Brian Clevinger

As 2011 draws to close, ComicsAlliance has assembled its annual list of the best comics and graphic novels of the year, with the help and input of our editors, writers, and readers. Like any list, it is naturally subjective, but we've packed it chock full of eleven comics that have awed us, excited us, and entertained us over the last 12 months and books that we're passionate about recommending...

This week, the fan-made web series Fallout: Nuka Break debuted on YouTube, and trust me on this one: It's awesome. Set in the post-apocalyptic Atomic Age world of Bethesda Softworks' Fallout video games, Nuka Break follows the adventures of three survivors in the California wastelands as they eke out a living, get shot at with alarming regularity and search for a tasty (and hopefully not irradiat

Art: Ulises Farinas has posted Gregory, his 84-page comic "about being depressed and a sock monkey," in full at his official website. Pitches: Brian Clevinger details his unused "New 52" Firestorm pitch while wishing the team of Gail Simone, Ethan Van Scriver and Yildiray Cinar the best...

Upcoming: Kate Beaton's collected Hark! A Vagrant finally has a cover to official watch out for when it drops in October. TV: AMC's The Walking Dead could be hit with some budget cuts. Do you fear for the show's season two quality? Interviews: Atomic Robo co-creator Brian Clevinger discusses what would have been his take on a new Firestorm series for DC...

Since the earliest days of superhero comics there's been a tug of war between the forces of whimsical adventure and those of grim 'n gritty realism. Now, don't be alarmed, the question of which is the one right and true way to tell a capes and tights story wasn't resolved once and for all this week, so we can all thankfully keep arguing about it...

The last time we checked in on The Fictory's animated "Atomic Robo: Last Stop" short film, based on Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener's "Atomic Robo" series, the studio had just released a teaser that showcased (among other things) star Robo and his antagonist Helsingard lighting up and possibly preparing for battle...

Let's say, hypothetically, you awake one morning to find yourself tied to a chair with a burlap sack placed over your head and the distinct sensation of tranquilizers wearing off throughout your bloodstream. The aforementioned sack is removed and you're surprised to find yourself in a plainly decorated meeting room inside the headquarters of Marvel Comics...

The Fictory's animated take on Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener's mechanized scientist in "Atomic Robo: Last Stop" has been in the works for awhile, and while the animators have regularly posted storyboard images to keep fans stoked, the newest fully-animated teaser trailer is what Robo readers have really been waiting for...

It somehow doesn't seem appropriate that a comic about Marvel's heroes being infused with gamma radiation and each turned into their own variant version of the Hulk should evoke anything more complex than simple, visceral thoughts from me...

We've been keeping tabs on The Fictory's animated "Atomic Robo: Last Stop" project since early this year and we've got to say, the studio's latest storyboard update has us ready to see this sucker spring to life. The Fictory's Jeff McComsey recently revealed that fans could be getting a taste of full-on animation sooner rather than later as the studio is working hard on a special "t