STAFF PICKS :: THE SPIRE #1 :: JULY 1, 2015

June 29, 2015 By: Seth Peagler Category: DISCUSS, Staff Picks

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seth_staff_picksSETH’S PICK :: THE SPIRE #1: Start July on a good note this week with the latest collaboration between Si Spurrier and Jeff Stokely. You may remember their post apocalyptic sci-fi western Six Gun Gorilla from a few years ago. That book won a lot of deserved critical acclaim, and I enjoyed it immensely. The Spire features a similar apocalyptic scenario, but trades the western motifs for fantasy this time around. It also adds a murder mystery into the mix, and a protagonist who must solve the crimes as she navigates a racist and xenophobic society. Spurrier telling a fantasy story with plenty of modern societal parallels, plus an array of monsters, strange machines and characters rendered as only Stokely can? That’s enough to sell me (and you) on this new series. spire1

Bonus Pick: Autumnlands vol. 1 TP: Tooth and Claw: This affordable debut collection (just $9.99) by Kurt Busiek and Benjamin Dewey features some of my favorite anthropomorphic fantasy storytelling in years. Dewey’s depictions of endless humanoid animal creatures is remarkable, and Busiek does a fine job of building an accessible narrative for a new world in this excellent first volume.

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HEROESCON 2014 :: GUEST LIST UPDATE

February 28, 2014 By: Rico Renzi Category: Guest List, HeroesCon

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Today’s update is full of first-time HeroesCon guests who we are sure you will want to meet! Along with today’s new guests, you can see our entire list of attending creators here!

COMIC FANS! Tickets for Heroes Convention 2014 are on sale now!

Eventbrite - HEROES CONVENTION 2014 :: 3 DAY REGISTRATION

CREATORS! Artists Alley tables are still available but they are going fast! Reserve your space today!

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ankaKRIS ANKA :: Artist: X-Men, X-Force, Sideshow Collectibles

DelReyVANESA DEL REY :: Artist: Hit, ZERO

SebelaCHRISTOPHER SEBELA :: Writer: High Crimes, Ghost, Dead Letters, Alien Vs. Predator

stokelyJEFF STOKELY :: Artist: Six-Gun Gorilla, The Reason for Dragons

visionsCHRIS VISIONS :: Artist: Dead Letters, Devils on the Levee

wadaKEVIN WADA :: Artist:  She Hulk, X-Men, Adventure Time

wyattJAKE WYATT :: Artist: Hulk, Regular Show Writer/Artist: Necropolis

PrintCHIP ZDARSKY :: Artist: Sex Criminals  Writer/Artist: Prison Funnies, Monster Cops

Heroes Convention is in Charlotte, North Carolina, June 20-22 2014. Get your 3 day passes today! The full guest list (so far) is here.

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STAFF PICKS :: THE REASON FOR DRAGONS HC:: JULY 24, 2013

July 19, 2013 By: Seth Peagler Category: DISCUSS, Staff Picks

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seth_smlSETH’S PICK :: THE REASON FOR DRAGONS HC: I’ve been anticipating this new Archaia book since first hearing about it.  Chris Northrop and Jeff Stokely (of Boom’s excellent sci-fi/western Six Gun Gorilla) tell the story of a teenage loner who stumbles upon the ruins of a Renaissance Fair and meets an aging man in a knight’s garb.  The quixotic man believes himself to be a literal knight hunting a nearby dragon.  The book then takes on elements of ’80s coming-of-age tales.  There’s been a good bit of advanced buzz for this graphic novel, garnering comparisons to The Fisher King and interest from the film industry.  With its mix of literary writing and kinetic artwork, I’m betting that this will end up on at least a few ‘best of the year’ lists. reasonfordragons

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