Category: Independent Comics

Todd McFarlane returns to SPAWN

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Todd McFarlane returns to SPAWN for 301st issue The press release follows: Media Release — With its 301st issue, Todd McFarlane’s SPAWN becomes the longest running creator-owned comic book in the world! SPAWN launched to record sales of 1.7 million copies when its inaugural issue was released in 1992, helping to cement the early days of Image Comics as a game-changing, new era in creator-owned comic books. Now, 27-years later SPAWN, and Image Comics remain hallmarks of the comic book industry. As a testament to the longevity of Todd McFarlane’s…

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Eric Powell: New Goon Comic Series in 2019

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Eric Powell has announced that a new The Goon comic series is coming out in 2019. Powell’s publishing company, Albatross Funnybooks, will premiere the new series. It will feature the first original Goon story since the character appeared in the Theatre Bizarre Halloween one-shot from Dark Horse in 2015. The new comic will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series. Albatross Funnybooks also confirmed that there will be a national signing tour and limited edition tie-ins next year to coincide with the new series, including special tiki glasses. Powell…

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Coming Friday PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING

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After months of hype and promotion, Legendary and Universal Picture’s Pacific Rim: Jaegerng will hit theaters this Friday. This event happens 10 years after the events of the first film. Charlie Hunnam’s Raleigh Becket is absent, Rinko Kikuchi’s Mako Mori returns to pass the torch to a new generation of Jaeger pilots, led by John Boyega’s Jake Pentecost, the son of Idris’ Elba’s Stacker Pentecost. The giant mechs will be fighting one another in addition to the giant kaiju’s that somehow remain on Earth. Are these giant monsters still being…

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Mark Millar Slams DC and Marvel

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Noted comic book writer Mark Millar recently signed a deal with Netflix, which will not only see Millar Produced movies and shows created and released for the streaming network but comics as well. So Millarworld is going to be taking on the Big Two: Marvel and DC Comics. With DC Entertainment and the MCU, it’s noted with Disney creating their own digital network, a void might be left on Netflix. If Daredevil and the other Marvel series leave, then Millar states he is ready to fill that void. Miller tells…

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Preview: Misfit City #8

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Misfit City #8 Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writers: Kiwi Smith and Kurt Lustgarten Artist: Naomi Franquiz Cover Artist: Naomi Franquiz Price: $3.99 Below is a preview of number 8 in the series for Misfit City. A review for number 1 can be found here from contributor Tyrel Kessinger. A trade paperback will eventually follow in 2018. Final Issue! The girls are mere steps away from discovering the truth about Black Mary, but there’s more going on than they realize… PREVIEW COVER AND COMIC PAGES BELOW JUST…

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‘Calexit’ Comic Book Imagines California in Revolt

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A new comic book hitting shelves this week imagines a full-scale revolt against the federal government in the state of California over President Donald Trump’s strict immigration policies. Calexit, a new series from Black Mask Studios, is set in a bitter future in which the state of California is plunged into a war with the federal government and a civil war within its own borders. The story in the the comic describes a world in which climate change has ravaged much of the state, while masked Californians battle the government…

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May 2017 Comic Book Sales

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Diamond sent over the followinging charts and info for comic book sales for the month of May and more:  (BALTIMORE, MD) — (June 16, 2017) — The United States is dominated by Hydra, with Captain America at its head, in Nick Spencer, Steve McNiven, and Jay Leisten’s Secret Empire #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of May according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise. Marvel Comics was May’s top publisher with a 38.05% dollar share…

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Samaritan: Veritas #1 Review

Tyrel Kessinger

Samaritan: Veritas #1 Publisher: Image Writer: Matt Hawkins Art: Atilio Rojo This past week Image dropped Samaritan: Veritas #1, the beginning of a new chapter in scribe Matt Hawkins’ "Edenverse,” and while there are more downs than ups it is certainly an ambitious comic. And while, unfortunately, Samaritan ultimately falters under the weight of its formulaic plot and blasé characters it still manages to offer fun for fans of revenge and redemption stories. PLOT Samantha Copeland is out for blood and seeking vengeance. It seems the current POTUS killed the…

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Misfit City #1 Review

Tyrel Kessinger

Please welcome a new contributor to the articles on Comics Talk News, Tyrel Kessinger. He will be adding his reviews from time to time about independent comic titles and other points of interest in the comic world. Thanks for reading Comics Talk. Walt Boom! Studios Writers: Kirsten Smith & Kurt Lustgarten Art: Naomi Franquiz, Brittany Peer With its very ambitious tribute to the classic 80s movie, The Goonies, Boom! Studio’s latest release, Misfit City, attempts to draw readers in by tugging on their fond memories for the film. And while…

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Review: YOUNGBLOOD #1 New This Week

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Youngblood #1 Written by Chad Bowers and Rob Liefeld Art by Jim Towe, Juan Manuel Rodriguez, Rob Liefeld and Shelby Robertson Lettering by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics Rob Liefeld’s Youngblood is home again at Image Comics. But does it still have the same appeal that it did at the birth of the company and the height of Liefeld’s popularity? We’re talking about a series that has undergone a lot of changes, stops, starts, and attempts at remaining relevant over the years. A veritable all-star roster of creators have…

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Geek-Girl #1 Comic

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Geek-Girl #1 Carlos Granda cover Sam Johnson Comics When ‘Little Miss Popular’ Ruby Kaye lands a pair of super-tech glasses (invented by brainiac college geek Trevor Goldstein) in a game of Strip Poker, she’s granted flight, super-strength, and – due to a flaw in the glasses’ programming – super-klutziness! And this is just the beginning of the changes the glasses will wreak on Ruby… Trying to be a super-hero, Ruby Kaye stumbles across a mysterious and extremely dangerous new villain taking down her town’s Numero Uno heroine – and is…

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POP! Goes the ICON “San Hannibal” Comes to a conclusion…

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but did you even know it began?  “San Hannibal” by Dan Schkade and Jesse Snavlin is a noir treat in monochromatic colored splendor.  It follows a private detective Avery in his search for missing photojournalist Savannah Loy and all the mayhem lying in the wake of his search.  The story is set in a semi futuristic city called San Hannibal kinda has an LA vibe to it and it is wrought with political intrigue and vigilantism.  Other than the story the book is filled with the most powerful coloration which adds…

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Greg Pak To Write Eternal Warrior Series For Valiant

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With the second Summer of Valiant set to include a new arc for “X-O Manowar” and new developments for Bloodshot, including a zero issue and the change of the series’ name to “Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps,” Valiant Entertainment has a lot planned to celebrate the first year of its launch — but none so exciting as a brand new “Eternal Warrior” series. At the hands of “Batman/Superman” writer Greg Pak and artist Trevor Hairsine, “Eternal Warrior” launches in September, spinning out of his previous appearances in “Archer & Armstrong.”…

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9

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or all the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans I found this media release about the new year of stories and a great way to catch up on your favorite vampire slayer, check this out.  Media Release — Dark Horse offers fans and retailers alike the perfect jumping-on point for all of the titles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9! In 2007, Dark Horse made comics history with a revolutionary new concept: Joss Whedon’s best-loved television series continued in comics with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8. With Joss Whedon…

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Comics in Review 2011 at Comics Talk

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2011 has come and gone but not without some outstanding comic book publications. While DC Comics and Marvel were the top sellers there was some great work done in other publishing comic companies. Dark Horse Comics led with the death of Hellboy in Hellboy the Fury #3 while comic heroes tend not to ever die in the comic book world Mike Mignola really did it he killed his most well known character Hellboy. Very well written I am sure the series may still be available. Also at Dark Horse Jim Shooter…

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