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Gene Luen Yang to Create an Asian Superman
One of the big announcements at last week’s Wondercon is that one of the most iconic characters of all time, Superman, is getting a makeover—in the hands of writer Gene Luen Yang. The original Superman isn’t going anywhere, but Yang will be writing a new series, New Superman, featuring a 17-year-old youth from Shanghai, Kenji […]
Exclusive Preview: ‘Archie Comics Double Digest’ #267
What’s up with the Riverdale crowd this week? As always, there’s a new lead story in the traditional Archie style in the latest digest, Archie Comics Double Digest #267. This time, Mr. Weatherbee institutes a new dress code—and everyone has to get jobs to be able to afford the new duds! We have a preview […]
Links: You Go, Squirrel Girl!
Marvel announced a new Squirrel Girl original graphic novel this weekend: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson. We picked the first collected edition of the Squirrel Girl comic (also by North and Henderson) as one of our top ten graphic novels of 2015. Johanna Draper Carlson […]
Interview: Israel Idonije on ‘The Protectors’
Israel Idonije grew up reading comics, and in 2007, in the middle of his career in professional football (he was a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants), he began sketching out some ideas for a comic of his own. Being a pretty smart guy, Idonije didn’t make it a vanity […]
Spring 2016 Graphic Novels for Teens: Swinging into Action
From Neolithic hunters to shape-shifters to a subatomic rescue squad, there's plenty of excitement in the latest batch of graphic novels. Some have fast-moving action, others high school drama, and all feature gripping stories that will keep teens turning the pages.
Exclusive Preview: ‘Betty & Veronica Digest’ #242
Here’s some Archie Comics fun: An exclusive preview of Betty & Veronica Digest #242, which leads off with another new story in Dan Parent’s series “The Many Loves of Archie Andrews,” and then follows up with snippets of two older stories, including a classic by Eisner Hall of Fame member Harry Lucey. Here are the […]
Links: More Tales of Delilah Dirk
Good news for fans of Tony Cliff’s Delilah Dirk: There’s a third volume on the way, Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules. Entertainment Weekly has some gorgeous art and an interview with Cliff: “Part of the inspiration for the Delilah Dirk series was reading mainstream superhero comics back in the late ’90s and finding […]
Exclusive Preview: World of Archie Comics Double Digest #57
Archie goes viral, and not in a good way, in this month’s World of Archie Comics Double Digest #57, out Wednesday in comic shops: A video of his emotional reaction to a movie causes him all sorts of problems in this very modern lead story by Tim and Pat Kennedy. We’ve got a preview of […]
‘Lumberjanes’ to Cross Over with ‘Gotham Academy’
BOOM! Studios’ adventures-at-summer-camp comic Lumberjanes and DC’s Batman spinoff Gotham Academy will cross over in a limited-edition miniseries, the first such collaboration between BOOM! and DC. The comic, which will launch in June, has a stellar creative team: Writer Chynna Clugston-Flores (Blue Monday) and artist Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Lumberjanes), with the first cover (above) by Mingjue […]
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