December 2011
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MY FAVORITE THINGS 2011
I wasn’t really feeling doing a full on ‘Best Of’ ranking this year, but I did decide just to list my favorite stuff, by category. Here goes.
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PRO WRESTLER:
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What did you like?
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HELL YEAH IN PREVIEWS!!! ...AND CHEW!!!
Holy crap.
So, yeah.
Remember about a month ago when I talked about Glory being featured in Previews, the magazine comics distributor Diamond puts out so retailers from all around the world can order comics from just about every major publisher?
Well.
That’s the cover of the edition just released to stores today. As you can see, the cover features the long-awaited debut of Y: The Last...
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WATCH OUT!
Those fine dudes at Multiversity Comics created a list of ‘Creators to Watch Out For In 2012’ including Giannis Milonogiannis, Natalie Nourigat, Rodin Esquejo, James Harren, Mehdi Cheggour and…
Joe Keatinge/Andre Szymanowicz What he’s working on: Both of these creators have been around for a good while - Keatinge was the editor of Image’s Popgun anthology series...
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iFanboy on Hell Yeah
iFanboy continues to be very good to me this week, with their article, “Head’s Up: Image Comics Previews - March 2012”. They write:
It’s an ongoing from a dude who has loved Image Comics as long as there has been Image Comics. They’re taking the long term view of superheroes, and what would happen with them down the road. It’s gonna be big, and it’s gonna be brash, and with...
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Fav Five
iFanboy posted their list of top five comic book writers to watch out for in 2012. At #3?
3. Joe Keatinge
There is no one in comics, and I know a lot of people in comics, more enthusiastic about what’s in his future. Joe worked at Image Comics doing marketing and PR, and has returned, reborn as the comic book writer he’s always wanted to be. Teaming with Frank Cho, of all people,...
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Talking Comics with Tim
I talked comics with Tim O'Shea. Here's an excerpt.
O’Shea: Will you concede that when you say lines like “Hell Yeah is the direct result of almost thirty years of comics passion put into one book.” that you may be putting some pressure on yourself?
Keatinge: Absolutely not.
I’ve been reading comics in many different forms in many different genres my whole life. Every life experience I’ve ever had somehow informs the work I’m doing today. It’s not hype, it’s fact.
Besides, I think pressure’s a good thing. Poor work comes out when you’re comfortable. I am extremely hard on myself with everything I do. A small part of it is psychological condition. Most of it is never wanting to be boring.
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“In my initial pitch I specifically stated I wanted [GLORY] to look like a...”
– me, from an interview with Sara Lima over at Comic Vine. Check it out for a whole lot more on both Hell Yeah and Glory.
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GLORY TO THE PRESS
Image Comics has sent out a press release regarding all things Glory, giving you all the information you need to figure out just how much you want to experience the upcoming super-saga! (The correct answer is ‘a whole lot’)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH!
Keatinge & Campbell Revive Rob Liefeld’s Extreme Warrior in Glory #23
Berkeley, CA – 16...
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OVER TWENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING!
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve I’ve been waiting twenty years for has finally arrived! Image Comics has solicited their upcoming releases for March and check out what’s on top, just under mega-projects like Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples’ SAGA, Jonathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra’s MANHATTAN PROJECTS and the return of BLOODSTRIKE…!
HELL YEAH...
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“I don’t know how soon Joe would’ve gotten around to Hell Yeah if he...”
– Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson, from his blog, discussing the impending release of HELL YEAH
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