MIGHTY Q&A: Shawn Martinbrough
Shawn Martinbrough is the artist on Image’s Thief of Thieves. The latest issue, #17, comes out Wednesday. Here, he subjects himself to our grueling MIGHTY Q&A!
WELCOME to the 13th Dimension!
This week, we break out the big guns! Mark Waid, Corinna Bechko and Jimmy Palmiotti are among the comics creators writing for us as we really get going!
Steve Niles Flooded Out in Texas
Jeez, rough time for Steve Niles of 30 Days of Night fame. Devastated by a flood in Texas. See link at the jump from Mike Mignola on Facebook:
Comic Book Men Returns To Sunday Nights On AMC
I’ll be at the party for the launch of season 3 of Comic Book Men. It’s just around the block from my home in Red Bank, so I’ll hobble over there. Hobble, because I’m a wreck from walking NY Comic Con for the past few days.
THE NEAL ADAMS INTERVIEWS: The Brave and the Bold #85
One of Neal Adams’ most famous Batman covers really didn’t star Batman at all:
Neal Adams Talks About His Missing Art
We reported recently that legendary comics artist Neal Adams left portfolios of artwork in a New York City cab. Unfortunately, there’s no happy ending yet. Here, Adams talks about it for the first time:
THE GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Steve Englehart, Part 2
Yesterday, I put up a column about how frustrating it is that one of the greatest Batman stories ever – the late ‘70s Detective Comics run from writer Steve Englehart and artist Marshall Rogers – is no longer in print in its entirety. I spoke to Englehart about the genesis of the run and today, he discusses its legacy and how it became one of the blueprints of the modern Batman.
Return of the HOT PICKS! On Sale This Week
The folks behind the counter at ye olde comics shoppes tell ye what ye should be buying this week:
THE GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Englehart and Rogers’ Batman classic
Fact: The best Batman story not in print right now is the Steve Englehart-Marshall Rogers run from Detective Comics in 1977-78. This is a crime.
Mighty Q&A: Conner and Palmiotti, together
One of the best parts of this gig is connecting with people whose work you admire and getting a chance to see what makes them tick. In the case of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, I find it’s doubly compelling because they’re a couple.
THE GOTHAM TRIBUNE: The Fat Man Returns
As promised, we’ve got more from filmmaker Kevin Smith, whose “Fat Man on Batman” has become the prime Batman destination in the world of podcasting.
MIGHTY Q&A: Jimmy Palmiotti
Everywhere I look, I see Jimmy Palmiotti’s name. Guy writes a ton of books – many of which I really dig – and he’s all over the web. Plus, everyone in the comics field seems to know the guy.