What would you do if you suddenly had to be Batman? With last month’s Batman #41, Jim Gordon took on the mantle of the Dark Knight in an all-new armor and all-new attitude, but still trying to live up to the legend. Navigating the former commissioner through these rough early days is the already classic…
Interview: Venditti and Irwin Go “Hal Solo” with GREEN LANTERN
It’s been a great many years since the DC Universe was populated by a single Green Lantern, but those days are back… sort of! With last month’s Green Lantern #41, Hal Jordan finds himself the last remaining member of the Green Lantern Corps, and one without a ring. Armed only with a prototype gauntlet and…
Interview: Mikel Janin on Launching Season 2 of GRAYSON
With his 75th anniversary arriving this year, you’d think Dick Grayson would be a character whose identity is pretty set in stone. Nothing could be further from the truth. With his new career as super-spy in the pages of Grayson, the former Nightwing is coming out of his shell (and often his pants) under the…
Interview: Hope Nicholson Kickstarts THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEK GIRLS
Hope Nicholson is hoping to turn the topic of romance on it’s head with a frank and sometimes humorous look at the topic with a comics and prose anthology called THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEK GIRLS. We took the time to ask Hope about what lead this this unique collection, currently seeking funding through Kickstarter,…
Interview: Seeley and King Open a New Book on GRAYSON
This week marks the arrival of the first collection featuring last year’s massively successful renovation of the Batman family line. And it’s no accident that the change began with one of DC Comics’ oldest and most dear characters, Dick Grayson. Celebrating his 75th Anniversary this year, Grayson has moved from Robin to Nightwing to Batman,…
Interview: Zack & Nick Keller talk DEATH HEAD
Brothers Zack and Nick Keller are bringing childhood horrors and much more to Dark Horse comics with Death Head, in stores this July. Death Head pits a family on a camping trip against a Plague Doctor…and that’s about all that needs to be said to get the chills going up and down my spine. The…
Interview: Wu and Fletcher Hit the Road with BLACK CANARY
Today marked the release of Black Canary #1 from DC Comics, a decidedly new take on Dinah Lance — and a bit of a new take on super-hero comics in general. Launched by writer Brenden Fletcher (Batgirl, Gotham Academy) and artist Annie Wu (Batgirl Beyond, Hawkeye), Black Canary become more than a hero name —…
Interview: Babs Tarr Brings New Spirit to BATGIRL
No artist in recent memory has made as much a name for themselves — and as fast — as Babs Tarr. Six issues into her run on Batgirl, now collected in both hardcover and trade paperback, Tarr is an Eisner award-nominee, one of the highest industry accolades a comic creator can achieve. With a brand…
Interview: Jurgens and Howell Go Crazy with BAT-MITE
One of DC Comics’ newest mini-series launched this month heralds the return of all-ages content to their mainstream line of books. As Bat-Mite headlines his own title, writer Dan Jurgens and artist Corin Howell take the misguided imp from one edge of the DC Universe to another! Jurgens and Howell took time out from bouncing…
Interview: Garth Ennis Goes All-Star with SECTION EIGHT
One of the biggest surprises in the new title launch DC Comics put together for June and July is the return of Hitman supporting cast Section Eight, written and drawn by the original team of Garth Ennis and John McCrea. Ennis took a few minutes over a pint to share his thoughts on returning to…