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Anthony Clark Works Comic Wizardry In His ‘Adventure Time’ #6 Backup [Preview]
Anthony Clark Works Comic Wizardry In His ‘Adventure Time’ #6 Backup [Preview]
Anthony Clark Works Comic Wizardry In His ‘Adventure Time’ #6 Backup [Preview]
Though it's only in its sixth issue, Boom! Studios' ongoing Adventure Time series has already become one of comics' most notable showcases for talent fans know and love from the world of webcomics and social media. In addition to its regular creative team of writer Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics) and artists Shelli Paroline and Chris Houghton, the comic regularly features alternate covers and backup
Boom! Taps Webcomic Superstars For ‘Adventure Time’ And ‘Marceline’ Variant Covers
Boom! Taps Webcomic Superstars For ‘Adventure Time’ And ‘Marceline’ Variant Covers
Boom! Taps Webcomic Superstars For ‘Adventure Time’ And ‘Marceline’ Variant Covers
Generally speaking, variant covers can be a drag. At their worst, they can emphasize comic "collectibility" over their actual content. Every now and then, though, someone gets it right, and Boom! Studios' latest round of Adventure Time and Marceline and the Scream Queens variants is definitely a great example...
Finn and Jake Clean Up in ‘Adventure Time’ #4 [Preview]
Finn and Jake Clean Up in ‘Adventure Time’ #4 [Preview]
Finn and Jake Clean Up in ‘Adventure Time’ #4 [Preview]
Saving the planet is dirty work, but for full-time heroes Jake (the dog) and Finn (the human), cleaning up is even messier business in this week's Adventure Time #4 by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb. Boom! Studios has provided us with a look at five pages from the new issue, which features variant covers by Chris Houghton (Reed Gunther), animator Kassandra Heller, Scott C...
‘Adventure Time’ #4 Gets the Mother of all Alternate Covers
‘Adventure Time’ #4 Gets the Mother of all Alternate Covers
‘Adventure Time’ #4 Gets the Mother of all Alternate Covers
We've shown you covers to Boom! Studios' Adventure Time #3 and #5, but somewhere along the way we algebraic'ed when we should've rhombus'ed and Adventure Time #4's alternate looks went unseen here at CA. The issue's May 30 release will give fans their choice between four different covers by Chris Houghton (Reed Gunther), animator Kassandra Heller, Scott C... Read More ...
Boom! Reveals Four Upcoming ‘Adventure Time’ #3 Covers
Boom! Reveals Four Upcoming ‘Adventure Time’ #3 Covers
Boom! Reveals Four Upcoming ‘Adventure Time’ #3 Covers
Though the first issue of Boom! Studios' new Adventure Time comic is still a week away from arriving in stores, cover art from the ongoing series just keeps on coming. Just as Adventure Time #2 is slated to ship with four covers, so too shall the third issue when it hits shelves in April...
Chris Houghton Applies Animation Expertise to Awesome Sketches [Art]
Chris Houghton Applies Animation Expertise to Awesome Sketches [Art]
Chris Houghton Applies Animation Expertise to Awesome Sketches [Art]
Around these parts Chris Houghton is perhaps best known for his work on the all-ages Image series Reed Gunther and his upcoming cover to Boom! Studios' Adventure Time #2, but that's certainly not to discount the prolific cartoonists' work as a storyboard artist for Frederator Studios' Fanboy & Chum Chum, or his contributions to MAD Magazine and other publications. In...
‘Reed Gunther’ Literally Defines All-Ages Comics in Clever Press Release
‘Reed Gunther’ Literally Defines All-Ages Comics in Clever Press Release
‘Reed Gunther’ Literally Defines All-Ages Comics in Clever Press Release
Perhaps taking a cue from our own Laura Hudson, who frequently gives creators advice on how to get press attention when she speaks on the Indie Comics Marketing Panel at conventions around the U.S., the creators of acclaimed Image Comics series Reed Gunther have made themselves heard by creating an innovative press release that is too clever to be ignored...
‘Reed Gunther’ Rides Tall and Goofy at Image [Exclusive Preview]
‘Reed Gunther’ Rides Tall and Goofy at Image [Exclusive Preview]
‘Reed Gunther’ Rides Tall and Goofy at Image [Exclusive Preview]
On sale in June is the first issue of Reed Gunther, a delightfully anarchic all-ages series from Images Comics. Created by brothers Shane Houghton and Chris Houghton, the heavily buzzed-about book depicts the exploits of the lovably inept cowboy adventurer Reed Gunther and his curiously bright and typically frustrated grizzly bear, Sterling...
Kids Comics L.A. to Cultivate the Creators of Tomorrow [Event]
Kids Comics L.A. to Cultivate the Creators of Tomorrow [Event]
Kids Comics L.A. to Cultivate the Creators of Tomorrow [Event]
In an aggressive move to re-engage kids with the medium of comic books -- once their entertainment of choice -- Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles has announced Kids Comics L.A., an event they're calling "an interactive day of comics, creativity, and family fun for all ages...