The Long Halloween is still widely considered one of the greatest Batman stories ever told, and almost 30 years after the seminal comic book first hit shelves, Jeph Loeb will conclude the iconic crime saga with a new 10-issue series.
Announced today at the McM London convention, Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween will pick up after the events of 2021's The Long Halloween Special one-shot, which was originally intended to be the start of a new story, but was put on hold following the passing of artist Tim Sale in 2022.
The new series won't feature new artwork from Sale beyond the cover for each issue. Instead, a rotating team of illustrators will provide work on the comic in tribute to the late artist, including Eduardo Risso (Flashpoint: Batman - Knight of Vengeance), Klaus Janson (The Dark Knight Returns) and Mark Chiarello (Batman: Black and White).
“Batman The Long Halloween:...
Announced today at the McM London convention, Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween will pick up after the events of 2021's The Long Halloween Special one-shot, which was originally intended to be the start of a new story, but was put on hold following the passing of artist Tim Sale in 2022.
The new series won't feature new artwork from Sale beyond the cover for each issue. Instead, a rotating team of illustrators will provide work on the comic in tribute to the late artist, including Eduardo Risso (Flashpoint: Batman - Knight of Vengeance), Klaus Janson (The Dark Knight Returns) and Mark Chiarello (Batman: Black and White).
“Batman The Long Halloween:...
- 5/25/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Dstlry is excited to announce a biting new series from the legendary creative team and Eisner-award-winners Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso: The Blood Brothers Mother. The team is responsible for some of the most revered, incisive, and chaotic crime epics of the 21st century, including 100 Bullets, Moonshine, and Flashpoint: Batman. The creators reunite with veteran editor Will Dennis, who edited the pair’s noted collaborations. The trio returns with a carnage-filled Western saga, bringing their honed characters, dialogue, and textured […]
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- 12/19/2023
- by Josh Piedra
- The Outerhaven
Comics Author James Tynion IV, Artist Christian Ward Team for Ghost Story ‘Spectregraph’ (Exclusive)
Modern horror comics master James Tynion IV has some new scare fare for 2024, this time a series for upstart publisher Dstlry.
The creator of acclaimed and best-selling comics Something Is Killing the Children and The Nice House on the Lake is teaming with Christian Ward, the writer-artist behind the current Batman miniseries Batman: City of Madness for Spectregraph, described as a ghost story steeped in the decay of a century of capitalism.
The logline is thus: For years, the mansion has sat strangely, nestled into the coastline just a short drive north of Los Angeles. Rumors have haunted the place for years, its owner a titan of American industry, with a strange fascination in the occult and the paranormal. For decades, the richest men and women in the country have whispered to each other, trying to understand what he was building alone in that mansion for all those years. And now finally,...
The creator of acclaimed and best-selling comics Something Is Killing the Children and The Nice House on the Lake is teaming with Christian Ward, the writer-artist behind the current Batman miniseries Batman: City of Madness for Spectregraph, described as a ghost story steeped in the decay of a century of capitalism.
The logline is thus: For years, the mansion has sat strangely, nestled into the coastline just a short drive north of Los Angeles. Rumors have haunted the place for years, its owner a titan of American industry, with a strange fascination in the occult and the paranormal. For decades, the richest men and women in the country have whispered to each other, trying to understand what he was building alone in that mansion for all those years. And now finally,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fan favorite comics author Scott Snyder is jumping back into the horror field, this is time with a three-issue mini-series for upstart publisher Dstlry.
Titled White Boat, the comic will reteam the writer, who became a superstar thanks to his Batman work for in DC in the 2010s, with artist Francesco Francavilla. The two collaborated on a horror mini-series titled Night of the Ghoul, which is now set up for adaptation at 20th Century Studios with 21 Laps producing.
According to the publisher, the boats in White Boats are the mega-yachts that the super-rich use to traverse the globe. They are floating islands where your every desire can be fulfilled. Getting invited on board should be a dream come true…that is, until the crew traps and transports its guests to a remote island where secret cults have existed for millennia, working on something called “The Human Project.”
“I’ve always...
Titled White Boat, the comic will reteam the writer, who became a superstar thanks to his Batman work for in DC in the 2010s, with artist Francesco Francavilla. The two collaborated on a horror mini-series titled Night of the Ghoul, which is now set up for adaptation at 20th Century Studios with 21 Laps producing.
According to the publisher, the boats in White Boats are the mega-yachts that the super-rich use to traverse the globe. They are floating islands where your every desire can be fulfilled. Getting invited on board should be a dream come true…that is, until the crew traps and transports its guests to a remote island where secret cults have existed for millennia, working on something called “The Human Project.”
“I’ve always...
- 12/18/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the most exciting comic book industry announcements this year has been the formation of Dstlry, a new creator-owned publisher where the creators own part of the company, including writers and artists such as James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Jock, and more. Taking its name after the whiskey aging process, the debut publication is cleverly titled The Devil's Cut, and is a collection of 11 short stories, eight of which lead into full series.
One of those teams creating a full series is James Tynion and Christian Ward, who have been working on a haunted house epic titled Spectregraph, which is also the first story in the collection. We're thrilled to exclusively reveal a new direct-to-consumer variant cover for The Devil's Cut from Christian Ward for "Spectregraph" available only through www.dstlry.co, along with some incredible concept art!
Take a look at the full cover & concept art below and...
One of those teams creating a full series is James Tynion and Christian Ward, who have been working on a haunted house epic titled Spectregraph, which is also the first story in the collection. We're thrilled to exclusively reveal a new direct-to-consumer variant cover for The Devil's Cut from Christian Ward for "Spectregraph" available only through www.dstlry.co, along with some incredible concept art!
Take a look at the full cover & concept art below and...
- 8/30/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead: Bruce Campbell-scripted comic book series gets hardcover release
Last year, genre icon Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead) wrote the six-issue comic book series DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead, which started reaching store shelves in September of 2022. Now our friends at Bloody Disgusting have learned that the six issues of the series are being gathered together in a hardcover collection that’s appropriately being referred to as the DC Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead Hardcover Collection. This hardcover book is expected to be released sometime in October.
Featuring artwork by Eisner and Harvey Award-winning artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets), DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead takes place in Berlin, 1944. The Nazis are flanked on all fronts by the combined Allied forces, and defeat seems inevitable. In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, Hitler and his team of evil scientists create a...
Featuring artwork by Eisner and Harvey Award-winning artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets), DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead takes place in Berlin, 1944. The Nazis are flanked on all fronts by the combined Allied forces, and defeat seems inevitable. In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, Hitler and his team of evil scientists create a...
- 8/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Bruce Campbell made his mark on the DC Universe with the DC Horror comic book series Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead last year, and a collected edition is on the way.
Written by Bruce Campbell, with art by comics legend Eduardo Risso, DC Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead Hardcover Collection will release in October 2023.
Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert, Sgt. Rock first appeared in June, 1959, in DC’s anthology comic Our Army at War Issue #83. His origin was set during World War II, where Sgt. Rock and his unit, the Easy Company, fought in the European Theatre.
The press release reminds, “The character became so popular that, in 1977, the Our Army at War series was renamed Sgt. Rock, and ran under the Sgt. Rock name until 1988.”
Sgt. Rock now returns in Bruce Campbell’s DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs.
Written by Bruce Campbell, with art by comics legend Eduardo Risso, DC Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead Hardcover Collection will release in October 2023.
Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert, Sgt. Rock first appeared in June, 1959, in DC’s anthology comic Our Army at War Issue #83. His origin was set during World War II, where Sgt. Rock and his unit, the Easy Company, fought in the European Theatre.
The press release reminds, “The character became so popular that, in 1977, the Our Army at War series was renamed Sgt. Rock, and ran under the Sgt. Rock name until 1988.”
Sgt. Rock now returns in Bruce Campbell’s DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs.
- 8/22/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at The Quantum Devil: "Crazed House ltd. is proud to announce the Texas Premiere of The Quantum Devil at Texas Frightmare Weekend. Saturday May the 27th at 8:00 pm. They will also also host a special live Q&a with Director Larry Wade Carrell, Writer and Producer Zeph E. Daniel and actor Tyler Tackett. Additionally, they will be available all weekend for autographs at the Crazed House booth #507.
As part of Texas Frightmare Weekend, the Quantum Devil will screen inside the Irving Convention Center's fourth floor Grand Ballroom. Renamed "the Alamo Drafthouse Screening Room". Screening Saturday evening at 8:00 pm. All screenings are complimentary with a convention pass at the convention center. For tickets and info, please visit texasfrightmareweekend.com."
Coming Soon From 1091 Pictures: The Quantum Devil
"An international team of scientists are summoned by ominous invitation to a remote location in Eastern Europe to conduct clandestine...
As part of Texas Frightmare Weekend, the Quantum Devil will screen inside the Irving Convention Center's fourth floor Grand Ballroom. Renamed "the Alamo Drafthouse Screening Room". Screening Saturday evening at 8:00 pm. All screenings are complimentary with a convention pass at the convention center. For tickets and info, please visit texasfrightmareweekend.com."
Coming Soon From 1091 Pictures: The Quantum Devil
"An international team of scientists are summoned by ominous invitation to a remote location in Eastern Europe to conduct clandestine...
- 5/25/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Sure, Werewolf by Night is a Marvel Studios Halloween special with deep roots in the pages of some relatively obscure comics stories, but Marvel, DC, and a coffinload of other great publishers are cooking up some spooky season fun of their own with some new releases in October. Here our frightful picks to get you in the mood for the season…
Bloodstone & The Legion Of Monsters
Wondering where Werewolf by Night’s Elsa and Ulysses Bloodstone got their start? How about 304 pages of 1970s Marvel horror all in one handy volume. Features stories with ol’ wolfie himself, Morbius, the Living Mummy, and more!
On sale: Oct. 5
Tomb Of Dracula #1 Facsimile Edition
Marvel’s greatest horror comic, and one of the best horror comics of all time, has its first issue from 1972 reprinted in full color, complete with the original cool, retro ads. Dracula lives, baby!
On sale: Oct. 5
Leonide The...
Bloodstone & The Legion Of Monsters
Wondering where Werewolf by Night’s Elsa and Ulysses Bloodstone got their start? How about 304 pages of 1970s Marvel horror all in one handy volume. Features stories with ol’ wolfie himself, Morbius, the Living Mummy, and more!
On sale: Oct. 5
Tomb Of Dracula #1 Facsimile Edition
Marvel’s greatest horror comic, and one of the best horror comics of all time, has its first issue from 1972 reprinted in full color, complete with the original cool, retro ads. Dracula lives, baby!
On sale: Oct. 5
Leonide The...
- 10/10/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Written by Bruce Campbell | Art by Eduardo Risso | Published by DC Comics
This is one of those projects that surely started with just a tagline. Something like ‘what if we had Sgt Rock fight Nazi zombies, and have Bruce Campbell write it.’ That’s ‘take my money’ territory right there, and personally I couldn’t pass this one up. Throw in the fantastic Eduardo Risso as artist, and we seem to have a winner. Yes, Nazi’s are old hat in comic book circles, and yes, zombies have seen quite a lot of the spotlight in recent times, but Bruce Campbell has that x-factor that I think gives a fresh spin on anything. A zany, what-the-hell spin.
Let’s take a look.
It’s Berlin, 1944, and the war is going pretty badly for a certain Adolf Hitler. This isn’t quite the Hitler we know, however, as his response to...
This is one of those projects that surely started with just a tagline. Something like ‘what if we had Sgt Rock fight Nazi zombies, and have Bruce Campbell write it.’ That’s ‘take my money’ territory right there, and personally I couldn’t pass this one up. Throw in the fantastic Eduardo Risso as artist, and we seem to have a winner. Yes, Nazi’s are old hat in comic book circles, and yes, zombies have seen quite a lot of the spotlight in recent times, but Bruce Campbell has that x-factor that I think gives a fresh spin on anything. A zany, what-the-hell spin.
Let’s take a look.
It’s Berlin, 1944, and the war is going pretty badly for a certain Adolf Hitler. This isn’t quite the Hitler we know, however, as his response to...
- 10/3/2022
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Actor Bruce Campbell is credited as writer of the upcoming "DC Horror Presents" title "Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead", available September 27, 2022, with illustrations by Eduardo Risso and cover by Gary Frank, plus variant covers by Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Francesco Francavilla, Chris Mooneyham, Pia Guerra and a whole lot more:
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers.
" The story begins in Berlin, 1944.
"The Germans are flanked on all fronts...
"...by the combined 'Allied' forces and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war...
"... a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers...
"...creating an army of the dead, stronger than they were in life..."
Click the images to enlarge.
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers.
" The story begins in Berlin, 1944.
"The Germans are flanked on all fronts...
"...by the combined 'Allied' forces and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war...
"... a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers...
"...creating an army of the dead, stronger than they were in life..."
Click the images to enlarge.
- 9/16/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Actor Bruce Campbell is credited as writer of the new "DC Horror Presents" title "Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead", available September 27, 2022, with illustrations by Eduardo Risso and cover by Gary Frank, plus variant covers by Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Francesco Francavilla, Chris Mooneyham, Pia Guerra and a whole lot more:
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers.
" The story begins in Berlin, 1944.
"The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers...
"...creating an army of the dead even stronger than they were in life.
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers.
" The story begins in Berlin, 1944.
"The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers...
"...creating an army of the dead even stronger than they were in life.
- 8/29/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Actor Bruce Campbell, a big fan of George Baker’s “Sad Sack”, is now credited as writer of the upcoming "DC Horror Presents" title "Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead", available September 27, 2022, with illustrations by Eduardo Risso and cover by Gary Frank, plus variant covers by Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Francesco Francavilla, Chris Mooneyham and Pia Guerra:
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers.
" The story begins in Berlin, 1944.
"The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers...
"...creating an army of the dead...
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers.
" The story begins in Berlin, 1944.
"The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers...
"...creating an army of the dead...
- 8/15/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Actor Bruce Campbell, a big fan of George Baker’s “Sad Sack”, is now credited as writer of the upcoming "DC Horror Presents" title "Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead", available September 27, 2022, with illustrations by Eduardo Risso and cover by Gary Frank, plus variant covers by Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Francesco Francavilla, Chris Mooneyham and Pia Guerra:
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers.
" The story begins in Berlin, 1944.
"The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers...
"...creating an army of the dead...
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers.
" The story begins in Berlin, 1944.
"The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers...
"...creating an army of the dead...
- 7/26/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Actor Bruce Campbell, a big fan of George Baker’s “Sad Sack”, is now credited as writer of the upcoming "DC Horror Presents" title "Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead", available September 27, 2022, with illustrations by Eduardo Risso and cover by Gary Frank, plus variant covers by Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Francesco Francavilla, Chris Mooneyham and Pia Guerra:
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers. The story begins in Berlin, 1944. The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, creating an army of the dead...
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers. The story begins in Berlin, 1944. The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, creating an army of the dead...
- 7/25/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Actor Bruce Campbell, a big fan of George Baker’s “Sad Sack”, is now credited as the writer of the upcoming "DC Horror Presents" title "Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead", available September 27, 2022, with illustrations by Eduardo Risso and cover by Gary Frank, plus variant covers by Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Francesco Francavilla, Chris Mooneyham and Pia Guerra:
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers. The story begins in Berlin, 1944. The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, creating an army of the...
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers. The story begins in Berlin, 1944. The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, creating an army of the...
- 7/7/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Actor Bruce Campbell, a big fan of George Baker’s army character “Sad Sack”, is now credited as the writer of the upcoming "DC Horror Presents" title "Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead", available September 27, 2022, with illustrations by Eduardo Risso and cover by Gary Frank, plus variant covers by Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Francesco Francavilla, Chris Mooneyham and Pia Guerra:
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers. The story begins in Berlin, 1944. The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, creating an army...
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers. The story begins in Berlin, 1944. The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, creating an army...
- 6/27/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“I was down on my luck and I just started knocking on doors,” Bruce Campbell jokes about how he ended up writing Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead for DC Comics. “If you got any work at all, anything I can do, I’ll sell you sell your comics on the street corner.”
The beloved actor and cult legend isn’t being serious. The reality is that DC Horror editor Katie Kubert, coincidentally the granddaughter of Sgt. Rock’s legendary co-creator, reached out to him thinking he’d be a good fit to write a horror comic. But despite Campbell’s superhero-ready good looks, and all the ways he’s flirted with the genre on screen during his career, wasn’t a comics expert. After looking through a DC encyclopedia breaking down potential characters, he was immediately drawn to the badass World War II hero of Sgt. Rock.
The beloved actor and cult legend isn’t being serious. The reality is that DC Horror editor Katie Kubert, coincidentally the granddaughter of Sgt. Rock’s legendary co-creator, reached out to him thinking he’d be a good fit to write a horror comic. But despite Campbell’s superhero-ready good looks, and all the ways he’s flirted with the genre on screen during his career, wasn’t a comics expert. After looking through a DC encyclopedia breaking down potential characters, he was immediately drawn to the badass World War II hero of Sgt. Rock.
- 6/17/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Actor Bruce Campbell, although he is a big fan of George Baker’s “Sad Sack”, is now credited as the writer of the upcoming "DC Horror Presents" title "Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army of the Dead", available September 27, 2022, with illustrations by Eduardo Risso and cover by Gary Frank, plus variant covers by Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Francesco Francavilla, Chris Mooneyham and Pia Guerra:
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers. The story begins in Berlin, 1944. The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, creating an...
"...created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert, 'Sgt. Rock' debuted June 1959, in DC Comics "Our Army at War" #83.
"Rock now returns to fight the most horrific enemy he’s ever encountered: resurrected dead 'Third Reich' soldiers. The story begins in Berlin, 1944. The Germans are flanked on all fronts by the combined 'Allied' forces, and defeat seems inevitable.
"In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war, a team of evil enemy scientists create a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, creating an...
- 6/10/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics
I know every comic book publisher loves a ‘special’ issue, an ‘anniversary’ issue, or a ‘reached a big number’ issue, but at first glance a 144 page monster book for issue 1027 of Detective Comics seems a bit of a stretch. Longevity, sure, but we just had a whole raft of anniversary specials did we not? Then you realise. Detective Comics #27, back in 1939, was not only the very first appearance of Batman, but became the title that led to National Periodicals eventually becoming DC Comics. They liked the series so much they named a company after it. So, in comic book terms, Detective Comics #27 is probably the second most important published, beaten out only by Action Comics #1. DC, for probably both genuinely wanting to honour Detective Comics legacy and to squeeze that Batman cash cow just a little bit more, have thrown...
I know every comic book publisher loves a ‘special’ issue, an ‘anniversary’ issue, or a ‘reached a big number’ issue, but at first glance a 144 page monster book for issue 1027 of Detective Comics seems a bit of a stretch. Longevity, sure, but we just had a whole raft of anniversary specials did we not? Then you realise. Detective Comics #27, back in 1939, was not only the very first appearance of Batman, but became the title that led to National Periodicals eventually becoming DC Comics. They liked the series so much they named a company after it. So, in comic book terms, Detective Comics #27 is probably the second most important published, beaten out only by Action Comics #1. DC, for probably both genuinely wanting to honour Detective Comics legacy and to squeeze that Batman cash cow just a little bit more, have thrown...
- 9/16/2020
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics
I’m not entirely sure why, but DC have always been far better than Marvel with anthology books. Possibly because of their extended history, that they just have that much more material than Marvel had, and could make extra money by packaging old, sorry ‘classic’, reprints with the odd new story or framing sequences. The recent run of DC anniversary issues have also seen them put out some rather good 100 page anthologies, but now with all new material, though with very definite nods towards source material of the past. Which brings us to this ‘Guidebook’. Odd title in a way, as it’s appeared too far down the line into the event to be a guide for anything, but it’s certainly a good opportunity to fill in gaps in the main book, and to give short, sweet glimpses at some of the peripheral characters.
I’m not entirely sure why, but DC have always been far better than Marvel with anthology books. Possibly because of their extended history, that they just have that much more material than Marvel had, and could make extra money by packaging old, sorry ‘classic’, reprints with the odd new story or framing sequences. The recent run of DC anniversary issues have also seen them put out some rather good 100 page anthologies, but now with all new material, though with very definite nods towards source material of the past. Which brings us to this ‘Guidebook’. Odd title in a way, as it’s appeared too far down the line into the event to be a guide for anything, but it’s certainly a good opportunity to fill in gaps in the main book, and to give short, sweet glimpses at some of the peripheral characters.
- 8/21/2020
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics
I think it’s a pretty good indicator of how much The Joker has entered into popular culture that he now merits his own Anniversary Special. He’s been pretty popular since the days of the Batman TV show back in the 1960’s of course, though Cesar Romero’s Joker bears little resemblance to today’s. The Joker has gone from being a clownish villain, a villain who uses humour as his calling card, to more often than not a representation of pure anarchy in human form, fighting back against the law and order of society, personified in Batman. I’ve read articles before where we are told to see The Joker as the hero, embracing freedom of thought and action, and Batman has an instrument of control and repression. I doubt Bob Kane and Bill Finger had all that...
I think it’s a pretty good indicator of how much The Joker has entered into popular culture that he now merits his own Anniversary Special. He’s been pretty popular since the days of the Batman TV show back in the 1960’s of course, though Cesar Romero’s Joker bears little resemblance to today’s. The Joker has gone from being a clownish villain, a villain who uses humour as his calling card, to more often than not a representation of pure anarchy in human form, fighting back against the law and order of society, personified in Batman. I’ve read articles before where we are told to see The Joker as the hero, embracing freedom of thought and action, and Batman has an instrument of control and repression. I doubt Bob Kane and Bill Finger had all that...
- 6/17/2020
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Although most of WarnerMedia's film productions are in current lockdown, the company's DC Comics continues to publish new comic book titles for August 2020, filled with fresh stories and compelling imagery:
"Dceased: Dead Planet" #2 is written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by Trevor Hairsine, Gigi Baldassini with covers by Francesco Mattina and Ben Olivier:
"...the 'Justice League' is trapped on Earth, and they've discovered that life still survives on this dead planet! Survival is precarious, though and with billions of infected still roaming the surface, death lies around every corner. But it isn't just the anti-living our heroes have to worry about, because 'John 'Constantine', 'Swamp Thing' and 'Zatanna' are about to discover another thing growing..."
Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1 is written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Becky Cloonan, Vita Ayala, Chip Zdarsky and Christopher Priest, with illustrations by Doug Mahnke, Cloonan,...
"Dceased: Dead Planet" #2 is written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by Trevor Hairsine, Gigi Baldassini with covers by Francesco Mattina and Ben Olivier:
"...the 'Justice League' is trapped on Earth, and they've discovered that life still survives on this dead planet! Survival is precarious, though and with billions of infected still roaming the surface, death lies around every corner. But it isn't just the anti-living our heroes have to worry about, because 'John 'Constantine', 'Swamp Thing' and 'Zatanna' are about to discover another thing growing..."
Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1 is written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Becky Cloonan, Vita Ayala, Chip Zdarsky and Christopher Priest, with illustrations by Doug Mahnke, Cloonan,...
- 5/17/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Jim Dandy Feb 18, 2019
These preview pages from American Carnage #4 shows that Hill & Fernandez's American Carnage feels like the best of mid-period Vertigo.
American Carnage is a revelation. Bryan Edward Hill, a rising star at DC who won praise for his work on The Wild Storm: Michael Cray and Detective Comics has a straight up throwback Vertigo book here with art partner Leandro Fernandez.
In my mind, there are two main periods of Vertigo comics. There's launch era Vertigo - British Invasion comics like Sandman, Invisibles, or Hellblazer - the weird urban fantasy from the British titans of comics like Gaiman, Ennis, Morrison, or Delano. And then there's mid-period Vertigo, when they moved away from the Swamp Things of the world and onto immersive crime slice of life stuff like 100 Bullets and Scalped. In many ways, American Carnage feels so much like 100 Bullets that I think Hill and Fernandez's comic gets...
These preview pages from American Carnage #4 shows that Hill & Fernandez's American Carnage feels like the best of mid-period Vertigo.
American Carnage is a revelation. Bryan Edward Hill, a rising star at DC who won praise for his work on The Wild Storm: Michael Cray and Detective Comics has a straight up throwback Vertigo book here with art partner Leandro Fernandez.
In my mind, there are two main periods of Vertigo comics. There's launch era Vertigo - British Invasion comics like Sandman, Invisibles, or Hellblazer - the weird urban fantasy from the British titans of comics like Gaiman, Ennis, Morrison, or Delano. And then there's mid-period Vertigo, when they moved away from the Swamp Things of the world and onto immersive crime slice of life stuff like 100 Bullets and Scalped. In many ways, American Carnage feels so much like 100 Bullets that I think Hill and Fernandez's comic gets...
- 2/18/2019
- Den of Geek
If you thought that Dark Nights: Metal had introduced us to every corrupted version of Batman in the multiverse, then you were most definitely wrong. Proving that he has an endless supply of aces up his sleeve, superstar scribe Scott Snyder acquainted us with a new take on the Masked Manhunter a few weeks back in The Batman Who Laughs #1 – and he has a little more in common with Frank Castle than the Bruce Wayne we’ve come to love.
Well, that comparison isn’t entirely accurate because the Punisher does have a moral code. It’s just that seeing a Batman who digs guns to such an extreme is a little hard to wrap one’s head around. Then again, that’s what’s beautiful about playing around with alternate realities.
As it turns out, The Batman Who Laughs miniseries will take the month of March off, but that...
Well, that comparison isn’t entirely accurate because the Punisher does have a moral code. It’s just that seeing a Batman who digs guns to such an extreme is a little hard to wrap one’s head around. Then again, that’s what’s beautiful about playing around with alternate realities.
As it turns out, The Batman Who Laughs miniseries will take the month of March off, but that...
- 12/25/2018
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Known for his Emmy-winning roles playing curmudgeons, ranging from Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Carl in the Pixar film Up, actor Ed Asner's true character is that of a philanthropist and loving father who shared his passion for comic books with his children.
Earlier this year, the legendary actor and founders Matt and Navah Asner opened The Ed Asner Family Center, to offer a host of programs, classes and therapy dedicated to promoting self-confidence in differently abled individuals. They plan to open in their new location in November.
On Oct. 17, Heritage Auctions is hosting The Ed Asner Family Center Original Comic Art Charity Auction at Ha.com/Asner. Today’s leading comic book artists, including Kevin Nowlan, Alex Ross, Jim Lee and more, have donated high-profile work for the online auction.
“The Asner family have always been comic book fans,” said Matt Asner, Ed Asner’s...
Earlier this year, the legendary actor and founders Matt and Navah Asner opened The Ed Asner Family Center, to offer a host of programs, classes and therapy dedicated to promoting self-confidence in differently abled individuals. They plan to open in their new location in November.
On Oct. 17, Heritage Auctions is hosting The Ed Asner Family Center Original Comic Art Charity Auction at Ha.com/Asner. Today’s leading comic book artists, including Kevin Nowlan, Alex Ross, Jim Lee and more, have donated high-profile work for the online auction.
“The Asner family have always been comic book fans,” said Matt Asner, Ed Asner’s...
- 10/15/2018
- Look to the Stars
Exclusive: Hollywood predators beware! Hit-Girl is coming for you. Mark Millar unveiled the first cover and details of Kevin Smith’s Hit Girl: The Golden Rage of Hollywood.
Popularized by Chloë Grace Moretz’s portrayal of the uber-violent, ass-kicking heroine in Matthew Vaughn’s movie adaptations of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass comic books, 12-year old Hit Girl is a bloodthirsty hero who knows how to use a blade and isn’t afraid to drop an F-bomb or two. In The Golden Rage of Hollywood, Smith writes a new adventure with art from Pernille Orum that takes place in modern-day Tinsel Town. The cover, which can be seen below, was drawn by artist Francesco Francavilla.
The story finds the justice-seeking adolescent super-assassin storm movie sets and wage war on Hollywood predators — a story that couldn’t be any more timely. The title is set to launch in January 2019. The new series...
Popularized by Chloë Grace Moretz’s portrayal of the uber-violent, ass-kicking heroine in Matthew Vaughn’s movie adaptations of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass comic books, 12-year old Hit Girl is a bloodthirsty hero who knows how to use a blade and isn’t afraid to drop an F-bomb or two. In The Golden Rage of Hollywood, Smith writes a new adventure with art from Pernille Orum that takes place in modern-day Tinsel Town. The cover, which can be seen below, was drawn by artist Francesco Francavilla.
The story finds the justice-seeking adolescent super-assassin storm movie sets and wage war on Hollywood predators — a story that couldn’t be any more timely. The title is set to launch in January 2019. The new series...
- 8/20/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Would you go to literal Hell and back for a loved one? You can find out if John does in the final chapter of the "Good Ole Days" run in The Hellblazer #24. Also in today's Comics Corner: check out details on Multiple Man #2, Moonshine #12, Hack/Slash: Resurrection #9, Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack #11, Dark Souls: The Age of Fire #3, Gravetrancers #4, Redneck #13, and issue #12, the series finale, of Spirit Hunters.
The Hellblazer #24: "What would you sacrifice to save someone from damnation? The final chapter of “The Good Old Days” puts what may be the final nail in John Constantine’s coffin: preparing to say goodbye to this mortal coil, John’s oddly introspective, brooding over an ex-lover who’s possessed by demons. Since she can’t be exorcised, she’s bound for Hell—unless John makes the ultimate sacrifice and takes her place. Pack light, John—we hear...
The Hellblazer #24: "What would you sacrifice to save someone from damnation? The final chapter of “The Good Old Days” puts what may be the final nail in John Constantine’s coffin: preparing to say goodbye to this mortal coil, John’s oddly introspective, brooding over an ex-lover who’s possessed by demons. Since she can’t be exorcised, she’s bound for Hell—unless John makes the ultimate sacrifice and takes her place. Pack light, John—we hear...
- 7/25/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The third issue of Idw Publishing's Goosebumps: Download & Die headlines today's Comics Corner, which also includes Daredevil #602, Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers #1, Bloodshot Salvation #9, Curse Words #14, Grimm Fairy Tales #15, Moonshine #10, and the first issue of The Rot.
Goosebumps: Download & Die #3: "Power cords and lifelines get tangled as Mitra, Kyra, and Flips unravel the monsters’ mess. Is it too late to save their friend and their town from the curse of the haunted phone? Ring, ring—who’s calling? Your Doom.
Available: May 2018
Diamond Code: FEB180354
Creators:
Jen Vaughn • Michelle Wong • Triona Tree Farrell (Colorist)
Imprint: Idw
Page Count: 32
Color: Fc
Categories: Download and Die, Goosebumps
Tags: Action-Adventure, All Ages, goosebumps, Horror Comics, Jen Vaughn, Kids Comics, Michelle Wong, Sci-Fi."
For more information, head on over to Idw Publishing's website.
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Daredevil #602: "The fallout from the shocking conclusion of Daredevil #600 continues as Matt Murdock and Daredevil both...
Goosebumps: Download & Die #3: "Power cords and lifelines get tangled as Mitra, Kyra, and Flips unravel the monsters’ mess. Is it too late to save their friend and their town from the curse of the haunted phone? Ring, ring—who’s calling? Your Doom.
Available: May 2018
Diamond Code: FEB180354
Creators:
Jen Vaughn • Michelle Wong • Triona Tree Farrell (Colorist)
Imprint: Idw
Page Count: 32
Color: Fc
Categories: Download and Die, Goosebumps
Tags: Action-Adventure, All Ages, goosebumps, Horror Comics, Jen Vaughn, Kids Comics, Michelle Wong, Sci-Fi."
For more information, head on over to Idw Publishing's website.
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Daredevil #602: "The fallout from the shocking conclusion of Daredevil #600 continues as Matt Murdock and Daredevil both...
- 5/16/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Hello, readers! Thanks for joining us, and on a good day, too, because today marks the one-year anniversary of Comics Corner! Headlining today's feature is the return of the Penny Dreadful comic series with Volume 2: The Beauteous Evil. Also: Jughead: The Hunger #5, Daredevil #601, Casper and Wendy: The Good Little Witch #1, the final issue of the Deadman miniseries, Moonshine #9, Curse Words #13, Diablo House #4, Gravetrancers #3, and Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1.
Penny Dreadful #9: "(W) Chris King (A) Jesus Hervas (CA) Tess Fowler
Continues the story directly after the shocking events of Penny Dreadful's season three finale!
In Shops: Apr 18, 2018
Srp: $3.99."
Penny Dreadful Volume 2: The Beauteous Evil is here and it's spectacular! For more details, go to Previews World on behalf of Titan Comics.
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Jughead: The Hunger #5: "Welcome home, Jughead Jones! After months of being on the run as a fugitive, something brings our favorite hamburger eating...
Penny Dreadful #9: "(W) Chris King (A) Jesus Hervas (CA) Tess Fowler
Continues the story directly after the shocking events of Penny Dreadful's season three finale!
In Shops: Apr 18, 2018
Srp: $3.99."
Penny Dreadful Volume 2: The Beauteous Evil is here and it's spectacular! For more details, go to Previews World on behalf of Titan Comics.
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Jughead: The Hunger #5: "Welcome home, Jughead Jones! After months of being on the run as a fugitive, something brings our favorite hamburger eating...
- 4/18/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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