Comic Creators Speak
Coulmn de la Cox: The RAINA TELGEMEIER Interview!
- by Alex Cox
- Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at 4:34 PM EST
Raina Telgemeier is a superstar. Just ask any of the kids that shop at ROCKETSHIP. All summer long, one of the most frequently asked questions was "Do you have the new BABY-SITTERS CLUB yet?" Forget SECRET INVASION; Raina's latest book was the most anticipated book of the season. Between adapting (and bringing a new generation [...]
Jesse Hamm on "8 Things I'd Like to See More of in Comics"
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, September 10th, 2007 at 5:00 AM EST
Jesse Hamm has been working as a professional artist for many years now, with his first mainstream work being as artist on the recent Good As Lily graphic novel, with writer Derek Kirk Kim, for DC Comics' Minx line of books. You can find out more about Jesse and his work at his website, www.jessehamm.com.
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Jonathan Hickman on "Comic Book Idol… what!?!"
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 at 4:06 AM EST
When Comics Should Be Good, Uber-Mensch, Brian Cronin asked me to write a bit about the pleasant experience that is Comic Book Idol, I said, Oh no - forget that - we're doing train wrecks.
Big drama.
Flame outs.
People losing it in the Idol forum.
Here in western society (specifically Estados Unidos), in this little thunderdome of competition [...]
Jerry Ordway on the Darkening of Mary Marvel
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 9:00 AM EST
With the release of Countdown #47, I thought it would be interesting to hear from one of the creators who has spent the most time working with the Marvel Family, Jerry Ordway. Here's Mr. Ordway's thoughts on the darkening of the Marvel Family. - BC
I think that I, like most Captain Marvel fans, am very [...]
Rick Remender on "Invasion"
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 12:22 PM EST
Today, the first issue of Fear Agent from Dark Horse Comics is released. Written by Rick Remender with art by Tony Moore, Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #1 details the origin of the hero of Fear Agent, Heath Houston. Here, with a guest piece (that also appears as an editorial in the issue itself) discussing [...]
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed Extra: Randy Schueller's Brush With Comic History
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 at 9:00 AM EST
In a recent Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed, I discussed the fact that a fan had come up with the idea for Spider-Man's black costume. The fan in question wrote in, and I thought it would be interesting to hear his story. Here, then, is Randy Schueller. - BC
There's been some discussion in the fan [...]
Gen13's Creative Team Invite YOU to a...ROAD TRIP
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 at 2:40 PM EST
by Drew Geraci
It's that time of year again.
Summer's fast approaching, late seasonal snows and cancelled TV shows have melted away. Summer means school breaks! Ice Cream with chocolate chip cookie dough! Big Budget movies! Comic conventions! Chillin' poolside while reading comics! And...Road Trips!
The Gen13 creative crew invite [...]
Stuart Immonen on Computers and Art
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 at 8:00 AM EST
After beginning work in comics in the late 80s, Stuart Immonen broke into the mainstream comic world in the early 1990s for DC, working on Legion of Superheroes before moving on to a long tenure drawing Superman. More recently, he has worked for Marvel Comics, including Nextwave. It was recently announced that Immonen will be [...]
Mike Norton on "Seven People I Hate"
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, February 6th, 2007 at 9:08 AM EST
If you read enough DC and Marvel comic books, you'll eventually find a book that Mike Norton has worked on, as he has drawn a number of different titles for DC and Marvel, most prominently Runaways, Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man and his current fill-in arc on The All-New Atom. Mike was the artist for Sean McKeever's [...]
Drew Geraci with Bob McLeod: Laying it on the Line(s)
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 at 4:40 AM EST
Laying it on the line(s)
A career appreciation of Bob McLeod
by Drew Geraci
Since I was seven years old, I wanted to be a comic book writer/artist. It was my only passion, so I devoted (perhaps too many) hours reading and studying all the nuances that made a comic book. Art was always my main interest, [...]
Chris Eliopoulos on "Labels"
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 2:29 AM EST
Letterer extraordinaire Chris Eliopoulos is also a name familiar to readers of his Desperate Times comic from Image, and more recently, on the excellent Franklin Richards, Son of a Genius series from Marvel, which Eliopoulos draws and co-writes with Marc Sumerak. Chris' website can be found here.
Whenever I meet people at, say, a wedding or [...]
Great Comic Book Store"">Matt Fraction on "The Great Comic Book Store"
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 at 9:58 PM EST
Matt Fraction currently writes Casanova for Image Comics and Punisher War Journal for Marvel Comics. His latest ongoing title, The Immortal Iron Fist (co-written by Ed Brubaker) comes out this week. His website can be found here.
I'm doing a signing at Heroes Aren't Hard to Find in one of my old hometowns, Charlotte, NC, on [...]
Jimmie Robinson on "You Are Not Helping Comics!"
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 at 3:18 PM EST
Jimmie Robinson is the writer/artist of Bomb Queen from Image Comics. He is also the writer of this week's What If...? Wolverine: Enemy of the State one-shot from Marvel Comics, out tomorrow. He has a website here.
If you're reading this, that alone makes you exceptional, makes you care about the medium of comics. [...]
Rick Spears on "Breaking the Writer's Block"
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 at 1:56 AM EST
Rick Spears is the writer of Teenagers From Mars, Dead West, Filler and currently The Pirates of Coney Island. He is also the publisher of Gigantic Graphic Novels, which just published two new books, Rotting In Dirtville and Hellcity. His website is www.giganticgraphicnovels.com
Man, with deadlines trying to crush me and scripts due, why [...]
Mike Bullock on "Why I Write Comics"
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 at 12:00 PM EST
Mike Bullock currently writes Lions, Tigers and Bears for Image Comics and The Phantom for Moonstone Comics. His website is www.runemasterstudios.com.
There's a somewhat indescribable feeling I get when anything touches my imagination, a rush of anticipation mixed with hope, wonder, excitement and something else that is, well, indescribable. Since I was old enough to really [...]
