Secret Identity--What's New?

Celebrate Batman In Boston?

7/30/2014

by Matman

If you are a fan of the Caped Crusader... the Dark Knight... Batman, then you will have a whole lotta fun next week at Boston Comic Con! Batman creators past, present and those in between will be in full attendance waiting to meet you and talk all things Batman!

Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Connor of 'Harley Quinn'

Current 'Batman' creators Scott Snyder and Greg Capulo

Legendary Batman artist Neil Adams

Judge Dredd / Batman artist Simon Bisley

Detective Comics inker Jack Purcell

Death of Damian Wayne artist Chris Burnham

'Batman Beyond' artist Craig Rousseau

Artist Steve Scott who drew the last issue of Batman volume one

Writer Gail Simone who has written 'Birds of Prey' and 'Batgirl'

Mike Lilly who has drawn almost everything in the Bat-verse

Tim Seeley who is currently part of the 'Batman Eternal' team

To find out more go to www.bostoncomiccon.com

Check Out The Trailer For 'And Then Emily Was Gone,' In Stores Today!

7/30/2014

Just in time for the the direct market debut of AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE #1, ComixTribe has released a trailer for the horror mini-series, which you can check our below.

A 5-part monthly comic event, AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE is created by award-winning creators John Lees (The Standard) and Iain Laurie (Horror Mountain) and features variant covers by comic superstars Riley Rossmo, Nick Pitarra, Garry Brown, and more!

AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE tells the story of a haunted former police detective who goes in search of a missing girl, and finds Hell instead.

Greg Hellinger is a man who sees monsters. A former detective driven to the brink of madness by terrifying apparitions, he is tasked with finding a missing girl named Emily. Hellinger’s search takes him to a remote community in the Scottish Orkney Islands, where strange and terrifying things are happening…

EMILY #1 features a variant cover by superstar artist Riley Rossmo (Bedlam, Drumheller.)

Check out AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE at your LCS today, or head over to the shop at www.comixtribe.com and grab it there.

Countdown To Boston Begins NOW!!!

7/29/2014

by Matman

We are now less than two weeks away from Boston Comic Con 2014 and to say Brian and I are a little excited is a huge understatement! Last years show was one of my favorite and most productive shows EVER and this year looks to be more of the same... with a few changes for us.

First of all Brian and I will have a table at the show to push the podcast, have interviews and sell our books! This will be a little weird for us not having the freedom to just move around when we want to but rest assured, someone will be at the table at ALL Times!

We can go on and on about how amazing the guest list (because it is) but I want you to check it out for yourselves. If you want classic creators, the current hot ones or the up and comers, this show will have it all. Torchwood, Lord of the Rings, DMC? Yup, this show has got them.

Over the next week we will be doing articles featuring the incredible guests that will be coming to Baaaston August 8 to 10th!

For more info please go to www.bostoncomiccon.com

SDCC 2014: Action Lab Brings PUPPET MASTER Back To Comics

7/28/2014

by Brian LeTendre

So much news comes out of SDCC every year that it can be a bit overwhelming. New series announced, tidbits of info leaked at panels, footage of upcoming movies and shows--it all tends to blend together at some point.

But there are a few things each year that really catch my attention, and Action Lab announced one of them this week--they are bringing the classic horror franchise Puppet Master to comics.

If you grew up watching b-horror movies like I did, then you're definitely familiar with the Puppet Master series. If not, here's the original trailer for the first movie.

Puppet Master gained a huge cult following when it was released direct to video, and there have been several sequels in the franchise over the years. there was aeven a six-issue limited comic series published by Eterntity in 1990.

And now, Action Lab is bringing the popular horror series back. The series will be written and edited by Shawn Gabborin (Fracture, Snowed In) with different artists chosen by series creator Charles Band himself.

I can't wait to see what Action Lab does with this property, especially given the horror titles they've put out under the Danger Zone banner the past couple years (Final Plague, The Trip, Zombie Tramp, Night of the '80s Undead, etc.)

I'll be talking aboiut this series in the future. In the meantime, you can keep up to date with all of Action Lab's news over at www.actionlabcomics.com.

The Eisner Awards 2014 Winners

7/27/2014

by Matman

A few days ago, industry insiders celebrated the 'best of
the best' in the comic world with the Harvey Awards!
Coming live from San Diego Comic Con, some of our friends were nominated and some of them even won! Congrats to all took home a trophy and those were in the running.

Best Short Story - “Untitled,” by Gilbert Hernandez, in Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) - Hawkeye #11: “Pizza Is My Business,” by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)

Best Continuing Series - Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Limited Series - The Wake, by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy (Vertigo/DC)

Best New Series - Sex Criminals, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky (Image)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7) - Itty Bitty Hellboy, by Art Baltazar and Franco (Dark Horse)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12) - The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks (Dark Horse)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) - Battling Boy, by Paul Pope (First Second)

Best Humor Publication - Vader’s Little Princess, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)

Best Anthology - Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)

Best Digital/Webcomic - The Oatmeal by Matthew Inman, theoatmeal.com

Best Reality-Based Work - The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker (M Press/Dark Horse)

Best Graphic Album—New - The Property, by Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium - Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground, by Donald Westlake, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint - RASL, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips - Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, vol. 1, edited by Dean Mullaney (LOAC/IDW)

Best Archival Collection / Project—Comic Books - Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Goddam This War! by Jacques Tardi and Jean-Pierre Verney (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia - The Mysterious Underground Men, by Osamu Tezuka (PictureBox)

Best Writer - Brian K. Vaughan, Saga (Image)

Best Writer / Artist - Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics)

Best Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team - Sean Murphy, The Wake (DC/Vertigo)

Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (interior art) - Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Best Cover Artist - David Aja, Hawkeye (Marvel)

Best Coloring - Jordie Bellaire, The Manhattan Projects, Nowhere Men, Pretty Deadly, Zero (Image); The Massive (Dark Horse); Tom Strong (DC); X-Files Season 10 (IDW); Captain Marvel, Journey into Mystery (Marvel); Numbercruncher (Titan); Quantum and Woody (Valiant)

Best Lettering - Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground (IDW)

Best Comics-Related Periodical / Journalism - Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland

Best Comics-Related Book - Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, by Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell (LOAC/IDW)

Best Scholarly / Academic Work - Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation, edited by Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II (Bloomsbury)

Best Publication Design - Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth, designed by Dean Mullaney (LOAC/IDW)

ComiCONN 2014 Panel Annoucnements--Podcasts, Clones and Doctor Who!

7/26/2014

by Brian LeTendre

This week the panel announcements for Connecticut ComiCONN were made, and there's a healthy dose of Secret Identity in them!

On Friday 8/15 at 5:00PM in the Mason's Room, Matt will be hosting Doctor Who 101, a panel looking at 50 years of the Doctor, with plenty of references from his recent book, The Unofficial Doctor Who Companion.

Also on Friday 8/15 at 7:15PM in the Harbor Room, I'll be hosting a panel on Starting a Podcast, which will include Matt, ComiCONN main man Mitch Hallock (who also does the IndyCast), and Joe Stuber (from IndyCast and Comic Book Central). We'll be pulling topics from my book Making Ear Candy: The Audio Confectioner's Guide to Podcasting, and talking about how to get a new podcast off the ground.

And on Saturday 8/16 at 3PM in the Harbor room, I'll be moderating a panel that every Spider-man fan should be attending--Looking Back at the Clone Saga. This panel will delve into one of the most infamous comic storylines of all time, and will feature three of the creators involved in it--Danny Fingeroth, Howard Mackie and Todd DeZago.

Connecticut ComiCONN is happening August 15-17th at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT. Matt and I will be there all three days, hosting panels, selling books, doing interviews and hanging out. The guest list for this year's show is amazing, with comic legends like George Perez and Neal Adams, TV fan favorites like Nicholas Brendon (Xander on Buffy), and Secret Identity favorites Chris Giarrusso (G-Man), Jason May (LEGO, Scholastic, Robotic Madness), Joe Caramagna (Further Travels of Wyatt Earp, Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man), Keith Gleason (Hero Envy, Swamp Tales), Billy Tucci (Sgt. Rock), Jamal Igle (Molly Danger) and many more.

For the full guest list and programming updates, head over to www.comiconn.com. We hope to see you there!

SDCC 2014: ComiXology Gives A Lot For A Little

7/24/2014

Press Release

ComiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform, celebrates their 5-year anniversary of delivering digital comics to fans across the globe by offering 100 books from their ComiXology Submit self-publishing program for just 10 bucks U.S. a savings of 94% off the cover price.

“ComiXology Submit lets creators connect with customers from anywhere across the globe, getting a whole new generation of comics into the hands of the widest possible customer base,” said ComiXology co-founder and Director of Submit & Digital Storytelling John D. Roberts. “We’re happy to celebrate our 5-year anniversary with this great deal on these great books from ComiXology Submit.”

“We’re thrilled to be able to celebrate our 5-year anniversary by getting so much new and undiscovered talent into readers’ hands through this bundle,” said ComiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “We did a similar promotion at SXSW this past spring that was a smashing success, and it’s exciting to do this again today.”

Debuting at Comic-Con International in 2009, ComiXology’s digital comics platform offers over 50,000 books from more than 75 publishers, providing the widest selection of digital comics in the world.

The ComiXology Submit self-publishing platform allows independent creators and cartoonists to upload at no cost their comic books and graphic novels for sale on ComiXology.

Creators and cartoonists interested in submitting works can visit http://submit.comixology.com.

Comic book and graphic novel fans interested in discovering works by independent creators and cartoonists on ComiXology are invited to visit http://www.comixology.com/submit.

SDCC 2014: Tobin And Ferreyra's COLDER Returns With THE BAD SEED

7/23/2014

by Brian LeTendre

When Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra's COLDER debuted in 2012, it blew me away. Between Ferreyra's amazingly disturbing art and Tobin's tale of mental illness and its link to the unseen, COLDER quickly became on of my favorite series of all time. But it was over too soon--a mere five issues was not enough time to spend in the twisted world that Tobin and Ferreyra had created.

So I was jumping for horrific joy this week when it was announced that the world og COLDER is coming back this October, with THE BAD SEED, a whole new tale with a whole new evil for Declan to face off with. Here's the pitch:

Life goes on for Declan Thomas after his deadly encounter with the psychotic Nimble Jack, but Declan’s strange powers continue to develop, offering him a profound connection with the nature of insanity. Little does he know that the malevolent Swivel wishes to pick up where Nimble Jack left off!

Bloody Disgusting has an interview with Paul Tobin about the new series, and I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more about it in the next couple of months. I for one cannot wait for October to get here.

Matman, Batman and Doctor Who

7/22/2014

Matman Gets Baked!

7/20/2014

by Matman

Our good friends at the B & M Baked Podcast did a great job filming some cool segments and even took the time to chat with me. To see the fun and see what ConnectiCon really looks like just click the link below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMlFwOGKsOk&index=3&list=PLwEwdfOKZ5EaYaacccy_JeH3x4J9HaGAR

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Celebrate Batman In Boston?

Check Out The Trailer For 'And Then Emily Was Gone,' In Stores Today!

Countdown To Boston Begins NOW!!!

SDCC 2014: Action Lab Brings PUPPET MASTER Back To Comics

The Eisner Awards 2014 Winners

ComiCONN 2014 Panel Annoucnements--Podcasts, Clones and Doctor Who!

SDCC 2014: ComiXology Gives A Lot For A Little

SDCC 2014: Tobin And Ferreyra's COLDER Returns With THE BAD SEED

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