. The show features original artwork from the 1800s to the present and includes artists Tove Jansson, Posy Simmonds, Alison Bechdel, Dale Messick, Carla Speed McNeil, Jackie Ormes, Kate Beaton, Lynda […]

I will be moderating a panel at next month’s C2E2 show in Chicago. It’s called “How to Get Press for Your Comic“, and here’s the description: You can’t be successful in comics without being talked about, and in the right way. Three accomplished comic creators discuss getting coverage for your comic. Learn how to create an effective press release, contact the right outlets, and get your message out from Kel McDonald (Sorcery 101, Misfits of Avalon), Amy Chu (Girls Night […]