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Alan Grant: a comic-book retrospective (video).
Writer Garth Ennis, editor Dan Raspler, and comics critic Chloe Maveal explore the influence and legacy of Grant’s work in a conversation that…
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December 2022
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The Great Comic Book Recession Panic of 2023? (video)
What do comic book dealers think of the collectible market in 2023, asks Swagglehaus? Are comic books immune to recessions? In this video,…
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Comics Up Close (comic-book events news).
Attention all comic book enthusiasts! Are you tired of the same old events that never seem to offer anything new or exciting? Well,…
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Takashi Okazaki: Afro Samurai’s creator talks (comic-book creator interview).
Okazaki-san, one of four artists who made their debuts in the independently produced Nou Nou Hau manga magazine in November 1998, sits down…
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DC Comics Extended Universe: time to kill it and restart afresh? (feature: video format)
The DC Comics Extended Universe (DECU) of films has been met with a mixed reception from audiences and critics alike. While some of…
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Red Sonja: the greatest fantasy barbarian, like, ever? (comic-book retrospective)
Ed and Jim sit down to examine Red Sonja, that fair sword-wielding warrior from the Hyrkanian Age, a time predating recorded history. She…
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Batman under the creative genius of artist Marshall Rogers and writer Steve Englehart (comic-book retrospective).
Ed and Jim are here to examine how during the Detective Comics #471-476 run which started August 1977 and ended April 1978, illustrator…
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Todd McFarlane: the world’s best comic-creator, or the best marketed? (interview: audio format)
Spawn was created by Emmy- and Grammy-winning director/producer Todd McFarlane. For The Amazing Spider-Man, he co-created Marvel’s main villain, Venom. Todd is CEO…
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John Carter, Warlord of Mars: the Marvel comic-book series (retrospective).
Ed and Jim are here to examine John Carter, Warlord of Mars: the Marvel comic-book series, from back in da’ day. Yes, the…
November 2022
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Marvel New Universe’s long forgotten failure (comic-book history documentary).
Marvel’s New Universe imprint ran from 1986 until 1989. It was Marvel’s first shared universe-based line. Jim Shooter, Archie Goodwin, Eliot R. Brown,…
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Getting the most out of your digital inking: Advice from a DC comics artist (video tutorial).
The process of digital inking may be challenging, which is why we’ve brought in Ryan Benjamin, a comic book artist who has worked…
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Lady Mechanika: Siya Oum provides a tutorial on how to draw and ink a comic book page (video format lesson).
At times, the laborious but ultimately gratifying process of sketching a page for a comic book might seem to be a mystery. Where…