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ShiftyLook Announces Schedule Of Comic Events at MCM Expo
Interview with Tab Kimpton
Of the many people who have stalls at the MCM Expo in London this May, most will be skilled at one art. The artist at Artists Alley, the plushie makers and the jewellery makers. The list goes on and on. I was recently able to talk to Tab Kimpton, who will not only be bringing his comic series to the event, but also has expertise in cosplaying, prop design, and many other things. In this interview we discussed his comics, his future plans, what...
AvX – New Avengers. Issue 24. Comic Book Review
Go Cyclops go!
AvX – New Avengers #24!
It’s odd that Bendis should write such a middling “first” issue of Marvel’s big event for 2012, and then follow up with an absolutely fantastic tie-in issue that the majority of the AvX audience won’t buy.
But he knocks this out of the park.
He also knocks most of the last eight years of Avengers/New Avengers/Mighty Dark Power Avengers comics out of the way, coming out...
Amazing Spider-Man. Issue 683. Comic Book Review!
Beautiful variant!
ASM #683!
Ends of the Earth, Part Two, appears on the same day as AvX #1. And I can confidently say that ASM #683 has the feel of a unique battle scenario nailed in a way that AvX just doesn’t quite manage.
I think the success of Dan Slott’s run on ASM has to do with how he’s bridging aspects from decades of continuity in a coherent and clever fashion. When you witness Peter Parker using his brain to come up...
Avengers vs X-Men. Issue One. Comic Book Review!
HERE. WE. GO!
AvX #1!
PREVIOUSLY:The Vision shunned Scarlet Witch attempting to rejoin The Avengers. Cyclops and Hope discussed her being a vessel for The Phoenix.
In the words of everyone’s favourite clown…
Here.We.GO!
The big event of 2012 has started. I say big on the marketing factor, as this is a huge push by Marvel to drum up new readers and increased interest to ride all the momentum that Avengers Assemble (the British title,...
Avengers vs X-Men. Issue 0. Comic Book Review
AvX 0!(Aaron. Bendis. Cho. Keith)
Two guns, Witch!
In 2004, Marvel called in Brian Bendis to ‘fix’ The Avengers. Many didn’t consider they needed fixing, but clearly Marvel felt that Bendis would be able to make the book ‘A-List.’ He began fixing it by killing off characters he didn’t like, throwing other characters onto a ‘one-way’ bus, and turning Scarlet Witch even more insane than she already was.
Some...
Comic Village Guests at MCM Expo Birmingham Comic Con
The Comic Village at the MCM Expo Birmingham Comic Con at the NEC is gearing up to be one of the largest gatherings of comic artists and writers in the UK. Its aim is simple, to bring together comic creators of all styles, mediums and levels so they can show what they’ve been working on. Below you will find a list of the artists who will be attending, along with links to their sites and more information on them.
Naniiebim...
Walking Dead Gameplay Reveal
A big fear with the Walking Dead game was that it would follow more in the footsteps of the TV series over the original comic. Well what better way to abate those fears than by opening the first gameplay footage video with a few lines from Robert Kirkman the series’ creator and writer.
After a long period of anticipation it’s good to see some actual action in this nicely formatted trailer, moving from the comic’s visuals to the actual...
Interview With Modern Monstrosity Comics’ Oliver Lambden
When looking around Artists Alley at the MCM Expo, you’ll see comic books and Manga on a variety of different topics, meaning standing out from the crowd can be a challenge for artists. One of the more eye catching comics of the past few years at the MCM Expo was a short comic titled Curtis And Terrorist, a series of single page images designed to provide a satirical look at the subject of terrorism. I was recently able to interview Modern Monstrosity...
Stick City. Issue Pi. ADVANCE Comic Book Review!
Stick City: Pi Cover!
Stick City: Pi (Brennan Neil!)
Brennan Neil used to write about comic-books on his own blog. Like many journalists in the comic-book world, he aspired to write his own comic. Instead of waiting for an artist, he decided to write AND draw his own comic-book. Stick City is the result… and, amazingly, it is genuinely one of the most inspiring and original comic-book stories I’ve read in… well, I’m going...
