Author: Brad Guigar

I’ve been steadily cranking out artist editions along with prepping for Comic Con International and next weekend’s ConnectiCon. Here’s a sneak preview of some of the illustrations that are already speeding on their way to their recipients. I’m working on
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Sleep? Who needs sleep? I’m going headlong from Comic Con International last week to ConnectiCon this weekend. My buddy, Kris Straub, and I will be exhibiting all weekend long: Friday 12:00pm – 8:00pm Saturday 11:00am – 7:00pm Sunday 10:00am –
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Just a quick heads-up about the color. Since both Ed and I are in sunny San Diego (and since this convention takes weeks of prep time)the comic may aqppear in b&w for some or all of the day. Ed’s still
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Big thanks to Dave Harmon, who does the charming Mindful Misadventures with Alex Crane, for passing along this awesome addition to the Evil Inc FanArt page.

Just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be at ConnectiCon in Hartford, CT, July 31 – Aug. 2 (the week after Comic Con International). I’ll have more information on that a little later.

The biggest comic convention of the year kicks off next week, and I’m going to be there in the thick of it. Here’s a guide to what to expect — and a few ways that you can join in the
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Amazing Spider-Man #599 Creative team: Story by Joe Kelly; art by Marco Chechetto Villain to Watch: Norman Osborn They say: “American Son” concludes! It’s the ultimate battle between friend and family as Spidey’s battle against the Iron Patriot and his
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[Newsarama]: Marvel Comics just released a teaser image that promises disaster for the Ultimate Universe. The image shows Cyclops, Jean Grey, Hawkeye, Iron Man, and Storm in their Ultimate duds standing over a nearly vaporized skeleton, under “The End” in
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Newsarama has posted a preview of Amazing Spider-Man #599, and it looks awesome. The art is possibly the best on the stands today, and the story is a Grade-A barn-burner. From the site: [NEWSARAMA]: Marvel has provided Newsarama with your
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Thanks for your kind indulgence while I took a family vacation over the last week-and-a-half. Rest assured, the Evil Inc Comics Blog will begin churning out the comics previews and reviews once more (at least until it’s time for Comic
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Batman and Robin #2 Creative team: Story by Grant Morrison; art by Frank Quitely Villain to Watch: Professor Pyg They say: In a blazing Gotham City police department, the new Batman and Robin face the bizarre, fighting freakshow that is
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The “How To Make Webcomics” book has been nominated for a Harvey Award! Winners will be announced at the Baltimore Comic Convention.

Whew, I fell behind on my comics-reading while I was getting ready for (and recovering from) Wizard World Philadelphia. Let’s take a quick re-cap of some of the best and worst of the past couple weeks of comics. If you
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As the first wave of Evil Inc Annual Report Vol 4 books go out, I’d like to share with you a cool impromptu “review” at Evil Inc henchman Carl shared in the forums. First, he kindly posted a scan of
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As always, I spent a decent percentage of my time at Wizard World Philadelphia doing commissioned sketches — something I really enjoy doing at conventions. This one was extra special, though. The owner of the book, Jeff, has been having
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[Edit: Updated with reader comments] I’m becoming obsessed with the story of Wizard Entertainment. This may be the most intriguing story in comics since the death of Superman. Wizard, in case you didn’t know, was up-until-recently one of the 800-pound
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Amazing Spider-Man #598 Creative team: Story by Joe Kelly; art by Phil Jimenez and Paulo Siqueira Villain to Watch: Green Goblin / Norman Osborn They say: That cover pretty much tells you what you need to know. Is there an
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Meeting Brad Guigar from Rafael Irizarry on Vimeo.

You may remember Evil Inc henchman Michael Dolan from his organization, Heroes for Heroes, which arranges to send comics to military personnel working overseas. Michael was an attendee at Wizard World Philadelphia, and all weekend long, he kept stopping by
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A highlight of Wizard World Philadelphia was that Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 4 made its world premiere at the convention. And it came thisclose to not happening at all. Due to an unfortunate circumstance, the shipment that was supposed
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What happened at to Wizard World Philadelphia? Wizard World Philadelphia is usually packed with surprises and this year was no different. For starters, DC Comics pulled out of the convention. So did all of the other major publishers (Marvel, Image,
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Leave it to an economist to ruin a perfectly good thing. Henchperson Myrdinn passed along this link to a blog that discusses comics from the framework of economics. Perfect fit for Evil Inc, no? In all seriousness, if my college
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Today is the last day to order Evil Inc Annual Report Vol 4 at the reduced preorder rate. Vol 4 is the first Evil Inc graphic novel to be published in full color. Like the other Evil Inc books, this
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Marquis of Death: Making a Big Splash on the Marvel Universe, the Marquis is the One who taught Dr. Doom the ABCs of evil. (A is for arsenic, B is for bondage, C is for Creature… In FF #566, Doom
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Wizard World Philly is this weekend! I’ll be exhibiting in Artist’s Alley, and I’ll have copies of the new Phables book and, possibly, copies of the new, full-color Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 4. If you’re interested in buying a
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Captain America #600 Creative team: Story by Ed Brubaker, Mark Waid, Roger Stern, and more; art by Butch Guice, Luke Ross, and more Villain to Watch: I gotta figure Red Skull is in there somewhere, right? They say: Where were
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If you remember my con report from New York Comic Con 09, you’ll remember the amazing amount of help I received from Mike Ciccotello during that hectic time. Mike has been working on a comic of his own called Schoolhouse
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Captain America #600 Creative team: Story by Ed Brubaker, Mark Waid, Roger Stern, and more. Art by Butch Guice, Alex Ross, Luke Ross, and more. Comic Book Resources has a preview of Captain America #600. According to CBR: As detailed
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You have seven more days to get Evil Inc Annual Report Vol 4 at the reduced preorder rate. Vol 4 is the first Evil Inc graphic novel to be published in full color. Like the other Evil Inc books, this
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Thanks to henchman Mike who passed this one along. If you attended the steam bath that was MoCCA last weekend, you may have met Cliff Chiang sketching at the fundraising booth. On his site, Cliff has a wonderful gallery of
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Batman #687 Creative team: Story by Judd Winick; art by Ed Benes & Rob Hunter Villain to Watch: None They say: This 40-page issue explores the final moments of the Battle for the Cowl as the new Batman learns that
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Fantastic Four #567 Creative team: Story by Mark Millar; art by Bryan Hitch Villain to Watch: Dr. Doom and the Marquis of Death Newsarama has a preview of Fantastic Four #567. The solicitation for the issue reads: THE MASTERS OF
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New Avengers #53 Creative team: Story by Brian Michael Bendis; art by Billy Tan & Matt Banning Villain to Watch: Madame Masque, Brother Voodoo Brian Michael Bendis seizes the award for Best Dialogue of the Month for the latest ish
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Big thanks to henchperson Amanda who sent along this awesome photo of her original “Evil Inc” art that she matted and framed along with a color print of the same comic. From her site: Nothing motivates a person to finish
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Amazing Spider-Man #596 Creative team: Story by Joe Kelly; art by Phil Jimenez and Paulo Siqueira Villain to Watch: Venom They say: Spider-Man goes up against Venom and Bullseye as he prepares to infiltrate the Dark Avengers headquarters. Meanwhile Harry’s
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Lethal Legion #1 (of 3) Creative team: Story: Frank Tieri; pencils by Mateus Santolouco Yet another villain-centric title is being rolled out by one of comics’ Big Four next month. Marvel’s Lethal Legion gathers some hardcases that refuse to buy
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B-list Iron man baddie, Ghost, makes a big move up the villain ranks in the pages of Thunderbolts #132. He’d been toiling in obscurity since making his first appearance in Iron Man # 219 (June ’87). His bio is a
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[CBR]: Theories about the return of Steve Rogers as Captain America have been brewing ever since his death in “Captain America” #25, but the speculation has grown to a fever pitch following the release of two teaser images… While what
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Amazing Spider-Man #595 Creative team: Story by Joe Kelly; art by Phil Jimenez Villain to Watch: Green Goblin They say: Look, this solicit is being written before you dear readers even know how CHARACTER ASSASSINATION ends and the major changes
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The Week in Villainy: Taking stock of super-villains — Norman Osborn: It has just ocurred to TWiV that stormin’ Norman Osborne is the James Brown of the Marvel Universe black-cape crowd. The hardest working lunatic in bad biz is currently
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As you hit the comic shop today, keep an eye on these ne’er-do-wells making big moves this week (complete with press-releasy goodness)… —Amazing Spider-man #594 (Marvel) Hunted as never before by a newly empowered J. Jonah Jameson–and you won’t believe
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It’s gonna be an awesome convention season this summer, with my usual stops in Philly, San Diego and Baltimore. Plus, I’ve added appearances in Pittsburgh and Hartford, Conn. And the summer ain’t over yet! Keep your eye on the column
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The Week in Villainy: Taking stock of super-villains — Dark Reign: Hawkeye: Of all the villains who have assumed the mantle of replacement Avengers under Norman Osborne, none are having a tougher time with the transition than Bullseye, who now
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If everything goes according to plan, Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 4 will be arriving in time for my appearance at Wizard World Philadelphia June 19-21. So I’m going to leave pre-orders up until then to allow everyone to take
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My friend, Jonathan Rosenberg, is announcing pre-orders for his new Goats graphic novel, Infinite Typewriters.” From the press release: The first of three Goats collections from Del Rey, Goats: Infinite Typewriters features beautifully reproduced full-color comics from 2003, 2004 and
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Super Villain Attacks Cincinnati’s Real Life Superhero. Your Move, Shadowhare [IO9]: When you build a real-life superhero team, you’re only asking for trouble from a real life supervillain. The “Consortium of Evil” has placed a bounty on Shadowhare’s identity. And
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I am opening up preorders for the fourth volume of the Evil Inc Annual Report — IN COLOR! That’s right, colorist Ed Ryzowski has gone back into the archives and colored the strips leading up to the beginning of his
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If you’re going to be making a special trip to your comic shop this Saturday for Free Comic Book Day, you’ll want to be sure to pick up the special Blackest Night giveaway. According to Major Spoilers, the issue will
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In response to yesterday’s post on Len Wein’s upcoming 2-issue stint on JLA in which he plans to bring back Plastic Man, Evil Inc henchman David Oakes, the Lord of Legoland, has submitted a short story about the Lego Plastic
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The Evil Inc faction at SpyBattle.com has grown to a healthy size in just a few days, but there’s still room for you. Everyone who has requested an invitation to join has been invited, and we’ve amassed a ludicrous amount
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In a recent interview with CBR, comics legend Len Wein talked about his upcoming two-part JLA stint (on sale in June). Therein, we find this exchange… Wein: “… I’m also bringing back one of my favorite characters, Plastic Man, just
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If you’ve noticed the new ads running on the Evil Inc site, you’ve probably already guessed that I’m welcoming a new sponsor. SpyBattle is a text-based browser game in which you play a spy in a futuristic world. In this
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Enjoy this podcast from the Webcomics Weekly archives. It was taped mere minutes before Adsdaq booted a bunch of webcomics from its roster. So the discussion of its usefulness is academic at best. However, there’s also a great discussion about
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While we were at Emerald City Comic Con, the Halfpixel crew taped another live podcast. This time, our audience was estimated at about 450, and we spoke about everything from webcomics basics to copyright to the benefits of self-publishing. Since
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Evil Inc henchman, Mike Ciccotello, has relaunched his ultra-clever comic strip, SchoolHouse Daze. Mike’s a good guy and he’d been retooling his comic for an awful long time, gearing up for today’s relaunch. This is a good time to jump
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One of the best conventions on the calendar is upon us once more! The Halfpixel crew looks forward to Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington, every year the way a five-year-old looks forward to Christmas. All four of us
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The inaugural New England Webcomics Weekend was an unadulterated success. It was the first ever comic convention for webcomics only and it obliterated my expectations. Beyond the sheer awesomeness of the weekend — and besides taping what may have been
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The inaugural New England Webcomics Weekend was an unadulterated success. It was the first ever comic convention for webcomics only and it obliterated my expectations. Beyond the sheer awesomeness of the weekend — and besides taping what may have been
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Was Chris Eliopolis doing a cool Webcomics Weekly shout-out in today’s Misery Loves Sherman? Who cares. It’s an awesome strip either way. 🙂

Live from the New England Webcomics Weekend! Brad, Dave, Scott and Kris talk newspapers, webcomics, and more — LIVE to a packed room of webcomic readers and fanatics. This episode is, hands down, the favorite episode so far of all
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A few, quick updates from the weekend that was NEWW… (1) In my excitement, I neglected to upload the Saturday strip. Ed had it colored in plenty of time, I simply dropped the ball. It is up now, and it
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Webcomics Weekend, in Easthampton, Mass., is this weekend! It’s going to be a tremendous meet-up of some of the very best in webcomics. And me. All four Halfpixelites will be in attendance: Dave Kellett, Kris Straub, Scott Kurtz and me.
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The cover of Hulk #10 grabbed me from across the comic shop. I have to admit, I can count the number of issues of that title I have read on one hand. And that goes all the way back to
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For those of us who have been working in the comic-strip business for the past several years, there has been no truer friend in journalism than David Astor. (That’s him, second from the left, in the photo above. Sitting right
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The vaunted Death Ray Weekly comics blog is featuring an interview with me in their weekly podcast. You can hear for yourself what it sounds like when I try to hook up to Skype using a Dixie Cup© and a
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Charlie Gavin, who produces the stellar Silver Age webcomic, interviewed me recently. The results have been posted on his site. Recently I had the chance to do a little email interview with cartoonist and author Brad J. Guigar, responsible for
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I do. Well, I did. And it was jaw-dropping good. I’ll do a full review a little later, but right now, I’m still trying to get my head around it.

Well, it all started when my boys got a Wii from the grandparents for Christmas. If you’ve been following my Twitter feed, you already know I’m a Wii-Bowling Jedi. And, thanks to the patient tutelage of my six-year-old, I’ve become
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The Harvey Award nominating process is officially open. You can download a form here and either e-mail or snail-mail it to the Harvey Awards organizers. Only comics professionals (and I assume this includes webcomics pros) can nominate a comic, so
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