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Calling Robert Kirkman and David Finch “legends” is a big understatement. Kirkman’s written genre-defining hits won hits including Invincible and the Walking Dead, launching the Energon universe with a blank rival. Finch draws many superhero icons (including Batman and Moon Knight), earning the distinction with his rough, detailed style. Now, the two are finally joining forces for Image Comics/Skybound’s latest fantasy epic, Skin Breaker.Skinbreakers take place in a world where tribes of orc-like creatures live in forests filled with all the problems of strange plants and strange (and starving) creatures. The tribe’s leader, Eno is slowly aging, clutching an ancient…
Welcome to another creepy edition of X-Men on Monday at X-Fans, AIPT! Fan Expo Boston 2025 may be in the rearview mirror, but there is an interview to share from the Artist Alley. X-Men Monday recently spoke to author Jeph Loeb. He praised the apocalypse collaborator X-Men. “His pages excite me. Now I feel like I’m trying to catch up with a driver in an F1 race car,” Roeb said. “Action and drama are on par. On top of that, he symbolizes and colors his work, which always brings out something special and amazing.” So when you hear it, and…
Provided by TOKYOPOPO A smart and courageous child Author: Yamamoto MikiPublisher: tokyopopPublication date: November 19, 2024 Rating: 13 and up The works of Assistant Professors, Faculty of Arts, Mangaka and Tsukuba University, Miki Yamamoto are not something that most people in the West think about Japanese manga. She has a more free-style expressive style, and regularly avoids typical genre-style elements (e.g., page layout, book structure, art style, color schemes, etc.) to realize female stories in a way that no other cartoon creators have. While Yamamoto openly speaks about the fact that her work is often perceived as not typical of…
Rocus Magazine, Star Trek: Lower Decks (both the show and its tie-in comics) won two prizes at this year’s Hugo Awards, celebrating the best sci-fi and fantasy-related works of 2024. RyanNorth and Chris Fenoglio’s choices, choose your own adventure book. Short form. Chris Fenoklio cover art The awards announced last night at Seattle World Con 2025, the 83rd Annual World Science Fiction Convention, mark the first Hugos of the franchise since Star Trek: Next Generation series finale, “All Good Things…”. And for IDW Publishing in the Best Graphic Story or Comic category. Warp Your Own Way is Molly Knox Ostertag,…
This week on the AIPT Comics Podcast, we will sit with author Chris Condon for a wide range of conversations ranging from the ultimate Wolverine, the grounded grit of Green Arrow, and the eerie, black and white beauty of his creator-owned series news from Foul-out. From balancing humor and horror, Condon goes deep into his process and the story that defines his year of 2025, passing his personal storytelling voice through a vastly different genre. Before that, we’ve got a stacked news rundown: DC’s November solicitations, the reveal of Batman/Deadpool #1 and its insane DC/Marvel creative mash-ups, Batman Beyond meeting…
Following current trends such as Marvel’s Ultimate, DC’s Absolute, Skybound Energy World, Valiant has announced a reboot with Valiant Beyond. Valiant is to discuss the launch of a new universe “intended to be a new jump-on point for new readers,” but all attention focuses on Valiant Beyond: Bloodshot #1. It was released this week. The book’s bloody, Nanite-driven anti-hero fights a bloody vampire driving blood. When we look at bloody thoughts and motivations, the story becomes problematic very quickly. Many view it as transphobic, referring to the ratios about children, and even mentioning adrenochrome later in the book. Comic creator…
My death flag shows no signs of the endStory & Art: Mitsuya otosuPublisher: One Book of Peace (Print and Digital)Publication date: June 17, 2025Rating: TeenGenre: Manga, Fantasy, Action Adventure Ordinary university students, Hira and Mizutagawa find themselves in the body of Harold Stokes, the evil character from the world of Kazuki’s favorite game, Brave Hearts. The problem is, if events in the game were made as needed, he will one day find himself defeated by a party of heroes. Can he find his way to survival and use his own knowledge of Harold Stokes’ body and games to avoid his…
Being a minority consumer has been a huge nuisance lately. C-list shock jock comedian who made the current infamous “Good Jeans/Good Jane” ad (which clearly riffed on the infamous Calvin Klein ad of the ’80s that featured the then 15-year-old Brooke Shield) and Matt Life, Matt Life and “joking,” appears to be using the media, using the elf plants. There is an idea over the past decade that it’s funny to screw with minorities, or that minorities are waiting to get mad at things. I consider it to be similar to someone walking down the street and stepping into dog…
Yen Press reveals 10 new titles scheduled to launch in February 2026, offering fans a mix of psychological drama, adventurous fantasy and love for boys of life. The lineup includes nine manga and one novel, each bringing something unique to the table. The list is the first season of the TV anime (Oshi no Ko) guidebook. It’s packed with initial reports, behind the scenes art, interviews and production insights into hit anime. Heartfelt Romance fans are looking forward to kei kikawa’s long and short love story, exploring how friendship changes after an unexpected kiss. The fantasy takes a dark turn…
The Ministry of Truth by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds brings a big milestone. Image Comics/Tiny Onion marks its anniversary with a special extra length #0 issue from the September bestselling series. The issue also presents the story by guest writer Scott Snyder and guest artist Joshu A Hixon about Elvis’s secret history, the first of the three-part backup story. Read more below: A new day lights up in the Truth category. Lee Harvey Oswald and his ruthless newcomers are ready to do whatever it takes to make the agency great again. Don’t miss this important turning point in…