Duane Swierczynski Archives

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Breakneck is a graphic novel from an unpublished film outline by crime writer Duane Swierczynski, one of the best and most underrated crime writers out there. Joe Hayward is a nebbish on the warpath He's going after the guy who might be sleeping with his wife He arrives at the motel they're at with a[...]

Duane Swierczynski and Fernando Blanco will create the 40 page one shot (A Rogue One-Shot? … We'll see ourselves out.) for Marvel, which is set to hit stores in August StarWars.com claimed the EXCLUSIVE scoop on this one, which is a bit of a low bar considering they are the official Star Wars website, but hey, who are we to[...]

Now, with the announcement of The Black Hood #1: Season 2 kicking off this September, you figure someone has to be under the hood. The new season by writer Duane Swierczynski, artist Greg Scott, colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick and letterer Rachel Deering starts with a new assassin in town known as The Nobody who is slaughtering dozens of[...]

Written for Dark Circle by Duane Swierczynski and drawn by Greg Scott. THE BLACK HOOD #10 "The Lonely Crusade, Part 4" When he donned the Black Hood, Greg Hettinger swore to keep the awful truth from those he cares about most—his partner Devon, his friend Jessie But he's going to have to break those promises if he's[...]

The Lonely Crusade continues in The Black Hood #9 this week from Duane Swierczynski and Greg Scott I have to say that the David Mack variant is a very cool cover. THE BLACK HOOD #9 "The Lonely Crusade, Part 3" An unlikely ally leads the Black Hood to the Crusaders' secret lair—and what the Hood finds inside[...]

This week Dark Circle Comics releases the eight issue of The Black Hood by Duane Swierczynski and Robert Hack It's the second part of the Lonely Crusade story arc which pits our hero against The Crusaders, a group of street vigilantes who have already gotten the upper hand. THE BLACK HOOD #8 Script: Duane Swierczynski Art: Robert Hack,[...]

The next two chapters of The Lonely Crusade, the current story arc in Dark Circle Comic's gritty vigilante series The Black Hood, will have two artists.

This is the first part of The Lonely Crusade storyline by Duane Swierczynski and Michael Gaydos. THE BLACK HOOD #7 Script: Duane Swierczynski Art: Michael Gaydos, Rachel Deering, Kelly Fitzpatrick Cover: Francesco Francavilla Variant Cover: David Mack "The Lonely Crusade, Part 1" Greg Hettinger returns to Philadelphia and promises his closest friend, Jessie Dupree, that his hood-wearing[...]

This is a special one-shot issue from writer Duane Swierczynski and legendary artist Howard Chaykin. "Flor de Muerto" After the soul-crushing events of "Bullet's Kiss," disfigured cop Greg Hettinger leaves Philly and checks into a Southern California rehab clinic But a plane ride can't separate Greg from his troubles A fellow patient believes her former drug[...]

If you weren't already aware that writer Duane Swierczynski is also a prose novelist in the same genre, you'll now see what good company Duane is in here. Here's how Dark Circle describe the trade collection for The Black Hood: The Bullet's Kiss: THE BLACK HOOD VOLUME 1: THE BULLET'S KISS (TR) COLLECTING THE BESTSELLING DEBUT ARC FROM[...]

You just can't help but think "poor guy". This run of X, written by Duane Swierczynski, with art by Eric Nguyen and gorgeous cover art by Rafael Albuquerque, shows some pretty excellent visual storytelling already. Issue #23 is described thus by Dark Horse: The city zone destroyed in the battle between the Archon and the Mark has become[...]

The new Dark Circle imprint from Archie Comics gives us this very dark and gritty take on the classic Black Hood character by Duane Swierczynski and Michael Gaydos Below you can see a trailer for the new series along with some of the covers done by Gaydos, David Mack, Francesco Francaville, Howard Chaykin and David[...]

I think they should speak for themselves. But there's worse to come…   That's right folks, not content with A's, S's and F's, they even go for an MF. The writer of the comic is Duane Swierczynski, pulp crime novelist and this is totally in his ballpark But retailers or parents who see the Archie name might want to just[...]

The series written by:Duane Swierczynski and drawn by Keith Burns tells the story of ex-con Cody Pomeray as he comes out of prison only to find himself being set up and betrayed. Ex-Con #5 hits shops this Wednesday and you can see more about it here.   As Dynamite wraps up their first runs[...]

Dynamite's Creator Unleashed line is wrapping up and we have the first issue of Duane Swierczynski and Keith Burns' Ex-Con for you to read for free All of the issues are available in your local comic shops or on Dynamite's DRM-Free Digital website. Dynamite's Creator Unleashed line is wrapping up and we have the first[...]

The first round of Dynamite's Creators Unleashed line all wraps up at once in January as Joshua Hale Fialkov's The Devilers, Duane Swierczynski's Ex-Con and Peter Milligan's Terminal Hero all have their final issue Plus we have the rest of the January solicitations. THE DEVILERS #7 (OF 7) Cover: Jock Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov Art: Matt Triano ON[...]

Michael Moreci, writer of Army of Darkness: Convention Invasion, talks with Duane Swierczynski about Ex-Con #2, both on sale Oct 8 Michael Moreci: So, Duane, crime is obviously in your wheelhouse (and you do it so well) What made you bring Ex-Con to the comic space, as opposed to making it a novel? Duane Swierczynski: Ex-Con started[...]

Duane Swierczynski, writer of Ex-Con #2, talks with Michael Moreci about Army of Darkness: Convention Invasion, both on sale Oct 8 Duane Swierczynski: Mike, I'm absolutely seething with jealousy that you got to write this super-sized Army of Darkness one shot And it's a total blast, you jerk (This isn't really a question I just wanted[...]

Along with the announcement they released the following promo image by Francesco Francavilla. Here's the first three titles from Dark Circle Comics: THE BLACK HOOD is a gritty, noir crime thriller written by Duane Swierczynski with artwork by Michael Gaydos presenting the Black Hood as an urban vigilante. THE SHIELD features a new and different incarnation of the classic character[...]

Lewis LaRosa's first full-length comic art for a decade (not since Garth Ennis's Punisher MAX or Bad Planet with Steven Niles back in the mid nougties) is with Peter Milligan on Bloodshot #25. And here are eleven inked pages of his work from that upcoming issue.   I can feel an Artists's Edition coming on, can't you? Also featured[...]

These issues will also be available through Dynamite Digital. Ex-Con #2 by Duane Swierczynski and Keith Burns and cover by Tim Bradstreet– click here for more information. Terminal Hero #3 by Peter Milligan and Piotr Kowalski and cover by Jae Lee – click here for more information. With the final order cutoff coming[...]

An unlikely force appears to save them, but will it damn them as well? EX-CON #3 Writer: Duane Swierczynski Art: Keith Burns Cover: Tim Bradstreet FC  •  32 pages  •  $2.99  •  Mature  •  11/12 Cody Pomeray's violated his parole He's cuffed and headed back to the place he dreads the most — the slammer[...]

Comic and crime writer Duane Swierczynski brings his new series Ex-Con to Dynamite's new Creators Unleashed line Following the dark occult The Devilers by Joshua Hale Fialkov and the more intimate Terminal Hero by Peter Milligan, the line takes a turn into the crime genre as Swierczynski joins with Keith Burns and Tim Bradstreet to[...]

As part of the Creators Unleashed line for Dynamite, Duane Swierczynski (Cable, Deadpool, Judge Dredd) is bringing his new series Ex-Con into the mix Joined by interior artist Keith Burns and cover artist Tim Bradstreet, Swierczynski's tale is a hard-boiled crime story set in the late 80s L.A drug scene It follows con man Cody Pomeray[...]

They're kicking it off with Joshua Hale Fialkov and his new series The Devilers then followed it up with Peter Milligan's Terminal Hero and Duane Swierczynski's Ex-Con There is also supposed to be a Rick Remender series announced soon. We've covered The Devilers very well here at Bleeding Cool We announced it, interviewed the writer, spotlighted[...]

Now, the lastest in the creator driven comics is on it's way from Duane Swierczynski and Keith Burns… Ex-Con And the first issue will feature a cover by Tim Bradstreet. Ex-Con #1 begins in 1985 with L.A con artist Cody Pomeray, who had a gift for looking inside a mark's soul with just a glance[...]

By Jared Cornelius In the summer of 2012 Valiant Comics returned from the grave, they rose not as shambling zombie, but as a glorious phoenix, but I didn't know that.  At the time I had turned my nose up at X-O Manowar and Bloodshot, I scoffed at the idea that the 90's were back and expected another round of Malibu or Awesome Comics.  But last year on a whim I decided to[...]

 I was aware the character existed, I remember whispers of him in the 90's as a dark brooding vigilante when such things were as common as air, but I never had the urge to find out more about him.  I would read my Aliens omnibus and look at the solicitations in the back and be[...]

The one time kickstarter project In The Dark by Anathema writer Rachel Deering gets picked up by IDW Publishing. The horror anthology will contain 20 all-new horror stories by writers including Justin Jordan, Cullen Bunn, Steve Niles, Duane Swierczynski, Tom Taylor, Tim Seeley, Brian Keene, F Paul Wilson, Ed Brisson, Marguerite Bennett, Valerie D'Orazio, Paul Tobin, James Tynion IV, and many[...]

In The Dark, featuring Rachel, Scott Snyder, Steve Niles, Justin Jordan, Cullen Bunn, Paul Tobin, Duane Swierczynski, Tom Taylor, F Paul Wilson, Tim Seeley, Marguerite Bennett, Brian Keene, Christopher Sebela, Matthew Dow Smith, James Tynion IV, Sean E Williams, Michael Moreci & Steve Seeley, Jody Lehup, Ed Brisson, Mike Olvieri, Nate Southard, Valeri D'Orazio with[...]