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  IDW are to publish James Tynion IV and Jeremy Rock's The Eighth Seal, previously published as a decampi digital comic by Thrillbent. Out in December, it tells a story about a woman whose visceral nightmares about transforming into a demonic monster start to bleed into reality But this woman isn't just any woman; she is the First Lady of[...]

Meanwhile, however, the comic appears digitally on Thrillbent and creator Jason Horn has kindly provided us with a whopping 10 page preview of the series which will be appearing weekly on Fridays on Thrillbent throughout the month of March here The series, called Ninjasaur: Stealthatude is described thus: A dinosaur ninja stumbles upon a mob plot[...]

But that's not all…the tale continues in the first issue of its monthly sequel, Empire: Uprising which is being released in weekly digital installments on Thrillbent's website The plot picks up a year after the events that took place in the original Empire storyline. IDW's Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall spoke about the book: Empire exploded out[...]

This week over at Thrillbent, the third volume of Insufferable by Mark Waid and Peter Krause kicks off I got a chance to talk with Waid about the latest volume, the relationship between Nocturnus and Galahad and the future of digital comic publishing. DW: The basic premise for Insufferable is that a pair of heroes, Nocturnus[...]

Digital comics portal Thrillbent is partnering with IDW Publishing to bring their unique digital comics to print starting spring of 2015. Thrillbent was founded in 2012 by Mark Waid and John Rogers as an experiment in new-media comic publishing Their goal was to challenge the 75 years of accepted rules on what comics are and are[...]

And talked about how this was a strong method from turning pirates into paying customers. Well, yesterday, unbeknownst to most, the Thrillbent App launched, with a similar function, letting you download Thrillbent comics but also read PDF, CBZ and CBR files. He's what is being sent out, Thrillbent has announced the launched of an all-new Thrillbent Comic Reader iPad App that[...]

But will help come from an unexpected "friend"? And can Charlie face the demons that come along with the decisions that he is making? That is the synopsis for issue 2 of the Damnation of Charlie Wormwood, a Thrillbent webcomic now being available in print by Dynamite Entertainment Byron Brewer talked with one of the[...]

The Damnation Of Charlie Wormwood started its life as a digital comic with Thrillbent Now the series by Christina Blanch, Chris Carr and Chee is getting to see print with a cover by Francesco Francavilla thanks to Dynamite The book will make it's debut on October 1st, but the final order cutoff is coming up[...]

Almost a month ago it was announced that the Thrillbent webcomic The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood by Christina Blanch, Chris Carr, Chee and Troy Peteri was being collected by Dynamite Now Byron Brewer caught up with Blanch and asked about the transition from digital to print and how it might change things. BYRON BREWER: Christina, how did Damnation of Charlie Wormwood make the[...]

And then came The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood digitally from Thrillbent… and now in print from Dynamite. The webcomic by Christina Blanch, Chris Carr, Chee and Troy Peteri is being collected by Dynamite and published with covers by Chee (Wake The Dead) and Francesco Francavilla (Afterlife With Archie). Co-creators Blanch and Carr originally launched the series via[...]

This is how Mark Waid describes the origin of his new Thrillbent series, Insufferable. Mark Waid was Grant Morrison's editor on Doom Patrol, and worked with Morrison, Mark Millar and Tom Peyer on the abortive Superman HIVE pitch that caused such internal ructions at DC Comics that Waid was told he would never write the Superman[...]

The comic was picked up by DC from 2003-2004, totally 6 issues in a substantial arc suitable for a graphic novel collection, but Empire became increasingly difficult for fans to get a hold of–until now. Since the rights to the comic have now reverted to the creators, Mark Waid and Barry Kitson are ready to tell[...]

I know that sounds sketchy, but I"m being vague on purpose–because, honestly, that's actually a key (no pun intended) question of the entire Spektor storyline! BC: Besides your writing work, you have Thrillbent which has an amazing list of creative talents associated with it For those who haven't been out to the site, what is Thrillbent and what[...]

It's clever, it's really well done, and Thrillbent is happy to promote it Writer Scott Massino and seasoned comics artist Scott Kolins with whom I've collaborated in the past, have cooked up a tale about the most terrifying blood-suckers known to man: vampires, family and Hollywood. — Mark Waid, Thrillbent Publisher The idea behind the story is[...]

Jonathan Larsen is the writer on a comics project known as The Endling that appears on Thrillbent on Thursdays in chapter format Over the course of 20 chapters, Larsen and The Endling team have established an unusual and thought-provoking storyline which moves from a research project simulation about the future evolution and reproduction of the[...]

Recently, Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson talked about the bullying of comic creators by big companies. Mark Waid, ex-DC editor, ex-Boom editor-in-chief, current Thrillbent publisher has written "An Open Letter To Young Freelancers" It's hard not to see it as a criticism specifically of reported DC Comics editorial actions of late, a publisher who Waid has[...]

Alter Ego's been pretty much a one-man operation forever; Jason's been aching to expand, to move the storefront, to grow the store's market and its community outreach…but while it's always been a worthwhile enterprise, Jason could never stretch his time and resources enough to both run the store and evolve it. Meanwhile, I–having to, on a[...]

Mark Waid, of Thrillbent has announced the opening of the Thrillbent store, allowing people to pay to download PDF versions of the Thrillbent comics they have been offering for free in CBZ format. And, in a model that seems to echo Bryan K Vaughan and Marcos Martin's Private Eye digital comic, they are DRM-free and, for[...]

They meant the layered panel digital comics that DC call DC2, that Marvel call Infinite Comics and that Thrillbent call… Thrillbent comics. They need a name But it shouldn't be the brand name of a publisher They should be named after their inventor. Alex De Campi. Just as we have Kirby Krackle, Steranko Effects and Bendis-Speak, we should[...]

Dylan Sutcliff writes; When Thrillbent was announced I visited the site, read a few comics for free on my laptop and was largely unimpressed The experience was disappointingly foreign and unengaging and left me thinking free was the appropriate price. Last weekend at C2E2's Digital First Comics panel, Mark Waid, James Tynion IV, John D[...]

[audio:http://popculturehound.net/podpress_trac/web/1822/0/PCHPodcastEpisode38.mp3] Chris Thompson writes; It's a great start to the week as Taylor & I break open James Tynion IV & Jeremy Rock's The Eighth Seal from Mark Waid's newly-revamped Thrillbent Comics Plus we take a look at B Clay Moore & Christopher Mitten's beautiful noir-inspired one-shot, Old Dog, that was part of the recent Bad Karma[...]

He went and did this with Mark Waid. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8yKXlnva9g[/youtube] Thanks Mark! Oh, and go to Thrillbent sometime, everyone. Patrick Willems went to NYCC for Bleeding Cool He went and did this with Mark Waid. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8yKXlnva9g[/youtube] Thanks Mark! Oh, and go to Thrillbent sometime, everyone. [...]

Ryan The Great Unknown reports for Bleeding Cool; On Saturday at Baltimore Comic Con, hours before winning the Harvey Award for Best Writer, Mark Waid held a panel discussing the growth and future of Thrillbent.com, his digital comic portal Throughout the hour-long panel, Waid kept the conversation light and friendly, his upbeat attitude bringing the room[...]

Manifestations is a new digital-only original graphic novel by Epic Kill's Raffaele Ienco for Top Cow, coming out later this year. Announced at the Top Cow panel at San Diego Comic Con, Manifestations is the story of "a woman who is tormented by the ghost of her sadistic husband only to discover he has been brought[...]

The fools. MARK WAID » By request: Some Thrillbent Webstats Sixty-one percent of our traffic is referral traffic Most of it comes from this site, then from Facebook, then Reddit, then Bleeding Cool. The Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing SAN DIEGO – Frank Doyle and Steve Skeates have been selected to receive the 2012 Bill[...]

Today, Mark Waid launches ThrillBent.com, showcasing his original new digital comic Insufferable with Peter Krause, in which a villain seems to turn to Kickstarter for his latest venture.It also hosts Luther, a digital adaptation of his Boom! zombies comic, in a venture backed up by Leverage TV's John Rogers More, much more, is to come. Scott[...]

If you're not one of the big companies, then it won't succeed." Though he has already broken down the economics of printing comics on his website, Markwaid.com, he broke them down again. Most comics are $3.99 (at which point he emphasized that this wasn't unfair – that was just the price). Diamond make 60% of every issue sold[...]