AxeCop

Clearly, the world domination plans of Malachai and Ethan Nicolle are proceeding apace, with the news that their webcomic Axe Cop is to be adapted into a television series anchoring Fox's upcoming late night Saturday night animation block starting next year...

We drank the wild, wild Kool-Aid in Dirk Erik Schulz's cereal mascot art last year, and boy, he has been busy since. Schulz's balls-tripping style, with its floppy, Ren and Stimpy-ish look and vintage animation feel now encompasses a mouthful of modern pop culture icons, including the starter Pokémon breeds and Rango. His d...

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The simplest misunderstandings can mutate into major headaches for heroes, but if there's one villain-slayer who can rise above Kafkian circumstances unscathed, it's brothers Ethan and Malachai Nicolle's Axe Cop. Following the rollout of the first Axe Cop collection in December, Dark Horse Comics is continuing to chop at evil with the release of Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth #1, the first in a three-issu

The last time we spoke with Axe Cop creators (and loving brothers) Ethan and Malachai Nicolle, it was clear that the pair were down for an AC videogame. Now, thanks to a resourceful fan by the YouTube handle of Mojokun, that dream has kind of come true...

The one-year anniversary of Ethan and Malachai Nicolle's webcomic force of nature Axe Cop inspired a bevy of celebratory activities this week. Among the most prominent was last night's special signing of Dark Horse's collected AC at L.A...