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It’s Possible That JMS May Not Be Writing For Dynamite Any Time Soon

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

From the sparsely-attended by big-name-filled Dynamite panel at ECCC last night, with the likes of Chris Roberson and Mark Waid amongst Matt Wagner, Ron Marz and more.  Roberson was credited with scripting over Joe Michael Straczynski‘s plots on the Superman …

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Pop Culture Hounding Bill Willingham On Elementals, Fables, Vertigo, Once Upon A Time And Chris Roberson

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Rich Johnston

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] by Chris Thompson It’s a big episode this week, so don’t say we didn’t warn you … First up, Taylor & I take a look at Elephantmen #46 by Richard Starkings, Shaky Kane …

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Masks #1 – A Writer’s Commentary By Chris Roberson

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Chris Roberson writes for Bleeding Cool; PAGE 1 I’ve always been a huge fan of the Green Hornet and Kato. I think I was first exposed to them in those episodes of the Adam West Batman series that guest-starred Van …

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Eighty Alex Ross And Jae Lee’s Original Art “Sketch” Retailer Covers

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Masks #1 by Chris Roberson and Alex Ross may be making quite an impact when it hits in November’s charts. I’m told it has received 68,000 preorders, which is a record-breaker for Dynamite of late. Outside of Marvel and DC, …

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Extended Preview Of Alex Ross And Chris Roberson’s Masks #1

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Open publication – Free publishing – More bleedingcool Alex Ross internal art… it’s been a while hasn’t it? But if you want a cheap way to get hold of all those covers he’s done for the publisher, there’s always this …

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Chris Roberson And Alex Ross’ Masks Pulls In The Reorders

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

In an advance reorder market dominated with second prints and new variant covers suddenly sprung on retailers, it’s refreshing to see reorders on Dynamite’s new series Masks get to the top this week, with Punisher War Zone #2 and Manhattan …

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Remember, New Walking Dead Governor Story In Tomorrow’s CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It couldn’t have been better timed. In this week’s Walking Dead TV show, we saw the inner sanctum of The Governor and a certain item of decor that spoke to the heart of the character. In this week’s CBLDF Liberty …

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Review: Thoughts On A Winter Morning by Kurt Busiek and Steve Lieber

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Louis Falcetti writes for Bleeding Cool; Chris Roberson continues to put his money where his mouth is as Monkeybrain Comics rolls out more and more exclusive, digital (creator owned) titles through Comixology. Out this week and available for the incredibly …

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Image Announces Chris Roberson’s Reign

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Chris Roberson has announced at the Image Comics panel at San Diego Comic Con, his new comic, Rain. UPDATE: Okay, okay, it’s Reign, not Rain. Seriously, how was I to know that?

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Monkeybrain Review: Edison Rex by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Louis Falcetti writes for Bleeding Cool. Catch him at San Diego Comic Con! The most satisfying aspect of story for myself as a fan and a reviewer has to be the element of surprise. It’s why I fell in love …

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Monkeybrain – A Digital Image Comics For The Twenty-First Century

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Today, it’s been announced that Chris Roberson and Allison Baker are launching a new comic book publisher, Monkeybrain Comics, exclusively through comiXology. Creators for the new publisher, as well as Chris Roberson of course, include Grace Allison, Nick Brokenshire, J. …

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When Chris Roberson Got James Robinson’s Copies Of Earth 2 #2

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rich Johnston

James Robinson is the writer of the Earth 2 comic book, part of DC’s New 52 Second Wave. Issue 1 featured a new Alan Scott, originally the first Green Lantern, who it is rumoured (and reported by Bleeding Cool) will …

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Countdown To The Eisners by Cameron Hatheway: Best Writer, Best Writer/Artist, and Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It’s Memorial Day here in the colonies, which means the majority of us have the day off. Most will BBQ and drink heartily, while the rest of us will take this opportunity to catch-up on reading, organizing, buying and selling …

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Chris Roberson: Further Beyond DC

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rich Johnston

iZombie co-creator Chris Roberson famously announced his decision to stop working for DC Comics publicly on Twitter, only to find that decision stepped by rather rapidly by DC, and his Fables arc disappear in a puff of magic. Something that …

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Monday Trending Topics: New 52 And Watchmen Too

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Mark Seifert

It’s been a busy few days on the DC Comics front… Chris Roberson acts, DC reacts, and everyone — including Jim Lee and Dan Didio — talks about it.  Then there’s New 52 wave 2 and Before Watchmen sneaks. And …

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Friday Trending Topics: Chris Roberson And DC Comics

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Mark Seifert

It’s been an eventful week on this subject, Rich sums it up in today’s top post: Earlier this week, Chris Roberson announced on Twitter that he was going to quit DC Comics as a writer on the conclusion of iZombie, and after the Fairest arc …

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Now DC Comics Fires Chris Roberson Off Fairest

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Remember that old line “You can’t fire me, I quit!” DC Comics has just done the opposite. “You can’t quit, we fire you.” Earlier this week, Chris Roberson announced on Twitter that he was going to quit DC Comics as …

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Thursday Trending Topics: Chris Roberson Leaves DC Comics

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Mark Seifert

Chris Roberson as quoted in today’s top topic:  “Sorry. In a better world, characters like the Legion would be owned by a more ethical company, but sadly not in this one.”  Read what else he had to say on the …

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