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Ahead of WORST MAN’s release this August, it is time to meet the cast. Here are some of the unforgettable characters at the heart of this sun-soaked chaos! Set against…

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Mack “Clownface” and Panda Make Their Artist’s Edition Debut in 2026 LOS ANGELES 5/5/2026 — Today Skybound and Image Comics, in partnership with Scott Dunbier’s Act 4 Publishing and Keven Gardner’s 12-Gauge Comics, shared a first look at the definitive new…

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2000 AD Prog 2481 UK RELEASE DATE: 6th May £3.99 LUNAR RELEASE DATE: 20th May $7.99 COVER: TOBY WILLSMER In this issue:   JUDGE DREDD // CROSSED LINES by Ken Niemand (w)…

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Daredevil didn’t have a super villain he could call his own until he ran into the Owl, Leland Owlsley, in his third issue. In his first two exploits, the Man…

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Conan & Dragonero # 1 Writers: Stefano Vietti & Luca Enoch Artist/Colorist: Lorenzo Nuti Letterers: Richard Starkings & Comicraft’s Tyler Smith Cover Date: June 2026 Rating: 07/10 The first installment…

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I am always looking for comics that are different—in a fantastic way. That goes the same with bringing creators onto the podcast. I often reach out to creators and invite…

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Recently, I sat down with Jimmy Palmiotti to talk about his Pop Kill from Mad Cave Studios. You can listen to the full show wherever you listen to your podcasts.…

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The Weird Wood of southern Parsulan is an ancient forest infused with potent arcane energies. In halls of Magical Academy at Abraxad, surrounded and protected by the wood, it is labelled as Forbidden and students have been disciplined or even expelled for entering it other than by the proscribed paths. Treasure seekers and adventures from other places sometimes travel the forest, however, but many don't return.

What is known from the reports of those that enter it is that the forest is a place of unusual magical power. At the very least, it alters a visitor's perception of time and distance. The wood is also said to be the abode of strange spirits, beings inhabiting both biological and mechanical forms.

Faerie woodlands are hardly a rarity in Parsulan, but somehow, the Weird Wood has become infected or entwinned with technomagical devices in addition to its natural, elemental powers. Some point to its relative proximity to the Field of Fallen Colossi and suggest some stray, animate portion of the giant combatants may have made its way to the forest. Others argue that given the sheer number of constructs and amount armament debris found there, moss covered or half-buried, it must be the remnant of an assault by a substantial force. Perhaps in times past someone marched against Abraxad, and this is the result? If that is true, then Abraxad would surely have record of it in its extensive libraries, but those remain closed to outsiders.

Whatever their origins, it is these artifacts that draw the scavengers.

The commonly encountered fae of the forest are mostly harmless and appear as small, crude figures or vaguely animal or insect shapes of metal. They seem to mimic biological life in a rough but analogous way to the manner Meks resemble humans. 

The larger, more dangerous entities are harder to describe with certainty. Some appear as beasts with mechanical and biological parts. Others are shifting shapes of churning metal, churning storms of fury and blades.

Savage Sagas #1 In the time known as the Age Primeval, a mighty axe-wielding warrior wanders his savage world, trying to live down his legend. But he is Crom, the…

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In fact, James Bond 007 probably owes much of his success to comic strips. Before the films were made, Ian Fleming’s thrillers were popularized in British newspaper comic strip adaptations,…

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If you’ve been following indie comics or Kickstarter projects over the last few years, chances are you’ve come across the work of Alan Faria, even if you didn’t realize it…

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DC COMICS ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #14 ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #19 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN BOOK OF EL #8 (OF 12) BATGIRL #19 BATMAN #9 BATMAN STATIC BEYOND #6 (OF 6) DC X…

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The battle between DC and Marvel isn’t just about characters, it’s about philosophy, timing, and who understood readers better at key moments in history. If you look at the 1960s…

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Dr. Mid-Nite was, in a way, the child of the Black Bat and the father of Daredevil. Blinded by a mobster’s grenade, Dr. Charles McNider lost the bandages over his…

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One of the things I'm doing is a visual re-design of the various other creatures in the world of the ants. For many creatures, I only have some sketches or a handful of drawings in my comics. As a for instance, bees only ever made an appearance in the form of General Groth, and his design was pretty weak from the get-go. I always just kept it because that was how I'd established him. I've now come up with a re-design for bees that I think makes them a little more visually interesting, and reflects where I am now as an illustrator vs. where I was thirty years ago (and might still in some way feel beholden to)... this design is both kind of cute and a little menacing at the same time, which fits the vibe of the whole thing quite well. 

These are two drawings I did this morning that might give you an idea - a Bee Soldier and Dr. Weevil. For Dr. Weevil, I think that he is a mad chemical engineer who works for the Wasp Empire, and is developing all sorts of nerve toxins or biological weapons that could be used against the ants. This opens the game up for various effects that would be more than simply dealing or resisting damage. 

I would think that any mission involving Dr. Weevil would require that he be brought back alive - I like him too much as a squirrely little nuissance to have him killed off entirely.
 

Alpha Red #4 Genre: Superheroes Rating: E Size: 6.624″ x 10.25″ Frequency: Monthly Page Count: 24 Price: 4.99 Color / B&W : Full Color In Stores August 12th, 2026 Writer…

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Friar Rush #1 Genre: Horror/Supernatural Rating: T – Teen 13+ Size: 7.5″ x 10″ Frequency: Monthly Page Count: 24 Price: 5.5 Color / B&W : Full Color In Stores August…

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CARRIERS: SEASON ONE TP VOL 01 Genre: Superheroes Rating: E Size: 6.625″ x 10.187″ Frequency: One-Shot Page Count: 136 Price: 17.95 Color / B&W : Full Color In Stores August…

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Mighty Mascots Volume 1 TPB Genre: Superheroes Rating: E Size: 6.625″ x 10.25″ Frequency: Irregular Page Count: 96 Price: 14.99 Color / B&W : Full Color In Stores August 12th,…

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I've done a little bit of housekeeping here on ye old blog, and I've also shifted (as you can see) to an Army Ants theme for a bit, since that is where my head is right now. Of course I've got the core rules available as a PWYW download or (if you love killing trees as much as I do), it's also available in print. 

Furthermire, I've started a series of posts following an actual play experience. You can see how the game works and following along with my silliness. 

I've also got an Army Ants Companion going. This should be a full release at some point, but for now I'm keeping everything new that I create in a separate document that you can access and use as you see fit.

Semper Formica!