Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The Unwritten




The plot revolves around Tom Taylor, son of Wilson Taylor, an author who disappeared without a trace at the height of his career. Wilson wrote a series of books about a boy wizard called Tommy Taylor, filled with fantasy, even being compared to the Harry Potter series. During a comic convention, it comes to light that Tom Taylor may not be Wilson's son at all. Conspiracy theories about identity fraud become prominent with fans of the books, becoming outraged that they may have been lied to all this time. Other fans in New Zealand that form a cult, create a theory that Tom Taylor may in fact be Tommy Taylor made flesh from words, and that he will be their messiah. This theory gains credibility when other characters from the Tommy Taylor series begin to involve themselves in the real world. Tom then sets out to find out the truth behind all of this, while a covert organization looms in the background.

http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/comics/?cm=15069

Saturday, June 26, 2010


This July, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray introduce themselves to the Radical Comics universe with "Time Bomb," their newest original action-adventure time travel tale. In the series, a modern-day scientific expedition uncovers a bomb from World War II Germany and launches the countdown to an epic explosion. A military team is tasked with the objective of going back in time 24 hours to stop the bomb from ever being activated. However, instead of going back a single day, the team is sent to Nazi Germany in the midst of World War II. Now, not only do they have to stop the bomb from ever going off, they must find a way back to their own era without changing the entirety of history.

Bringing Palmiotti and Gray's sojourn into the annals of military history to life is artist Paul Gulacy. Gulacy, best known for his work at both Marvel and DC.

Palmiotti: The genre mashing of "Time Bomb" makes it something that a lot of readers haven't had too much of in comics, so it works on those levels. As far as standing out against the other projects... well, it's all in the concept and execution. We have never had a 150-page story to tell. This, by far, is our biggest project to date for a single story.

http://www.radicalpublishing.com/

Friday, June 25, 2010

Hellboy


http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/24/preview-hellboy-the-storm-1-exclusive/

The final chapter of Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo's Hellboy arc may be concluding beginning with "Hellboy: The Storm" #1, but the "Darkness Calls" and "Wild Hunt" team clearly aren't going out with a whimper. Joined by colorist Dave Stewart, the trio are set to explore what happens when some historically important corpses wind up missing and how it connects to an ever-growing assembly of evil. It's the kind of scenario that could very well inspire an "Aw, crap" or two from Earth's greatest ally in the war against the end of all things.