Ben Acker Archives

But also, you're in luck, because BOOM! Studios has released a first look preview for The Thrilling Adventure Hour #1, the comic book based on the popular old school radio drama podcast of the same name by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, and M.J Erickson. Some press release info for you: Based on the wildly popular Hollywood stage[...]

From creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker and artist M.J Erickson, the new series launches in July From the press release, a synopsis: Frank and Sadie Doyle are the toast of the upper crust – headliners on the society pages…and they see ghosts When one night of having a drink (or ten) with friends goes horribly, and[...]

More details will be released tomorrow at the IDW panel. A pair of children's books are also on the schedule for 2018 — Star Wars Makers Lab, a non-fiction how-to book, and the Adam Rex-illustrated Are You Scared of Darth Vader. Finally, panel members Ben Acker, Daniel Jose Older, and Delilah Dawson admitted that they are working on[...]

Here to tell us these stories is a fantastic list of authors, with more to be announced at a later date.   Ben Acker & Ben Blacker Renee Ahdieh Tom Angleberger Meg Cabot Rae Carson Adam Christopher Zoraida Cordova Delilah S Dawson Paul Dini Alexander Freed Jason Fry Christie Golden EK Johnston & Ashley Eckstein Paul Kemp Mur Lafferty Ken Liu Griffin McElroy John Jackson Miller Nnedi Okorafor Daniel José Older Mallory Ortberg Madeleine Roux Gary D[...]

First up is the fifth and final issue of Kings Quest by Ben Acker, Heath Corson and Dan McDaid… this leads into the new Flash Gordon series that is going on now Then we have the third issue of Brickleberry by the creators of the series Waco O'Guin, Roger Black and Frank Forte. Kings Quest #5 writer:[...]

A Writers' Commentary: Ben Acker and Heath Corson talk Kings Quest #1, on sale now from Dynamite Cover is by Marc Laming and Lara Margarida Interiors by Dan McDaid and Omi Remalante. PAGE ONE: BEN ACKER: Let me start by saying that I love this book I love the story and I love the characters, but the[...]

Writers Ben Acker and Heath Corson talk about Kings Quest #1 (of 5), on sale in May from Dynamite Cover is by Marc Laming. BYRON BREWER: Ben and Heath, this is the BIG ONE fans of these characters have been waiting for! What's it like to handle all these classic characters? HEATH CORSON: Oh, man, right?! All[...]

Harry Houdini #5, talk with writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker about KING: Flash Gordon #3, both on sale now Art by Lee Ferguson. ANTHONY DEL COL & CONOR McCREERY: You guys love your pulp classics (Yay, Thrilling Adventure Hour) What is it about this meta-genre that gets you all frisky and ready to write? And[...]

The series is written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker and connects to the other King Features characters like The Phantom, Prince Valiant, Mandrake the Magician and Jungle Jim The cover art here is by Declan Shalvey. For more information on King: Flash Gordon #3, click here. We have a look inside at[...]

Here we have the other half of the writer-to-writer interview with Fred Van Lente, writer of Magnus: Robot Fighter #12, talking with Ben Acker and Ben Blacker about KING: Flash Gordon #2, both on sale March 11th Interior art by Lee Ferguson. FRED VAN LENTE: Wow I mean Lee Ferguson, right Right? I know that's not[...]

Brian Clevinger, writer on KING: Phantom #1, talks with writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker about KING: Flash Gordon #1, both on sale now! And with the way this interview went, I'm surprised one of the questions wasn't asking if it's supposed to be pronouned Gor-Don BRIAN CLEVINGER: Acker and Blacker? C'mon, admit it You guys[...]

This series is being written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker with art by Lee Ferguson and a first issue covers by Darwyn Cooke and Rob Liefeld. For more on King: Flash Gordon #1, click here. We have another first look, this time inside the new King Features crossover from Dynamite, King: Flash Gordon #1[...]

Byron Brewer chatted with the writers of the upcoming Flash Gordon series Ben Acker and Ben Blacker about taking on a character that inspired so much of the science fiction that followed. BYRON BREWER: Halfway through a miniseries celebrating the 100th anniversary of King Feature Syndicate Could you see the story you are telling now as[...]

As part of Dynamite's new King Features launch next year, Ben Acker will be taking on Flash Gordon Byron Brewer chatted with the writer about the new series and how all of the characters tie together leading into the crossover event. BYRON BREWER: First off, Ben, how does it feel to be part of such an[...]

Daniel Löf writes for Bleeding Cool: Listen up Thrilling adventure fans! There is a lot going with the nations favorite new podcast in the style of old time radio! Ben Acker & Ben Blacker had a lot of interesting things announce Thrilling adventure has been going on for 10  years back 2005, starting at the M-Bar,[...]

Jake Barlow writes for Bleeding Cool: The first of four Image panels at NYCC included a plethora of talent, namely Kelly Sue Deconnick, Jamie McKelvie, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Kyle Higgins, Jason Latour, Brandon Montclaire and Tim Seeley The theme was world building and how to get readers lost in stories, where the only thing that[...]

But Archaia have taken the original vision for the work, written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, one, if not several steps further by translating the already multi-media tradition into a multi print media experience. Rather than simply presenting the basic stories of the comic, which already would have expanded Archaia's catalogue by reaching out to[...]