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With Amazon Prime Video‘s 'The Boys' set this summer, here's a look at how Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson‘s comic book made a move to the small screen.

Usher (Survivor's Remorse) as The Seven member, A-Train, a superhero faster than a speeding train; Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) as The Seven member The Deep, an aquatic hero; Nathan Mitchell  (iZombie) as Black Noir, a masked superhero with fighting and Set martial arts skills; and Erin Moriarty (Jessica Jones) as Starlight/Annie, a young woman who can make lightning bolts flash from[...]

Usher (Survivor's Remorse) and Nathan Mitchell (iZombie) are set to join Jessica Jones' Erin Moriarty as leads in the streaming service's adaptation of Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Darick Robertson's (Happy!) comic book series. Created for series by Eric Kripke (Supernatural) and with Preacher's Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen set to direct, here's an overview of the comic[...]

Moritz's studio-based Original Films. The Boys ran for 72 issues between 2008 and 2012, initially published by Wildstorm for the first six issues before moving to Dynamite Entertainment for the remainder of its run Here's a quick overview of the comic book series: THIS IS GOING TO HURT! In a world where costumed heroes soar through the[...]

So this is a story I have been following for seventeen years, since the original publication of The Authority #13 by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely in 2000. We recently looked at the Wildstorm Oral History account of what went down in those days. John Layman: All these issues were in the pipeline including this issue where[...]

Back in July, DC Comics teased some mixing between the proper DC universe and Warren Ellis's Wildstorm universe when they revealed in a press release about the upcoming Wild Storm spinoff, Michael Cray: Warren Ellis' critically acclaimed relaunch of WildStorm gets its first solo spinoff series! Michael Cray, professional assassin, has been betrayed by International Operations[...]

It may not be as perfect a way to celebrate Wildstorm's 25th anniversary as being  a month late… er, two months late… but it'll do. DC Comics announced a digital sale of Wildstorm comics to celebrate Wildstorm's 25th anniversary Starting today and running through August 29, the sale includes 200 Wildstorm issues available for just 99[...]

DC has announced a new book in its rebooted Wildstorm universe coming in October Wildstorm: Michael Cray will expand on Warren Ellis and Jon Davis-Hunt's The Wild Storm Written by Bryan Hill (with "contributions" by Ellis) and drawn by N Steven Harris and Dexter Vines, the solicit (and DC's press release) hints at a DCU[...]

His first book in the industry was back in 1996, an issue of Savant Garde for Wildstorm with writer Kesel He's worked in the industry now for over 20 years with Wildstorm, Marvel, Film Roman and Blizzard Entertainment When he finally decided he was ready to do Shadowzone, he reached out to Kesel to be[...]

In the year 2000, DC Comics started censoring The Authority by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, the flagship comic book from Wildstorm, the Jim Lee-started publisher that DC Comics had purchased. We recently looked at the Wildstorm Oral History account of what went down in those days. David Baron: They didn't quite like it[...]

Comics it was Battle for the Cow. Then Orlando said something along the lines of "I can't believe it's not the Justice League is his top funny comic." The Benson Sisters went for Birds of Prey (and that they really dig Gail Simone's work). Then Lucifer, Preacher, izombie all got somewhat combined as they all talked about them more[...]

The WildStorm Oral History has been released A massive collection of interviews with people who worked at or worked for Jim Lee's WildStorm Studios in the nineties and noughties before – and after – the DC Comics buyout, stripped and stranded chronologically and by theme And what better time to release it than on WildStorm's 25th[...]

Coming from DC Comics.Wildstorm later this year and announced at Wondercon, the Wildstorm 25th Anniversary comic book. A 200 page hardcover collection, including classic works, and early works of Fiona Staples, Sean Phillips and Lee Bermejo But there are new stories too A Brandon Choi and Jim Lee WildC.A.T.S story A Jeff Scott Campbell Gen 13 story,[...]

This is Jim Lee's cover to The Wild Storm #2, as revealed to retailers at ComicsPRO. And here's Justin Bieber. Look, Justin has a pouch as well. Part of a

Following in the procrastinating footsteps of Wildstorm founder Jim Lee, an oral history book telling the story of Wildstorm has finally made its way to Kickstarter, after two and a half years of development Called Wild Times: An Oral History Of WildStorm Studios, the 450 page book features interviews with more than 75 comics personalities,[...]

It was noted, in the DC Rebirth announcement, a definite absence of anything Wildstorm-related The comic publisher/imprint bought by DC Comics as part of the deal that made Jim Lee a vice president of the publisher and then co-publisher, saw Wildstorm books and characters published by DC, then integrated into the New 52 Stormwatch, Team 7,[...]

Ben Abernathy, former DC Comics and Wildstorm editor left the company a few years back to work with Madefire… but now he is returning as the Director of Talent Relations Abernathy teased his return on twitter today, but then Gail Simone let the cat out of the bag all together.   Duh duh DUH[...]

So we have the return of an Alan Moore Wildstorm character, teaming up with a DC parody of another Wildstorm character. Are we sure this isn't a Multiversity crossover? My head hurts. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently featuring the Lords of Infinity exhibition,  with the works of Cristian Ortiz, Andy Poyiadgi and James Harvey, running until September 7th.   [...]

But there were a few new nuggets in the mix. Including after The Authority and while he was working on Ultimate X-Men, being flown out with Frank Quitely to the West Coast Wildstorm offices and offered a salary deal and the costs of moving Glasgow to San Diego to work for Wildstorm full time[...]

Particulars: The WildStorm Oral History Project. Creators involved- As many that want to be! Close/Publishing date- Open ended At least a six month interview window based on participants' availability then editing into oral history format By Joseph Hedges If I asked you to name the comics universe that creators the likes of Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo, Ed Brubaker, J[...]

The only unfortunate thing (for me) is that the Wildstorm characters (as usual?) tend to get short shift in the game line, being mentioned in passing in the DC Adventures Universe book The Wildstorm characters haven't made an RPG appearance since the 2004 Authority RPG and Resource Book put out by Guardians of Order I[...]

When I got an e-mail last January while traveling in the UK from Cliff Galbraith, one of the co-founders of Asbury Park Comic Con asking me if I would be

We wrote about Wildstorm creator and Gaijin Studios founder Joe Phillips' medical situation last year Now we're asking for your help. Cully Hamner writes, My old friend and studiomate, comic book artist JOE PHILLIPS, suffered complications from diabetes back in November, and ended up having his foot amputated below the knee.  As you can imagine, this has been[...]

His experiences learning from mentors at Wildstorm and Dark Horse paved the way for successful choices at IDW, and he's prepared to give a roll call of those who have been his biggest influences and advice to growing publishers, too It's a big year for the publisher, announcing comics greats coming back to artist editions,[...]

He's drawn Supreme and Deadpool comcs, he's edited at Wildstorm, and he's also worked on cartoons from Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius to X-Men, Spider-Man and Silver Surfer. And now he has a new thing A very special episode of Community… The G.I Joe episode of @nbccommunity I had worked on for @StarburnsInd has finally been announced! YO,[...]

With three Wildstorm books to his name, The Authority: Human On The Inside from 2004, Razor's Edge: Warblade and an original series, The American Way. Oh and he wrote an episode of Static Shock too. Maybe one day, if we're very good, we'll be able to invite him back?   John Ridley is a rather hot writer right[...]

Why haven't you done anything for DC? KA: I've actually never done anything for DC, only Wildstorm (who was later bought by DC) I almost wrote and drew a Batman story for them after Spider-Man: Reign, but the story I wanted to tell scared them too much You realize pretty quick in this business, that in[...]

Just before Christmas, we were saddened to hear of the death of Wildstorm inker Edwin Rosell at the age of 41. Ex-Wildstorm staffer John Nee, now of Cryptozoic Games, is looking for artists to contribute to a fundraiser book to help his family, and is working with a number of ex-Wildstorm and ex-Homage Studios folk Expect[...]

This is Philip Bond's Christmas card, sent from the Bond family,  including Executive Editor of Vertigo Comics, Shelly Bond. And this is Philip's only

Edwin Rosell was best known in the comics industry as an inker, working for Wildstorm on comics such as Gen 13 and Alan Moore's run on Voodoo (above) But he has a longer and more diverse career as a visual developer, working as a visual designer. Animator and designer Jeff Merghart posted earlier this month, I'd just[...]