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From time to time, I dig into the archives to share something I did years back. Today, we go back to the early nineties, when I was doing political cartoons for The Repository (Canton, Ohio). Enjoy!

From time to time, I dig into the archives to share something I did years back. Today, we go back to the early nineties, when I was doing political cartoons for The Repository (Canton, Ohio). Enjoy!

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! And I have to be honest, I’ve been champing at the bit to unleash these two ads on
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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! And I have to be honest, I’ve been champing at the bit to unleash these two ads on
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Newsarama has a preview of one of Wednesday’s “Five to Pull,” Doom Patrol #2, on their site: [NEWSARAMA] It’s a black hole, but it’s not a black hole. If you’re a Doom Patrol fan, that made perfect sense. And even
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Newsarama has a preview of one of Wednesday’s “Five to Pull,” Doom Patrol #2, on their site: [NEWSARAMA] It’s a black hole, but it’s not a black hole. If you’re a Doom Patrol fan, that made perfect sense. And even
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Courting Disaster, my weekly comic about sex, love, and relationships updates every Friday. You’ll laugh your pants off. This week’s question… A reader writes… Q: I am a 50-year-old divorced woman and find this difficult to write, but I need
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PITTSBURGH COMIC CON Sept. 11-13 New Monroeville Exposition Center Pittsburgh, PA I’ll be in the Small Press area at the Pittsburgh Comic Convention this weekend (booth S064). I’ll have the usual compliment of Evil Inc, How To Make Webcomics and
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PITTSBURGH COMIC CON Sept. 11-13 New Monroeville Exposition Center Pittsburgh, PA I’ll be in the Small Press area at the Pittsburgh Comic Convention this weekend (booth S064). I’ll have the usual compliment of Evil Inc, How To Make Webcomics and
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Last week’s comics seemed to be all about lies, lies and untruths. We found out that two characters had been “living” with untruths about their past — even though neither is technically alive. First, Red Tornado discovered he had a
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Last week’s comics seemed to be all about lies, lies and untruths. We found out that two characters had been “living” with untruths about their past — even though neither is technically alive. First, Red Tornado discovered he had a
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Hot on the tail of last week’s Marvel / Disney merger comes news of a major shake-up at DC. [Newsarama]: The news today that a major restructuring at DC Comics would bring the company under direct control of Warner Bros.
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Hot on the tail of last week’s Marvel / Disney merger comes news of a major shake-up at DC. [Newsarama]: The news today that a major restructuring at DC Comics would bring the company under direct control of Warner Bros.
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Dark Avengers Uncanny X-Men Exodus #1 Creative team: Story by Matt Fraction; Penciled by Mike Deodato Villain to Watch: Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers They say: The climactic conclusion to the crossover event of 2009 is here! This is
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Dark Avengers Uncanny X-Men Exodus #1 Creative team: Story by Matt Fraction; Penciled by Mike Deodato Villain to Watch: Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers They say: The climactic conclusion to the crossover event of 2009 is here! This is
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Comicbook Resources has a preview of the upcoming Thunderbolts issue. [CBR] “Norman Osborn! Black Widow II! Songbird! Nick Fury! When you finally learn how these four powderkegs intersect and collide, you will be picking your jaw off the floor! Secrets
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Comicbook Resources has a preview of the upcoming Thunderbolts issue. [CBR] “Norman Osborn! Black Widow II! Songbird! Nick Fury! When you finally learn how these four powderkegs intersect and collide, you will be picking your jaw off the floor! Secrets
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Let’s try this again. Last week I announced an Evil Inc Reader Survey, only to find out that the free service I was using closed the polls after 100 responses. That meant that a lot of you were unable to
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Let’s try this again. Last week I announced an Evil Inc Reader Survey, only to find out that the free service I was using closed the polls after 100 responses. That meant that a lot of you were unable to
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From time to time, I dig into the archives to share something I did years back. Today, we go back to 1994, and a political cartoon I created for The Repository (Canton, Ohio). Enjoy!

From time to time, I dig into the archives to share something I did years back. Today, we go back to 1994, and a political cartoon I created for The Repository (Canton, Ohio). Enjoy!

When I saw the cover for Fantastic Four #570, with the new creative team of Jonathon Hickman and Dale Eaglesham, I was more than a bit put-out by what I saw — namely a ripply-muscled Reed Richards in short sleeves.
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Courting Disaster, my weekly comic about sex, love, and relationships updates every Friday. You’ll laugh your pants off. This week’s question… A reader writes… Q: My guy got laid off his job in January. And ever since, he’s been sitting
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I’ve added two, last personal appearances before the end of the year — Mid-Ohio-Con in Columbus, Ohio, and Big Apple Comic Con in New York City. Here’s the complete list for the remainder of the year: PITTSBURGH COMIC CON Sept.
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I’ve added two, last personal appearances before the end of the year — Mid-Ohio-Con in Columbus, Ohio, and Big Apple Comic Con in New York City. Here’s the complete list for the remainder of the year: PITTSBURGH COMIC CON Sept.
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Batman: Gotham After Midnight (trade paperback) Creative team: Story by Steve Niles; Art by Kelley Jones Villain to Watch: Since this is a Halloween story, I think we can count on seeing a smattering Arkham’s arches. They say: Trick-or-treating in
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Batman: Gotham After Midnight (trade paperback) Creative team: Story by Steve Niles; Art by Kelley Jones Villain to Watch: Since this is a Halloween story, I think we can count on seeing a smattering Arkham’s arches. They say: Trick-or-treating in
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It was a week of reveals, squeals, deals and, in Venom’s case, squirrels. Let’s take a look at recent events in comics. If you can’t read the words, click on the image for a larger view. Fits Like A Second
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It was a week of reveals, squeals, deals and, in Venom’s case, squirrels. Let’s take a look at recent events in comics. If you can’t read the words, click on the image for a larger view. Fits Like A Second
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Newsarama has some unbeatable coverage on the Marvel / Disney merger. Among the highlights: 10 Questions about the merger 8) What happens to Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park? Today’s press release did not mention Disney’s theme parks, so one
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Newsarama has some unbeatable coverage on the Marvel / Disney merger. Among the highlights: 10 Questions about the merger 8) What happens to Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park? Today’s press release did not mention Disney’s theme parks, so one
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Last Friday’s edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer had an advance obituary of sorts. It was a story about how a comic like the lushly illustrated serial strip, Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant, just can’t survive in today’s newspaper climate. From the
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Take a moment, if you will, and help me plan my business! I need to know who my readers are and where their interests lie. This will help me approach prospective advertisers, and plan merchandise for the upcoming year. Click
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Take a moment, if you will, and help me plan my business! I need to know who my readers are and where their interests lie. This will help me approach prospective advertisers, and plan merchandise for the upcoming year. Click
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CBR’s Brian Cronin (whose spectacular book, Was Superman A Spy? is one of the best reads of the summer) is collecting votes to decide the Top 10 Marvel Panels of All Time. He’s narrowed it down to 70. You get
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It’s been a heated battle, as the first two mystery seeds have been revealed and the fist two match-ups have been decided. Wingman got the drop on Iron Dragon in the first round (heh-heh), and Captain Heroic edged out Lightning
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Dark Avengers #8 Creative team: Story by Matt Fraction; Art by Luke Rozz Villain to Watch: Norman Osborn They say: Norman’s X-Men, as led by Emma and Namor, are the face of mutant law and order! The X-Men look played
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As you may know, the How To Make Webcomics book was nominated for a Harvey Award this year. The deadline to cast your ballot is this Friday. If you’d like to vote, you can get more information from the Harvey
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Newsarama has an excellent interview with Gail Simone, writer of Secret Six. The interview discusses the second year of this exceptional series. [Newsarama]: One year since the Secret Six got their own title, the comic has established a dichotomy between
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I’ll be appearing on the show “Happy Hour” on the Fox Business Channel tonight at 5 p.m. (East Coast time). Unless I get bumped by someone more important.

Today is the deadline to enter your brackets for the contest to win an artist edition copy of Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 4. Entries will not be accepted after midnight tonight, EDT. Just fill out the bracket above by
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ComicBookResources has an 8-page preview of the upcoming Nomad series By Sean McKeever and David Baldeon. [CBR] In her world, Rikki barnes was the modern-day Bucky, teen sidekick to Captain America. In this world, the Cap she knew is dead,
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ComicBookResources has an 8-page preview of the upcoming Spider-Woman series By Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev. [CBR] She’s been kidnapped, impersonated and turned into public enemy number one — now Spider Woman wants revenge! Spinning out of New Avengers
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Catching up on my comics-reading since returning from Comic Con and Connecticon, I see that I almost missed the return of my all-time favorite character, Plastic Man, to active duty in the JLA. As I mentioned earlier, Len Wein was
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Grandgamer has arranged a tournament-style battle that pits four of the worst Evil Inc villains against four of the best heroes Fairmount City has to offer. Who’s going to win? It could be you. Just fill out the bracket above
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The Secret Identity podcast episode featuring an interview I taped with them at ConnectiCon a few weekends back is now available for download. Hear the story of the 15-year-old anime fan who decided she would keep me company because I
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Last week felt like the calm before a very big summer storm. It seems as if both Marvel and DC are arranging chess pieces for their big summer strategies. But there were plenty of standout moments to enjoy. Click on
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Blackest Night #2 Creative team: Story by Geoff Johns; Art by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert Villain to Watch: Black Lantern They say: The event of the summer continues! The dead rise across the DC Universe, bringing terror and darkness
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Ultra Humanite: Just one issue of Power Girl ago, Ultra Humanite was living the very best of the super-villain life. He had Power Girl on the ropes and was the subject of a torrid, little flashback in which he had
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As of this morning, I am officially caught up on Artist Editions for Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 4. I have a stack waiting for the Postal Service to pick up today, so if you haven’t gotten yours yet, you
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Writer Paul Tobin and artist Patrick Scherberger, the creative team that brought us Dr. Doom and the Masters of Evil, is gathering once more for Spider-Man and the Secret Wars. [Newsarama]: …Marvel Comics announced the launch of a new limited
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As you may have noticed, a couple comics went up in black-and-white while both Ed Ryzowski and I were attending Comic Con in San Diego. This was the result of my having the comics done later than usual and both
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A highlight of last weekend’s ConnectiCon was running into my friend Matt “Mattman” Herring from the Secret Identity Podcast. Matt was kind enough to interview me after New York Comic Con. Matt recorded another interview with me at ConnectiCon (which
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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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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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