Comic Book Critic

Marc Silvestri Provides Exclusive Art For Emerald City Comic Con 2012

March 16, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

IMAGE AND TOP COW INVADE THE EMERALD CITY

Press Release

Top Cow Productions, Inc. and Image Comics invite you to join them from March 30th through April 1st at the 10th annual Emerald City ComiCon (ECCC) held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.

Special Guest and Top Cow founder Marc Silvestri provides this year’s ECCC program guide cover, which features iconic characters from each of the current Image partners. Witchblade, Spawn, Savage Dragon, Shadowhawk and Invincible crouch atop the iconic Space Needle in an homage to the classic King Kong scene. Silvestri penciled and inked the incredibly detailed image and Sunny Gho of IFS provided the colors.

Preview: Scarlet Spider #4 (Unlettered)

January 26, 2020March 15, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Your First Look At SCARLET SPIDER #4!

Here is a four page unlettered preview of Scarlet Spider #4 courtesy of Marvel Comics.

Press Release

Marvel is proud to present your first look at, Scarlet Spider #4, from the red-hot creative team of Christopher Yost & Ryan Stegman. Kaine aka the Scarlet Spider, prepares for an onslaught unlike any he’s ever faced before!

Severed Hardcover by Scott Snyder and Attila Futaki Ships In April 2012

March 15, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

A CONSUMING FEAR IN SEVERED

Hardcover collection of horror series out on April 11

Press release

In 1916, twelve-year-old Jack Garron’s boxcar-hopping adventure turns into a flight from a ravenous, razor-toothed man who haunts the shadows. SEVERED (FEB120457), the Image Comics series that captures all of our childhood fear, has been collected into a hardcover collection that will go on sale on April 11.

Eisner-Award-winner Scott Snyder (American Vampire) and Scott Tuft weave a tale that conjures up what they describe as "the deep fright that you have as a kid, the kind that takes your breath away, makes your spine tingle… A primal fear."

Preview: Mind The Gap #1 (Image) by McCann, Esquejo, and Oback

April 10, 2012March 14, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Mind The Gap #1

by Jim McCann, Rodin Esquejo, and Sonia Oback

Mind The Gap is a new ongoing series coming in May from Image Comics. Written by Jim McCann and illustrated by Rodin Esquejo and Sonia Oback, Mind The Gap is already generating some early buzz.

Lately, Image has had a very good track record of releasing not only good comics, but highly sought after ones. This looks to be another one of those hits.

Here is a look at two versions of the cover to Mind The Gap #1 along with a three page preview courtesy of Image Comics.

Preview: New Avengers #24 (Unlettered)

January 26, 2020March 14, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Your First Look At NEW AVENGERS #24

An AVENGERS VS. X-MEN Tie-In!

Press Release

Marvel is proud to present your first look at, New Avengers #24, an epic tie-in to the hotly-anticipated blockbuster event of the year – Avengers VS. X-Men! From the acclaimed creative team of Brian Michael Bendis & Mike Deodato, the New Avengers have received the call to duty by Captain America to go to war against the X-Men. Except Luke Cage needs more convincing before he heads out on the front line. Are other team members also re-thinking their membership?

WonderCon 2012: Marvel Comics Schedule

January 26, 2020March 14, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

The Marvel Booth At Wondercon 2012

The Only Place To Meet Creators And Win Prizes!

Press Release

This week, Marvel heads to Wondercon! Marvel (Booth #201), along with the hottest creators in the industry, bring fans all that they’ve been craving and more! Over the course of the three day event, Marvel is bringing the fan service with giveaways, signings, and the fan favorite costume contest to make Wondercon an event to remember! Be sure to stop by the Marvel Booth (#201) for your chance to get in on the fun the entire weekend!

WonderCon 2012: IDW Details and Schedule

December 10, 2014March 14, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

IDW Releases WonderCon 2012 Details

Announcements, signings, exclusives, and excitement abound!

Press Release

IDW is thrilled to announce its jam-packed schedule of events and exclusives for WonderCon 2012, taking place March 16-18, 2012 in Anaheim, CA. IDW will be located in booth #301. Follow the thunderous echo of triumphant high fives.

This year’s show promises treasures of epic proportions to be unleashed on convention-goers. Among other delights, IDW is pleased to offer -exclusive editions of two of our most popular Artist’s Editions. We’ll be offering an exclusive variant of the wildly popular Wally Wood’s EC Stories Artist’s Edition and a very special edition of John Romita’s Amazing Spider-Man Artist’s Edition signed by Romita and Stan Lee and including a sketch by the legendary Romita himself!

Saga #1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Gets a Second Printing From Image

March 13, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

THE START OF AN EPIC SAGA SELLS OUT

SAGA #1 gets a second printing

It’s not surprising that with all the buzz surrounding this series, that the first issue would sell out before its release date. I’m expecting a few subsequent issues to do the same.

If you haven’t pre-ordered this series or were on the fence, I suggest you go down to your LCS on Wednesday March 14th and pick up a copy before they are all out of first printings. Better yet, give them a call and they’ll put it aside for you.

Press release

The first issue of SAGA, the new series from Image Comics by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, has sold out of its first printing ahead of its March 14th release date. The new science fiction series, which marks Vaughan’s return to comics after the end of Ex Machina in 2010 and the highest profile work Staples has done to date, has been widely anticpated since its announcement at the 2011 Comic-Con International convention.

Preview: Infestation 2: G.I. Joe #1 (IDW)

April 10, 2012March 13, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Infestation 2: G.I. Joe #1 (of 2)

Press Release

Infestation 2: G.I. Joe #1 (of 2)

Mike Raicht (w) • Valentine De Landro (a) De Landro, Livio Ramondelli (c)

Cobra has always had a penchant for dark experiments. This time they’ve gone too far and opened a portal to a realm of violence and madness. As squadron after squadron of Cobra Vipers falls under the thrall of the Elder Gods there seems no way to stop the hideous transformations that are taking place. The only hope lies in a group of already-insane Cobra agents… and a Joe named Snake Eyes!

Preview: The Art of Molly Crabapple, Vol. 1: Week in Hell (IDW)

April 10, 2012March 13, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

The Art of Molly Crabapple, Vol. 1: Week in Hell

Press release

The Art of Molly Crabapple, Vol. 1: Week in Hell

N/A (w) · Molly Crabapple (a & c)

In September 2011, artist and firebrand, Molly Crabapple, locked herself in a hotel room, covered the walls in paper and filled 270 square feet of wall with art. The project, called "Molly Crabapple’s Week in Hell," is a wild ride through the imagination of an artist stretching herself to the limits of her endurance. Gorgeous photographs by Steve Prue show Ms. Crabapple’s sheer talent, audacity, and ambition at work. From the first stroke of pen upon paper to the glorious 360 view of a room full of art, this book chronicles the trials and joys of the Week in Hell, including visits from some of New York City’s artistic luminaries, absinthe parties, live models, and musical accompaniment.