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A Look Inside The IXth Generation: Hidden Files
This week from Top Cow sees the release of IXth Generation: Hidden Files #1 by Matt Hawkins and Atilio Rojo and it gives us a good look at the new world that Aphrodite IX is in along with her genetically engineered brethren It also features a back-up story by a Talent Hunt creative team. IXth GENERATION[...]
Putting Matt Hawkins And Rahsan Ekedal's The Tithe Together – All Of It
 But someone has to pay for those golden eagle lectern stands… Matt Hawkins and Rahsan Ekedal are creating a new comic for Top Cow/Image in April, The Tithe, in which such mega-churches are targeted for digital heists, the intent being to give the money to a more deserving poor. And we have the whole issue to show off, in[...]
A Look Inside Postal #2 From Top Cow
This is the second issue of Postal by Bryan Hill and Matt Hawkins It's the story of a small town full of criminals that gets turned upside down when a murdered woman is found Art for the issue is done by Isaac Goodhart with covers by Goodhart and Linda Sejic. POSTAL #2 STORY: BRYAN HILL & MATT[...]
A New Tales Of Honor In June From Top Cow – And A Look At The FCBD #0 Issue
Tales Of Honor, written by Top Cow publisher Matt Hawkins, came out as a comic book last year, drawn by Linda Sejic Based on the series of Honor Harrington novels written/created by David Weber, and now a game of the same name, intertwining its narrative with that, ahead of a planned movie, it's back in[...]
Preview Of Top Cow's IXth Generation #2, A Book You Should Be Reading
Set 800 years in the future, the world is run by the IXth Generation but all is not well and things get more interesting as Aphrodite IX gets a new weapon, the Witchblade. The book is in shops on February 18th IXth GENERATION #2  Story Matt Hawkins  Art/Cover: Stjepan Sejic Aphrodite IX has the Witchblade and several other Artifacts[...]
The First Murder In Town In 25 Years – Top Cow Goes Postal This Week
I did an early review of it, but this week will see the release of the new Top Cow series Postal by Matt Hawkins, Bryan Hill and Isaac Goodhart Here we have a short preview along with the covers by Linda Sejic and Goodhart. POSTAL #1 Story: Bryan Hill & Matt Hawkins Art: Isaac Goodhart Covers: Linda Sejic and Isaac[...]
Phat Con Expands In Its Return To SoCal, Proves Popular
Others writers were featured and included: Matt Hawkins (head of Top Cow as well as creator/writer of Think Tank), D.J Kirkbride (Neverending, Amelia Cole, The Bigger Bang) Dan Mendoza (Zombie Tramp), Jacob Semahn (Goners), Nathan Sage (The Shepherd), and Eric M Esquivel (Mega Man, Loki: Ragnarok and Roll). If art was more your thing, then there[...]
Exclusive First Look At Top Cow's IXth Generation #2
The series is being written by Matt Hawkins and drawn by Stjepan Sejic and its the follow up to Aphrodite IX. We have an exclusive first look at some of the interior art for the second issue of Top Cow's new series IXth Generation The series is being written by Matt Hawkins[...]
Top Cow's IXth Generation Hits Shops This Week
Top Cow's new series, IXth Generation debuts this week and it picks up where Aphrodite IX and Cyberforce left off as the Cybernetic side of the Top Cow universe meets the Artifacts side. IXth GENERATION #1 Story: Matt Hawkins Art and Covers: Stjepan Sejic In the future there is no more natural death, no needs unfilled and everything you[...]
Top Cow Hits Shops This Week With Tales of Honor, American Legends And Death Vigil
Here we have the cover for Tales of Honor and previews for the other two. TALES OF HONOR: ON BASILISK STATION V1 TPB Story: Matt Hawkins Art: San-Il Jeong THE HONORVERSE EXPANDS TO COMICS!Based on the best-selling military science fiction novels by David Weber, this original comic book series introduces spaceship captain Honor Harrington on the eve of[...]
Top Cow Preview: Wildfire #4 Wraps Up The First Volume
Matt Hawkins, writer for the series and president of Top Cow, had this to say about the series: "GMO is an interesting discussion for our time that affects all of us.  This story, although highly improbable, I stand by as being possible." WILDFIRE #4 Writer: Matt Hawkins Art/Cover: Linda Sejic The conclusion of the inaugural Wildfire arc! The[...]
Cutter, Death Vigil And Tales Of Honor Previews From Top Cow
The Codex of the Dreamers is all but translated and the Pale Court needs one last ingredient to put their plans in motion – Veilrippers from slain vigil members. TALES OF HONOR #5 (of 5) Story: Matt Hawkins Art: Sang-Il Jeong Covers: Sang-Il Jeong and Linda Sejic THE FINALE of the first[...]
What's Next For Top Cow Following Aphrodite IX?
Matt Hawkins and Stjepan Sejic are working on a title called IXth Generation that will be starting up in January It's the follow up for the current Aphrodite IX series by the same creative team. The pages are pretty simple… until you see what Aphrodite is wielding. Here is the solicitation: In the future there is no more[...]
Matt Hawkins Previews A Few Of Rahsan Ekedal's Pages From The Tithe
A few months ago, writer and Top Cow President Matt Hawkins announced a new series called The Tithe with artist Rahsan Ekedal Yesterday Matt shared some pages for the upcoming series on his Facebook page with the following note: I am VERY excited to be back working on The Tithe with Rahsan Ekedal If you were curious[...]
Double Shot Preview From Top Cow – Wildfire #2 And Aphrodite IX / Cyberforce #1
Matt Hawkins and Stjepan Sejic team-up for the new Aphrodite IX / Cyberforce #1 and then Hawkins pairs with Linda Sejic for the second issue of Wildfire. WILDFIRE #2 (W) Matt Hawkins (A) Linda Sejic (C) Linda Sejic Fire sweeps through the west side of Los Angeles killing thousands, but the real disaster is about to begin! Dr[...]
Preview Of The Final Issue Of Aphrodite IX
Writer Matt Hawkins and artist Stjepan Sejic wrap up this series and lead us towards the Aphrodite IX – Cyberforce crossover coming soon. The superstar team of Matt Hawkins and Stjepan Sejic have taken the emerald-haired assassin to some far out places, but the long road has been leading up to this issue As the Gen[...]
Buy Top Cow's Think Tank: Fun With PTSD And Help A Charity
Write Matt Hawkins said that the research he did into the topic of PTSD made him decide to donate to the project. This is a one-shot for Think Tank with the series relaunching in color this summer with Hawkins and artist Rahsan Ekedal continuing their creation The flip book is in black and white, but Wildfire[...]
FCBD Los Angeles – A New Editor And Publisher's Take
Plus, we're on the cover? What's that? Something on my nose? Seriously, it's so great to be there promoting Thaniel (the first book I've been a paid editor on), at the store where I worked for 2 years, with Marc Silvestri, who along with Matt Hawkins, were my former bosses at Top Cow Talk about your life[...]
Matt Hawkins, On How To Pitch Him (And Anyone Else) A Comic Book
Matt Hawkins, editor-in-chief of Image Comics studio,Top Cow and writer of Think Tank, has some wisdom to impart…. Some pitching advice: 1) understand that no one will be that excited to read your pitch This is because we read so many bad ones that the expectation is that it won't be good If we're excited after we[...]
Top Cow Covers It – Part One
Got an email from Matt Hawkins of Top Cow offering us the covers for what looks to be the next two months of books at least Well, I love good art so I figure we'd run all the covers over this weekend in two parts. Here we have Aphrodite IX, Artifacts (I wrote that one), A Voice[...]
Top Cow Heads For Emerald City Comic Con
Think Tank and Aphrodite IX writer Matt Hawkins will be joined by the creative team of William Harms and Edward Pun of the soon to be release Shotgun Wedding will be on hand to sign books for fans. Top Cow will also have a few exclusive covers and lithos on hand The first being a shared[...]
Top Cow Talks Art On Ovation TV Tomorrow Night
Top Cow Managing Editor/Colorist Betsy Gonia and Publisher/Writer Matt Hawkins are both on "The Art Of" Sunday night on Ovation TV  It airs at 7:30PM ET and 4:30 PT and is a half hour show focusing on the discussion of creating comics with the two of them. Here is a trailer for the episode: [youtube]http://youtu.be/B_KZZlTSREk[/youtube] [...]
Matt Hawkins And Linda Sejic's Wildfire, Coming To A Fridge Near You In June
Matt Hawkins and Linda Sejic are creating a new comic for Image/Top Cow in June, Wildfire, a sci-fi tale of genetically modified food. Dan Miller is a plant biologist working with a small team perfecting an accelerated plant growth process When things start to go wrong, Los Angeles finds itself careening toward unforeseen disaster. But Hawkins doesn't[...]
Grilled By The RCN – Matt Hawkins Talks Tales Of Honor
Who better to ask questions about the comic than a fan of the series and a Navy man. I turn this over to Master Seasman Daniel Arbouw, Hull Technician – Royal Canadian Navy and his interview with writer Matt Hawkins about Tales Of Honor. DANIEL ARBOUW: This comic book series looks to begin at the In Enemy[...]
David Weber's Honor Harrington Comes To Top Cow And We Have A Preview
David Weber's New York Times Bestselling sci-fi novel series Honor Harrington is being spread across all media platforms with an upcoming feature film and video game… but first it hits the comic shelves next week with the new series Tales Of Honor by Matt Hawkins (Think Tank, Aphrodite IX) and Jung-Geun Yoon (Artifacts, Deathmatch). We've got[...]
Preview of Think Tank #12 – The End Of Season One
Matt Hawkins and Rashan Ekedal wrap up both the first year and the Outbreak storyline here before switching focus to a one-shot and then the full-color relaunch this summer. Here we get a preview of the 12th issue: We told you back in November that the Top Cow series about a super[...]