David Brothers
4 Elements: Emma Rios’s Excellent ‘Prophet’ Backup ‘COIL’ [Complete Five-Page Story]
Two tales, more than any others, left me really, really excited to be a reader of comics in the past month or so. One was Al Ewing and Brendan McCarthy's Zaucer of Zilk, a delightful day-glo plane crash into the deepest, glam-est jungles of optimism...
New Readers Must Submit to Judge Dredd in ‘The Complete Case Files 05′ [Preview]
Okay. You've watched the trailer for Dredd, the upcoming feature film featuring Britain's own Judge Dredd of 2000 AD fame. You're digging the kind of authoritarian/Dirty Harry thing Dredd has going on. It's pretty cool, I agree, but you want to see a little more of how he gets the job done...
Moyoco Anno’s ‘Sakuran’ Tackles ‘Difficult’ Women in a Difficult Time [Exclusive Preview]
Vertical, Inc. has quickly become my go-to provider of manga that I really enjoy that I didn't even know that I wanted. Kou Yaginuma's Twin Spica, Felipe Smith's Peepo Choo, Jiro Matsumoto's Velveteen & Mandala, and especially Nobuaki Tadano's 7 Billion Needles are really good reads. Ve...
The Originals: The Dodsons and Beautiful Personalities
More than a few of your favorite Marvel and DC Comics creators have projects that you may not have heard of, depending on how closely you follow their careers. In creator-owned comics, these talents get to go wild and create a story that springs entirely from their own brow, and I love seeing the results of that...
The Fashions and Art of ‘Persona 3′ Designer Shigenori Soejima [Exclusive Preview]
I grew up on cape comics, where fashion is largely a simple and backwards affair. That's not a problem, exactly, so much as a result of the focus of superhero comics. Characters wear things like loose t-shirts, ambiguously baggy jeans, and no-name shoes at home, and fantastic costumes when they're out and about...
The Originals: The Immonens and Innovative Storytelling
More than a few of your favorite Big Two creators have projects that you may not have heard of, depending on how closely you follow their careers. In creator-owned comics, they get to go wild and create a story that springs entirely from their own brow, and I love seeing the results of that...
The Originals: Greg Rucka and Perfect Structure
What's nice about comics right now is that we're living in an era where many creators are actively exploring creator-owned avenues, even while freelancing for Marvel and DC Comics and other work-for-hire publishers. I think this is commendable, and I want to dive into the lesser-known works of a few of your favorite Big Two creators over the next few weeks in a series we're calling The Originals.
Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips Play With Familiar Tropes in ‘Fatale’ [Interview]
The authors of Criminal, Sleeper and Incognito, Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker have crafted yet another must-read series in Fatale, published by Image Comics. It's a bestseller, sure, but more than that, it's a really good comic. Brubaker and Phillips are examining the idea of the femme fatale by making her the focal point of the series, instead of just a looming threat, and throwing in a heaping h
UDON’s ‘PIXIV Almanac’ Is A Peek Into Another World Of Art [Preview]
Art is awesome. The popularity of features like Best Art Ever (This Week), websites like DeviantArt, and the incredible comics-related presence on Tumblr is proof positive of that. People -- comics fans and otherwise -- clearly love to see cool pictures...
‘BPRD Hell on Earth: Return of the Master’ Is Coming This Summer [Exclusive]
For my money, Mike Mignola's BPRD is one of the most consistent comics on the stands. In the past, writer John Arcudi and artist Guy Davis formed the backbone of the creative team for the paranormal investigator series and created some of the best adventure comics of the past few years...