Speaking truth to power in the comic book industry is a difficult dance at the best of times. And these, are not the best of times. If you speak up, if you speak out in the wrong tone at the wrong person, that’s it. That’s your career. It’s a line that I try to be…
Queer Visibility: It’s Time to Be a Better Ally
It’s been a year. One year since 49 largely queer, largely Latinx people were gunned down in what has been identified as the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. One year since I sat, watching reactions to the devastation that ripped into our community. Politician after politician offered their prayers, their condolences. So many…
Review: MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL #1
MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL #1 Written by Howard Chaykin Art by Howard Chaykin, Jesus Aburtov Published by Image Comics Release Date: June 8, 2016 In 1950, Joel Breakstone, veteran and alcoholic, struggles to get his life together and commences a night that will change his life forever. Midnight of the Soul is Howard Chaykin’s story…
Review: BLACK HOOD #6
BLACK HOOD #6 Written by Duane Swierczynski Art by Howard Chaykin and Jesus Aburto Published by Archie Comics/Dark Circle Comics Release Date: October 28, 2015 In the aftermath of his takedown in the first arc, Greg is recuperating in sunny California — at drug rehab. But it’s not all encounter sessions and therapy, as Greg almost…
TRADE WAITING: Week of October 14, 2015
It’s another Monday, which means a look at the week’s hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this edition of “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released this coming Wednesday and why you should watch out for them! DAMAGE CONTROL TP COMPLETE COLLECTION Written…
Marvel Revisits Original STAR WARS Adaptations With May HC
New York, NY – December 16, 2014 – Next year, the original Marvel Comic adaptations of the iconic Star Wars trilogy return for new, oversized graphic novels with remastered coloring! It all starts this March as the first original comic adaptation of the greatest space-fantasy film of all time is reborn for the modern age…
Dynamite Announces Howard Chaykin’s Return to THE SHADOW
Dynamite Entertainment has announced Howard Chaykin will return to noir with May’s The Shadow: Midnight in Moscow #1. Official Press Release March 14th, 2014, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Howard Chaykin has created the most classic Shadow storylines, and now Dynamite brings Chaykin back to The Shadow! Written and drawn by Howard Chaykin, The Shadow: Midnight in…
Learn How The West Was Won in CENTURY WEST
Official Press Release. The American West is more than history; it’s myth: from wild frontier adventure to Tinseltown glitz, the West has fed America’s imagination, including that of legendary comics creator Howard Chaykin (SATELLITE SAM, AMERICAN FLAGG, BLACK KISS). CENTURY WEST, the new Image Comics graphic novel out in September, is his ode to the…
Dynamite Announces Return of Chaykin to THE SHADOW with New Mini
Dynamite Entertainment has announced Howard Chaykin will return to The Shadow with the upcoming Midnight in Moscow miniseries. Official Press Release July 16, 2013, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite is proud to announce that legendary writer/artist Howard Chaykin will write his first new tale of The Shadow in nearly thirty years. The Shadow: Midnight in Moscow will take place three decades prior to…
Image Announces Second Printing for SATELLITE SAM #1
Image Comics has announced a first print sellout for Satellite Sam #1 by Matt Fraction & Howard Chaykin. Official Press Release The first printing of SATELLITE SAM, the acclaimed new Image Comics series by Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin, has sold out and immediately gone back to press for a second printing due in stores…
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