Comic Round-Up: December 22, 2015

"Darth Vader #13" by Paris, France-based Aleksi Briclot

Interview: Adrian Tomine, creator of the recently released Killing and Dying, talks about his long career in comics — he started making photocopied minicomics when he was 16

Interview: Brian K. Vaughan talks about race and diversity in comics, including some of the early choices he and artist Fiona Staples made in Saga.

Interview: The Comic Journal speaks with Omar Khouri of Samandal

Interview: Sean T. Collins talks to Heather Benjamin.

News: DC Comics To Make Their Comic Books Go Bi-Weekly

News: Alan Tudyk's Con Man parody show, Spectrum, to get its own comic book

Comic Round-Up: December 21, 2015

Interview: Alex Dueben interviews Riad Sattouf, author of “The Arab of the Future”

Interview: Neil Gaiman Has No Regrets About Making You Wait for His Sandman Follow-Up

News: 2016 Eisner Judges announced: Brian Doherty, Danny Fingeroth, Jason Grazulis, Jason Poole, Natalie Powell, Carol Tilley.

News: Charlie Hebdo facilitates a donation to the victims of the Paris attacks.

News: Bill Leak offends large groups of people with a Paris accords cartoon, in both its message and the path taken to get to that message.

Comic Round-Up: December 18, 2015

"Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Shattered Empire #1"

Created Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto

Interview: Amid a backlash against Star Wars' black protagonist, Brian Vaughan is creating universes that reflect the real world.

Interview: Andy Oliver profiles the work of Alice Urbino.

Interview: Gail Simone discusses rebooting Dynamite’s classic female characters, including Vampirella, Red Sonja and Dejah Thoris.

Interview: Mark Thibodeau talks to Jason Karns.

Interview: Steve Orlando talks about writing the gay character Midnighter for DC Comics, and his creator-owned comic Virgil

Comic Round-Up: December 17, 2015

"Star Wars 13 (Vader Down)" by Aleksi Briclot

Interview: Andrew Wheeler and artist Paulina Gancheau talk about Another Castle, their new comic from Oni Press about a fairy-tale princess who isn’t just sitting around waiting to be rescued.

Interview: Craig Thompson discusses the making of his kids’ comics Space Dumplins on the latest Deconstructing Comics podcast.

Interview: Greg Hunter talks to Dylan Horrocks.


Interview: Reed Beebe considers the similarities between Star Wars and the French comic Valerian and Laureline.

Comic Round-Up: December 16, 2015

Avengers-Guardians of the Galaxy Team-up Cover by Stephane Roux

Interview: 17 year-old Justice Ryan talks about her story The Escape, about a girl who escapes from a residential school for aboriginal children

Interview: Elizabeth Coody has some advice for anyone thinking of writing a scholarly dissertation or thesis on comics.

Interview: How Does Anybody Become An Artist? An Interview with Allen Say

News: Neil Gaiman's How To Talk To Girls At Parties Gets Comic Book Adaptation

News: Showtime's Penny Dreadful Will Become a Comic Book Series

Comic Round-Up: December 15, 2015

"Thor" by Alexander Lozano

Interview:  Benito Cereno profiles Jack Cole.

Interview: Dalbir Singh shows the lighter side of being a Sikh in SikhPark.

Interview: Misha Zaslavskiy, who heads up a comics studio in Russia, talks about the history of Russian comics in the first part of a three-part interview.

Interview: Özge Samanci reminisces about growing up in Turkey and talks about the genesis of her graphic memoir of her youth, Dare to Disappoint.

News: Matthew Pocci Jr., the driver who injured a woman last year during the annual San Diego ZombieWalk at Comic-Con, has been sentenced to 60 days of house arrest, with electronic monitoring, and three years’ probation.

Comic Round-Up: December 14, 2015

Invincible Iron Man #1 Action Figure variant cover by John Tyler Christopher

Interview: Batman v Superman Production Designer Says There’ll Be a Larger Threat Than Doomsday In the Film

Interview: Confessin’ sins and talkin’ SAINTS with Sean Lewis

Interview: Jody Houser Talks Faith, Valiant Comics’ Newest Female Superhero

Interview: What Would Jessica Jones Season 2 Bring For Pam? Susie Abromeit Weighs In On Future Possibilities

Reviews: Matthew Fay on Monstress #1. Brandon Mulholand on Gotham Academy #13. Daniel H. Wilson on Earth 2: Society #7.

Comic Round-Up: December 11, 2015

"Jessica Jones" by Detroit-based Mark Hammermeister

Interview: Declan Shalvey Explores the Beautiful and Terrifying World of Injection

Interview: John Allison, creator of the webcomics Bad Machinery and Scary Go Round, talks about his new comic Giant Days, which has been promoted by BOOM! Studios from a miniseries to an ongoing.

Interview: Tom Holland on Keeping His Spider-Man Role Under Wraps

News: ComiXology accounts will merge into Amazon.com accounts

News: Police in Amarillo, Texas, are searching for a man who robbed the Big Apple Comics at gunpoint on Tuesday.  An employee was locking up the store at about 7:10 p.m. when a man approached him and told him to unlock the doors.

Comic Round-Up: December 10, 2015

"Jessica Jones" by Doaly

Event: Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder Bring BATMAN Into Bloom

Interview:  E.P. Unny, the lead political cartoonist for the New Indian Express, talks about cartooning in a time when politics is not only more polarized but also more tied to religious faith.

Interview: Iain McCaig, the guy who gave Groot his bark and Darth Maul his bite, talks making art in the shadow of blockbusters.

Interview: Kabuki creator David Mack talked about one of his strategies for developing stories: Whenever he gets a new idea, he puts it in a folder.

Interview: Jonathan Hickman Sets the Stage for "Secret Wars'" Finale

Interview: Kyle Higgins talks about his new Power Rangers comic, Green Ranger

Comic Round-Up: December 9, 2015

"Jewel" by Johnas Larona

Interview: Founding editor/writer Pat Mills explains How we made 2000 AD

Interview: Paul Gravett profiles Hanamura Eiko.

News: Margaret Atwood to release new graphic novel, "Angel Catbird"

Reviews: Mark Dickson on Monstress #1. Sean Gaffney on Log Horizon: Game's End Vol. 1. Alex Hoffman on Witches, Dragons, Magic & Cats. Todd Klein on Vertigo Quarterly: SFX: Krak!  Andy Oliver on Frontier #9.  Jerry Smith on The Invincible Iron Man Epic Collection Vol. 1. Kelly Thompson on Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.

Fresh Take: Marvel Babies

"Marvel Babies" by Guadalajara, Mexico-based René Córdova & Samuel Aguilar

Comic Round-Up: December 8, 2015

  

"Batman Vs. Superman" by Rod Reis

Interview: Interview Magazine talks to Brianna Hildebrand about her new role in the upcoming Deadpool movie.  Sounds like she's going to be a complete badass.

Interview: Peyton Reed: Ant-Man and The Wasp "Entirely Different Genre Template"

Interview: Neal Adams on Maintaining His Vision, Embracing the Darkseid and Welcoming the Supermen

Interview: The Walking Dead's Josh McDermitt On The Future Of Eugene

News: Broken Frontier Awards 2015 Nominations are released

News: Marvel to Release Second Comic Book Civil War Ahead of Movie ... No, Really

Fan Film: Orion

"Orion" by Mario Escudero

"Orion" is an animated fan film set in the DC Universe. It follows the New God Orion has he flies a mission into Darkseid's world, Apokolips.

Posters: Who Watches the Watchmen?

"Who Watches the Watchmen?" by Cesena, Italy-based Denis Medri

Posters: Iron Man

"Iron Man" by Matthew Orders

Comic Round-Up: December 7, 2015

"B V S" by Ardian Syaf

Interview: Eitan Manhoff, owner of Cape and Cowl Comics, is a nerd with pedigree.

Interview: Isaiah Broussard discusses his webcomic Crackers & White Wine, which takes a satirical look at politics, especially racial politics.

Interview: Loren A. Lynch interviews Sam Humphries about his new Image Comics series Citizen Jack, and looks at the recent popularity of politically themed comics.

News: Marvel has announced a new Haunted Mansion comic coming in 2016 by Joshua Williamson and Jorge Coelho!

Reviews: Henry Chamberlain on Ringside #1. Rob Clough on Cold Heat Special #10. Sean Gaffney on Durarara!! Vol. 2.  Joe Gordon on Alias.  Alex Hoffman on Witches, Dragons, Magic & Cats.

Illustration: Vintage Force Awakens

Vintage Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cover by Darren ‘Daz’ Tibbles

If The Force Awakens had been an eighties comic.

Comic Round-Up: December 4, 2015

"The Appointment" by Charlie Layton

Interview: Alex Wood talks to Robert Crumb.

Interview: The first woman to write a Judge Dredd comic, Emma Beeby, talks about her experiences reading the comic and then writing for it.

Interview: For French Artist Joann Sfar, #parisisaboutlife

Interview: Jamal Igle has worked on a number of Big Two properties, including Supergirl and Firestorm, but going forward the only comics and prints he’ll be bringing to conventions will feature the character he created, Molly Danger.

Interview: Matt Seneca on sports, hate, and religion

Interview: Mitch Gerads talks about his career in comics and his new Vertigo title, The Sheriff of Babylon. 

Interview:  Seven Questions With Cole Closser

Comic Round-Up: December 3, 2015

"Weapon X" by Dan Mora

Interview: Michael Douglas on Ant-Man and the Future of Hank Pym

News: Cleveland plans to make Superman actual man of steel with $3m statue

News: Genndy Tartakovsky is returning to his much-loved 2001-2004 cartoon Samurai Jack with a new season in development for 2016, Cartoon Network announced. 

4 Reasons SHIELD’s Daisy Johnson Is a Great Multidimensional Representation of Women in Tech

8 Reasons Captain America: The Winter Soldier Is the Worst Marvel Movie

10 Reasons Why We Should Temper Our Excitement For Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Comic Round-Up: December 2, 2015

"Catwoman Collab" by Johannes Helgeson

Interview: Alex Dueben talks to Jessica Abel

Interview: Brenda Emmanus talks to Jamie Hewlett

Interview: Dylan Todd talks to Evan Dorkin. 

Interview: New York Times Magazine talks to Bob Mankoff

Interview: Özge Samanci on Art, Family, and a Love of Learning


Interview: Rose Marthis talks to Cole Closser.

Interview: Tim Young talks to Matt Seneca.