Tellos-A-Palooza
Tellos is coming back! The biggest secret in comics was revealed today and with it brings 500 new pages of Tellos storytelling.
“Hearts at Sea” by Cyril Pedrosa
“Hearts at Sea” is the story of an introvert who desperately needs to throw himself into an extroverted world to find himself, and what happens when he does.
Image @ 25: Todd McFarlane’s Spawn
In the on-going look at the earliest Image comics, we land on Todd McFarlane’s “Spawn,” and ponder the origins of McFarlane’s writing style.
Ducoboo v5: “Lovable Dunce”
Ducoboo is a misbehaving student with no redeeming qualities. The book is not much better.
Little Nothings v1: “The Curse of the Umbrella” by Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim goes above and beyond with his funny diary comics. He does them in watercolors. They’re awesome.
Back to Basics v2: “Making Plans”
Manu Larcenet and Jean-Yves Ferri return to the French countryside for another funny outing with the weird townsfolk. Also, what about a baby?
Four Recent Must Listen Podcasts
It’s been a good week of comics creator podcasts, and I thought I’d share the links with you: Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, JM DeMatteis, and J. Scott Campbell
Back to Basics v1: “Real Life”
Manu Larcenet tells the story of his move from Paris to the country side, where things are very different. It’s a great comic strip in comic book form.
Image @ 25: Jim Lee’s WildC.A.T.s
This week at ComicBook.com, I took a fresh look at WildC.A.T.s #1 from the first year of Image Comics. What I learned is simple: WildC.A.T.s is Jim Lee and Brandon Choi attempting to write like Chris Claremont, and stumbling over it. As usual, I had to cut a good chunk of the column out for…
Josephine, v1: Humorous, Semi-Autobiographical, Neurotic
“Josephine” is a fun and honest slice of life semi-autobiographical comic, from the artist of “Blank Slate.”.