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Arthur Adams, Viktor Farro, Nikkol Jelenic, Justin Mason, Joe Pruett, and Peter Tomasi are coming to Baltimore Comic Con

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Everybody is coming to the 2025 Baltimore Comic-Con on October 17-19 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. Baltimore Comic-Con has announced the addition of Arthur Adams, Viktor Farro, Nikkol Jelenic, Justin Mason, Joe Pruett, and Peter Tomasi to the 2025 event. Get your tickets now online!

Arthur Adams is an award-winning artist who became an immediate fan favorite as the penciler on the critically-acclaimed 1985 Longshot mini-series. His decades-spanning career has included cover and interior work on such titles as Batman, Superman, The Hulk, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, X-Men, New Mutants, Godzilla, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Excalibur, Ultimate X, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Walking Dead. He’s the creator, writer and artist on Monkeyman and O’Brien.

Outside of comics, Arthur has done movie, toy, and game designs, book illustrations, and provided the artwork for an X-Men themed Spaghetti-O’s can.

Viktor Farro studied editorial illustration at the 2019 Illustration Academy in Kansas City and its Visual Arts Passage online program from 2020-2023. Through those two programs, he had the privilege of studying under Mark English, John English, Sterling Hundley, Gary Kelley, Edward Kinsella III, George Pratt, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Dale Stephanos, among others.

He also studied constructive anatomy in a year-long program with Steve Huston through his realist artist program, Draws From Life.

Farro’s work has been recognized nationally by 3×3, Creative Quarterly Journal, and selected for American Illustration AI42, 3×3 International Illustration Annual 20, and the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles’ Illustration West 62.

His clients include Marvel SNAP, OverPower card game, Image Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Massive Publishing, Skybound Entertainment, UDON Publishing, among others.

Nikkol Jelenic is an American artist who has painted and penciled comic book covers and pages, music albums, and game design art.

Nikkol painted the cover art for Dynamite Entertainment’s Red Sonja vs. The Army Of Darkness series and is also a recent featured interior artist on the horror anthology The Haunted Box from Iron Age Comics as well as a frequent cover artist for Darby Pop Publishing’s Side-Kicked series.

After working for AfterShock Comics as a sequential artist for After Dark, she co-created a graphic novel titled Midnight Rose with Jim Starlin, also published by AfterShock. Jelenic will be teaming up with Starlin again, featured as a penciler on his legendary creator-owned title Dreadstar in an upcoming anthology for the eponymous character.

Jelenic has wrapped up her creator-owned title A Taste For Killing horror comic collection, taking place in the ACID i COMICS universe, with her killer clown tale “Chuckles Knuckles-Hook.”

Her past works include Red Sonja vs. The Army Of Darkness, The Uncanny X-Men 100 Project, A Taste For Killing, Midnight Rose, After Dark, Side-Kicked, The Haunted Box, The Women of Darby Pop, and various indie titles.

To see more of her art and projects, follow her on IG: @nikkol.jelenic

Justin Mason is currently known for his work on Spider-Punk and its sequel series, Spider-Punk: Arms Race. His other credits include Star Wars, Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis, Death of the Venomverse, and Marvel Zombies: Black, White & Blood. He lives in the backwoods of Corbin, Kentucky with his wife and kids.

Joe Pruett is an Eisner Award-winning comic book editor and writer. Best known as the editor of the multi-Eisner, Harvey, and Eagle Award-nominated anthology Negative Burn, he has also written for virtually every major comic publisher, including Image, Vertigo, IDW, DC, AfterShock, Caliber, and Marvel, where he wrote for X-Men Unlimited, Cable, Domino, Wolverine, and Magneto Rex. He also served as Publisher at Desperado Publshing and AfterShock Comics, as well as Editor-in-Chief of Ninth Circle Comics, currently being published by Image Comics. His most recent writing credits include Viking Moon and Voices In My Head at Image, and upcoming work in Savage Sword of Conan and BOOM!’s Hello, Darkness.

Peter J. Tomasi, recipient of the 2018 Inkpot Award for achievement in comics, is a New York Times best-selling author known not only for his writing on Superman, Batman and Robin, Super Sons, Green Lantern Corps, Batman-Detective Comics, and many more, but also as an award-winning group editor at DC Comics for 15 years where he ushered in new eras for Batman, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern, and the best-seller, Kingdom Come. 

Tomasi is also the author of House of Penance, nominated for best graphic novel at 2018 Angouleme International Comic Festival, Light Brigade, The Mighty, Blood Tree, and the critically-acclaimed graphic novel The Bridge: The Building of the Brooklyn Bridge published by Abrams ComicArts. Tomasi also wrote the screenplay for the popular animated film Death of Superman, and his screenplay for The Bridge was on The Black List as one of the best unproduced Hollywood scripts of that year.

This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Arthur Adams (Longshot), Joel Adams (Ms. Mystic), Zeea Adams (Deadman), Kaare Andrews (Spider-Man: REIGN 2), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Marty Baumann ((Pixar artist), John Beatty (Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars), Rose Besch (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), Josh Blaylock (Mercy Sparx, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Russ Braun (The Boys), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jacen Burrows (Crossed), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Donny Cates (Venom), Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Runaways), Sean Chen (Evermind), Jim Cheung (Young Avengers), Mark Chiarello (Wednesday Comics), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Michael Cho (The Avengers and the Veracity Trap), Amy Chu (Emma Frost: The White Queen), Chris Claremont (X-Men), Matthew Clark (Adventures of Superman, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Becky Cloonan (Somna), Michael W. Conrad (Manowar: Invictus), Denys Cowan (The Question), Dani (Sensational Wonder Woman), Alan Davis (Excalibur), Deans Family Productions (Crass Fed), Jeff Dekal (Something is Killing the Children), Francine Delgado (Gatchaman), Kevin Delgado (Tuff Stuff, courtesy of Comics and Collectibles R Us), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Ryan Dunlavey (Action Philosophers), Garth Ennis (The Boys, Saturday and Sunday only), Viktor Farro (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), David Finch (Moon Knight), Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs), Trish Forstner (Feral), Franco (Deadman Tells the Spooky Tales), Barbara Friedlander (Swing with Scooter), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), Ron Garney (BRZRKR), Chris Giarrusso (Mini Marvels), Dan Goldman (Unfinished Business), Randy Green (Witchblade). Mike Grell (Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters), Torunn Grønbekk (Catwoman), Gavin Guidry (Action Comics), Brian Haberlin (Spawn, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Jamal Igle (Superman, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), Nikkol Jelenic (Dreadstar), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Incredible Hulk), J.G. Jones (Wanted), Chris Kemple (Artist Alley Comics), Chip Kidd (The Avengers in the Veracity Trap), Derek Kirk Kim (The Last Mermaid), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Adam Kubert (Wolverine), Jae Lee (Inhumans), Rachta Lin (Justice League Unlimited), Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween), Tula Lotay (Barnstormers), Nate Lovett (Dungeons & Dragons), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Alex Maleev (Star Wars: Boba Fett – Black White and Red), Anthony Marques (The Green Hornet), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood: The Hill), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jose Marzan Jr. (Y: The Last Man), Justin Mason (Spider-Punk), Charlie McElvy (Spider-Squirrel), Mike McKone (Red Goblin), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Action Comics), Josh Middleton (Aquaman), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Mark Morales (Thor), Trevor Mueller (Albert the Alien), Sarah Myers (TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures), Tom Nguyen (The Switch), Mike Norton (Battlepug, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Kevin Nowlan (Batman: Sword of Azrael), Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), John J. Pearson (In Bloom), Andrew Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), Barbara Perez Marquez (The Cardboard Kingdom), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Uncanny X-Men), Khoi Pham (Star Wars: Darth Vader), Paul Pope (THB), Joe Pruett (Savage Sword of Conan), Tom Raney (Green Lantern), Amy Reeder (Power Girl), Rod Reis (COWL), Esad Ribic (Conan the Barbarian), Afua Richardson (Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds), Andrew Robinson (Halo), James Robinson (Starman), Craig Rousseau (Herculoids), Stephane Roux (Void Rivals), Jim Rugg (Street Angel), Andy Runton (Owly), Stuart Sayger (Conan the Barbarian), Joseph Schmalke (Seven Years in Darkness, courtesy of Groundbreaking Comics), Bart Sears (Deathstroke), Declan Shalvey (Old Dog), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Jeff Smith (Bone), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Chelsea Dagger and the Women of Excalibur), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Paul D. Storrie (Storm Kids: Stanley’s Ghost), Karl Story (The Mandalorian), Zoe Thorogood (It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Universe), John Timms (Superman: Son of Kal-El), Peter Tomasi (The Rocketfellers), Billy Tucci (Shi), Fred Van Lente (Action Philosophers), Brian K. Vaughan (Spectators, Friday and Saturday only), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and Big Hero Six), Charles Vess (Stardust), Wade Von Grawbadger (Justice League), Mark Waid (Justice League Unlimited), David F. Walker (Big Jim and the White Boy, Saturday and Sunday only), Dan Watters (Nightwing), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Breathtaker), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Web of Spider-Man), Rich Woodall (Electric Black), John Workman (Wild Things), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), and Thom Zahler (Love and Capes).

The 5 Best Krypto the Superdog Stories

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This article is dedicated to my good boy, Riley “Krypto” Dalton, 2009-2023.

The first trailer for James Gunn‘s Superman swept the Internet with its comics accurate tone (Including a bowl-cut sporting Guy Gardner), focus on the Daily Planet, and general hopeful vibes with an electric guitar cover of John Williams’ iconic Superman theme shredding through it all. However, arguably, the most memorable moment of both the trailer and various TV spots was the live action cinematic debut of Krypto the Superdog. Krypto saves a battered and broken Superman and reintroduced this adorable, heroic, and above all, good character to a wider audience. (My youngest sister now knows why I called the family Maltese, Krypto for all those years.)

However, Krypto has been flying, barking, fetching, and biting in the comics since he was co-created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan in 1955’s Adventure Comics #210 where he was a pet for the young Superboy’s adventures in Smallville. Throughout various Crises and continuity resets, Krypto has flown in and out of the comics making memorable appearances alongside Superman and his friends in Alan Moore and Swan’s “What Happened to the Man of Tomorrow” and even in the pages of recent DCeased and Death Metal comics. He even got his own child-friendly Krypto the Superdog graphic novel in 2021 where he teamed up with various other “super pets” like Ace the Bathound, Streaky the Supercat, and Beppo the Monkey against threats like Joker’s hyenas, Lex Luthor’s iguanas, and Penguin’s, well, penguins.

Throughout his appearances from the Silver Age books of the 1950s and 1960s to modern appearances in media like the Titans TV show, DC League of Super Pets, and the upcoming Superman and Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow films, Krypto reminds readers that there’s nothing stronger than the bond between a boy and his dog even if that boy has heat vision and X-ray vision or is a half-human/half-Kryptonian clone of Superman and Lex Luthor.

Here are some of Krypto’s best stories over the years from serious slugfests to more on the cutesy, kid-friendly side.

5. Adventure Comics #210 “The Superdog from Krypton” (1955)

As mentioned earlier, Adventure Comics #210 is the Krypto story that started it all as a young Clark Kent aka Superboy befriends a stray, white dog that can fly and have super strength just like him. Although the Silver Age Superboy comics are mainly known for the utter chaos that its titular character brings to Smallville and cleans up by the end of the issue, Otto Binder and Curt Swan’s story has real emotional resonance like when Krypto licks Superboy’s face after he rescues him from the dog-catchers. Also, Superboy feels less alone and more like “the other fellows” with his new pet dog that he has to bathe in lava and barbed wire because of his super-dense hide. They also build a real rapport as the story progresses with Krypto doing Superboy a solid and flying with his cape so Lana Lang doesn’t find out that Clark Kent and Superboy are the same person. The story concludes with Krypto flying free into space because that’s basically his backyard starting a tradition of Krypto flying into space and not reappearing for years at a time. Because of its timing, Krypto feels like Binder and Swan’s homage to Laika and other dogs that were shot into space by the Soviet Union to test space travel because that’s what his origin is except with Jor-El and Krypton.

4. Scooby-Doo Team-Up #9 “Truth, Justice and Scooby Snacks” (2015)

Sholly Fisch’s Scooby-Doo Team-Up series was one of the most underrated comics of the 2010s. Published as one of DC’s digital-first titles, it was a weekly dose of Saturday morning cartoons with guest stars from all over the DC and Hanna Barbera universes. (The team-up with the Doom Patrol is my personal favorite.) In Scooby-Doo Team-Up #18, Superman is suffering from the effects of Red kryptonite so Mystery Inc. and the staff of the Daily Planet must team up to neutralize him and the Prankster with the help of Krypto the Superdog, who shares plenty of banter with Scooby and his “sidekick” Shaggy. Dario Brizuela handles the art duties, and his style is a wonderful fusion of DC Animated Universe and Hanna Barbera styles that sounds like milk being poured on cereal or smells like Eggos fresh from the toaster. However, Fisch’s script is pure Silver Age featuring the magic lake that gives Lois Lane and/or Lana Lang superpowers, Jimmy Olsen’s Elastic Lad serum (He has his own fan club!), and a plot centered around apes, super pets, and colored kryptonite. Because he actually has superpowers, Krypto takes lead on the actual heroic part of the story, and it’s nice to see him lead a world-saving effort and find friendship with Scooby and the gang in a fun, nostalgic story.

3. Teen Titans (2003) #7 “Wednesday” (2004)

During the 1990s, Krypto disappeared from DC Comics titles with his demise in “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow” acting as his curtain call. There was an ordinary Earth dog named Krypton (Later, Krypto because Bibbo Bibbowski didn’t want to pay for an extra letter on his engraved collar), who appeared in various Super-titles, but he wasn’t the same as the Superdog. However, Joe Kelly and Kano brought back the actual Superdog in the 2001 “Return to Krypton” storyline, and he joined the life of another Superboy, Conner Kent, in Teen Titans #7 from Geoff Johns and Tom Grummett. This comic focuses on the individual Teen Titans on their day off including Conner, who is struggling being an ordinary teenager in Smallville living with Ma and Pa Kent. Superman visits Superboy and shows him some of his old haunts like meteorite-formed craters and trees carved with “CK and LL”. The older hero empathizes with the teenager and reminds him that he wasn’t just a goodie two-shoes growing up. And this is where Krypto comes in as something for Superboy to take care of and bond with. Initially, Conner thinks that having a Superdog will make him the laughing stock of the other young heroes, but a few games of high-flying fetch with tree trunks endears him to Krypto as he gets closer to Superman as well. Johns and Grummett use Krypto’s appearance in Teen Titans #7 to connect Conner Kent to classic Superboy comics while telling a more psychological complex story and showing that Superman is an inspirational figure even to edgy, surly teens.

2. Superman #677-680 “The Coming of Atlas” (2008)

“The Coming of Atlas” is a true Superman (and Krypto) epic that kicked off James Robinson’s run on Superman with a bang. Robinson and artists Renato Guedes and Wilson Magalhaes revive 1975 Jack Kirby creation Atlas as a Doomsday-like physical match for Superman, and it takes an assist from Krypto for the Man of Steel to rally himself and defeat this magically powered foe that is like Conan the Barbarian breaking bad. Krypto appears in the first page of Superman #677 playing catch with Superman and Hal Jordan in space as Superman talks about how much he loves the simple life and, of course, Atlas attacks and obliterates the Science Police while this is going on. Throughout “The Coming of Atlas”, James Robinson and Guedes physically break Superman down with Atlas and other shadowy forces while rebuilding him with the help of Krypto and Zachary Zatara because Robinson hasn’t met a legacy hero he didn’t love. I love that James Robinson gets into Krypto’s headspace with monosyllabic captions and the fierce, protective behavior of a dog that loves his owner, but isn’t afraid to get a little mean and mischievous at times. Finally, Superman #680 doesn’t wrap up with Krypto ignominiously slinking away into space, but Superman gives a speech in front of all Metropolis about how he saved the day. At least from the trailer, it seems like a lot of Krypto’s characterization in the 2025 Superman film comes from this story arc, and Robinson definitely would appreciate the appearance of a lot of B and C-list heroes.

1. Super Sons Annual #1 “Animal Planet” (2017)

The best Krypto story is Super Sons Annual #1 by Peter Tomasi and Paul Pelletier where he, Ace the Bat-Hound, Bat-Cow, and Detective Chimp reassemble the Legion of Superpets to bust a petnapping ring in Gotham City. I love the parallels that Tomasi and Pelletier draw between Ace and Krypto and Jon Kent and Damian Wayne’s interactions that extends into the love-hate relationship between Krypto and Streaky the Super-Cat as well as the wacky parrot Flexi, who makes his first appearance in this comic. (A parrot with Plastic Man-type powers is a genius idea, and I won’t hear any detractors.) There isn’t a lot of dialogue in Super Sons Annual so Pelletier’s hilarious visuals do most of the heavy lifting, and there are lots of memorable moments like Krypto carrying Ace while he flies like Superman sometimes does with Batman. The villain is alien who wants to set pets free, but he really just has cages for them in his spaceship and is exposed as a hypocrite. It’s fun to watch Krypto work in a group dynamic with Peter Tomasi and Paul Pelletier embracing the silliness of the Silver Age while showing the ability of comics to flesh out characters without words. Super Sons Annual is a highlight of one of the best DC Rebirth series while being an iconic story for Krypto and his canine, bovine, feline, and avian friends as they save the day while the human heroes sleep.

Guy Dorian Sr., Ron Randall, Stuart Sayger, Paul D. Storrie, Brenna Thummler, Peter Tomasi, and Robert Venditi are coming to Baltimore Comic Con

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Get your tickets for the 25th anniversary Baltimore Comic-Con, happening at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center this September 20-22! The Baltimore Comic-Con has announced comics guests Guy Dorian Sr. (courtesy of Comics & Gaming), Ron Randall, Stuart Sayger, Paul D. Storrie, Brenna Thummler (courtesy of Third Eye Comics), Peter Tomasi, and Robert Venditi appearing at the 25th Anniversary event! Go to the convention website for information on ticketing, other announced guests, cosplay events, gaming, and more!

Guy Dorian Sr., appearing courtesy of Comics & Gaming (Booth #1107), is a comic book artist, toy designer, and cinematic art designer with over 30 years of experience who has worked for some of the largest mainstream companies in the world, including Marvel, DC, IDW, JusToys, 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, and Storm King Productions, as well as on several Hollywood films. You can see his work as an inker for Marvel Entertainment products all over the world in magazines, coloring and activity books, video games, wall posters, cups, hats, t-shirts, and more. You name it, he’s done it!

In comics, Guy has worked on titles such as The New Warriors, Marvel Comics Presents, and Night Thrasher. He is also the co-creator of the character Scorch alongside Dan Slott, who has appeared in Marvel comics and the TV series Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. His more recent comic works include pencils in ROM for IDW, ROM and The Micronauts, John Carpenter’s Hyperbreed, GI Joe: A Real American Hero, and the list keeps going!

In toy design, Guy has worked on toys for some of the world’s greatest wrestlers including Bret Hart, Doink The Clown, Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, and the Undertaker for the original “Bend ‘Ems” toy line from 1994-1998, and recently announced working with The Major Wrestling Figure Company’s Randy Savage design and trading card. He has also designed toys for The Tick, Hercules, Xena, and Youngblood.

In cinema and television, Guy has worked on the X-Men: Apocalypse movie posters as well as the character development for the Silver Surfer cartoon series. A great Easter egg is that his first cover for an independent company was used as a poster featured in Kevin Smith’s cult classic, Chasing Amy.

Mr. Dorian continues to work alongside many of the world’s greatest comic book legends, as well as major Hollywood producers to soon release new TV series and films of his own creations. Also upcoming comic and toys are Mounties vs. Werewolves with Larry Hama and Lost Landers (lostlanders.com) toys and comics with his partner and co-owner of Bamco Toys Inc., Thomas Chillemi. 

This man knows how to keep many irons in the fire and there’s barely a corner of the world his artwork hasn’t touched at some point!

Come meet Mr. Dorian!

Ron Randall is the creator/writer/artist of the scif-fi comic series Trekker, featuring bounty hunter Mercy St. Clair. He produces and publishes continuing volumes of the series through a wildly successful string of Kickstarter campaigns.

In addition to his work on Trekker, Ron is known for his decades of work with DC, Marvel, Dark Horse. and others on titles as varied as Supergirl, Star Wars, Swamp Thing, Venom, Predator, Justice League, and many more. www.ronrandall.com

Stuart Sayger is a professional illustrator who works primarily in the comic book industry. Known for his moody atmospheric art, Sayger first broke into the industry as the creator of Shiver in the Dark, producing the comic independently from start to finish. Recent projects include producing covers for GI Joe, Dejah Thoris, Jeepers Creepers, Vampirella, and covers for KISS and Bloodshot. Past comic book projects include: Walking Dead, X-Files, 30 Days of Night, Xena Warrior Princess, Lego Bionicle, Micronauts, and Rom. Sayger has also produced art for the Man of Steel Superman movie as well as many other Warner Bros. Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman projects! www.stuartsayger.com

Paul D. Storrie started writing comics professionally in 1998 with Robyn of Sherwood, about the daughter of Robin Hood, at Caliber Comics. Since then, he was written for numerous publishers including Marvel, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Moonstone Books, Lerner Books, Source Point Press, and Storm King. He is, perhaps, best known for his work on the DC Animated Universe Comics Batman Beyond, Justice League Adventures, Justice League Unlimited, and Gotham Girls. His most recent works include the Eisner-nominated John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids: Stanley’s Ghost and the follow up, Stanley & the Forgotten Forest.

Brenna Thummler, appearing at 5pm on Saturday courtesy of Third Eye Comics (Booth #901), has always known her life is haunted. Much like Marjorie Glatt, she grew up in a small Pennsylvania town, where piano practice and ghost stories were part of her daily routine. It wasn’t until she attended Ringling College of Art and Design, however, that she realized her passion for storytelling (as well as her hatred of laundry). Now back in her hometown, she spends her days drawing, writing, and suspicious of her sheets.

Peter J. Tomasi, recipient of the 2018 Inkpot Award for achievement in comics, is a New York Times best-selling author known not only for his writing on Superman, Batman and Robin, Super Sons, Green Lantern Corps, Batman-Detective Comics, and many more, but also as an award-winning group editor at DC Comics for 15 years where he ushered in new eras for Batman, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern, and the best-seller, Kingdom Come. 

Tomasi is also the author of House of Penance, nominated for best graphic novel at 2018 Angouleme International Comic Festival, Light Brigade, The Mighty, Blood Tree, and the critically-acclaimed graphic novel The Bridge: The Building of the Brooklyn Bridge published by Abrams ComicArts. Tomasi also wrote the screenplay for the popular animated film Death of Superman, and his screenplay for The Bridge was on The Black List as one of the best unproduced Hollywood scripts of that year.

Robert Venditti is a New York Times bestselling author whose characters and stories have been adapted to film, television, animation, and video games. Some of his works include the monthly comic book series Superman ’78, Hawkman, Green Lantern, and Justice League for DC Comics, X-O Manowar and Wrath of the Eternal Warrior for Valiant Entertainment, and the graphic novel Six Days, inspired by the story of his uncle’s participation in D-Day. He has also adapted Rick Riordan’s global bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus series. His most recent projects include Ordained, Planet Death, and MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious.

This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Arthur Adams (Longshot), Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), John Beatty (Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars), Rose Besch (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), Russ Braun (The Boys), Brett Breeding (Superman), Tom Brevoort (courtesy of Hero Initiative, FCBD 2023: Avengers/X-Men), Mark Brooks (Immoral X-Men), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Chris Campana (Amazing Spider-Man), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Castillo Studios, Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Sean Chen (Genesis), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Michael Cho (Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories–Qui-Gon Jinn), Amy Chu (KISS: The End), Matthew Clark (Adventures of Superman, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Katie Cook (Nothing Special), Joe Corallo (King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Guy Dorian Sr. (courtesy of Comics & Gaming, Lost Landers), Rich Douek (A Phone Call Away, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Scott Dunbier (Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Danny Earls (The Incredible Hulk), Ben Edlund (The Tick), Chris Eliopoulos (Ordinary People Change the World), Steve Epting (New Avengers), David Finch (Moon Knight), Trish Forstner (Feral), Franco (Teen Titans Go to the Library), Sam Freeman (Hound, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), Ron Garney (BZRKR), Mitch Gerads (Mister Miracle), John Giang (courtesy of Macmancomics, Spider-Man), Sanford Greene (Bitter Root), Gene Ha (Mae), Garrett Gunn (courtesy of CBCS, Good Boy), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Bo Hampton (Batman: Castle of the Bat), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook), Glenn Hauman (They Keep Killing Glenn), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black), Derek Hunter (Walking Dead: Small Bites), Jamie Jameson (American Gods), Nikkol Jelenic (Midnight Rose), J.G. Jones (Wanted), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Jamal Igle (Superman), Klaus Janson (courtesy of Hero Initiative, Daredevil), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Aliens), Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Chris Kemple (Artist Alley Comics), Karl Kesel (Impossible Jones), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Scott Kolins (The Flash), Dan Krall (House of Night), Emma Kubert (Inkblot), Greg Land (Symbiote Spider-Man), Jim Lee (Superman, Friday and Saturday only), Lucas Lee-Garza (Friday and Saturday only, Wallow), Greg Land (Symbiote Spider-Man), Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween), Sam Maggs (Marvel Action: Captain Marvel), Anthony Marques (The Green Hornet), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queeno f the Amazons), Shawn Martinbrough (Friday and Saturday only, Red Hood: The Hill), Ron Marz (Silver Surfer), Whitney Matheson (Pandemix: Quarantine Comics in the Age of ‘Rona), Jeff McClelland (The Tick), Charlie McElvy (Spider-Squirrel), Mike McKone (Red Goblin), Bill McKay (courtesy of CBCS, Zombie Tramp), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Action Comics), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (Thor), Drew Moss (Thundercats), Ian Chase Nichols (The Tick), Fabian Nicieza (courtesy of Hero Initiative, Deadpool), Tom Nguyen (The Switch), Jerome Opena (Uncanny X-Force), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Chas! Pangburn (Double Booking, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Andrew Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Uncanny X-Men), Khoi Pham (Star Wars: Darth Vader), Nick Pitarra (Ax-Wielder Jon), Stephen Platt (Moon Knight), Andy Price (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), Tim Probert (Lightfall), Joe Pruett(Black-Eyed Kids), Ron Randall (Trekker), Tom Raney (Green Lantern), Mark Redfield (Vampire Hunters Incorporated), Amy Reeder (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur), Rod Reis (C.O.W.L.), Afua Richardson (Omni), Sam Romesburg (Hound, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Don Rosa (Uncle $crooge), Peter Rostovsky (Damnation Diaries), Jennifer Rouse (Frankenstein Mobster), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Ethan Sacks (A Haunted Girl), Alex Saviuk (Web of Spider-Man), Stuart Sayger (The Joker), Daniel Scott Jr. (Save Now), Alex Segura (Secret Identity, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Liam Sharp (X-O Manowar Unconquered), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Matt Slay (Equilibrium), Matt Slay (Equalibrium), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Omega Paradox), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Ryan Stegman (X-23), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Paul D. Storrie (Storm Kids: Stanley’s Ghost), Karl Story (The Mandalorian), Joshua “Swayart” Swaby (Star Wars), Babs Tarr (Batgirl of Burnside), Martha Thomases (Second-Hand Rose), Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin), David Trustman (Gregor!), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and Big Hero Six), Robert Venditti (Tankers), Wade von Grawbadger (Justice League), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Skultar), Jeremy Whitley (Navigating With You, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Thor the Worthy), Stephanie Williams (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons), G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel), Rich Woodall (Electric Black), John Workman (Wild Things), David Yardin (Daredevil: Woman Without Fear), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), Leinil Francis Yu (Wolverine), Thom Zahler (Love and Capes).

Mini Reviews: Petrol Head, Sinister Sons, one of the best debuts of the year, and more!

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Sinister Sons #1

Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.

These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.

Logan

If You Find This, I’m Already Dead #1 (Dark Horse) – Despite its wordy title, If You Find This I’m Already Dead (IYFTIAD) #1 is a thrilling take on parallel worlds from Matt Kindt, Dan McDaid, and Bill Crabtree. Robin is a reporter joining a US military detachment in another reality called Terminus. Things go FUBAR pretty early, and Robin and soldier Gil instantly go into survival mode. Kindt’s captions feel journalistic, but disappear during confusing and frightening moments like when Robin and Gil get the aid of one of the Terminus natives to try to escape via the sewer. As the story unfolds, it turns into a narrative of oppressor and oppressed just like our own world. There are no clear answers or heroes, and the comic ends on one hell of a cliffhanger. McDaid and Crabtree’s art brings gritty documentary realism to a fantastic environment, and they go for authentic emotions instead of being lost in the trippiness. IYFTIAD is easily one of the strongest first issues I’ve read in 2024. Overall: 9.1 Verdict: Buy

Petrol Head #4 (Image) – Before getting into the continuing adventures of the motley crew Lupa, Sid the Sat Nav (I need him as a GPS voice), Dave, and Petrol Head, Rob Williams and Pye Parr begin Petrol Head #4 with a big picture look at the dystopian world of the comic. Basically, they tested the ozone bubbles on prisoners giving them a chance at freedom before letting them die in isolation. This scene adds a layer of darkness and a sense urgency to Petrol Head #4 as our protagonists scramble around looking for an opening to sprinkle nanobots and cleanse the environment. The tone might be dark, but Parr’s vehicle designs continue to be unique, and Williams’ gallows humor keep the story moving. For example, there’s the racer Hybrid whose only good stat is breaking. Petrol Head #4 definitely has a bleak tone, but it’s counterbalanced by a colorful cast of characters that find the laughs in an apocalyptic surveillance state that seems like a heightened version of our own. Overall: 8.1 Verdict: Buy

Sinister Sons #1 (DC Comics) – Peter Tomasi, David Lafuente, and Tamra Bonvillain‘s new series starring the sons of Sinestro and General Zod is a nice little amuse bouche. The basic premise is that Sinson and Lor-Zod want to step out of their father’s shadows and making something for themselves. So far, that something is a lot of posturing and brattiness, but it makes for amusing reading especially with Lafuente’s cartoon-y visuals. Because I’ve been reading Kneel before Zod and not the current Green Lantern series, I have a better handle on Lor-Zod’s character versus Sinson, but Tomasi’s humorous script covers a multitude of sins. I do miss when a #1 on a comic didn’t come with added homework though. Overall: 7.4 Verdict: Read (I purchased a copy on Amazon.)

Brett

Fall of the House of X #2 (Marvel) – Overall, I haven’t been a fan of the Krakoan age of the X-Men. The concept, I think, went against the basics of the X-Men, though there was potential. So, I’m reading the “Fall” of that era mostly to see what comes next, hoping it all gets back to the X-Men I enjoyed in the past (and it’s ok if it doesn’t). Fall of the House of X #2 is one half of the closing chapter of this era, delivering the over the top event the X-Men is known for. Good or bad, Fall of the House of X #2 feels a lot like the classic events of the 90s, with a slightly choppy narrative where it feels like key moments are missed in its storytelling and instead the focus is on the spectacle. The issue is full of it, with Polaris front and center kicking ass. The issue overall is entertaining and as a slice of the overall story, it works, but on its own, it feels like an empty summer blockbuster. Overall: 7.0 Verdict: Read

Dan Brereton, Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, Jamal Igle, Chris Kemple, and Peter Tomasi are coming to Baltimore Comic Con

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Come to the Inner Harbor to celebrate the 24th annual Baltimore Comic-Con at the Baltimore Convention Center on September 8-10, 2023. The Baltimore Comic-Conhas announced the addition of comic creators Dan Brereton, Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, Jamal Igle, Chris Kemple, and Peter Tomasi. Please purchase tickets online to avoid lines at the show.

Award-Winning Creator Dan Brereton has spent over four decades in comics, having written and illustrated for nearly every major American comics publisher, on a wide spectrum of characters and genres such as X-Men, Justice League, Batman, Thor, Red Sonja, Vampirella, The Simpsons, and many more. Past clients range from Walt Disney TV Animation, Hasbro Toys, CBS, and musicians like Rob Zombie and Toto. Dan’s best-known and loved creator-owned property is Nocturnals, with a new 2-volume hardcover Omnibus out from Dark Horse Comics, and a new graphic novel currently in production. Dan is a regular Kickstarter creator (you can follow him there!). Also, find Dan and his work here: https://linktr.ee/B33Da

Tony Fleecs is a prolific and critically acclaimed comic book creator. His work has sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the United States and has been translated and reprinted all over the world. Tony’s creator-owned books include the Eisner Award-nominated Stray Dogs (2021), Jeff Steinberg: Champion of Earth (2016), In My Lifetime (2006), and Time Shopper (2022). You’ve seen Tony’s art on some of your favorite titles like Star Wars, Avengers, Batman, TMNT, Rick & Morty, Transformers, and just a literal TON of My Little Pony.

Trish Forstner is from Baltimore, Maryland and is a relative newcomer to the comic industry but brings a lifetime of experience in creating fun, lovable characters. She’s been drawing since she could hold a pencil. Trish loves classic animation and has drawn influence from many sources, particularly classic 80s and 90s toons. Her love of expression and emotion is on full display in any work she creates. You’ve most recently seen her artwork in the Eisner Award-nominated Stray Dogs from Image Comics and IDW’s My Little Pony comic series, as well as a plethora of variant covers for various independent titles.

A recipient of the 2011 Inkpot Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Art, Jamal Igle is the writer/artist/creator of Molly Danger for Action Lab Entertainment. The co-creator of Venture with Dynamo 5 creator/writer Jay Faerber and the penciller/co-creator of The Wrong Earth for AHOY Comics, Jamal is a comic industry veteran. Jamal’s detailed pencils have graced books as varied as The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas and the all ages action miniseries Race Against Time, as well as mainstream hits such as G.I. Joe, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Green Lantern. Jamal has served as the series artist for popular runs on Firestorm the Nuclear Man, Nightwing, Tangent: Superman’s Reign, Superman, Supergirl, and Zatanna for DC Comics, Noble Causes for Image Comics, and a four-issue run on New Warriors for Marvel Comics. He’s done just about everything from acting on the small screen and voiceovers for commercials, packaging books for Scholastic, and serving as storyboards artist for Roughnecks: Starship Trooper Chronicles and Max Steel: MX1 for Sony Animation. Jamal is also a popular guest lecturer on the subjects of comics and animation. Jamal worked on White, the sequel to the hit series Black from Black Superpowers/Black Mask Studios.

Chris Kemple is one of the contributors to the digital comics effort, Artist Alley Comics. After graduating with a BFA in Painting and Drawing from East Carolina University, Kemple worked as an assistant at Artamus Studios with Richard Case, Mike Wieringo, Jeff Parker, Casey Jones, and Scott Hampton, among others. Currently a teacher and freelance artist, Chris was a founding member of and texture artist and 3D object modeler at video game development studio, Red Storm Entertainment.

Peter J. Tomasi, recipient of the 2018 Inkpot Award for achievement in comics, is a New York Times bestselling author known for his writing on Batman and Robin, Superman, Super Sons, Batman: Detective Comics, Green Lantern Corps, Superman/Wonder Woman, as well as Batman: Arkham Knight, Brightest Day, Emerald Warriors, Nightwing, Black Adam, and many more, including the best-selling DTV movies Death of Superman and Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. In the course of his staff career at DC Comics, Tomasi served as a group editor and ushered in new eras for Batman, Green Lantern, and the JSA, along with a host of special projects like Kingdom Come. He is also the author of the creator-owned titles House of Penance with artist Ian Bertram which was nominated for best graphic novel of the year at the 2018 Angouleme International Comic Festival, Light Brigade with artist Peter Snejbjerg, The Mighty with Keith Champagne and Chris Samnee, Blood Tree with Maxim Simic, and the critically-acclaimed epic graphic novel The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York, illustrated by Sara DuVall and published by Abrams ComicArts, based on Tomasi’s original screenplay which was on The Black List, as one of the best unproduced Hollywood scripts of that year.

This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Dan Abdo (Blue, Barry & Pancakes), Arthur Adams (Longshot), Sarah Andersen (Sarah’s Scribbles), Art Baltazar (Yahgz), Jeremy Bastian (Dune: House Harkonnen), Marty Baumann (Pixar artist), Carolyn Belefsky (Curls), Brian Michael Bendis (Action Comics), Jon Bogdanove (The Death of Superman), Judy Bogdanove (Steel Annual), Russ Braun (The Boys), Dan Brereton (Nocturnals), Harold Buchholz (Sweetest Beasts), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Greg Burnham (Tuskegee Heirs), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Chris Campana (Death Dealer), Joe Carabeo (Black Magic Tales), Richard Case (Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Terror), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Jim Cheung (Young Avengers), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Amy Chu (KISS: The End), Brian Clevinger (Atomic Robo), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Katie Cook (Nothing Special), Nick Davis (Night Guardians), Deans Family (Crass Fed), Abby Denson (Uniquely Japan), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Derec Donovan (Adventures of Superman), Jan Duursema (Star Wars: The High Republic), Garth Ennis (The Boys), David Finch (Moon Knight), Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs), Chris Flick (Capes and Babes), Scott Fogg (Phileas Reid Knows We’re Not Alone), Tana Ford (LaGuardia), Trish Forstner (Stray Dogs), Franco (Fae and the Moon), John Gallagher (Max Meow), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules!), Mike Grell (Jon Sable), Dawn Griffin (Zorphbert & Fred), Chris Gugilotti (Teen Titans Go!), Gene Ha (Mae), Laura Lee Gulledge (Page by Paige), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Bo Hampton (Batman: Castle of the Bat), Brian Haberlin (Spawn), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (Covid Cop), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Greg Hildebrandt (Star Wars), Morry Hollowell (Old Man Logan), Jamal Igle (Superman), Mark Irwin (Green Lantern), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), J.G. Jones (Wanted), Kata Kane (Altar Girl), Chris Kemple (Artist Alley Comics), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer), Nate Lovett (Dungeons & Dragons), Matthew Loux (Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Tom Mandrake (Spectre), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons), Mariano Brothers (Claire Lost Her Bear at the World’s Fair), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jason May (LEGO Club Magazine), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Adriana Melo (Action Comics), Pop Mhan (Gears of War 3), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Karl Moline (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Mark Morales (Thor), Trevor Mueller (Re-Possessed), Sarah Myer (Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story), Jamar Nicholas (Leon: Protector of the Playground), Jason Patterson (Blue, Barry & Pancakes), David Pepose (Savage Avengers), David Petersen (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen), Brandon Peterson (Uncanny X-Men), Richard and Wendy Pini (Elfquest), Ed Piskor (Red Room: Trigger Warnings), Joe Prado (Superman), Tom Raney (Green Lantern), Afua Richardson (Omni), Christopher Ring (Seamus (the Famous)), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Peter Rostovsky (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Freshman Force), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Arsia Rozegar (Shahnameh For Kids), Steve Rude (Nexus), Jim Rugg (Hulk Grand Design), Andy Runton (Owly), Alex Saviuk (Web of Spider-Man), Stuart Sayger (The Joker), Alex Simmons (Archie), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Matt Slay (Equilibrium), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Sozomaika (DC Power: A Celebration), Mark Sparacio (Omega Paradox), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Philip Tan (Web of Carnage), John Timms (Superman: Son of Kal-El), Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and Big Hero Six), Emilio Velez Jr. (The Dodgeball Teens), Wade von Grawbadger (Justice League), Adam Wallenta (Punk Taco), Todd Webb (Mr. Toast Comics), Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo), Joey Weiser (Ghost Hog), Mark Wheatley (Skultar), Emily S. Whitten (The Underfoot), Keith Williams (Thor the Worthy), Marcus Williams (Tuskegee Heirs), Rich Woodall (Electric Black), John Workman (Wild Things), Caitlin Yarsky (Black Hammer Reborn), and Thom Zahler (Love and Capes).

Preview: Superman & Robin Special #1

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Superman & Robin Special #1

Written by: Peter J. Tomasi
Art by: Viktor Bogdanovic

As the Super Sons, Jon Kent and Damian Wayne put evil to bed…past its bedtime. But a new day has dawned, and Jon Kent is now the Superman of Metropolis—all grown up and fighting for truth, justice, and the kinds of grown-up things that Superboy was only beginning to understand as a child. Now a ghost from Jon’s past has reared its head, and to battle this evil, he’ll need to reunite with Robin for one last mission into the heart of darkness. This time they’ll be battling not as Super Sons, but as Superman and Robin! This thrilling adventure is written by acclaimed Super Sons scribe Peter J. Tomasi!

Superman & Robin Special #1

Wonder Woman, Titans, Swamp Thing, and The Flash Get Giant at Walmart

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DC announced today that it’s expanding its line of comics currently exclusive to Walmart. The publisher is increasing the slate of 100-Page Giant comics from four to six. In addition, two titles from the original lineup will be re-titled and renumbered as #1 issues. All titles, including the Superman 100-Page Giant featuring Tom King with Andy Kubert and the Batman 100-Page Giant featuring Brian Michael Bendis and Nick Derington, will arrive in participating U.S. Walmart retail stores by Sunday, February 17.

Additions to the lineup include the Swamp Thing 100-Page Giant #1 and The Flash 100-Page Giant #1. As with the other Walmart titles, each book will retail at $4.99 and combine new original stories with “flashback” content from popular DC story eras such as DC Rebirth, the New Age of Heroes and the New 52.

The debut issue of the Swamp Thing 100-Page Giant includes an original story, “Desert of Ash,” written by Tim Seeley, with art by Mike Perkins. This 12-page tale features Swamp Thing and his witch companion Briar as they face the pyromaniac Char Man, who possesses the ability to control flames, a power granted by the elemental spirits of fire itself. Issues #2 and #3 feature “Bog of Blood,” a two-parter by Seeley with art by Joëlle Jones, which introduces a terrifying and potentially supernatural slasher stalking the swamps of Louisiana.

This 100-page spectacular also includes fan-favorite stories from DC’s New 52 period, including Jeff Lemire, Travel Foreman, and Dan Green’s “The Hunt,” from Animal Man, in addition to “Raise Dem Bones,” from the New 52 Swamp Thing by writer Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette, plus “Death in a Small Town,” featuring Detective Chimp and Shadowpact.

Swamp Thing 100-Page Giant

The Flash 100-Page Giant #1 features an all-new tale of the Scarlet Speedster, written by Gail Simone with art by Clayton Henry. In the 12-part arc “Glass Houses,” Barry Allen is dedicated to keeping the streets of Central City safe as the Fastest Man Alive. But when his old foe Mirror Master shows up looking to cause trouble, it’s up to the Flash to stop him. This book also debuts classic tales of the New 52 version of the Flash by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, in addition to the spacefaring adventures of Adam Strange from 2004 by Andy Diggle and Pasqual Ferry, plus the classic New 52 “rebirth” of the World’s Mightiest Mortal, Shazam, from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank.

The Flash 100-Page Giant #1

Both the Justice League of America and Teen Titans Giants will retain their same contents but continue with new cover titles and will be renumbered with #1 issues. The Justice League of America 100-Page Giant becomes Wonder Woman 100-Page Giant #1, continuing the original Wonder Woman story by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti ,Tom Derenick, and Chad Hardin, with “flashback” stories from Geoff Johns’ New 52 Justice League and Aquaman, plus 2006’s “Who Is Wonder Woman?” by Allan Heinberg, Rachel Dodson, and Terry Dodson.

Wonder Woman 100-Page Giant #1

The Teen Titans 100-Page Giant continues as Titans 100-Page Giant #1, with writer Dan Jurgens continuing his original story with art by Scot Eaton and Wayne Faucher. In addition, the book will continue the ongoing reprint stories from Geoff Johns and Tom Grummett’s Teen Titans from 2004, Peter Tomasi’s Super Sons from 2017’s DC Rebirth and Kenneth Rocafort, Dan DiDio, and Max Raynor’s Sideways from the New Age of Heroes.

Titans 100-Page Giant #1

Each 100-page comic sells for $4.99 and are available in more than 3,000 participating Walmart retailers in the United States.

Peter Tomasi and Ian Bertram’s House of Penance Gets a Deluxe Library Edition

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With their series House of Penance, Peter Tomasi and Ian Bertram wove a macabre tale of guilt, ghosts, and guns, in a fictionalized account of Sarah Winchester’s descent into madness. Now, Dark Horse is releasing a deluxe library edition collecting all six issues of House of Penance in an oversized hardcover format with new cover art, sketchbook extras, and more.

House of Penance is a horrific tale of how fortune brings misfortune, as a grim and determined woman oversees the construction of a house twenty-four hours a day for twenty years mission to wash away the blood curse of her husband’s invention, the Winchester rifle, from claiming her own life and soul.

House of Penance Library Edition HC goes on sale March 27, 2019. This 176-page volume retails for $34.99.

Batman Creators Capullo, King, Parker, Rousseau, Snyder and Tomasi at Baltimore Comic Con 2018

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The Baltimore Comic-Con returns to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on September 28-30, 2018 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Tickets are now on sale. Baltimore Comic-Con is welcoming top creators of one of comics’ most iconic characters, DC Comics’ Batman, including Greg Capullo, Tom King, Jeff Parker, Craig Rousseau, Scott Snyder, and Peter Tomasi.

Greg Capullo is a self taught Illustrator, working for the past five years as artist on the New York Times best-selling, highly-acclaimed Batman series for DC Comics. He is presently co-creating the Image Comics’ book titled Reborn, along with writer Mark Millar. Prior to his Batman run, he was best known for his 80-issue run on Image Comics’ Spawn. Other popular comics work includes Marvel Comics’ X-Force and Quasar. He is also the creator of The Creech, a sci-fi/horror comic published by Image Comics. Greg has provided art for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, contributed lead character designs for the the award-winning HBO animated Spawn series, and was the cover artist for many popular musical groups, including Five Finger Death Punch, Korn, and Disturbed.

Ringo and Eisner Award-winning Tom King is currently the writer of Batman at DC Comics, where he has also written Mister Miracle, Grayson, The Omega Men, DC Nation, Swamp Thing Winter Special, and has a story in Action Comics #1000, not to mention his award-winning work at Marvel on The Vision. King’s first book, A Once Crowded Sky, a postmodern super hero novel, was recognized by USA Today as one of the best Graphic Novels of the year. He was named by the Hollywood Reporter as one of the five comic creators to watch in 2015.

Jeff Parker is best known for writing comic books, such as Agents of Atlas, X-Men First Class, Batman ’66, Aquaman, Future Quest, Thunderbolts, and more. His career in comics started as an penciller at Malibu, where he provided art for Solitaire. For years, Parker made a living drawing stories, as well as commercial art and storyboards for TV. At the inaugural Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, Parker’s work on Future Quest at DC Comics won the Mike Wieringo Spirit Award.

Craig Rousseau has spent his career as an artist working on numerous noteworthy titles and runs. He has spent time on DC Comics’ Batman Beyond, Harley Quinn, and Impulse, Marvel’s Captain America & the Korvac Saga, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Season 2, and Iron Man & the Iron Wars, and he can be seen lately working on DC Comics’ Batman ’66, Image Comics’ Perhapanauts: Danger Down Under, and Dynamite Entertainment’s Pathfinder: Goblins!

Scott Snyder made a huge impact on the comic industry with his ground-breaking work in DC’s New 52, writing Batman (with artist Greg Capullo) and Swamp Thing. In 2011, he received Harvey and Eisner Awards for Best New Series for his work on American Vampire. In addition to these three titles, Snyder co-wrote Talon, which spun off directly from his critically-acclaimed “Court of Owls” storyline from Batman. He is currently taking the reins of DC Comics’ Justice League, writes New Challengers, and has authored such titles as Detective Comics, The Wake, Superman Unchained, All-Star Batman, Batman Eternal, Justice League: No Justice, DC Nation, Action Comics #1000, and Dark Nights: Metal.

Peter Tomasi is a writer and editor best known for his work at DC Comics. He began his career in 1993, editing such titles as Green Lantern, the Batman titles, Aquaman, Hawkman, and JSA before being promoted to Senior Editor in 2003. In 2007, Tomasi decided to move from editing to writing full-time and, in 2010, took over writing Batman and Robin with issue #20. Since the launch of the New 52, Tomasi has helmed the new volumes of both Batman and Robin and Green Lantern Corps, The Adventures of the Super Sons, Action Comics #1000, Superman, and The Kamandi Challenge at DC Comics, as well as House of Penanceat Dark Horse Comics.

In addition to on-site CGC grading, this year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Arthur Adams (Guardians of the Galaxy), Joel Adams (Bucky O’Hare Graphic Novel Coloring Book), Neal Adams (Deadman), Zeea Adams (Neal Adams Monsters), Arantza (fantasy artist), Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Marty Baumann (Big Hero 6), June Brigman (Power Pack), Pat Broderick (Micronauts), Mark Buckingham (Scooby Apocalypse), Buzz (Superman: The Coming of the Supermen), Greg Capullo (Dark Knights: Metal), Christa Cassano (Ghetto Klown), Howard Chaykin (Captain America), Joyce Chin (All-New Wolverine), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Amy Chu (Red Sonja), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Katie Cook (Thanos Annual), Paris Cullins (WWE Superstars), Kristina Deak-Linsner (Vampirella: Roses for the Dead), Jose Delbo (Spongebob Comics), Vito Delsante (Midnight Tiger Stronger), Todd Dezago (Tellos), Garth Ennis (Jimmy’s Bastards, Friday and Saturday only), David Finch (Trinity), Meredith Finch (Rose), Jenny Frison (Wonder Woman), Steve Geiger (Web of Spider-Man), Joe Giella (The Flash), Tom Grummett (The New Titans, courtesy of Hero Initiatiive), Bob Hall (Squadron Supreme), Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook), Clinton Hobart (Disney fine artist), Jamal Igle (Molly Danger), Tony Isabella (Black Lightning), Todd Johnson (Tribe), Justin Jordan (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps), Tom King (Batman), Barry Kitson (The Flash), Alisa Kwitney (Mystik U), Leo Leibelman (Heavy Metal), Paul Levitz (Brooklyn Blood), Joseph Michael Linsner (Vampirella: Roses for the Dead), Kevin Maguire (Man of Steel), Shawn Martinbrough (Shadowman), Ron Marz (Fathom Vol. 7), Ed McGuinness (Avengers), Bob McLeod (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), Dawn McTeigue (Divinica), Adriana Melo (Plastic Man, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Frank Miller (Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander, Saturdayand Sunday only), Stuart Moore (Deadpool the Duck), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Michael Moreci (Nightwing), Denny O’Neil (DC Universe Holiday Special, courtesy of Hero Initiative), John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Tom Palmer (Avengers), Dan Parent (Betty & Veronica Friends Forever), Jeff Parker (Future Quest Presents), Paul Pelletier (Titans Special), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Green Lanterns), Tom Peyer (Captain Kid), Richard and Wendy Pini (Elfquest), Andy Price (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), David Proch (Quarter Moon), Tom Raney (Giantkillers), Frank Reynoso (Garbage Pail Kids: Fables, Fantasies and Farts), Afua Richardson (Black Panther: World of Wakanda), Roy Richardson (The Flash), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (Startup), Andy Runton (Owly), P. Craig Russell (Salome and Other Stories), Stuart Sayger (GI Joe: A Real American Hero vs. The Six-Million Dollar Man), Louise Simonson (Action Comics #1000), Walter Simonson (Thor), Dan Slott (Tony Stark: Iron Man), John K. Snyder (Fashion in Action), Scott Snyder (Justice League, Saturday only), Jim Starlin (Thanos: The Infinity Siblings, Saturday and Sunday only), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Jim Steranko (Action Comics), Larry Stroman (Tribe), Rob Stull (The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute), Peter Tomasi (Superman), David Trustman (God Slap), Sarah Trustman (The Memory Arts), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and Big Hero Six), Rick Veitch (Rick Veitch’s The One), Magdalene Visaggio (Eternity Girl), Mark Waid (Captain America), Larry Watts (Evil Dead 2: Cradle of the Damned); Bob Wiacek (All New Wolverine), Rich Woodall (The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute), and Thom Zahler (Time & Vine).

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