Israel Idonije, Chicago Bears defensive lineman, appeared at C2E2 to debut a special limited edition #1 of his series The Protectors, put out by Athlitacomics. Idonije came up with the idea during training camp years ago. The series combines two basic concepts — sports heroes and super heroes — into an adventure where athletic stars get superpowers. The comic is created by two long-standing professionals; Ron Marz writes and Bart Sears draws. Marz, when I spoke to him, was excited […]

To celebrate its three-year anniversary, Dark Horse Digital has announced two special offers for customers! Their digital comic program launched April 27, 2011, going to same-day release dates at the end of that year. They’re the only comic publisher with a stand-alone, self-maintained digital comic store and cross-platform reader app. All this weekend, digital purchases are 50% off (which makes them $2 instead of $3.99). However, if you’re planning a shopping spree, sign up for their newsletter first, and get […]

According to this detailed interview with Nat Gertler, founder of 24 Hour Comics Day, today is the 10th anniversary of the event (now held in October). I liked several observations in this piece by Tim O’Shea. First is capturing how much of a “let’s put on a show in the barn!” attitude there still is in comics, and how it often works to make things happen. Also, there’s a neat synchronicity in how working to solve problems — Nat was […]

I’m madly getting ready for C2E2 tomorrow — my visit to the show is going to be crazy since I only have Friday available — so I’m paying attention to the various press releases and appearances being announced. Then I got this Marvel announcement: the Marvel Booth (Booth #327) is going to be the place to be all weekend, with the hottest creators in the industry bringing fans all that they’ve been craving and more! Over the course of the […]