Artist Christian Ward talks The Infinite Vacation , his collaborations, musical influences, and what's next for him (hint: it's awesome, and features Matt Fraction).
Have you not been reading this gem called Saga ? Where have you been?!
Some things should be left alone, and wrestling cameos in comics is one of them.
It’s another new week and another edition of the Pull List coming at you. For this week we catch up with the battling heroes of the Marvel universe with Avengers vs. X-Men #4 and some super spy action with Image’s Dancer #1.
In the last few months Image Comics has released a string of super-hot sell out new titles. This week, wunderkind writer and Image partner, Robert Kirkman weighs in with his mad-cap silly Super Dinosaur series. And by silly... I mean over-the-top awesome fun!
A one-shot comic by Image, Lorna: Relic Wrangler is an excellent mix of fun, sass, sexiness, and action. A mix of Lara Croft, Legally Blonde , and Hack/Slash , the comic isn’t particularly unique, but that doesn’t make it any less entertaining.
This is the most explosively violent and absolutely drop-dead gorgeous comic I have read since R. Grampa’s Mesmo Delivery , Carbon Grey from Image Comics could easily be the best new book of 2011.
First described to me as ” Indiana Jones meets Tomb Raider ”, this does Daomu #1 a disservice. Yes, the plot revolves around a secret society of tomb robbers, so the comparison is understandable, but the preceding quote is more of a marketing tag for Image to hook potential readers. Opening the comic though, the text on the first page reveals an even deeper back story and world mythos than those Western franchises ever achieved. The digitally rendered art, by Ken Chou, is so distinctly 21st century and ”not-American”, that this tag line will feel almost misleading after finishing the issue.
A new Image title by Nick Spencer ( Shudder Town , Morning Glories ) and Christian Ward, The Infinite Vacation ’s premise revolves around travelling between alternate universes, and the alternate lives you are living. I was completely stunned by this comic. The art - amazing. The story - fantastic. I can’t wait for the next issue.
As we sit comfortably in our respective dork dens, let us take a look back at a rather interesting year in comics. The comic world was filled with ups and downs in 2010, here we'll share with you some of the highlights and our personal favourites of the year. We shall save the disappointments for another time... or a podcast.
Image Comics recently began publishing the new creator-owned series God Complex from the creative minds of Michael Avon Oeming ( Powers , Team Fortress 2 ), John Broglia ( Zombie Sama! ), and Dan Berman ( Six , Thor ). The comic tells the story of big guy named Paul, an otherwise ordinary man. But […]
Welcome back Shelfers, Jeff here with another Pocket Review . Today I’m talking about the fantastic book The Walking Dead . [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/4303829[/vimeo] Rating 95% (9.5 G’s on the Anti-Gravity Scale) I highly recommend that you pick up any book from this ongoing series, it’s an excellent take on the zombie genre. The Walking Dead Official […]
