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When Comic Art Is Smart – Star-Lord #1 and #6
Cover by Kris Anka There was something which struck me with the release of Star-Lord #6 today, and it's to do with the very surface. The old aphorism 'don't judge a book by its cover' is a good one to live by, but that doesn't mean you ignore the cover And perhaps other readers will have noticed[...]
Are Marvel's Comics Suffering From Premature Cancellation?
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran the news that yet another young series from Marvel is getting the chop, this time the current run of Nova, featuring both iterations of the character, by Jeff Loveness and Ramon Pérez with Ian Herring. Hot off the heels of the cancellation of Star-Lord, by Chip Zdarsky, Kris Anka and Matt Wilson, with[...]
Consistent, Complete Creative Vision: Star-Lord#5 Review
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Cover by Kris Anka It's kinda interesting that I wound up getting to this review this weekend after everything that's been going on with Marvel's comments coming out of their Retailer Summit, and also a discussion earlier in the week on how rotating artists has the effect of diminishing the importance of an artist in[...]
The Pride Releases a Call for Artists
It's a great place to go to if it's your first toe into drawing a super hero world. -Chris Wildgoose I've dotted examples of previous artwork, and quotes from previous artists throughout. Art by Kris Anka If interested, contact me via my twitter or The Pride Facebook page with a link to your online portfolio. In an industry starved for[...]
Comic Books – Immigrants Are Welcome Here
After all, for so long he has fought for Truth, Justice and the American Way. Art by Kris Anka But it doesn't end at one of the earliest superheroes Oh no, let's take a look at the X-Men The majority of the X-Men are immigrants, documented or otherwise, and/or children of immigrants Wolverine is an immigrant from[...]
[Updated] 12 Images From Marvel's Venom Variant Month March 2017
I've secreted the new ones in to the gallery now for you to enjoy … and I'm still leaving the lovely surprise at the bottom. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ The creators on each cover are Invincible Iron Man #5 by[...]
UN Takes Wonder Woman's Job Because of How She Dresses
So in an image where Wonder Woman is drawn as sexual for purely titillating reasons, it is not her choice to do so. Wonder Woman by Kris Anka And even if it was, so what? Are we saying a woman, fictional or otherwise, has no worth based on her choice of clothing? Wonder Woman by Babs Tarr Is this[...]
"It Gets Geekier" – Coming Out As Queer And Geek At San Diego Comic-Con
By Joe Glass Hosted by IGN's Joshua Yehl, with Kris Anka, CBR's Brett White, Shannon Watters, Noelle Stevensson, Steve Orlando and James Tynion IV, here to tell us how being geeky and queer worked out for the best. Yehl and White came up with the idea to do the panel just a few months ago and wouldn't it[...]
The Pride Ends At Thought Bubble Next Week
Also, a gorgeous cover by Kris Anka! FINALLY The long-awaited grand finale is finally here! The Pride vs the Justice Division! The Pride vs Basher & the Reverend! The Pride vs the World! Can they possibly survive? And when the dust settles, what will become of FabMan's dream of a better world for LGBTQ heroes? All this and a few[...]
NYCC'15 – NY TimesOUT LGBT in Comics
By Joe Glass New York TimesOUT is bringing the LGBTQ wonder to New York Comic Con this year, starting with this panel today, featuring Kris Anka, James Tynion IV, Babs Tarr, Kevin Wada, Jenny Wood, and a late and running Steve Orlando. Asking Steve about Midnighter, one of the only monthly books from DC about an unapologetic,[...]
Gwenpool Is Getting Her Own Special This Christmas
Now it seems that in December, we will see a Gwenpool Special #1 written by Gerry Duggan, Charles Soule, Christopher Hastings and more… Art by Danilo Beyruth, Langdon Foss, Gurihiru and again more… with cover by Kris Anka, variant cover by Robbi Rodriguez and She-Hulk variant by Emanuela Luppachino.     Then, tis the season in December's GWENPOOL[...]
Breaking Into Comics The Marvel Way At SDCC '15
Senior VP of Publishing at Marvel Comics and Rich Johnston's best friend Tom Brevoort introduced the panel, including Invicible Iron Man artist David Marquez and Captain Marvel artist Kris Anka. "The first and best piece of advice we can give you," said Brevoort "Doing stuff for Marvel can be A goal, but probably shouldn't be THE[...]
Ch-Ch-Changes – U For Uncanny
Between solicitation and publication, changes can take place in the make-up of a comic book… especially from Marvel and DC Comics. Well, today, here are two from Marvel. The first, that writer Dennis Culver will join the already solicited Chris Burnham on E Is For Extinction #2, part of Marvel's Secret Wars crossover event. And the second, that[...]
WonderCon '15 – Bathing Suits, Tights, And Burnside Fashion In Superhero Comics With Babs Tarr, Jake Wyatt, Brenden Fletcher, Kris Anka, And Kevin Wada
Marvel, Edge of Spider-Verse), Brenden Fletcher, Kris Anka (designed Storm), Kevin Wada (She-Hulk, Catwoman). Brenden Fletcher called the con "Babscon" to applause since her artwork is on the t-shirts, con guides, and banners at the convention Fletcher set the stage by defining fashion as being "external" in the world and "style" as being one's own approach. Tarr[...]
The Male Marvel Swimsuit Issue That Wasn't
Marvel artists Kris Anka and Kevin Wada were working on a new Marvel Swimsuit issue to follow up on the nineties version A variety of Marvel characters in states of undress And, for some reason, all male so far. Sadly Anka tells us, I write to you today with the somber news that after a few months[...]
Starting A Sketchbook And Getting Sketches By Jim Cheung, Roc Upchurch, Karl Kerschl, Robbi Rodriguez, Erik Larsen, Kris Anka, Sara Picelli, And Franco At New York Comic Con
Brian Goldberg writes from New York Comic Con for Bleeding Cool: I recently started a sketch book.  My previous collection of sketches were loose and all over the place.  If you're a sketch collector of art done by professional comic artists, New York Comic Con is a great place to add to your collection.  Artist Alley[...]
SDCC 2014: Breaking Into Comics The Marvel Way Panel
White, Kris Anka  and Jim Zub. Cebulski starts by mentioning that in his time doing these panels,  the methods of getting into comics have changed so much. Alonso starts by explaining his first comics experience as a small child, and coming back into them at college He never thought he'd wind up with a job in comics, let[...]
Clay Mann To Join Kris Anka On X-Men
Brian Wood posted a little Clay Mann art on Instagram before the New Year… This is ahead of the news that Clay Mann is joining X-Men on art, alternating three or so issues at a time with current artist Kris Anka. Brian Wood posted a little Clay Mann art on Instagram before the New Year… [...]
Okay, We Think We've Worked Out Who Is Getting Resurrected At Marvel
Brian Wood and Kris Anka's "Resurrection" teaser from Marvel yesterday has been revealed by CBR as the new arc on X-Men, Ghosts. But who is being resurrected? Not Generation X, though someone should and there is talk of it Not Jean Grey (though it was close, and hey, there's The Trial Of Jean Grey to consider)[...]
Could It Be… Generation X From Brian Wood And Kris Anka? (UPDATE)
This looks as if if might pertain to a certain story we ran suggesting Kris Anka was to join Brian Wood on X-Men… Unless it's something completely different "Resurrection" might be a too-easy play on Jean Grey and Phoenix Bit look at the colour scheme Remind you of… …at all? Plus from CBR's X-Position; txgohan is pining for[...]