Posters: Superman and Batman

"Superman" and "Batman" by John Keaveney

Posters: Batman v Superman

Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Posters by Thomas Walker

Comic Round-Up: January 14, 2016

"Superman" by Daniel Chavez

Interview: Benito Cereno celebrates Tintin’s 87th birthday with a look at the comic’s problematic origins — and the way the creator, and the comic, evolved over time.

Interview: John Jennings, creator of Kid Code, talks about the importance of comics

Interview: One year after the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, political cartoonists Ann Telnaes and Signe Wilkinson discuss the world of political cartooning.

Interview: Stan Lee reveals his eyes have deteriorated so much he can't read.

Interview: Valerie D’Orazio discusses several money problems that are afflicting the comics industry, including part-time creators who are willing to work for a low rate — and thus drive down the rates for everyone else.

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

Fresh Take: Elder Heroes

"Elder Heroes" by Shanghai, China-based Eddie Liu

Eddie Liu, an artist based in Shanghai, has created a short but wonderful series that imagines what a few of our favorite superheroes might look like when they grow old. In Liu’s interpretation, they’ve lost some of their youthful sheen but retain all of their heroic majesty.

Posters: Superman & Batman

Superman by Brazil-based Thony Silas

Posters: Wayne Tower & Metropolis Museum

"Wayne Tower" by Chris Skinner

Limited edition prints available for purchase from Bottleneck Gallery.

Fresh Take: Justice League as Samurai

Justice League as Samurai by Brittney Williams

Brittney Williams re-imagines DC’s Trinity as samurai.  Bruce Wayne is my favorite, but I suppose that would be the case in any universe.

Comic Round-Up: June 23, 2015

"Superman" by Nagy Norbert

Event: Author Greg Smith will appear at Destiny City Comics in Tacoma, WA on Thursday, July 16, 2015 from 4:00pm – 5:30pm for a signing of Junior Braves of the Apocalypse! RSVP on Facebook!

Event: Artist Sanford Greene appears at Punk Monkey Comics in Columbia, SC on Saturday June 27, 2015 from 1:00 till 5:00 PM to sign RUNAWAYS #1! RSVP on Facebook!

Interview: Mariko Tamaki and Irene Koh discuss their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles spinoff, Casey and April.

Interview: Patrick Gleason Unleashes Damian Wayne in "Robin: Son of Batman"

Interview: Writer Maighread Scott talks discusses her new series The Third Witch, a retelling of Macbeth from the witches’ point of view.

Interview: Zainab Akhtar discusses Frank Quitely’s sound effects in Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn.

Humor: Bullet Bouncing

"Bullet Bouncing" by Kerry Callen

Kerry Callen is the cartoonist behind Halo and Sprocket.   He also works at Hallmark adapting cartoons into greeting cards.  

Paintings: World’s Finest

"World’s Finest" by Brian Stelfreeze

Fresh Take: Trinity

"Trinity" by Stephen Byrne

Over the years, our favorite DC characters have undergone a lot of costume changes, but artist Stephen Byrne has created some altogether fresh designs for Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.

Sculpture: Superheroes

"This is not a love song"

Superhero Sculptures by Adrian Tranquilli

Adrian Tranquilli born 1966 is one of the most interesting artists on the Italian contemporary art scene. Tranquili wanted to focus less on the superpowers and more on their human fragility of some of our most beloved heroes such as Batman, Superman, Wolverine and Spider-Man. He shows us the rarely seen, vulnerable side of our favorite superheroes.

Posters: Here for a Reason

"You Are Here for a Reason" by Dennis Salvatier

Part of the “Quotes, Lines & Lyrics" art show at the Hero Complex Gallery.

Comic Round-Up: March 3, 2015

"Superman" by Dave Seguin

Events: Neal Adams appears at Phat Collectibles in Anaheim, California on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.  First autograph is FREE! (Additional autographs are $10 each)

Events: Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus, The Wake) will apear at the Kinokuniya Bookstore in NYC on Saturday, March 21st at 2:00 pm for an event to commemorate the launch of his new series written by Mark Millar (Kingsman, Kick-Ass), Chrononauts! RSVP on Facebook!

Interview: A chat with Eileen Alden and Supreet Singh Manchada, the creators of Deep Singh, the first Sikh superhero.

Interview: Johan de Neef talks about Windmill Comic's attempt to reinterpret Silver Age Marvel and DC comics for a whole new generations.

Interview: John Romita Sr. Reflects on His Spider-Man Legacy, Gwen Stacy's Death and Stan Lee

Interview: Lee Bermejo discusses the debut of The Suiciders

Interview: Mark Waid talks about Marvel’s new Star Wars: Princess Leia series: “The timing couldn’t be better to be able to come out with a story of a bad-ass princess who is her own hero and doesn’t rely on others.”

Posters: Justice

"Justice" by Chris Skinner

Part of the Young Guns Invitational show at Hero Complex Gallery.

Limited edition prints available for purchase from Hero Complex Gallery.

Video: Superman Adopted by the Waynes

"What If Superman Was Adopted By The Waynes" by CartoonHooligans

I used to love the Marvel “What If..” comics. What if Spider-Man lost his powers? What if Professor X could walk? This is like those comic books, but it focuses on DC characters and it’s a video. The question here is: What if Superman Was Adopted by the Waynes?

"Ever imagine what would happen if Superman took Batman's place as the son of the Wayne family?"

Posters: Justice

"Justice" by Chris Skinner

Limited edition prints available for purchase from Hero Complex. US$40

Short Film: A Smallville Man

"A Smallville Man" by Mauricio Abril

"A Smallville Man" by Mauricio Abril is an original animatic comprised of 150 black and white illustrations set to the song "Walk" by the American Rock band Foo Fighters.  It tells two intertwining stories.  In one story, the young Clark Kent witnesses his father, Jon, intervening in an assault.  In the second story, Superman goes toe to toe with military forces in South America.

There's no dialogue, but this short film is still a  better interpretation of Superman than Goyer and Snyder managed in their two hour movie.  I'm especially fond of Abril's portrayal of Jon Kent as a hero (as opposed to Goyer's retcon of Jon discouraging Clark from any kind of heroics.)

""A Smallville Man" is my animatic film featuring an original Superman story told in over 150 illustrations set against the aural backdrop of the song "Walk" by the American Rock band Foo Fighters.

The film explores the relationship between Superman's past and present through separate stories that take us from the jungles of South America to the quaint streets of his hometown of Smallville. For those not quite familiar with South America, it's like America but south. The two story lines ultimately converge thematically to show that the "S" on his chest represents not just his alien power but also the strength of his humanity."

Fresh Take: R2-D2 Cosplay

"The Droid of Steel" by United Kingdom-based Steve Berrington

Even R2-D2 likes to cosplay from time-to-time.  In this series, Berrington mashes him up with the principal members of the Justice League: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and The Flash.