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Russell Dauterman Talks Thor and Finishing WOTR

Jun 26, 2019
5 min

Russell Dauterman Talks Thor and Finishing WOTR

Over the past few years, Russell Dauterman has quickly become one of the industry's top artists. He began his career in comics as the artist of the BOOM! Studios series, SUPURBIA. He went on to draw NIGHTWING at DC and CYCLOPS for Marvel. Since then, Russell has drawn covers, illustrated interiors, and designed characters for various comic book titles and publishers. It was his work on THE MIGHTY THOR with Jason Aaron that catapulted him to superstardom. From there he launc

Unbound with Mike Deodato

Jun 24, 2019
3 min

Unbound with Mike Deodato

MIke Deodato has long been one of the elite talents in the comic book industry. His resume boasts some of the most well known characters in comics and his name is synonymous with Marvel Comics. He's worked on everything from INCREDIBLE HULK to the Avengers line of books and even a stint on WONDER WOMAN at DC. Some of his standout series would probably be his DARK AVENGERS, THUNDERBOLTS, THANOS and OLD MAN LOGAN. HIs dark and gritty style is unmistakable. So it's no wonder tha

Talking With Man of Action: Duncan Rouleau

Jun 4, 2019
7 min

Talking With Man of Action: Duncan Rouleau

Duncan Rouleau has been a mainstay in comic books since he first came on to the scene many years ago. In 2001, he helped found Man of Action Studios along with fellow partners and comic book creators Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle He's worked for every major publisher on books such as, X-FACTOR (Marvel) and ACTION COMICS (DC). He even co-wrote and illustrated a fantastic mini-series METAL MEN, which was one of the best takes on the characters. While at Marvel he

Marissa Louise: Colorist Extraordinaire

May 15, 2019
4 min

Marissa Louise: Colorist Extraordinaire

Marissa Louise has been coloring in the comic book industry for over years. Coming from a background in fine arts, she is one of the most gifted artist in the medium. Her range from bright YA magic comics (SPELL ON WHEELS) to darker books such (HEX WIVES and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK) make her one of the most versatile colorists working in comics. Her work on the newly launched FAIRLADY, blew me away and instantly made me a fan. True fans of the comic book medium know how essentia

Interview With Stanley "Artgerm" Lau

Apr 30, 2019
6 min

Interview With Stanley "Artgerm" Lau

Stanley Lau, better know as Artgerm to his fans, is one of the most multifaceted artists out there. He's an illustrator, designer, concept artist, creative director and co-founder of Imaginary Friends Studios — a world acclaimed digital art studio that produces high quality art for the companies such as Capcom, DC Comics, Marvel Comics and countless others in the entertainment and gaming industries. He has been taking the comic book community by storm with his beautifully ren

Dean Ormston: From the Devil to Superheroes

Apr 12, 2019
5 min

Dean Ormston: From the Devil to Superheroes

Dean Ormston has been illustrating comic book since 1990 when he landed a gig on JUDGE DREDD MAGAZINE. He continued to do work over at 2000 AD before working at DC/Vertigo. While at Vertigo, Dean worked on titles such as SANDMAN, BOOKS OF MAGIC and THE EATERS. Perhaps the book he's best known for would be LUCIFER, with Mike Carey. Dean's dark and ominous style was perfect for the estranged ruler of Hell. The book has been well regarded since it's creation and continues to bri

Jonboy Meyers Talks Past Work and What The Future Holds

Apr 9, 2019
4 min

Jonboy Meyers Talks Past Work and What The Future Holds

Jonboy Meyers is one of the most unique talents in the industry. His style is unlike anyone else and is instantly recognizable. He brings an energy through his art that make it seem as if the characters are gonna jump off the page.No matter what he's working on, you know he's gonna bring that unique artistic flair that you won't see anywhere else. He has been drawing comic books since the 90's. After working for years on independent books, he landed a gig at MV Creations, wor

Interview with Artist Nicole Virella

Apr 8, 2019
4 min

Interview with Artist Nicole Virella

Nicole Virella is one of the most versatile artists in the industry. He work ranges from character design in animation, designing the art on trading cards, and what she's best known for illustrating comic books. She's worked on numerous books at Marvel, such as RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL, ALL-NEW WOLVERINE, HYPERION, MARVEL 1852, ad POE DAMERON. On top of doing the interiors she has done a lot of cover work as well. This Spring sees the release of her new book, EVE OF EXTI

Dan Jurgens Talks Superman, Booster Gold and More

Mar 18, 2019
5 min

Dan Jurgens Talks Superman, Booster Gold and More

Dan Jurgens is one of the most celebrated creators in the history of the comic book medium. Not only is he an insanely talented writer but an awesome artist as well. He was apart of the collection of creators the worked on "The Death of Superman" storyline hat swept across the world and made headlines like no other comic book before or since. He also created the fan favorite character Booster Gold, at DC, who is starring in the current HEROES IN CRISIS series. When DC relaunc

Ivan Reis: From Green Lantern to Superman

Mar 5, 2019
4 min

Ivan Reis: From Green Lantern to Superman

Ivan Reis has long been one of the most sought after artists in the industry. He began his career working at Dark Horse Comics on titles such as GHOST and THE MASK. He went on to work at Marvel, Chaos! and CrossGen. Since 2004, he has been a staple at DC Comics. He's worked on ACTION COMICS, TEEN TITANS, RANN/THANAGAR WAR, and INFINITE CRISIS. Partnered with Geoff Johns, Ivan worked on celebrated runs of GREEN LANTERN, JUSTICE LEAGUE, and AQUAMAN. During that time he worked o

Ryan Ottley Talks Invincible and Spider-Man

Feb 12, 2019
3 min

Ryan Ottley Talks Invincible and Spider-Man

Ryan Ottley has long been, in my opinion one of the best artists in the industry. His work is full of energy and his battle scenes are the best, not to mention the goriest. He first broke into the industry teaming up with Robert Kirkman on INVINCIBLE. The series ran for 144 issues, 127 of which Ryan illustrated. It was his work on this book that instantly made me a fan. While it was sad to see that book end this past year, I was thankful we didn't have to wait long for his ne

Graham Nolan: Legendary Batman Artist and Co-Creator of Bane

Dec 21, 2018
3 min

Graham Nolan: Legendary Batman Artist and Co-Creator of Bane

Graham first came on the comic book scene in 1985. He did a lot of work over at DC including a 12 issue run on POWER OF THE ATOM in 1988. In 1990 he helped launch HAWKWORLD which he worked on for 26 issues. It was in 1992 he started a legendary run on DETECTIVE COMICS. He worked on some of the biggest Batman stories in the 90's including the KinghtsFall and KnightsEnd saga. It was during this time that he co-created the popular villain Bane with Chuck Dixon. It was Bane who w

Jim Cheung: Joins The League

Dec 17, 2018
4 min

Jim Cheung: Joins The League

Jim Cheung has been entertaining comic book fans for years with his art. The majority of his career is synonymous for working on titles at Marvel like X-FORCE, AVENGERS: CHILDRENS CRUSADE, and YOUNG AVENGERS. When CrossGen formed in 2000, Jim brought his talents over there and helped launch SCION. It was a series with fantasy elements while also tying in to the overall CrossGen universe. Of all the books to come out of the company, Scion was by far one of my favorite titles.

Darick Robertson: The Artist Behind Transmetropolitan, The Boys and More

Dec 11, 2018
7 min

Darick Robertson: The Artist Behind Transmetropolitan, The Boys and More

Darick Robertson has been one of the most influential artists over the last 20 plus years. He has worked on some of the biggest comics including WOLVERINE and PUNISHER at Marvel. It has been his creator owned work that have been some of the best comics to come out in the last 20 years. TRANSMETROPOLITAN, which was co-created with Warren Ellis, was one of the best books to ever come out of Vertigo. It starred Spider Jerusalem, an absolutely psychotic yet brilliant journalist.

Christian Duce: From The Shadows To The Light

Dec 10, 2018
3 min

Christian Duce: From The Shadows To The Light

Christian Duce has been on fire lately delivering some amazing art full of energy. His style is a perfect match for a book like THE FLASH. He first garnered attention back in 2008 on a book for Wildstorm, IDES OF BLOOD. Since then he has work on books such as DETECTIVE COMICS, JUSTICE LEAGUE, and NIGHTWING. The contrast of his style from a darker character like Batman to a brighter character like Flash, has been such an awesome transition to witness. Every page he produces is

Interview With Jamal Igle

Dec 7, 2018
4 min

Interview With Jamal Igle

Jamal Igle has been working in comic since he was 17 years old, when he interned at DC Comics. He got his first break in 1993 for a small publisher, Majestic Entertainment. Since then he has gone on to illustrate many celebrated runs on books such as SUPERGIRL, NIGHTWING, and FIRESTORM. More recently, in the past few years, he launched a successful Kickstarter for his MOLLY DANGER project, worked on the hit comic BLACK from Back Mask Studios, and is producing a hit indie comi