I have landed back in Blightly after a few days is Des Plaines, off Chicago O'Hare airport, and a few hours in Chicago actual. Flown in by Wizard to cover
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Or, The World of Visual Novels Part 2 Nitroplus may be one of the biggest commercial visual novel production companies in Japan, but they haven’t
A Frank Quitely cover to the Vertigo vampire series from a few years ago, Bite Club, that would probably have done a lot better if it was published now...
From Now Comics 1988 From IDW in 2010 With just a little for seasoning... In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some
A final run around the comic book and publisher tables at Wizard World Comic Con Chicago 2010. Do check out the previous three posts, there are all sorts
On Friday night the high-end vintage comics community was abuzz that Metropolis Comics had listed an unrestored copy of Detective Comics #27 on their
Shi was a popular "bad girl" comic creation in the nineties, that made creator Billy Tucci's name, form his own publisher Crusade. An Japanese/American
Oh, but this is beautiful. I mean I can't really call this a swipe. It's a homage, but one that goes far further than a simple image. The
Another walk around the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con talking to creators (and well away from the Blagojevich crowds now). Although there are loud "boos"
Rod Blagojevich is charging $50 for a signature and $80 for a photo op at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. Though you can see video of him giving them away
He may have been found guilty of misleading investigators. He may have had a mistrial on other charges leading to a new court case for next year. There
Despite the lack of major publishers, there was still a lot to see at Wizard World Chicago this weekend. Feeling more like a large local con than a major
Neil Gaiman has been writing about the trials and tribulations of writing Doctor Who and includes a scene that has now most definitely been cut from his
More chats with comic book creators at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. Apparently there are 300 comic book creators showing their wares at the show this
We start with Kabuki. We finish with Popcorn. But this is a quick trip from one side of the Wizard World Comic Con to the other. Do watch out for Julie
It was released last week and sold out. Not that uncommon for an Image comic book. But it looks like Morning Glories by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma is
What do you do when your political career is over, your name is a national joke and you have nothing left to live for? You go to Wizard World Comic Con.
Brendan McCarthy has written and drawn a new comic book. It is called FUBAR. He does not yet have a publisher. Interested parties are invited to enquire
One of the deeper aspects of the comic book industry that I’ve been keen to cover is the creation of comics themselves – ie. a glimpse into the physical
I understand from the floor of Wizard World Chicago Comic Con that Ape Entertainment is planning to publish a comic book series based on the recently
UK graphic novel publisher Crawford Coutts of Insomnia Publications has issued the following statement; Dear all, I am writing to advise you that due to
In November, Deadpool has only five monthly books listed. Thor has eight. Thor, Thor: First Thunder, Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Astonishing Thor, Ultimate
Here are five minutes worth of short excerpts from Neil Gaiman's ninety-minute reading of The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains in the Sydney Opera
As we suspected, Comic Book Movie seems to have been leaked a whole lot of Green Lantern images. But rather than eek them out one day at a time, they've
It was shipped 1 in 10 withe the regular run of Tales From The Fringe #2 from DC/Wildstorm. But it's started to make a small stir. Because it reproduces
See, it's not just wrestlers, Buffy vampires, Battlestar Cylons, and people who played kids in Willy Wonka. There are actual comic book creators at the
Scott Christian Sava has announced that his comics will no longer be published by IDW. His titles including Magic Carpet and Book Four of The Dreamland
What’s the difference between San Diego and Chicago? Chicago has the Suicide Girls. San Diego doesn’t. Yes, folks that's the only difference. Okay, okay,
Asterix The Gaul is possibly one of the most successful comic book creations of all time. Starring two French villagers in the year 50 BC defending their
On the editorial page of Dark Horse's Riley comic, out today in the US, out tomorrow in the UK, editor Scott Allie writes telling readers "What's next for