P. Craig Russell's The Ring of Nibelung
Dec. 1, 1999
For consistent, high quality volume of work, P. Craig Russell is among a small cadre of comics' finest creators whose work is marked with beauty, intensity, and integrity. Over the course of his career, Russell has returned time and again to the adaptation of the timeless epics and stories of literature and stage. For every Batman, there is an ada Read More...
The Haunted Man
Jan. 1, 2000
For several years, the comics industry has been navel gazing about the impact of the Web on a medium that has been relegated exclusively to print. Would comics viewed on a screen work? Would readers warm up to comics you can't hold in your hand? Would such comics even be comics? Luckily, while most industry folk were scratching their heads, bored Read More...
Mel Rubi
Feb. 1, 2000
"I try to do my best from the very first page."With immense talent and a great attitude like that, it's no wonder Mel Rubi has become such a sought-after artist! Savvy comics fans already know Mel's stellar work on The Terminator: The Dark Years, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Scoundrel's Wages, Predator: Xenogenesis, and Aliens vs. Predato Read More...
The Nevermen
March 1, 2000
Never mind that the city's underworld is controlled a humanoid cephalopod*, a half-skeletal freak with an army of zombies, and a disembodied head in a box. Never mind that the public they're sworn to protect looks upon them with fear and suspicion. Never mind that one of their number has gone missing and another has turned to a life of free-lance Read More...
Danger and Delights! It's Sock Monkey!
April 1, 2000
A scary shrunken head discovered on the bookcase? A devilish bat trapped in a doll house? An ornery gnome living in a grandfather clock? It must be the magical, mischievous world of SOCK MONKEY! Created by cartoonist Tony Millionaire and first published by Dark Horse in September 1998, Sock Monkey has captured the childlike hearts and demented min Read More...
Dark Horse Maverick 2000
May 1, 2000
As of July 2000, the Dark Horse Maverick imprint will be celebrating its very first birthday. And what a year it's been! Having launched with the first issue of Frank Miller's Sin City: Hell and Back, Dark Horse Maverick consolidated our creator-owned, creator-produced titles under one roof -- such diverse titles as Mike Mignola's Hellboy, St Read More...
Lone Wolf and Cub
June 1, 2000
For a long time, I?ve suspected that the majority of comics readers are more interested in comics characters and genres?superheroes, fantasy, bustier-busting babes with big guns and sharp knives ? than they are in the medium itself. And that?s just fine. If what we produce entertains or enlightens on any level, we?ve done our job. The art of comics Read More...
Jan Duursema vs. Kevin Rubio
July 1, 2000
There?s been a lot of talk recently about the rivalry between East Coast and West Coast Star Wars creators. Hardly a day goes by when I don?t hear "East Coast sisters can?t draw a lightsaber to save their lives!" or "West Coast brothers couldn?t write a decent Star Wars story even if George Lucas himself was helpin? out!" Well, my friends, I?m Read More...
The Best Decision
Aug. 1, 2000
The best decision in my career as comics editor on Buffy the Vampire Slayer was to lie. Horror comics have always been my real interest, and I?d been wanting to work with artist Ryan Sook. I was gearing up to do the first Spike and Dru comic, and since it wouldn?t feature Buffy, we didn?t need someone who could draw Sarah Michelle Gellar. Like many Read More...
Super Manga Blast
Sept. 1, 2000
So what the heck is "manga," anyway? Big eyes, speed lines, giant robots? Why should it matter ? it?s all the same, anyway, right? WRONG, baby! Manga is, simply, comics from Japan. And chances are, you?ll find some Japanese comics that you?d like pretty darn fast ? after all, these comics come from a place where 40% of everything published is co Read More...