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Listen to Graphic Policy Radio with guest Brandon Graham on Demand

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

This past Monday night Graphic Policy Radio, the show that mixes comics and politics, returned with a first time special guest! Brandon Graham dialed in to discuss his comic career and some of his latest releases!

Graham has worked with everyone from Antarctic Press, Oni Press, NBM Publishing, to Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and more! Recently, Graham has had two impressive releases, both through Image. 8House: Arclight debuted July 1 and is a fantasy world featuring sharp genderqueer knights, blood magic, music, dancing, and a goose. Island debuted July 15, and is a new ongoing comics magazine featuring the talents of Graham, Emma Ríos, and more.

We discuss both series and a whole lot more during the show.

There was some audio issues, but things smooth out at about the 40 minute mark.

Graphic Policy Radio with guest Brandon Graham this Monday at 10pm ET

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

This Monday night Graphic Policy Radio, the show that mixes comics and politcs, returns with a first time special guest! Brandon Graham will dial in to discuss his comic career and some of his latest releases! The show airs live this Monday at 10pm ET.

We’ll discuss both series and a whole lot more during the show. We also want to hear from you! Tweet us your questions @graphicpolicy

You can listen in live at 10pm ET, or catch the show on demand after.

Review: Island #1

Posted on July 19, 2015 by pharoahmiles

Island01_Cover Growing up, I remember watching the Heavy Metal movie, and felt guilty as if I was watching a dirty movie at different points. It had some mature themes and it was pretty much hardcore science fiction at its best. With the recent announcement of Grant Morrison, taking over as editor in chief of the iconic magazine, the comic juggernaut was pretty much calling out all other comic companies to step up their game. This is exactly what Image has done with the first issue of Island magazine, which was released this week.

The collective talents of Emma Rios and Brandon Graham headline this outrageous trip, one that not only reminds me of Heavy Metal but has a few sprinkles of 2000 A.D. The opening pages, has watercolors , which sets a tone for a comic magazine which the world has not seen before now and in the only Image knows to do, their way. Then the comic dive into the mind of Brandon Graham, even inserting himself into the comic, who is as funny as it, is mildly disturbing. The sense of hilarity spills over into the contributor introductions where each of them pokes fun at themselves.

Emma Rios contribution, entitled “I.D.”, revolves around three characters, who are having a conversation in a coffee shop, where they are dealing with issues with their body image, but what seems to be typical character study becomes a an apocalyptic disaster, that the reader would never see coming. Kelly Sue DeConnick’s contribution, entitled,” Railbirds”, is a beautiful tribute to writer and poet, Maggie Estep, who passed away last year. In Brandon Graham’s piece, “Ghost Town”, starts with a man’s dream of a Boy and his wolf in a fantastical world , and quickly transitions back into the real world where he is on vacation and has a girlfriend named Sex, and ends up going somewhere he is not supposed to go, which makes it the strangest piece thus far. In the final story, by Ludroe,”Dagger Proof Mummy”, which is a throwback to Darkman, but with skateboards and cat thugs.

Graham ends the issue, in the same way he started, with him contemplating story structure and the path of characters. The contributions by all prove that there is no rhyme or reason or prevailing theme, just pure thought and creativity. This is what makes this magazine already a sight unseen and personifies the spirit of this company and why so many luminaries find solace at Image. Overall, a fun ride and something that I can only question why Image has not put something like this out before now.

Story: Brandon Graham, Emma Rios, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Ludroe Art: Brandon Graham, Emma Rios, Ludroe
Story: 9 Art: 9 Overall: 9 Recommendation: Buy

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Image Expo 2015

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Brett

Image Comics had a banner year in 2014, launching numerous high-profile, well received, projects from some of the industry’s top creators. Today’s Image Expo was not just a look back at was, but what will be coming, as the publisher attempts to take its momentum and capture even more of the market share.

General Announcements:

The publisher has introduced $9.99 Volume Ones that create an easy and cheap access point for those interested in exploring any of these series
Image Has been awarded the Diamond Comics’ Publisher of the Year Gem Award for the second year in a row
Image finished the year with a double-digit market share
Image has announced a $2.99 price point
They reported a double digit year-to-year growth from 2013
Image had a 16.48% market share for graphic novels in the book market in 2014

New series:

Savior asks what if the most dangerous man on Earth was also the one trying to do the most good? Announced by Todd McFarlane, by Brian Holguin.
Paul Jenkins has been announced as the new writer for Spawn.
James Robninson and Phillip Tan announce a new sci-fi series where humans go to war with God called Heaven.
Starve is announced by Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, and Dave Stewart
Black Road is announced by Brian Wood and Gary Brown.
8House is mentioned, it’s created by Brandon Graham with art by Marion Churchland, Emma Rios, Hwei Lim and more. This series has been mentioned at previous events.
Brandon Graham announces Island, a new comics magazine.
Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios’ series Pretty Deadly will return with a second arc set during World War I.
Emi Lenox‘s travelogue graphic novel set in Japan Tadaima was announced.
Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire will bring us A.D. After Death.
Jeff Lemire also has Plutona with Emi Lenox and Jordie Bellaire about a group of kids who find a dead super hero in the woods.
We Stand on Guard by Brian K. Vaughan and Scott Skrooce has “giant fucking robots”
Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda bring us Monstrous
Brian Buccellato and Tony Infante team up for Son of the Devil
Eric Canete and Jon Tsuei announce Run Love Kill
Kieron Gillen, and David LaFuente are blessing us with The Ludocrats
No Mercy by Alex DeCampi, Carla McNeil, and Jenn Manley Lee is announced
Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie‘s The Wicked + The Divine will have guest artists focusing on individual gods.
Chip Zdarsky and Kagan McLeod have Kaptara coming, which he calls a “gay Saga,” a sci-fi comedy series where they can do “whatever (they) want”
Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie will bring us Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl which will be a final statement to those characters
Darwyn Cooke returns to Image with Revengeance
Skottie Young‘s I Hate Fairyland has been announced
Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang will bring us Paper Girls where four 12-year-old girls experience something very strange the day after Halloween

We’ll provide more information as it is released.