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Fully 70% of the preorders for Evil Inc Vol. 3 have been shipped — including national and international orders, regular and Artist’s Editions. The remaining 30% are waiting for the arrival of Vol. 1 which sold out at the New
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By the end of the day Saturday, I had sold all of my copies of the How To Make Webcomics as well as all the copies of Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 1 and almost all the copies of Evil
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Fully 20% of the orders — national and international — have been shipped out as of this morning. The ever-helpful two-year-old was on-hand to entertain postal employees as they processed the packages. His patented “Thomas the Tank Engine crashes into
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As of noon today,the first salvo of mailings for the Vol. 3 preorders have been shipped. This includes everyone who ordered non-signed Vol. 3 and Vol. 2 books — both national and international. Orders that included Vol. 1 will be
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I’m officially a self-publisher! Thursday, a large truck rumbled down the street with two pallets of books. 500 copies of Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 2 and 1,500 copies of Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 3. Unfortunately, the truck was
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Saturday at NYCC started strong and remained crazy with very few lulls. I’m very happy I uploaded my files to Lulu and had a batch of the Vol. 3 books on hand. Lulu had them to me — and looking
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The 2008 New York Comic Con was my best convention appearance to date. I sold out of most of my merchandise, I met some amazingly nice people, I got back in touch with many good friends, and I generally enjoyed
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There’s no doubt in my mind that Ed Ryzowski’s effect on this strip has been a positive one. His colors have added a depth to this comic that is nothing short of phenomenal. Just look at what his touch added
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Come out and say hi to me at the New York Comic Con! This year, it’s going to be an especially great convention because it will be my first opportunity to present How To Make Webcomics to the public. And
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Thank you to all of the people who wrote an e-mail, posted on MySpace and Facebook, or otherwise took the time to wish me a happy birthday. 🙂 It was a very happy one, indeed, and I’m looking forward to
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Look up. Right now! Do you see it? Up there in the right-hand corner of the site? Isn’t that cool! Thanks to my pal Scott Kurtz, I’ve got a new way to help readers find my other comics. If you
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I’m thisclose to submitting my order to the printer for Evil Inc Annual Report, Vol. 3, and it just hit me… I forgot to tell you guys why this book is so important to me! This book marks my official
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Good gosh, I just looked at the calendar and saw that we’re about four weeks away from one of the biggest conventions of the year, New York Comic Con! This year, it’s going to be an especially great convention because
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As an added bonus (or is it additional punishment?), I also did another guest co-host stint with Comic Dish. We discussed the How To Make Webcomics book (and the fallacy of my trying to kill my co-authors) and do a
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I’m still reeling from finally seeing my copy of “How To Make Webcomics!” The book hit comic-shop shelves Wednesday and the response has been overwhelming. We’ve been aching for you guys to see the results of our work for months,
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Eric Burns, the fertile mind behind Websnark, has posted some very kind comments about Evil Inc as well as my other two comics, Courting Disaster and Phables. You can read them here.

Henchman Eric Moyers passed along this video of Wilbur the Cat. Now, I have to be honest, I’m not much of a cat person, but this short film made me chuckle. I never seen a cat sit like this. It’s
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You’ve probably noticed the ads for New York Comic Con. It’s hard to believe it’s right around the corner. I’m going to be there signing copies of How To Make Webcomics and, with any luck, Evil Inc Annual Report Vol.
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Big thanks to everyone who has already pre-ordered their copies of Evil Inc Annual Report, Vol. 3. At this rate, I’ll have the money to place the order very shortly. You have six options for ordering! You can get the
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This is the third installment of the series of graphic novels based on the daily comic strip, Evil Inc. This is not simply a collection of comic strips. Rather, I take the individual panels of the strips and lay out
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You may notice a new logo over the comics starting today — ones that look like the one to the right. When you click the “TRANSCRIBE THIS COMIC” button, you get taken to a place in which you can transcribe
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Today marks a brand new era for Evil Inc — one that I frankly never thought would happen. Starting today, we plan on bringing you Your Favorite Comic in living (or should that be loathing?) color. This started with a
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Today marks eight years of doing a daily comic strip for me. It’s kind of a big day for me because doing this is the one thing that I really dreamed about doing when I was a kid. It’s a
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The first convention appearance of the year is rolling around, and it’s gonna be cool for several reasons. I’m going to be a guest at Katsucon 14 is Feb. 15-17 in Washington D.C. First off, it’s my first anime convention.
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At last! You can get the How To Make Webcomics book that you’ve heard us talk about on the Webcomics Weekly Podcast! NEWS FLASH: As of this writing, this book now ranks Number One on a couple of Amazon lists!
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David Malki’s wonderfully crafted movie about the lives of henchmen is complete, and it is tremendous! You know Malki from his comic, Wondermark. Also good stuff. If you enjoy this strip, you’re sure to get a charge out of the
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I like to check out the ads that pop up on my site. I enjoy knowing who’s supporting me — and knowing what kinds of comics and businesses are trying to reach my readers. That curiosity was paid off Big
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In case you haven’t heard enough of my sounding off on comics-related issues, Sam Charette was nice enough to ask me to guest-co-host Comic Dish this week. We discussed the upcoming death of Batman, the death of Heath Ledger, the
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The second Courting Disaster book is now available! Compiling about two years of Courting Disaster comics, this book has a slick, glossy cover and full-color printing on every page. It’s way cooler for your sweetie than chocolate, so get on
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The first convention appearance of the year is rolling around, and it’s gonna be cool for several reasons. I’m going to be a guest at Katsucon 14 is Feb. 15-17 in Washington D.C. First off, it’s my first anime convention.
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The New York Times is reporting that Heath Ledger has been found dead in Mary Kate Olsen’s Manhattan apartment. Police are saying it’s an apparent suicide. UPDATE: Both the AP and New York Times are backing off earlier claims, including
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Since the comic-convention season is near, here’s a complete rundown of all of the convention appearances I’m planning for the upcoming year. The conventions in blue are tentative. Katsucon (Washington, D.C.): February 15-17. **Celebrating 8 years of daily cartooning!** New
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Somebody pick up a copy of the Charlotte Observer today (Thursday). I think they’ve started running my Courting Disaster cartoon, but I’d love some confirmation. It’s running on their Web site, but that doesn’t guarantee they’re printing it. Oh… and
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The first convention appearance of the year is rolling around, and it’s gonna be cool for several reasons. I’m going to be a guest at Katsucon 14 is Feb. 15-17 in Washington D.C. First off, it’s my first anime convention.
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Bill Barnes, artist and co-writer of Unshelved was kind enough to invite me to sign copies of Evil Inc books at his booth at the American Library Association midwinter conference. To say that Bill is a class act and a
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Taking stock of super-villains Usually, when I review a comic in this space, I like to focus on the bad guys. After all, when you do a comic about a corporation that’s run for super-villains by super-villains, it’s kind expected.
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When I first started working on a daily comic strip, I labeled my files “Week 1_1, Week 1_2,” and so on to Saturday’s file (“Week 1_6”). The next Monday started with “Week 2_1” and so on. When I got to
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The WCCA Awards are now accepting nominations. I was nominated last year for best superhero comic. Just sayin. 🙂

This thing made me laugh out loud all the way through. Thing is, I think the actor playing Mr. Fantastic does a better job than Iaon Gruffudd. His name’s probably easier to spell, too. Thanks to Comics Alliance for bringing
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Bill Barnes of Unshelved has been nice enough to invite me to join him at his table at the American Library Association midwinter meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philly. I’ll be there Sunday from about noon ’til 3:30
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Just a quick site note. You must register to take part in the discussion. This also allows you to post questions in the forum — which I might choose to promote to the main CD page for wider consideration. Registration
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Several alert readers have noticed a certain similarity between the above comic (in the syndicated Pickles by Brian Crane) which ran on Dec, 24, and the Evil Inc comic from Dec. 17… Of course, my dedicated henchmen were concerned about
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Y’know how you see something you’ve been working on in another context and it brings the reality of the situation into sharp focus? That just happened to me when I saw the How To Make Webcomics book promoted on the
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Comixpedia has named the Halfpixel crew — Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett, Kris Straub and me — in their annual People of Webcomics List for 2007. From their pouty lips: All four of these creators came together to create a new
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I remember back in the day, when I was starting out with Greystone Inn, I participated in all of those “Top Webcomics”lists. If I put the voting buttons on my site, encouraging people to vote for me, I could easily
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The Year Without A Santa Claus is my all-time favorite Rankin-Bass Christmas special. There’s just no beating the charm of the hopelessly dated plots, proudly corny character designs, and jerky stop-motion animation. But the real reason Year Without stands apart
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A while back, a longtime reader commissioned an original illustration based on the popular cover to the first Justice League International. On the cover, characters from Evil Inc are paired with members of my previous comic strip, Greystone Inn. I
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I generally don’t do holiday-themed strips. It’s not that I’m a scrooge. Rather, because my comics get reprinted in newspapers on a delay, it makes it really hard to match up the holiday with the appropriate week. However, I just
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I just finished Countdown: Arena #1 and it’s time to spread some props. I’m really enjoying this series way more than I thought I would The concept is… well, it’s another twist on a pretty tired concept. It’s another Contest
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Bidding has opened on the parking space previously used by Silver Age Rogue, Trickter, who met his demise in Countdown to Final Crisis #22. Savvy readers knew that either Pied Piper or Trickster were being set up for a dirt
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Time for a quick reminder of all the new features I’ve added into the site. Top of the list is my e-mail subscription system, which emails the daily comic and recent blog posts to you free of charge. Just enter
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When a cartoonist of the caliber of Dave Kellett comes out with a collection of strips, it’s a cause for celebration. Kellett’s work on Sheldon is among the very best to be found anywhere — Web or print — in
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Please join the staff of Evil Inc in congratulating Super Skrull, recipient of this week’s Employee-of-the-Week award. As predicted by Your Favorite Nemesis, Super Skrull blasted his way back into the Marvel Universe, posing as Black Bolt to infiltrate the
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As we head into Thanksgiving next week, here’s a chance to look back into the archives and see one of my favorite storylines from “Greystone Inn.” This storyline was an opportunity to hit all of the things I love about
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Taking stock in super-villains Salvation Run 1: The villains of the DC universe all take a huge leap in VQ ratings this week as Salvation Run 1 hits newsstands today. The first issues of the seven-part Salvation Run looks to
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I’m very sorry to announce that I’m not going to be attending Phil-Con in Philadelphia this weekend as previously announced. Unfortunately, I’ve come up against a scheduling conflict that I simply can’t rectify. Please accept my apologies if you were
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I gotta tell you, I’m just not feeling the new run of Suicide Squad. I’ve been through the first two issues, and I’m completely lukewarm. There’s a couple reasons. For starters, I’m getting thisclose to being over Amanda “The Wall”
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Please join the staff of Evil Inc in congratulating Superboy Prime, recipient of this week’s Employee-of-the-Week award. In Tales from the Sinestro Corps: Superboy Prime #1, SP finishes the job he started on the Teen Titans’ Risk in Infinite Crisis
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Three members of Blank Label Comics are ending their partnership with Blank Label Comics to form a new collective, Halfpixel, along with the creator of PvP, Scott Kurtz. Dave Kellett, Kris Straub and I will become members of the new
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As you may have noticed, Evil Inc is coming to you a little different these days. I’ve moved to a new host (thanks for everyone who has taken the time to report site bugs, by the way), and this move
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If you’re seeing this post, it means you’re seeing this site served from its new host. I’m really excited about this, but I need a little help hunting bugs. Please give the site a little test drive if you have
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Sam Charette, host of the sharply done Comic Dish podcast, took a few moments to interview me about Greystone Inn, Evil Inc, Courting Disaster, Phables, and the Weekly Webcomics Podcast. Needless to say, we covered a lot of ground. Check
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The big BLC train pulls into Bethesda, MD, this weekend with my two Webcomics Weekly pals, Dave Kellett and Kristofer Straub, and I appearing alongside Howard Tayler and Dave Willis. Click on the image to the right to get a
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If you’re not aware of the new Halfpixel storefront, Halfpixelstuff.com, you may be missing out on some great opportunities to get some really choice swag from the creators of PvP and Starslip Crisis (my Webcomics Weekly pals, Scott Kurtz and
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Baltimore Comic Con I’m going to be in Baltimore this weekend for the Baltimore Comic Con. I’ll be in Artist Alley with copies of both Evil Inc Annual Reports and the Courting Disaster books. If you’re interested in buying original
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Switching Sides It seems like everybody’s switching sides these days. In the Marvel Universe, a group of Avengers have gone underground to form an illegal resistance to the Meta-Human Registration Act, and a group of villains have formed a legal
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Get "Evil Inc" in your daily newspaper! It already appears in several college papers and a few daily newspapers such as the Philadelphia Daily News (Circulation 190,000). To add yours, just do the following: College Newspapers I provide "Evil Inc"
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A real corker Thanks to eagle-eyed reader Amy Raudenbush, we now know what Evil Inc’s fly-headed fiend drinks when he imbibes.

A quick storyline note… Right off the bat, let me clear up some confusion that new readers may have had with Tuesday’s strip. The two characters in the last panel are call-backs to an earlier story arc that became somewhat
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2007-2008 Convention Schedule Here’s a list of the conventions I’m planning to attend this year. I’ve also listed the conventions (in grey italics) that I’m considering, but haven’t committed to. 2007 Baltimore Comic Con: Sept. 8-9 SPXpo (Bethesda, Md): Oct.
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Cast your vote! What’s this memorial service all about? Cast your vote on the forum! Got a theory that doesn’t fit the multiple-choice options? Here’s your chance to show off your Evil genius!

Henchmen, Lackeys, Thugs and Goons People who have subscribed to the Evil Inc Fan Club, Henchmen, Lackeys, Thugs and Goons, on Facebook, have been getting plot hints and special storyline extras. Membership has its privileges. 🙂

Comic Con 2007: Convention Wrap-Up Part 5 [NEWSARAMA] We’re in that “twilight zone” time between two big conventions, post San Diego, but pre Wizard Chicago. To tide us over till the news from the windy city start pouring in, Word
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Comic Con 2007: Convention Report Part 4 Of course, another major highlight of my week in San Diego was the opportunity to attend at Eisner Award ceremony as a nominee. As you may remember, my weekly comic, Phables, was nominated
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Comic Con 2007: Convention Report Part 3 As always, the convention’s meta-human population flocked to the evil goodness that is the Evil Inc Annual Report. Here’s a look at some of the finest — and their reactions to my arduous
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Comic Con 2007: Convention Report Part 2 The best part of any comic convention for me is alwys meeting people — whether they’re regular readers of the strip or newcomers. Here’s a few who were nice enough to pose for
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Comic Con 2007: Convention Report Part 1 I’ve finally recovered from an awesome Comic con appearance in San Diego. I can’t say how terrific it was to meet everyone — from diehard henchmen and lackeys who came up to introduce
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Site Features Welcome to all of my new minions-to-be who discovered Evil Inc at Comic Con International! Here’s a re-cap of all the sites features that make this your home page for Evil. RSS feed (comic):The strip itself has an
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Comic Con! Booth 1330! If you’re going to be in sunny San Diego for the Big Weekend, be sure to drop by the Blank Label Comics booth — in the heart of Webcomicon — at Booth 1330.

Webcomicon 2007 Look for me at the Blank Label Comics booth in the middle of Aisle 1300, among some of the top names in webcomics! Many of your BLC favorites will be in attendence! It’s going to be a fantastic
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Milestone or Brimstone? As of today, Monday, July 16, there are 666 comics in the Evil Inc archive. Enjoy.

Sexy Supervillains! It’s a topic near and dear to the hearts and minds (and so-forths) of fanboys the world over! They’re good when they’re bad, but they’re better when they’re badder. They make your pulse race … shortly before making it
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Henchmen, Lackeys, Thugs & Goons: The Evil Inc Fan Club I’ve become a big fan of Facebook.com, so I’ve decided that it’s the perfect place to host the Evil Inc Fan Club “Henchmen, Lackeys, Thugs & Goons.” Go on over
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Cartoon Archives: Marlette Edition The untimely death of Doug Marlette has me reflecting on my short stint as the editorial cartoonist of The (Canton, Ohio) Repository. Marlette’s book, In Your Face: A Cartoonist At Work, was an incredible inspiration to
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Webcomicon 2007 For the first time ever, Webcomics have unified their presence at Comic Con International. “WebComiCon,” the heart of the webcomics action in San Diego, will be found in the middle of Aisle 1300, where some of the top
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Starslip Crisis: Vol 2 Blank Label Comics is excited to announce the release of Starslip Crisis, Volume 1 by Kristofer Straub. Collecting Starslip strips from the very beginning to June 2007, the 176-page book contains over 500 strips. Fans of
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DC’s Villainous Tease Countdown tease When DC’s Countdown launched, they released a teaser image that spawned a heated debate about the direction of the upcoming series. DC’s Executive Editor Dan DiDio has finally come clean about the meaning of the
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Wapsi Square: Book 2 Blank Label Comics is excited to announce the release of the “Wapsi Square: The Demons In My Back Pocket” by cartoonist Paul Taylor. This is the third “Wapsi Square” book (the first volume was released last
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Site note: I’m considering changing the standing “The Week In Villainy” feature of this blog to “VQ: The Villain Quotient.” It’s the same general concept with a slightly different delivery. Any comments are appreciated. VQ Rating: Skrulls Taking stock of
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“Power Girl’s tailor” In case you were stymied by today’s punchline, here’s a look at the super-heroine in question. I originally posted the image on March 16, when DC first started teasing us with the illustration for the cover to
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Wizard World 2007 — Trend interview Hayden Mitman did a fantastic piece on Wizard World Philly for Trend, an 800,000-circulation newspaper delivered throughout the Philly suburbs. The guy gave me some major-league props, devoting five paragraphs (yes, I counted) to
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Wizard World 2007 Con Report Wizard World Philly was easily my best comic-convention appearance to date. It was good for Wizard, too. I can’t find confirmation, but I was told they broke their previous attendance record, and the foot traffic
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Mo’ MODOK! Pulse’s Ben Towle posted an excellent look at someone TWIV recently identified as a villain on the rise: MODOK. Seems our big-headed buddy is all of the Marvel Universe these days. Ben tells us why. [PULSE] Ten years
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Convention planning I know… I know… I’m not even into the heart of the convention season yet and already I’m planning appearances for 2008. But let’s face it, I’ll have three new books out by then — the third Evil
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Seven Years of Schlock Howard Tayler is celebrating seven years of his daily sci-fi comic Schlock Mercenary. Schlock is one of the truly seminal sci-fi strips on the Web. It’s written to a depth that has earned it fervent fans
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Evil Inc Theme Song If there’s one thing that this comic has been lacking, it’s a decent theme song. I’ve long coveted Kristofer Straub’s theme-song accomplishments, so when the immensely talented Gary Bloom offered to craft a song for Evil
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Wizard World Philly Neighbors Howdy neighbors! Take a look at my cool neighborhood! Sitting on one side is talented penciller Yvel Guichet. Among a great many fine projects, Yvel is the penciller on Dark Horse’s ArchEnemies. ArchEnemies is about a
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Wizard World Philly Programming Wizard World Philly has released their programming schedule. Here’s how you can fill in the rest of your weekend after you’ve bought all of your Evil Inc merchandise. FridaySaturdaySunday The convention is at the Convention Center
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Tony Soprano, aged Here’s a look at what I did at my day job last night. I took a stock photo of James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and made it look as if he was about 80 years old. Click
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Wizard World Philly Floor Plan Wizard World Philadelphia has released the floor plan for the 2007 convention. I’ll be in Artist’s Alley at Table 2105. Just look for the Suicide Girls’ Table and then head straight back to the Artist’s
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