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Poyo Gets A Second Shot At The Spotlight With Chew: Warrior Chicken Poyo
I doubt it'll be the only Poyo-related product on sale at that show… John Layman and Rob Guillory team up to bring back CHEW fans' most beloved homicidal cybernetic kung-fu rooster in an all-new CHEW spinoff series: WARRIOR CHICKEN POYO. Where SECRET AGENT POYO was CHEW through a James Bond lens turned up to 11, WARRIOR CHICKEN[...]
Essential 8 Things About Emerald City Comicon: Day One
Other award winners include but are not limited to Rob Guillory, Kurtis J Wiebe and Roc Upchurch. After all of the great folks I talked to and the great stuff I saw though, today's MVP  was Cafe Yumm!, a delicious and nutritious restaurant a few blocks away from the convention center While you can get hot[...]
TWEETED THEN DELETED: Five Ghosts #12 Cover For Larry's Comics By Rob Guillory
This is the retailer exclusive cover for Larry's Comics for Five Ghosts #12 by Rob Guillory, modelled on the cover to Abbey Road. Tweeted by Larry's Comics then, for some reason, deleted But grabbed by a Little Bleeder first… This is the retailer exclusive cover for Larry's Comics for Five Ghosts #12 by Rob Guillory, modelled[...]
Here Comes A Chew/Revival Crossover From Image Comics In May
Mike Norton asks… What's this???? pic.twitter.com/PAaPua6egA — Mike Norton (@themikenorton) February 5, 2014 Well, Mike, I've just had it confirmed from one of the participants it is the Chew/Revival crossover coming from John Layman, Tim Seeley, Rob Guillory and Mike Norton from Image Comics, out in May 2014 Each team will do one half, then the other team[...]
Brandon Jerwa Talks Li'l Bionic Kids And Writing All-Ages Comics
Have you done all-ages stuff like this before? BJ: I have taken swipes at it before – there is a finished "pilot" for a supernatural all-ages book, with art by Rob Guillory, pre-Chew – but Rob doesn't feel the art represents his skill level now, so it's locked away in cold storage It's a shame, because[...]
Rob Guillory Talks About The Bigger Issue In The Diversity In Comics Debate
Rob Guillory works with John Layman on the Eisner and Harvey award winning Image Comic Chew He got pulled into the diversity in comics discussion that stemmed from the Image Expo today when he was mentioned by another Image artist, Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen) Guillory gave a good and unique insight into the discussion… plus[...]
Poyo Or Bust For 2014
But… the box is hand numbered out of 500 and all orders taken by January 10th will receive a replica ticket to a cockfight, signed by Chew's John Layman and Rob Guillory. Okay… and that's mine ordered How about you?   The Chew Smorgasbord got a mention in the Top 11 Graphic Novels of the year. How much[...]
John Layman Sees Drop In Chew Sales, Wonders If It's Stayed Too Long (Updated)
CHEW now going to issue #74! — Slow News Day Layman (@themightylayman) December 18, 2013   As you can see he even changed his title to "Slow News Day Layman"… It's after the middle of December, John… of course it's a slow news day. Rob Guillory and John Layman's Chew took off like a rocket when it debuted[...]
Comics As Jazz – Or How I Stopped Worrying And Started Coloring Outside The Lines
Joe Baden writes for Bleeding Cool: "Why don't you stand up and introduce yourself?" "Um, okay… Hello everyone… my name is Joe Badon and I've been a full-time freelance comic artist for the past 4 years." Peabody! Set the wayback machine for about 2009. Stepping out of seven years of full time ministry and stepping into the unknown world[...]
Swag! It's Chog, It's Chog, It's Better Than Bad, It's Good
From John Layman and Rob Guillory's Chog, to the Hello Kitty Uglydolls to, you know, comics, this is my swag so far at San Diego Comic Con… Actually, does free breakfast count as Swag? In that case, here is Bleeding Cool's Chris Thompson joining me for a free breakfast from the Impractical Jokers TV show. I hope[...]
C2E2 Panels In Audio – Carol Tilley, Mark Waid, John Layman & Rob Guillory And More
The group also answered questions and gave tips to the cosplayers in the audience. [audio:http://www.thecomicbooks.com/Audio/13-04-27-ChewPanel.mp3] Chew: John Layman and Rob Guillory start of the panel by announcing the TV deal is dead, knowing that's what everybody wants to know He explained what happened with it and why he thinks Chew won't be done as a Live Action TV[...]
Sketch Scammers Return Stock To Stores After Seeing Their Faces On Bleeding Cool
For the last few days, we've been running stories on the sketch scammers of Detroit, con men selling and trading faked sketches and signed books, with forged Certifcates Of Authenticity exploiting the names of Robert Kirkman, Rob Guillory, Fiona Staples and Norm Breyfogle On eBay, through CraigsList and directly at stores. A number of comic retailers[...]
Kirkman, Staples And Guillory Sketch Scammers Caught On Camera
Faked work by Rob Guillory, Robert Kirkman and Fiona Staples, on eBay, on CraigsList and now in person, store to store These shots were taken in Wonderworld Comics, Taylor, Michigan. In many case they don't try and get money, just high end trade items that they can then sell on Or, embellish further Such as this[...]
Giles Coren And The Graphic Novel
Like Chew artist Rob Guillory; I draw comics professionally For adults And this is an astoundingly arrogant and ignorant article. I'll walk you through this, since you clearly don't get it. See, every creative medium (film, literature, fine art and even lowly comics) begins with an idea Now, some folks can express said idea with words alone[...]
Frankly, John Layman Is An Arse
Seriously, he is. Actually he's worse than that. And I told him. Because I've just gone and read issue #30 of Chew. The halfway point. John Layman sent it
NYCC Debut: Skullkickers Vol 3
Jim Zubkavich will have advance copies of Skull Kickers Vol 3: Six Shooter On The Seven Seas, including the Secret Of The Gun issues, as well as a convention-limited sketch edition of Skull Kickers #18, including work by John Layman, Rob Guillory, Blair Butler, Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore. Find them, and Jim, at Table W11[...]
Chog Collecting Craze About To Start
Chogs are the strange hybrid between frogs and chicken, created by genetic laboratories in the comic Chew as a way to get around the federal prohibition of chicken. No one really wanta Chog, but they're kinda forced to. Possibly, a little like these actual Chogs from Skelton Crew Studio, creating a series of pop replicas from the[...]
Secret Agent Poyo Gets Jesse Jamesed
But take it away, Jesse… Oh yeah!! You might have seen some pictures of the new Secret Agent Poyo COMIC BY John Layman and Rob Guillory hitting San Diego Comic Con next week However, here is the real view of Secret Agent Poyo right out of the box! Also, my friend and stellar artist Tony Parker will[...]
Rob Guillory Tells Us What He'll Do After Chew…
But got some questions in early. The last two years I have been able to watch Rob Guillory grow into a AWESOME artist I have also been able to work with him at a convention and spend time with him at several other cons He is one of those humble and down to earth guys that[...]
Chewing The Fat At Image Expo WIth Layman And Guillory
John Layman and Rob Guillory ended the second day of Image Comics Expo with a panel on their sleeper hit title, Chew Layman began the panel by preemptively answering the three questions he knew would come up He doesn't know where he came up with the idea for Chew There's no special reason why[...]
San Diego Debut: Neil Gaiman In Hero Comics 2011
Title: Hero Comics 2011 Creators: Richard Starkings, Dougie Braithwaite, John Layman and Rob Guillory and Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg and Sam Kieth Covers by J Scott Campbell or Adam Hughes. Publisher: IDW/Hero initiative Available: Booth #5003 High concept: The new fundraising book features 32 pages of all-new material, including an exclusive "Elephantmen" story by Richard Starkings and Dougie Braithwaite, and[...]