Archive for September, 2008
What to Watch for Wednesday
For comics shipping 10.01.08 or The Week I Finally Realized How Fast The Year Has Gone. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively, no doubt about it need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop.
Baltimore Comic Con 08: Dennis Calero Interview
This past weekend, we had a chance to speak with Marvel artist Dennis Calero about the upcoming Noir projects he and Fred Van Lente are heading up. Dennis has worked on numerous books, including X-Factor and Legion of Superheroes, and even did the art for Duane Swiercyznski’s novel, Severence Package. After speaking with him, I’m really looking forward to this Noir line. To see what Dennis had to say, hit the jump.
Preview: Witchblade #121
This week marks the release of Witchblade #121, which will continue Sara Pezzini’s chronicles as a New York City cop/bearer of the Witchblade. The issue hits stores tomorrow, but you can get a sneak peek right now. All you have to do is hit the jump! And remember, click any of the preview pages to view them in Expand-O-Scope, powered by Gamervision!
Preview: Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch #1
In the hustle and bustle of con weekend, Marvel still managed to send out an advance look at one of their latest Ghost Rider titles. Hit the jump to take a look.
Baltimore Comic Con 08: Mike Hawthorne Interview
As we were making the rounds on Saturday, I saw one of my personal favorite artists, Mike Hawthorne, and took the opportunity to speak with him. Most recently, Mike worked on The Un-Men for Vertigo, but has also worked with Greg Rucka on Queen and Country, Matt Wagner on Grendel, and did some fill-ins on The Exterminators. Hit the jump to see just what he had to say about his future plans and working in the industry.
Baltimore Comic Con 08: The Harvey Awards
Don’t for one second think that The Quarterbin was going to miss out on the Harvey Awards while we were in Baltimore this weekend. Here for your reading pleasure is an account of the evening’s goings on.
Baltimore Comic Con 08: The Swag Report
Another convention has passed, and that means I came home with a bunch of cool stuff I didn’t have before. Take a look at the figures and art I managed to pick up after the jump.
Baltimore Comic Con 08: Day Two
It’s Sunday night, and Baltimore Comic Con 08 is now officially over. I’m kind of bummed, it went by way too quickly. That’s the problem with two-day conventions, I guess. We made the most of all the time we had, though, and we’re gearing up to bring you all kinds of footage from the show. Hit the jump to find out how we spent our last day in Baltimore.
Baltimore Comic Con 08: Marvel’s “Cup O’ Joe” Q&A
Due to some technical issues, we were unable to bring you the Marvel Q&A live from the Baltimore Comic Con, but we were in attendance, and were able to document the entire event. Hosted by the ubiquitous Brian Michael Bendis, the panel featured editor Tom Breevort, writer Dan Slott, writer/editor C.B. Cebulski, and special surprise guest, Ultimate Marvel editor, Lauren Sankovitch, who joined the panel halfway through from the audience. Hit the jump to see how it all went down.
Baltimore Comic Con 08: Day One
Want to know more about how our first day at Baltimore Comic Con 2008 went? Hit the jump for a recap and a glance at the sales floor, as well as a hint of what’s to come. The con might be half over, but we’re not even close to being done.
