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:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Trailer
Here’s the first trailer from the new Cap movie. Joining Chris Evans is Scarlet Johansson, Sam Jackson and hey, that’s Robert Redford! A quick peak at the Falcon, too!
Al Plastino’s JFK Superman Art Stolen? (UPDATED)
From his Facebook page, legendary artist Al Plastino’s plea for help about his Superman art depicting president John F. Kennedy:
“PLease help if you can. The art I donated and thought for all these years was being housed at the Kennedy library at Harvard is now being auctioned off on the anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination. And now I am finding out that the art may have never made it to the library.
YOU SHOULD BE READING THIS, by Menachem Luchins
Menachem Luchins is a regular in our HOT PICKS and AT THE COMIC SHOP features. Here, he makes his 13th Dimension solo debut with YOU SHOULD BE READING THIS, a recurring feature that will star a number of writers here. Menachem will write every other Wednesday. Today he touts his love for Terry Moore‘s Rachel Rising:
AT THE COMIC SHOP: All-Time Faves
It’s the return of our biweekly feature in which the people who work in the comic shops answer a burning query! This week:
What’s your all-time favorite comics story or arc?
WHAT I’M READING, by Joshua Hale Fialkov
Joshua Hale Fialkov is the multiple award-nominated writer of Elks Run, Echoes, I, Vampire, and more, and is currently working on the digital-first-on-Comixology series The Bunker with Joe Infurnari. Many of his works are in film production. Here, he writes this week’s WHAT I’M READING column:
HOT PICKS: Now with 100 percent more Mark Waid
Yep. Mark Waid, the writer who rattled all your cages last week, is now a regular for the weekly Hot Picks: