Cameron Stewart on Batman and Robin

Announced today.

He'll be doing Issues 7-9, right after Philip Tan and before Frank Quitely returns for 10-12.

Here's a sketch from his blog.

Planetary #27 preview

An actual story, it would seem. Nice!

New Brian Azzaello promo comic

In conjunction with his forthcoming novel, Vanished, author Joseph Finder produced a comic featuring his creation, The Cowl.

From his site: The Cowl is written by Brian Azzarello, one of the greats in the comics world and the author of 100 Bullets and the bestselling Joker, and drawn by talented new comic artist Benito Gallego. There are limited quantities of the comic book available in print. This is an exclusive offer for fans who pre-order VANISHED. (Click here) for a letter from Joe explaining the origin of The Cowl.

More Chris Sprouse

In a bit of synchronicity, this interview of Sprouse just appeared online. Disregard the typos. It's pretty good!

And Sprouse was set to do a Superman story, he says, but it was canceled.

Alas!

My favorite quote: "It was very easy to break in: I simply mailed sample pages to DC Comics and they called me two weeks later! "

The great Chris Sprouse

Artist Chris Sprouse has a very appealing style. Simple, clean and really elegant line work, expressive faces, terrific page design, smart sexy ladies, powerful men, scary villains — Sprouse does it all and makes it look easy.

He's currently working on a new series featuring Tom Strong, the character he co-created with Alan Moore.

I ganked the above image from his website which is well worth a visit.

Wouldn't it be great if Chris Sprouse regularly drew Superman? I sure think so.

Wayne Boring + Curt Swan + Kurt Schaffenberger = Chris Sprouse. That's how I figure it, anyway.

Batman returns?

(click twice for readable image)

Ha!

From Wednesday Comics.

No Moore?

The final part of the interview, here.

More Moore

Pádraig Ó Méalóid's fine interview continues here.

Latest from Alan Moore

New Alan Moore interview!
(h/t Pádraig Ó Méalóid and Forbidden Planet.)

Flashing on Wednesday

Karl Kerschel previews his new Wednesday Comics Flash strip.

Tucker Stone reviews!

Before Watchmen

Dave Gibbons' unpublished cover for a proposed new weekly comic that would feature the Charlton hereoes — and Superman.

Help The Checkered Demon's Dad

The great American artist and writer, S. Clay Wilson is recovering from profound brain injuries suffered during a fall, late last year. While still able to draw, he is illin' and chillin' at home under the care of his partner, the resolute and faithful Lorraine Chamberlain.

Wilson requires constant care and donations are needed. Yours would be nice.

If you ever read classic and wondrous S. Clay Wilson strips like the The Checkered Demon, Ruby The Dyke or my favorite, Captain Pissgums, please fork over some money right now. Click on the above image or right here to go to his site to donate a few bucks.

And if want to learn more about this American original, here's the straight poop. More here. (Photo below is Wilson and Lorraine.)

John Cassaday is working on Planetary #27

And Warren Ellis finished the script two years ago, so let's all chill!

In the meantime...



3/31 Update

According to Ellis, Cassaday turned the art in to DC to publish!

You can order the final volume here.

Final Crisis Cover

Click the image for another GrantMo rap session, too.

Cover: World of New Krypton #3

Grant Morrison Interview

From Scotland's The Big Issue.
(h/t IO9)

Watchmen opening credit sequence

Who watches on Saturday morning

and other directors' takes on Watchmen.

Still Knows the Score

Another non-Watchmen-promoting interview with Alan Moore. In Salon.com

Alan Moore Interview

Nice one from Previews. Mostly about the next LOEG book and a forthcoming one on Magick.

Kind words for Mark Evanier, too.

Update: Here's another one, from Wired.

Tales of The Black Freighter

Return of the Super Young Team

Not, apparently as the new Forever People. Written by Joe Casey.

Rick Veitch and Alan Moore

For sale. Nice!

I Will!

Midnight? Sure.

GI Joe Preview

This could be fun.

Planetary 27: Soon Come? Maybe!

I joked about it once too often, so Warren Ellis doesn't love me any more (if he ever did), but you can't blame him. He turned his script in a year and a half ago. Artist John Cassaday is said to be working on the final issue of one of the greatest series in comics, Planetary, so it may be out soon.

More clues: In the latest books from Wildstorm, DC's imprint that publishes the series, Editorial Director Jim Lee writes: "Finally, the project I'm most looking forward to in ’09 is the final issue of PLANETARY by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday. It's been a wild ride from beginning to end and I look forward to reading the whole series through one day, but you know what they say about all good things."

And the final hardcover collection is scheduled for July, so...

Unhappy Watchmen

Coming Soon: Slaves of Mickey Eye!

SEAGUY: THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #1
Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by Cameron Stewart

In 2008 alone, superstar writer Grant Morrison killed Batman, put the entire DC Universe through its FINAL CRISIS and concluded the unanimously beloved ALL-STAR SUPERMAN. But what does a writer who’s written every significant Super Hero do when he can create any Super Hero he wants? The answer, of course, is SEAGUY! Morrison (THE INVISIBLES) rejoins original SEAGUY artist Cameron Stewart (SEVEN SOLDIERS) in an all-new adventure starring the cult-favorite character!

In Seaguy’s cartoon future world, everyone is a Super Hero and no one dies. It’s absolutely perfect...Or is it? In this follow-up to the cult 2004 miniseries, Seaguy resurfaces with a sinister new partner, a hatred of the sea and a rebel restlessness he can’t explain. Why are Doc Hero and his ex-archenemy Silvan Niltoid, the Alien from Planet Earth, whispering strange equations? Why is Death so useless? And can that really be the ghost of Chubby Da Choona mumbling uncanny warnings and dire prophecies of ultimate catastrophe?
When the grotesque powers lurking behind the corporation known as Mickey Eye and the Happy Group attempt to erase Seaguy’s entire existence, can he possibly get it together in time to save a world so far gone it can’t even imagine the horror lying in wait? Find out here in Morrison’s own personal reframing of the Super Hero concept for the 21st century.

On sale April 1 • 1 of 3 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

Still MAD

Even if they're going quarterly.

A new look for Grant Morrison?

Yes!

Preview from SEAGUY: SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE.

More here and here from artist Cameron "Smoked Meat" Stewart.

Final Crisis 7

Coming... January 28th



(Really?? January 28th?)

Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy; Covers by J.G. Jones and Doug Mahnke

The dramatic finale to the epic, seven-part saga of the DC multiverse concludes with an apocalyptic battle for the soul of humanity that must be seen to be believed! Can the heroes of 52 Earths save the multiverse? And is the only way to save it, to change it forever? DC Universe | 48pg. | Color | $3.99 US

Kyle Baker on Obama

The great Kyle Baker is doing a book on the 44th president. Cool!

Japanese Watchmen Trailer

(Is it March yet?)

Domo arigato!