2000AD has gone into business with Simon and Schuster who now have the publising license of 2000AD which should lead to better distribution in the States. To celebrate this fact, 2000AD has released an image of the new cover for the legendary D.R. & Quinch by Alan Moore and Alan Davis.
The new cover is also by Davis and the TPB reprint will feature extra material that is not in the british edition like a Jamie Delano story and script samples from Moore. Enjoy the sneak peek:
I'm flabbergasted. I know nothing about this comic short story except for what it says on the site but it's absolutely beautiful with art reminiscant of Fabio Ba meets Eduardo Risso:
The Beautiful Ones, March 27, 2009 by Jessica Abel and Ronald Wimberly, an original comic for ARTE tv, france.
Click here to read the complete 5-pager
Legendary comics scribe Grant Morrison has been working on an animated version of the famous Indian epic The Mahabharata entitled 18 Days: The Mahabharata Retold and there's finally a teaser online! Check it out and while you're at it, don't forget to check the site
While I truly believe that the pen is mightier than the sword, my brother Rob swears by the brush; the mighty trust of an ink-riddled Newton, one fell swoop creating worlds and strange new galaxies.
Rob is currently doing quick sketches based on the comics he's been reading and there are some real beauties in there -- if I say so myself . The characters he's handling range across the comics spectrum from 2000 AD's Judge Dredd to Vertigo's Young Liars, from Marvel's Spider-Man to Euro comics Blotch.
Click here to see the complete sketch gallery (drawings still being added regularly) and click on the image below for a large preview.
Charles Ardai is the founder of Hard Case Crime, a small time publisher dedicated to convince the masses of the worth of the old pulp noir novels. Lost treasures and new crime books alike, they all resurface at the hardboiled lake that is Hard Case Crime. Why am I going on and on about this on a comics blog? Because HCC comes highly recommended by not only me - who am I? My name is nobody - but also by excellent crime writers in comics like Ed Brubaker.
Hard Case Crime brings you the best in hardboiled crime fiction, ranging from lost noir masterpieces to new novels by today’s most powerful writers, featuring stunning original cover art in the grand pulp style.
And to come back to my very first sentence, HCC founder Charles Ardai has an excellent post about the cycling nature of the popularity of genres at Tor.com and we at comics know all about the Great Big Cycle Mill of Comics, right?
Look what fell into my lap a few moments ago... the video clip of the Kick-Ass title track, sung by British pop sensation and true-blood comics fan Mika.
Enough yabbering, let's have a look at the catchy tunes!
Released in my birth year, Rollerball is Norman Jewison's tour de force. It's a harsh look into the world of a man who only does what he does best and derives his complete sense of identity from it. In this case, it is James Caan as Rollerball player Jonathan. His puppy eyed look is perfect for this tormented character while his rugged and worn features carry the weight of the world. All this in a futuristic corporate setting accompanied by a veritable who's who of classical composers.
The movie tends to divide audiences because of its almost complete lack of story, focusing solely on Jonathan's inner troubles. But it is one of my favourite movies of all time. Click on the image for a large version. Image courtesy of wellmedicated.com.
If, like me, you are a fan of Joss Whedon's cult television hit Firefly and its subsequent film treatment, Serenity,. then you got some very good news this week. Dark Horse has announced two new Serenity comics to debut later this year. 
The first, Serenity: Float Out will be the first story set in the time after the feature film and will deal with the aftermath of the death of fan favorite character Wash. Float Out will mark the first foray into comics by comedian and ubergeek Patton Oswalt and will feature art from Patric Reynolds. The book will hit shelves in June.
The second announcement revolves around the enigmatic character of Shepherd Book. Written by Joss Whedon and his brother Zack and pencilled by the incredible Chris Samnee, The Shepherd's Tale will deal with the clouded past of Serenity's moral center, Shepherd Book. The title is being released as a hardcover graphic novel in November of this year.
You can find more about Float Out here and more about The Shepherd's Tale here.
Keep Flyin'!
Tom Herpich is an alternative artist who has published under the banner of Alternative Comics, Top Shelf Comix (and hey, check out their snazzy new website) and even Nickolodeon. For Vice the webzine, he has created an exclusive comic and it's all Herpich with his outerworldy weirdness.
Check it out at vice.com
The latest hype in book land is Tube trailers for upcoming books. Moving images to promote the written word! What will they think of next!?
Some put more effort into it than others but this one takes the cake, it looks quite good! Not that that says anything about the contents of the book itself but hey, it nibbles at peoples attention span for at least a minute.
Found via sfsignal.com
