The fantastic collective of comic artists that is Periscope Studios decided to have a Mad Men sketch challenges this week, and the results have been remarkable. Unsurprisingly, a LOT of artists chose to draw Joan Holloway, who is played by the stunning Christina Hendricks! To seethe original postings, and for links to buy some of [...]

Portland based Periscope Studios announced today that they have added a new member to their roster, cartoonist Natalie “Tally” Nourigat. Apparently, Periscope’s membership list has been closed for many years, but they have decided to open the doors up again for Nourigat. Located in Portland, Oregon, Periscope is the largest studio of freelance comics artists [...]

From the press release: Marvel is pleased to present your first look at S.H.I.E.L.D. #4, from the red hot creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver! In the series that continues to amaze, discover the true history of Nostradamus and witness the defeat of a Celestial at the hands of a mere mortal! Discover [...]

From the press release: Marvel is pleased to announce that the hottest new release of the year, S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, has gone back to press yet again and will return for an unprecedented fourth printing with S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Fourth Printing Variant! The red hot creative team of writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Dustin Weaver deliver one [...]

From the press release: Marvel is pleased to announce that S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 Second Printing Variant! Eisner Award nominee Jonathan Hickman and rising star artist Dustin Weaver continue their exploration of the secret history of S.H.I.E.L.D. [...]

From the press release: The Unstoppable S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Goes Back To Press For A Third Time! Marvel is pleased to announce that the hottest new release of the year, S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, has sold out for a second time at Diamond (though copies may still be available at the retail level) and will return with S.H.I.E.L.D. [...]

From the press release: S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Sells Out & Returns With New Printing Marvel is pleased to announce that S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at the retail level) and will return with S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Second Printing Variant! Eisner Award nominee Jonathan Hickman teams with red-hot artist Dustin [...]

Marvel have provided Hypergeek with a teaser image titled ‘It’s Time to Save the World‘. The image appears to tease events in the Shield series, which debuts this April, and is written by Jonathan Hickman, with artwork by Dustin Weaver. The upcoming series is set to reveal the secret history of S.H.I.E.L.D., starting in ancient [...]

[Hey readers. I noticed that this articles is getting a LOT of hits right now. Just so you know, this is NOT my best of 2010 list. This is a list that I wrote in January, listing stuff that I was most looking forward to in the year. You can find my best of 2010 [...]

It was revealed tonight on G4s Attack of the Show that Jonathan Hickman (Secret Warriors, Fantastic Four, The Nightly News, Pax Romana) is writing a new six-issue series about the Marvel U’s shadowy superhuman task force, S.H.I.E.L.D. Titled simply SHIELD, the new series is to be written by Hickman, with artwork by Dustin Weaver, and [...]