HOT PICKS: On Sale This Week
Wow. Pretty widespread love for The Fox, Saga and Sandman. No surprise there. (And no, Mark Waid did not pick The Fox — but check out what he DID pick!)
GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Arkham Games Do Batman Better Than Nolan
I don’t play video games and this isn’t a video-game site. Nevertheless, I’m here to praise the Arkham series – the most faithful representation of Batman outside of comics today.
MIGHTY Q&A: Dave Stewart
If there’s such a thing as a superstar colorist, Dave Stewart is it. He’s won so many Eisners (eight) they should consider renaming the colorist award the Stewart. Here, he submits himself to our torturous Mighty Q&A:
In Its End Is Its Beginning – Sandman: Overture Changes Comics For Us This Week
Why You Should Read The Fox — and What Our Influences Were, by HASPIEL and WAID
One of the books I’ve been most looking forward to this year is The Fox, which debuts Wednesday from Archie’s Red Circle Comics imprint. It’s written and drawn by Dean Haspiel, with dialogue by Mark Waid. Both gents stop by to list their reasons you should pick up the book – and what their influences were — Dan:
A Halloween MIGHTY Q&A: Five Ghosts’ Frank Barbiere
Frank Barbiere’s Five Ghosts from Image isn’t really a horror book per se, but its adventures feature all manner of supernatural entities, demons and the like. And since the book — a sleeper hit that went from limited series to ongoing this year — is called, y’know, Five GHOSTS, it seemed fitting to ask Frank about Halloween this week, especially since Issue #6 comes out Wednesday. See, I’m clever like that:
PUNK Magazine Began With Lou Reed Comic
With the death of Lou Reed, I tried to contact John Holmstrom, who’s cover drawing and interview of Lou Reed launched the seminal PUNK Magazine. Holmstrom and I actually spoke last week about doing an interview for 13th Dimension later this week, so we’ll have an update and some more PUNK history in a few days. So for now, in remembrance of Lou Reed, I’ll pass along a bit of rock’n roll and comics history.
Al Plastino’s Superman-Kennedy Art Battle Heats Up
This isn’t going to be pleasant. Famed Superman artist Al Plastino is “devastated” over what’s happened to his Superman-meets-JFK artwork, which he thought was at the Kennedy Library — only to find out it was being auctioned off.
Filmation’s Lou Scheimer: An Appreciation by J.J. SEDELMAIER
In which the guy behind Saturday Night Live’s Ambiguously Gay Duo pays tribute to an animator who inspired him:
Mighty Q&A: Aaron Lopresti
The Mighty Q&A is back today with Aaron Lopresti, an artist whose worked on most of your favorite superheroes. Dude’s been on the scene for a while and has worked on this fancy line-up: Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk, the Avengers, Batman, Plastic Man, Green Lantern, Superboy — plus works such as Xena, Star Trek and Gen 13. Impressive, no? I’m a fan of Aaron’s slick style and had the burning urge to put him under our grueling spotlight:
ALTERNATIVE FRIDAYS, by Jon B. Cooke
Another week ending and another feature beginning! Jon B. Cooke, comics journalist and historian, joins the ranks of 13th Dimension regulars with an every-other-week column in this very spot. It’s called Alternative Fridays. Why? Read on.
The Lull, by JAI NITZ
Writer Jai Nitz, recently of the really cool creator-owned Dream Thief from Dark Horse, steps into the 13th Dimension to write about something all freelancers face … Take it away, Jai! The floor is yours: