Doug “Dougie” Braithwaite is one of a few comics artists who can make pencils look like the beautiful strokes of a paintbrush. This skill made Braithwaite a perfect choice for DC Comics’ 2007 Justice maxiseries, which was an homage to the old Super Friends vs. Legion of Doom. He pencilled the comic while Alex Ross co-wrote and painted over his pencils. Braithwaite has …
Over the ten years of its existence, Dynamite has brought new life to so many classic pulp titles. The company has almost made its name in the pulp genre. The idea crested when Dynamite released its Project Superpowers series. Project Superpowers was responsible for resurrecting so many golden age heroes that Dynamite had created for …
Justice Inc. #1 Written by Michael Uslan Art by Giovanni Timpano Colored by Marco Lesko Published by Dynamite The producer of all the Batman films Michael Uslan and The Shadow artist Giovanni Timpano team up on Justice Inc #1 in which three of the greatest pulp heroes The Avenger, The Shadow, and Doc Savage team up to fight a mysterious …
Alright, hold on, let me put down my copy of Cryptozoic Man and pull up a Wikipedia page.You guys are here for some Dynamite history, right? Ok. Here we go. Dynamite was founded in 2005 by Nick Barucci. The company is run out of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, a town that (as far as I can …
Astro City # 4 Written by Kurt Busiek Artwork by Brent Eric Anderson Published by DC/Vertigo Comics A really great comic can expand its universe and teach us more about the world we’re visiting while telling a story at the same time. It’s a hard balancing act to pull off, and usually readers have to …
After his death in Green Arrow 101, Oliver Queen is replaced as Green Arrow by his son Connor Hawke. The series lasted for 37 more issues before being cancelled in 1998. Connor Hawke also became a temporary member of the Justice League of America in Grant Morrison’s run on JLA even taking out the supervillain The Key with his …
Star Wars #1 Written by Brian Wood Art by Carlos D’Anda & colorist Gabe Eltaeb. Cover by Alex Ross Published by Dark Horse From 1977 through 1986 Marvel Comics ran the first Star Wars comic book series, a group of books recapping the films in the original trilogy and bridging the gaps between them with …