• 19Mar

    Archaia has a wide variety of interesting and unique tales being told in their publications, one of these tales is Mouse Guard, which has captured the attention and the imaginations of readers everywhere. Continuing on with Mouse Guard week, Jef spoke with Mark Smylie the Publisher of Archaia and the gentleman who brought Mouse Guard under the Archaia banner. Read more »

  • 17Mar

    Not long ago an adventure began that has captured the imaginations of adults, children, and families everywhere. With beautiful artwork and a compelling story, Mouse Guard caught many of us by surprise. Soon the Mouse Guard adventure will be continued, and we talked with David Petersen the creator, writer and artist of Mouse Guard to get you all the details… Read more »

  • 15Mar

    Archaia has become a contender in the comic book market, and among their many breakaway hit graphic novels is one that is quickly becoming a pop culture icon, Mouse Guard. Created by David Peterson, Mouse Guard has been met with widespread praise from both fans and critics.

    What’s the secret behind Archaia and Mouse Guard’s success? Jef spoke with the President of Archaia to find out… Read more »

  • 24Feb

    Over the last 20 years Marvel Comics has gone through some incredible ups and downs, through it all they’ve been the leader in the comic industry and through all of the last 20 years, Tom Brevoort has been a part of it. From their issues in the late 90′s to becoming the sales giant they are today, to being a part of Disney, Tom talks about it all with us here… Read more »

  • 11Feb

    When I first talked with Jerrell he was already working on moving, writing, drawing, and a whole slew of other tasks that make the rest of us scream, but he was ready to talk and go into detail with me on just what theREDr was and what he was trying to do with it. This is one of those books that draws you into it’s universe, the kind of book that has you loaning it out to your friends and excited to read more. Read more »

  • 14Jan

    Well Marvel’s trade your DC books for a limited Siege #3 Deadpool Variant event has been causing quite a stir, and some people seem to be upset about the event. Marvel Comics Tom Brevoort decided to take to Twitter to talk about it and hopefully explain a little about the thought process behind the trade program. (Please note the below quotes are from multiple tweets over the span of a few moments) Read more »

  • 06Jan

    Tom Brevoort, Big gun at Marvel comics decided to let us bug him yet again for this edition of 5 Questions. Read on to find out such importent info on this modern man, such as his favorite comics and his favorite place to eat in NY, (Do NOT use this info to stalk Tom) So read on, enjoy, and remember you can follow Tom on Twitter, or just stick around here, we’ll probably bug him again soon. Read more »

  • 18Dec

    Once again the Executive Editor of Marvel Comics talks with Jef about all things Marvel, from how he’s still not able to talk about the Marvel/Disney deal to what we can look forward to in 2010. Read more »

  • 14Dec

    We caught up with the multi award wining writer and comic superstar Mr Matt Fraction and asked him 5 questions that nothing to do with anything that matters.

    (NC) #1 Favorite Sandwich?

    (MF) PB and strawberry J. Though I miss KC barbecue. And NC barbecue.

    (NC) #2 If you were doing anything other then writing comics, what you do?

    (MF) I’d probably still be directing music videos and commercials, I guess.

    (NC) #3 If you had to choose between a peg leg or a hook hand…

    (MF) Peg leg. I’d want to upgrade to a cheetah leg.

    (NC) #4 Favorite TV show?

    (MF) Of all time? Or on the air now? THE PRISONER or THE WIRE, if it’s the former; MAD MEN and BREAKING BAD if the latter.

    (NC) #5 If you could punch one person who would it be?

    (MF) You think I want to give them the head’s up?

    So there you have it, someone out there is going to get the crap beat outta them by Matt Fraction himself, maybe he’ll be nice and sign their cast afterwards. NC

  • 06Dec


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    Not that long ago my Myspace had a full inbox of musicians wanting me to check them out. Well I couldn’t check out everything, not when there were so many at one time, so instead of just deleting them all and starting fresh, I decided to check out every other one. After about an hour of bad Hip-Hop and crappy Techno jams I found myself on the Myspace of Sarah Solovay. Read more »

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