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Keith Arem (Call of Duty) and Christopher Shy (Dead Space) are the creative team behind Image Comics’ award-winning title Ascend, and are back together for their latest project, Frost Road, a psychological survival thriller! In partnership with the giant YouTube Channel Dead Meat, the duo is doing everything they can to make this project come to fruition. Beat caught up with them by email to learn more about their projects and what they want to achieve! This interview has been compiled for content and length. Diego Higra: Frostrode blends our last elements, quiet places, silent hills. Why do you make…
Pass Me By: Lily is Renegade Arts Entertainment’s latest original graphic novel, the third installment of Pass Me by Series by Kat Simmers and Ryan Danny Owen. The first book in The Trilogy, Pass Me By: Gone Fishin’, follows Ed, a Canadian man diagnosed with dementia. Volume 2, Electric Vice, delves deep into Ed’s past and strange love stories. The third episode is currently out in bookstores (and soon comic stores), following Ed’s continued deterioration with Alzheimer’s disease and his 17-year-old daughter Lily’s visit. Check out the preview for Pass Me By: Lily. To explore family, loss, tragedy, identity, and…
OBA Electroplating FactoryAuthor: Yoshiharu TsugaArtist: Yoshiharu TsugeTranslator: Ryan HolmbergLettering: Anna HighfishPublisher: Drawing and QuarterlyPublication date: August 13, 2024 Rating: MatureGenre: Slice of Life Manga The fourth volume of the release of Elder Tsuge’s Collected Works by Drawn and Quarterly, as well as seven stories in 1973 and 1974, experiment with more autobiographical stories inspired by the popular I-Novel genre of literary novels. The nominal story, “Oba Electroplating Factory,” draws on Tsuge’s childhood memories of working in a similar type of small factories (and all the horrors implied), but the other stories draw from Tsuge’s other experiences in his late teens…
This week: In a special bonus edition of DC Roundup, we’ll see Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee return to the first chapter of H2SH, Dark Knight in Batman #158. And don’t miss the regularly scheduled DC roundup, it’s an absolute Mars Manhunter #1! Note: The review below contains spoilers. If you need quick spoiler purchase/pass recommendations for the manga in question, please see the bottom of the article for the final verdict. Batman #158 Author: Jeff RoebPenciller: Jim LeeInker: Scott WilliamsColorist: Alex SinclairLetterer: Richard SuitCover Artists: Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair Early in Batman #158, the long sequels of…
In 2022, Fresh Monkey Fiction & Toyotter Toys launched the Longbox Heroes Collection CrowdFunding campaign to create retro 4.5-inch action action based on some of the comic book characters owned by the most popular creators, including Madman, The Tick, Grendel, The Rocketeer and more. Earlier this week, Longbox Heroes Collection launched its Kickstarter campaign to create the latest action figures for the second wave based on comic book characters owned by the most acclaimed creators. The campaign has only been on display for a few days and is already close to 25% of its $150,000 target. I hope it succeeds…
Multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher Oni Press is free to release for all #1 by Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Patrick Horvas (under the tree no one sees). Beat conducted an email interview with Horvath to further discuss the release of Free for All #1. Diego Higura: In our previous interviews, you just announced your Zoop campaign. How did Jump go about getting Eisner Award-winning publishers like ONI Press to get your comics a physical release? Patrick Horvath: It’s amazing. The Zoop campaign managed to get the book to a special print in supporters for the first time, and with Oni…
Meanwhile, in other comic companies, Skybound is raising money to make video games. One of our frequent correspondents has seen ads investing in Skybound appear on their feeds, and in fact there is a private “stock” offering for individual investors, but in a hurry, they are only open until April 3rd. All the details can be found here, but to truly drill down you will need to read over 300 pages of investment circulation. They all show some. Skybound was not becoming one of the biggest comic/media companies in our small neck. The Walking Dead was a huge hit of…
Since its introduction to Star Wars in rebels, the Inquisitor has symbolized the Empire’s ruthless resolve. A group of antagonists who wield this power in many Star Wars stories have recently been interested in seeing whether author Rodney Burns can play with these characters and give meaning beyond the stock’s villains. Thankfully, this short arc balances the iconic, larger-than-life tones of Star Wars and the ominous edges of the story, while giving these characters individual spirits. As Star Wars comic line prepares for a reboot, this trade hits a sweet spot between classic galactic struggles and fresh revelation about the…
Korea now accepts the rule of Dr. Doom, the supreme magician and emperor of the earth. This leaves the Tiger Division, a superhero team approved by the South Korean government, not in line despite previous arguments with Olevic, but there is no choice. Things are that Doom’s rules have guided us through a new era of peace.Tiger section. They are certainly a superhero team. Look at all of them! There are Ice One, Leader One and Robot ones…and the rest! Perhaps I’m a bit harsh with a relatively new superhero group, but once again I had to read Division #1…
We love a good annual crossover. In general, less impactful excuses for playing with small sides of the universe took over the year of the summer, crossovers peaked at events like the massive Atlantis attack in the late 1980s and early 90s. In 1992, the company released six different crossovers, more than 23 oversized issues.AmazingThey are designed to be low-shock and largely skippable, and Marvel’s recent return to formats, such as the 2023 Chaos contest, is stuck with that form. The story doesn’t insist you buy the extra issues, but they hope you do.The 2024 effort, Infinity Watch – Power…