Anghus Houvouras reviews The Disciples #1… Dagmar, Rick, and Jules, intrepid private eyes/bounty hunters, have been hired by a high ranking Senator to retrieve his teenage daughter who’s run off to join a mysterious religious cult. This is no ordinary cult though. In the near future of “The Disciples,” the ultra-wealthy have become true masters […]
Wes Craven and Steve Niles teaming up for The Disciples TV series
Horror maestros Wes Craven (Scream) and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) are joining forces for a TV adaptation of Black Mask’s upcoming comic book series The Disciples, which is being produced by Universal Cable Productions. Created by Niles and Christopher Mitten (Umbral), The Disciples has been described as “True Detective in space” and is […]
Comic Book Review – Chew #47
Jessie Robertson reviews Chew #47… Poyo gets trashed! This month’s continuing story “Blood Pudding” read with brevity; kind of bookended with two characters (John and Tony) sitting glumly and not knowing where to go next. I think, as a community, we’re still trying to get over the death of our beloved Poyo, even as poor […]
Comic Book Review – The Wicked + The Divine #9
Zeb larson reviews The Wicked + The Divine #9… It’s time for a private audience with Anake, she who has protected and judged the Pantheon for thousands of years. Yes, it’s time for an interview… with an umpire. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Also: Baphomet being all goth and having a […]
Interview: Benjamin Dewey talks Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw
Zeb Larson chats with comic book artist Benjamin Dewey about Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw… Zeb Larson: How did you first become involved with this project? Benjamin Dewey: I became involved with Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw after receiving a phone call from Kurt asking if I’d like to do a series with him for Image comics […]
Comic Book Review – The Red Seas Book Two: Fire Across the Deep
Andrew Newton reviews The Red Seas Book Two: Fire Across the Deep… Having earned the animosity of Satan after foiling his diabolical plans, Jack Dancer and his rag-tag crew find themselves at odds with the twisted goals of the powerful mage and servant of the Devil, Professor Karel Toten. Encountering spirits, gods, and the monstrous […]
Archie Comics announces new horror imprint
Archie Comics has announced that acclaimed titles Afterlife with Archie and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina are set to return this Spring under a new Archie Horror imprint. “[The Archie Horror books] have prompted the best work of our careers,” says writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. “To take these iconic characters and reimagine them and place them […]
Image Comics announces new horror series Empty Zone
Image Comics has announced that bestselling artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Abe Sapien: The Drowning, The Escapists) is heading back tot he drawing and writing table for an all-new horror series entitled Empty Zone. Check out a preview here… “I created the idea for this series 20 years ago. I’m finally bringing it to fruition, through […]
Marvel revisiting Civil War as part of Secret Wars
Before Marvel brings Civil War to the screen with next year’s Captain America: Civil War, the publisher is set to revisit the popular story arc as part of its huge Secret Wars event this summer courtesy of writer Charles Soule (The Death of Wolverine). Secret Wars is an opportunity to revisit some of the great […]
Comic Book Review – The Red Seas Book One: Under the Banner of King Death
Andrew Newton reviews The Red Seas Book One: Under the Banner of King Death… When pirate captain Jack Dancer and the crew of The Red Wench raid a Spanish Galleon they little realise that within their plunder lies the missing chapter of a feared occult tome sought after by the sinister Dr Orlando Doyle. Confronting […]