When comic book art and convicts intersect

[superboyprime]

When the Spirit saves a young comic book artist named Alabaster Cream from a pair of thugs, it's only the beginning of a night he'll never forget.

( Four pages from The Spirit #14 )

Ultimate Avengers vs Ultimates #4

[cyberghostface]

( Spoilers )

The second death of Dr. Venom

[superboyprime]

( A third of last month's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #165 )

Back in the background

[stubbleupdate]

It's hopefully well know that I'm pretty much the number one cheerleader for Matt Fraction and Barry Kitson's series The Order, a ten issue book that looked at California's 41 team of everyday heroes given superpowers.

They've been very quiet in the years since the book finished, so any time I hear a mention of them, I get excited and rush out to grab the issue.

After the series ended, The Order made a few dotted appearances in the Marvel Universe, with a fleeting showing in the Initiaitve's Secret Invasion and leader Henry Hellrung joining in with Iron Man: Most Wanted. The team made a cameo in San Francisco based Eternals and now that Fear Itself has rolled around, it's time for them ( to make an appearance again. )

Does this mean that I'll have to keep reading Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt?

Tom Hardy - Bane

[sherkahn]

With the summer blockbuster season upon us, teaser images for next summer have been released.
Here is one of the big ones.

Cosmic Book News has the teaser shot of the Man Who Broke the Bat (as played by Tom Hardy).


( Quien es mas macho? )

BATPONIES

[ebailey140]

Because Equestria is a dangerous place...

( Read more... )

And for Legality, a quiet moment with Steph and Barbara.

( Read more... )

Stuff that's a little fearful, but entirely unflashy.

[thanekos]

So if you look at the upcoming solicits, you'll notice a single thread dominating a large chunk of each of the Big Two's output.

Both of those threads, already started, have got themselves a little bit of ennui in the way of reception; there's definitely thought and potential in the ideas, but each's main creator's've tended to produce less than satisfactory executions for some.

( Luckily, there's the branching off threads, if you want.. )

G-g-g-girls' comics!

[greenmask]

Time for a bit more of this, I think:



And we're in the dark days now, the beginning of the end. Which is also when I was a reader, just about. These were the tales that made me a comics-fan.

Or maybe I should say, this was the art?

( Read more... )

Ultimate Venom: War of the Symbiotes, Part 1

[cyberghostface]

So this is it. The start of the big conclusion to the long-running Venom/Carnage storyline. For now.

( Scans under the cut... )

This is how our way of life ends

[stubbleupdate]

In August, I'm picking up 5 books by Architect #5, Jonathan Hickman. The second volume of SHIELD is coming out, along with FF, The Red Wing, Ultimate Ultimates and Ultimate Hawkeye. Since I'm very excited about the return of SHIELD, I thought I'd post up something from #6 that I didn't get around to posting when it came out.

( The War of the Immortal City )

And it's coming back.