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John Byrne Makes An Offer You May Not Be Able To Refuse

John Byrne posted that he had uncovered around 800 photocopies of his pencil artwork from a certain period, including various stages of its completion. Amazing Spider-Man, Lost Generation, Hidden Years, Amazon, True Brit and more. And rather than throw them …

BC Mag #4: Next Generation: John Byrne In IDW’s Modern Age

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Keith Davidsen John Byrne is an industry icon, a pioneer whose historic runs on superhero comics cemented his place as a master storyteller with a legion of comic fans. But in recent years, he’s built …

The First Half Of The Colonized #1 – Zombies Vs Aliens WIth Sim And Byrne Covers

Here’s the first half of Colonized #1, the new comic written by IDW head honcho Chris Ryall, drawn by Drew Moss, with covers by Dave Sim and John Byrne. Aliens vs zombies, what could be more natural?

John Byrne’s Second Same-Sex Wedding Proposal In A Year

SPOILERS for today’s comics below: I don’t mean that John Byrne has received two offers of marriage from men over the last year. Though I know to what extent some people will go to get original comic art by the …

Our First Look At John Byrne’s Doomsday Point One. From Last Year, (UPDATE)

Courtesy of JohnByrneSays on Twitter, a glimpse at some preview art John Byrne posted last year for the project finally revealed as Doomsday Point One. And another…

SCOOP: John Byrne Returns To Doomsday

Originally published by Charlton in the seventies, then republished by Fantagraphics in the eighties, Doomsday + 1 was John Byrne‘s first “proper” comic book series, created with Joe Gill. In which a South American country fires nuclear missiles against the …

A Publishing Deal, Uncovered

It’s unusual for comic book creators to talk about their pay situations. It’s not the done thing. And then it sometimes it gets too much and it explodes everywhere, injuring various passer bys. Look forward to a piece on just …

John Byrne – Our Robert Heinlein

John Byrne’s The High Ways has its first issue published by IDW. A sci-fi procedural thriller, it’s my favourite Byrne book for a long time. Principally because the voice is untempered by licence or audience or even nostalgia, and it …

BC Mag #2: Comic Book Feuds

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston People understand Hollywood feuds exist, but find it strange similar behaviour might be exhibited in a field as lowly as that of, say, the comic book industry. But people are people, human nature …

Fanboy Rampage: John Byrne Vs… John Byrne?

Here is a very special Christmas present for you all. Discussing Galactus, on the 5th of October, John Byrne posted on his message board, replying to an earlier poster. Such a great character. Why, oh why, did the second FF …

IDW To Publish John Byrne Fantastic Four Artist’s Edition

The IDW Artists Edition are works of joy, the product of Scott Dunbier at the publisher, reprinting the artwork for classic stories as close to the original boards as possible, then reproducing them on Bristol board as well, for added …

Fanboy Rampage: John Byrne Vs Dan Slott

The main attraction! Wooo! And it all began with a certain Bleeding Cool article. After the John Byrne Forum kicked off a bit, Dan Slott arrived to try and spread some calm. Can everyone PLEASE calm down. Aunt May is …

Byrne Keeping Busy Busy Busy!

John Byrne has a new book for IDW out in January called High Ways. He talks about it (with pictures) below. But it’s not the only book he’s working on. With the odd alternating-books approach I have been playing with …

Is This A Fake? Or Is It The Real John Byrne?

John Byrne posted, warning people of a seller selling work that, according to John Byrne was not his. He wrote; Sharp eyes among you will recognize it as based on a promo piece I did for the “Acts of Vengeance” …

Archaia Takes Us Back To SPACE: 1999

Licensed comics continue to be one of the hottest categories for indy publishers, so it should be no surprise to see some new announcements at SDCC this year. Case in point: Archaia has just announced Space: 1999. Based on the …

John Byrne Turned Down Before Watchmen

Before Watchmen begins next week, DC Comics continue to show off new variant covers from the likes of Jim Lee and Kevin Nowlan, below. One they can’t show off, however is John Byrne’s. Byrne hasn’t produced new work for Marvel …