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+++++ From ICV2.com InQuest #130 Has Exclusive HeroClix Figure 'The Ultimate Clayface' January 04, 2006 Wizard Entertainment has announced that issue #130 of InQuest Gamer will come with an exclusive WizKids HeroClix figure of the classic Batman villain, Clayface (aka Matt Hagen). Clayface first appeared in Detective Comics #40 in 1940 and he was one of the original shapeshifters. In this exclusive HeroClix incarnation the Ultimate Clayface is also very powerful thanks to super strength and poison to crush his enemies as well as a Shape Changing power to keep him protected and provide a Starting Defense of 18, making him a valuable addition to your stable of HeroClix figures. Dark Horse Schedules 'GIS: SAC' Novel For April January 05, 2006 Dark Horse announced in October that it would be publishing three Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex novels; now we know when they're launching the series. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex -- The Lost Memory will street April 12th at $8.95 MSRP. The three-novel series was written by GIS: SAC scriptwriter Junichi Fujisaku. The storyline follows a conflict between Section 9, a shadow peacekeeping organization within the government, and The Awakened, a group of terrorists with the ability to take over the minds of unwilling pawns. The mind of a captured pawn provides a window deep into cyberspace for a Section 9 operative. +++++ From The SCOOP! at http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/ Big Apple Con Next Weekend Industry News, Scoop, Friday, January 06, 2006 The Big Apple Comic-Con, NYC's largest and longest running comic book and popular arts convention, returns with a spectacular array of Superheroes, Space Sirens, Crime Busters, Comic Books, and Special Events next Saturday, January 14 at the Penn Plaza Pavilion in New York City. Warm up at the Big Apple Con with Catherine Bach, "Daisy Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard TV series. This is Catherine's first New York appearance. Knockout Sandra Taylor will also appear. A good friend of Howard Stern, she was on Stern's show 38 times. Her resume also includes appearances in Under Siege and the Disney films, The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2. This season's Big Apple Con guest of honor Marvel Comics artist David Finch and over 30 more of the greatest comic illustrators and authors in the world! All available for sketches, interviews, signings, and portfolio reviews! A host of vendors, studio reps, and collectibles producers will be in attendance. Admission is $10. Visit http://www.bigapplecon.com for more information. +++++ [ALL THE RAGE and LYING IN THE GUTTERS are originally posted online on Sunday and Monday respectively so the information here is almost a week old. Other items above are more current.- D.L.] From Blair Marnell in his ALL THE RAGE Gossip Column at: http://www.SilverBulletComicBooks.com Write to him at: blairm@silverbulletcomicbooks.com RUMOUR BARRIER "I accept that the following material is rumour and gossip, intended to entertain only. I won't repeat the information inside as fact. I understand if I want the truth, I will go to Silver Bulletins. I enter freely with my mind open and my blinkers off." Now, on to the rumours . . . [NOTE: this column may be slightly edited for language. - D.L.] New Rage Order By Blair Marnell Welcome to the sixth year of All the Rage. ATR began back in 2000, when Rich Johnston brought his long running rumor column to SBC. After about two years here, Johnston moved over to CBR and began writing Lying In The Gutters. However, ATR has continued to this day with a secession of hosts, including Ian Ungstad, Alan Donald, J.hues, Markisan Naso and yours truly. As your current host, I'd like to thank all of you, especially those of you who have been following ATR from the beginning. This column wouldn't be possible without your continued support. Now then, on with the show... Get Your Speed Force On I've been told that DC may be in pursuit of Steve Skroce for the upcoming Flash relaunch. If true, that would be an interesting choice, given the sporadic release of his latest project, Doc Frankenstein. Of course, those delays may not have been Skroce's fault. The Wachowski Brothers may have been unable to keep up with the scripts while working on V For Vendetta. Now here's where things start to get weird. So consider this your SPOILER WARNING -text follows: The other Flash rumor going around states that the lead character of the new series will be a "newly rejuvenated" Jay Garrick. Previously it had been rumored that Bart Allen (Kid Flash) would step into the role for a de-powered, Wally West. It's interesting to note that when talk of a new Flash movie first came up, it was said to focus on an "aspiring athlete Jay Garrick", so if it happens, this could be bringing the comic and movie incarnations into sync. Not that this choice would be without it's own problems. In the current DCU, Garrick has a wife in her late fifties or sixties. I suppose they could de-age her as well, or play with the age disparity between them. But that would still complicate things... This Has An "Archrival" Factor of Five Out of Ten Night's Bringer of War The rumored Midnighter series is one of the hot topics across the comic world. Some of the latest rumors have Midnighter's book (SPOILERS) crossing over into the main DC Universe. But far more interesting is the rumored creative team: Grant Morrison and Adam Kubert. The duo has been previously rumored to be working on Detective Comics, so it's not clear if there are wires crossed or if this is the real deal. Though I suppose we'll know soon enough... This Has A "Where's The Sun God?" Factor of Five Out of Ten Bantha Tracks Among Star Wars comic fans, word of TOKYOPOP's new two volume series has been generating a great deal of excitement. The books are color and B&W anthologies featuring several top Japanese manga creators (manga-ka), including Kia Asamiya, Shin-Ichi Hiromoto and Makoto Nakatsuka. So far, they are only out in Japan, but I've received word that TOKYOPOP will put out English language versions of these books exclusively for the UK market, and that there are also plans to bring them out in other European countries. As for a US release... that's a little trickier. Dark Horse has the domestic rights for Star Wars comics. In the past, they've published manga adaptations of the Star Wars films, but there's no indication yet as to whether they will be bringing these books over as well... This Has A "Tao of Vader" Factor of Nine Out of Ten From The Land of The Rising Sun Over at his blog, C.B. Cebulski has been revealing some interesting info gleaned from his trip to Japan. According to Cebulski, a Witchblade manga is planned to coincide with the upcoming anime series. The manga will be debut in Champion Red this March and the artist will be Kazuasa Sumita. Cebulski also states that some of Square-Enix's manga titles will be published in English some time this year, as will Kia Asamiya's Junk. Cebulski also displayed the work of manga-ka, Nigo (Bathing Ape) who has produced the artwork for a line of limited edition Marvel Comics sneakers and t-shirts. This Has A "Hulkback Mountain" Factor of Eight Out of Ten Flying High Athena Voltaire is a comic I've been supporting for a long, long, long time. And for good reason. There's not a lot of great adventure comics out there, but this is one of the best. Even Warren Ellis likes it. And later this month, it will finally make the leap into print. This Has An "Air Raid" Factor of Ten Out of Ten The Spirit of The Law Speaking of former web comics, Gary Chaloner is doing a new Will Eisner's John Law four issue miniseries for IDW, which should be out in April. This Has A "Devil's Dust" Factor of Eight Out of Ten The Last Days of Disco After working on comics set during the forties, fifties and sixties B. Clay Moore is said to be working on a new project set in the 1970s. Not much is currently known about it, but I've been told that the book will have a "unique format." Moore's collaborators on this project are said to be writer Seth Peck and artists Ed Tadem and Tigh Walker. This Has A "GvsE" Factor of Nine Out of Ten A New Regent I've heard that are still comic companies reeling from Lamp Post Publications' abrupt decision to stop printing any books not coming from Alias. However, I've been told that a number of companies have now found alternatives. Some have opted for Quebecor and Brenner. But for those companies without deep pockets, I've heard that Regent Publishing Services is quickly rising in popularity... This Has A "Magic Kingdom" Factor of Six Out of Ten The Two Stephies Keith Giffen and JM DeMatteis' Hero Squared is graduating to ongoing status this March from Boom! Studios. This Has An "Only Sloat Knows" Factor of Nine Out of Ten A Storm of Swords Confirming our story from three weeks ago, it was officially announced this week that Kurt Busiek has signed an exclusive deal with DC. In an interview on Newsarama, Busiek said that he is still working on Marvels: Eye of the Camera. But he didn't mention his previously announced crossover project for Dynamite. Last I heard, that's still going to happen, but what it will be remains in question. Most fans assumed it would be a Red Sonja/Conan book, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Nor was it the previously announced Red Sonja/Claw (John Layman's writing that one). So, if it's not one of those, it stands to reason that the project is related to one of Dynamite's licensed comics. Red Sonja does seem like the natural choice, but I also think a Busiek penned Lone Ranger or Highlander story would be fun... This Has An "Age Undreamed of" Factor of Seven Out of Ten Alright people, that's a wrap. Special thanks to John Voulieris, for filling in last week. Happy New Year! Blair PS If anyone has any rumors, stories or news to share, please email me at blairm@silverbulletcomicbooks.com. Thanks to everyone who has been sending stuff in. It's greatly appreciated. +++++ +++++ Items found in Rich Johnston's "Lying in the Gutters" column at http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/ which are all rumors or gossip so take any of it with a BIG bucket of salt! Write to Rich at: richjohnston@gmail.com Rich heard rumors . . . One new DC mini-series spinning out of "Infinite Crisis" is yet to have a title. It will however concern a crime war in Bludhaven. Remember those Degrassi Junior High graphic novels we mentioned a few weeks back, from Simon and Shuster? Turns out Ed Northcott is the artist.... "NextWave", the new superfiction series from Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen... has a theme song. Here is the link. http://www.marvel.com/publishing/stories/nextwave/NextWaveFinal.m p3 Thanks to Platinum Studios for the plots to unpublished Alan Moore issues of Supreme and Youngblood... "Supreme: The Return #7" http://platinumstudios.com/titles/awesome/issues/str_7.php "Youngblood #4" http://platinumstudios.com/titles/awesome/issues/yb_4.php "Youngblood #5" http://platinumstudios.com/titles/awesome/issues/yb_5.php "Youngblood #6" http://platinumstudios.com/titles/awesome/issues/yb_6.php "Youngblood #7" http://platinumstudios.com/titles/awesome/issues/yb_7.php As well as a timeline of the Alan Moore Awesome Universe. http://platinumstudios.com/titles/awesome/timeline/timeline1.html LITG has already covered the "A Disease of Language" volume, compiling Eddie Campbell adaptations of Alan Moore's spoken word CDs, "Birth Caul," "Snakes & Ladders," his Egomania interview with Alan, and sketches for the original volumes, from Knockabout for ?12.99(UK)/$19.99. Turns out that Gosh Comics, who have ties to Knockabout, are selling a signed and numbered edition. Exclusively. 250 copies with a copy of the "Snakes & Ladders" CD to boot. Gosh can be contacted here. info@goshlondon.com Go to www.superverse.com. Click on Retailers. Then click on the helmet/super villain base image on the right. Enjoy a very naughty superhero... um... parody. Yes, that's right, a parody. Not actionable by anyone at Time Warner whatsoever. Or Comedy Central. Honest. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] HEAD GAMES You really know your ARCHIE if you remember that the young cousin of JUGHEAD is SOUPHEAD. He's no relation to CANHEAD, who was BO PLENTY'S brother in DICK TRACY. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [5] Interviews Richard Vasseur richardv@sympatico.ca Vincente Cifuentes Martinez artist on "10th Muse", "Odyssey" and "Muse/Ezra" from Bluewater Productions/Alias Entertainment interviewed by Richard Vasseur www.jazmaonline.com Rich: Where were you born and raised? Vincente: In Albacete, Spain. Rich: What do you find drawing contributes to your life? Vincente: Drawing gives me the possibility of putting my experiences into the panels or changing the reality and being able to imagine other things. Rich: How did you end up at Bluewater? Vincente: I sent some submissions and they contacted me. Rich: In the "Odyssey" you draw different heroes do you have any you like drawing more than others? Vincente: I enjoy drawing girls, especially Medusa because her costume is very sexy ;). Rich: How many comic companies have you worked for? Vincente: I have worked for several Spanish companies and some French and USA ones. Rich: And would you like to work for one of the big two? Vincente: Sure!! when would I sign the contract? (hehehe) Rich: You also worked on Alan Moore's "Magic Words" what was that like? That was a great experience cos it was the first time that I could work for USA market and I could work with one of the best writers on earth .... moreover I could use the same style as one of my favorite artists, Bruce Timm. Rich: Which other artists do you like? Vincente: Bruce Timm, Brian Hitch, Alan Davis, Adam Huges, Joe Madureira, Juanjo Guarnido... Rich: What advice do you have for new artists? Vincente: I don?t think I could give an advice to anyone...well, maybe one, if you believe in something work hard for it. Rich: What would you be doing if you were not working in the comics field? Vincente: I don?t think about it cos drawing comics is my hope and I enjoy myself this way Rich: What comics did you read as a child and what do you read now? Vincente: As a child I read "Spiderman", "Thor","Fantastic Four","Asterix & Obelix" and "Mortadelo y Filemon" (Spanish characters). Now I read comics made by any of my favourite authors. Rich: How can someone contact you? Vincente: Very easy, just send me a email : vcifu@yahoo.es Rich: Any last words of wisdom? Vincente: Live and let live. ***** Bob McLeod writer/artist/creator of "SuperHero ABC" from HarperCollins interviewed by Richard Vasseur www.jazmaonline.com Rich: Why create a super hero alphabet book? Bob: I was trying to think of a project to do outside of comic books, and I wanted to start doing some art for children's books. My wife Lucy came up with the idea of a superhero alphabet book. It seems like such an obvious idea, but it hasn't been done. It really appealed to me because there are very few superhero comics suitable for young kids, yet kids LOVE superheroes. Rich: What age group is it intended for? Bob: It's meant mainly for kids 4-7, but I wrote it on a couple levels so adults and comic book fans would enjoy it as well. Kids will like the funny heroes, and comic book fans will see all sorts of allusions to established superheroes. Parents will like the alliteration and enjoy reading it to their kids. Rich: Is the book done to teach or entertain more? Bob: Hopefully both equally, but I suppose if I had to choose, it's more entertaining than educational. My main goal was to make it fun. Rich: Was it easy to create all the new super heroes for this book? Bob: Some came very easily to me, like Bubble Man, but It was not easy at all for several of them. My wife was worried someone would beat me to it once my idea became publicized, but I wasn't worried. It took a lot of revisions and changes. I created not just 26, but 32 new heroes for the book. After decades of superhero comics, practically every decent obvious name and character has been copyrighted. I was trying to create silly heroes, not another Spider-Man or Superman, but even a lot of silly names have been taken. For example, I wanted to use The Silent Knight for the letter K, to teach how the k is often silent. It's perfect for an alphabet book, and kind of lame for a real comic book character, yet DC has a Silent Knight. I've worked for Marvel for 30 years and never knew they had an X-Men character named Multiple Man. I found him on the internet after I had finished the art for a multiplying character, so I had to rename my guy Multiplying Mike. Rich: What character do you enjoy drawing the most? Bob: Do you mean in my ABC book or in comic books? My favorite character to draw from my book is Volcano Man, or maybe Upside- Down Man. My favorite comic book character to draw is Spider-Man. I like his costume and the way he moves differently than most people. Rich: Which super hero do you think you have drawn more than any other? Bob: Well, I was the regular penciller on Action Comics for two years, so probably Superman. I also did several issues of Spider- Man in his various titles. Rich: How did you come up with the idea of creating the New Mutants? Bob: It was actually Chris who came up with the New Mutants. They brought me on board to visualize them, and I suggested having more girls than boys on the team. I did some preliminary character sketches, and Louise, Chris, and I decided on the final versions together. I never liked the name "The New Mutants", but none of us could think of anything better in the short time we had. Everything was done under a lot of deadline pressure. Rich: Do you enjoy working for Egmont on the Phantom? Bob: My editor at Egmont, Ulf Granberg, is terrific. I like the Phantom comic, and I like being able to ink my own pencils, but it takes over a month to get paid, so it's difficult financially. Rich: Besides working on comics you also do commissions and teach a correspondence art course so you must be kept busy? Bob: For the past two or three years, I've worked on the Phantom about 3 months on, 3 months off, doing commissions and various commercial jobs in between. I'm always very busy. I did about 60 commissions in 2005! I do the art lessons immediately when I get them, and spend about 2 days on each one, but I only do 2 or 3 a year usually. I don't really have time for the lessons, and I lose money doing them, but I enjoy teaching and helping artists improve. Rich: Which one do you like doing best? Bob: I love doing commissions because of the variety. I also like the idea of giving the fans exactly what they want. Rich: Do you read any comics now? Bob: No, I haven't read comics in years. I prefer to read magazines and books in the small amount of time I have for reading. I was never a big reader of comics, though. The only comic series I ever eagerly read was Marv Wolfman's Tomb of Dracula, and that was mostly due to Tom Palmer's beautiful inking. To me, comics were always mostly about the art. The comics I read as a kid were usually the funny ones: the Harvey line, the Disney comics, the Archie comics. I gave up reading comics to read Mad magazine when I was about 12. My original goal was to draw for Mad. Rich: How can someone contact you? Bob: The easiest way is simply to go to my web site (www.bobmcleod.com) and send me an email. Rich: Any last words of advice? Bob: Eat your vegetables and get plenty of sleep. :) My favorite quote: "Don't be so serious, life is too mysterious!" Artists should get a b.a. degree (no one ever regrets going to college, but they sure regret NOT going), and study hard to learn all the basic fundamentals: anatomy, perspective, design, composition, lighting and color theory. Don't be lazy! Goodbye and thanks! -Bob _________________________________________________________________ Thanks for subscribing to the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine (CBEM) --------------------------->Disclaimer<--------------------------- This is an ANNOUNCE only mailing list, only the Editor can send messages to the list. No one else has access to the subscriber list. Replies to these messages will be received by the Editor ONLY, so you must CC: individual contributors if you want them to get your E-Mail. The E-mail to the E-mag MAY be used in future issues at the Editor's discretion UNLESS you specifically request that they not be. It is our policy to withhold names and/or Addresses, by request only, from letters of comment. 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