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From the press release:
DARK HORSE announces publication this June of…
THE ODDLY COMPELLING ART OF DENIS KITCHEN
Collection brings Kitchen, the artist, to the forefront
Introduction by Neil Gaiman and essay by Charles Brownstein
“I think ‘Oddly Compelling’ is a very good title for a book of Denis Kitchen’s work, and describes it very well.” — R. Crumb
Feb. 23, [...]
Diamond Distribution have just supplied Hypergeek with a full run down of their January 2010 Direct Market sales figures.
If you are not familiar with how Diamond’s sales figures, here’s how they are calculated:
Data for Diamond’s sales charts—which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts—are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe [...]
Posted by Edward Kaye on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Filed under Featured, Sales Figures · Tagged Abstract Studio, Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #617, Avatar Press, Batman and Robin #7, Blackest Night: The Flash #2, Blade of the Immortal Volume 22: Footsteps, Brian Michael Bendis, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #31, Captain America Reborn #6, Captain America: Road to Reborn, Chill, Dark Avengers #13, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Diamond Distribution, Direct Market sales figures, Fantagraphics, Gilbert Hernandez, Green Lantern #50, Green Lantern Corps #44, Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Neverland #0, Haunt #4, House of Mystery Volume 3: The Space Between, Indy Comics, January 2010, Marvel Comics, New Avengers #61, No Hero, Olivier Coipel, Siege #1, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 9: Destroyer, Terry Moore's Echo #18, The Unwritten Volume 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity, The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear the Hunters, Top 20 Publishers, Top 300 Comics, Top 300 graphic novels & trades, Troublemakers, Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 22: Ultimatum, Ultimatum, Uncanny X-Men #520, Vertigo Crime, Warren Ellis, Zenoscope Entertainment
BPRD King of Fear #2 is a Dark Horse Comics release, which is written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with artwork by Guy Davis, colours by Dave Stewart, and a cover Mike Mignola. The 32-page comic was released on February 10th, 2010, and costs $2.99.
The Story
In ‘King of Fear’ the BPRD have [...]
Posted by Edward Kaye on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 2:29 am
Filed under Featured, Indy Comics, Reviews · Tagged BPRD King of Fear #2, Dark Horse Comics, Dave Stewart, Guy Dais, John Arcudi, Mike Mignola, Reviews
From the press release:
DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES ALL-NEW
STAR WARS™ SERIES, KNIGHT ERRANT!
AS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC DRAWS TO A CLOSE,
WRITER JOHN JACKSON MILLER MOVES TO AN UNCHARTED CORNER OF THE GALAXY!
FEBRUARY 11, MILWAUKIE, OR—Coming off the heels of penning the breakout hit Mass Effect: Redemption and the gripping finale of Knights of the Old [...]
In celebration of gaining my Canadian Permanent Residency, I am running down an A-Z of Canadian comic book creators.
For the index list of creators featured, please click here.
I’m sure you have all guessed who this is going to be
B is for …………… Byrne, John Byrne!
[Updated on February 1st, 2010]
John Byrne was born in the town [...]
Posted by Edward Kaye on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 4:10 am
Filed under Articles, Canadian, Columns, Featured, The A-Z of Canadian Comic Creators · Tagged ACA Comix #1, Alpha Flight, Assignment: Earth, Avengers West Coast, B is for John Byrne, Babe, Blood of the Demon, Captain America, Charlton Comics Rog-2000, Chris Claremont, Danger Unlimited, Dark Asylum, Dark Horse Comics, Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past, Doom Patrol, Doomsday + 1, E-man, Emergency!, Fantastic Four, Fearbook, Gay Guy, Giant-Sized Dracula #5, Green Lantern: Ganthet’s Tale, Hellboy, IDW, Iron Fist, Iron Man, Jack Kirby’s Fourth World, John Byrne, Lab Rats, Marvel Comics, Marvel Preview, Marvel Team-Up, Mike Mignola, Namor the SubMariner, Next Men, Nightmare #20, Northstar, Skywald Publications, Space: 1999, Spider-Man: Chapter One, Star Trek, Superman: Man of Steel, Terry Austin, The A-Z of Canadian Comic Book Creators, The All-New Atom, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Champions, The Death's Head Knight, The Incredible Hulk, The Sensational She-Hulk, The Star Brand, The Untold Legend of the Batman #1, Uncanny X-Men, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, Whipping Boy, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman: Gods and Goddesses, X-Men
Solomon Kane: Death’s Black Riders is a Dark Horse Comics miniseries, written by Scott Allie, with artwork by Mario Guevara, colours by Juan Ferreyra, and featuring covers by Darick Robertson.
The Story
For those unfamiliar with Solomon Kane (as this reviewer was): Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A [...]
Posted by Edward Kaye on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 2:23 am
Filed under Featured, Indy Comics, Reviews · Tagged Darick Robertson, Dark Horse Comics, Death's Black Riders, Guy Davis, Juan Ferreyra, Mario Guevara, Rattle of Bones, Reviews, Robert E. Howard, Scott Allie, Solomon Kane, Solomon Kane: Death's Black Riders #1
Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War is a six-issue Dark Horse Comics miniseries, written by Randy Stradley, with pencils by Rick Leonardi, and inks by Mark Pennington.
‘Three World War’ is written by Randy Stradley, who was also the writer of Dark Horse’s original Aliens vs. Predator series, and the series Alien vs. Predator: War. This [...]
Diamond Distribution have just supplied Hypergeek with a full run down of their Direct Market sales figures for the entire year of 2009.
If you are not familiar with how Diamond’s sales figures, here’s how they are calculated:
Data for Diamond’s sales charts—which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts—are compiled by Diamond Comic [...]
Posted by Edward Kaye on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 2:35 am
Filed under Featured, Sales Figures · Tagged Alan Moore, Amazing Spider-Man #583, Batman: R.I.P. Deluxe HC, Bill Willingham, Blackest Night, Blackest Night #1, Brian Michael Bendis, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #21, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #23, Captain America #600, Captain America: Reborn #1, Charlie Adlard, Dark Avengers #1, Dark Horse Comics, Dave Gibbons, DC Comics, Fables Vol. 12: The Dark Ages, Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Image Comics, Kevin O'Neill, Lan Medina, Lenil Francis Yu, Mark Buckingham, Marvel Comics, Mike Allred, Mike Perkins, Oni Press, Robert Kirkman, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe, Secret Invasion, Stephen King, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1910, The Stand: Captain Trips, The Walking Dead, Tony Daniel, Top Comics, TOP GNs, Top Publishers, Top Shelf, Top TPBs, Vertigo, Vol. 9: Here We Remain, Watchman
Diamond Distribution have just supplied Hypergeek with a full run down of their December 2009 Direct Market sales figures.
If you are not familiar with how Diamond’s sales figures, here’s how they are calculated:
Data for Diamond’s sales charts—which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts—are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe [...]
Posted by Edward Kaye on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Filed under Featured, Sales Figures · Tagged Atomic Robo TPB Volume 3: Atomic Robo and the Shadow from Beyond Time, Avatar Press, Avengers Annuals, Batman: The Cat and the Bat, Blackest Night #6, Blackest Night: JSA #1, Blackest Night: The Flash, Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1, Bleach, Boom Studios, Brian K. Vaughan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #31, by Mark Waid, Captain America: Reborn #5, Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield, Dark Avengers #12, Dark Horse Comics, Dave Stevens, DC Comics, Deadpool Volume 2: Dark Reign TPB, December 2009, December 2009 Direct Market sales figures, Diamond Distribution, Eric Powell, Escape from Wonderland #3, Ex Machina, Fabian Nicieza, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern #49, Green Lantern Corps #43, Haunt #3, IDW, Image Comics, Irredeemable Vol 2, Ivan Reis, Kevin Maguire, Marvel Comics, Marvel Zombies Return, New Avengers #60, Peter Krause, Red 5, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Colossus of Destiny, Supergod #1, Tales from Wonderland Volume 2, The Goon Volume 6: Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker, The Rocketeer: The Complete Collection, Tite Kubo, Tony Harris, Top 20 Publishers, Top 300 Comics, Top 300 graphic novels & trades, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimatum: X-Men/Fantastic Four Premiere HC, Uncanny X-Men, Viz, Vol. 29, Vol. 8: Dirty Tricks, Warren Ellis, Zenoscope Entertainment
Diamond Distribution have provided Hypergeek with a full run-down of all of the Gold & Silver sponsor comics set to be arriving in stores for Free Comic Book Day 2010. Diamond had already announced the list of Gold sponsor titles (see here for my thoughts), so the new things here are really the Silver sponsor [...]
Posted by Edward Kaye on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 9:09 pm
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