Buffy
Between issue #36 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer coming out, the reveal of the actual cover to issue #37 (Be warned, this link contains spoilers!) and ComicBookResources.com's commentary on the new issue with editor extraordinaire Scott Allie, it was a big week for the Buffster. But, perhaps the coolest linkage related Joss Whedon's blonde, badass heroine came when the LA Times' Show Tracker blog wrote up a defense of former Buffy beau Riley Finn written by Jane Espenson that inspired by his recent one-shot and originally published on this very blog!
"Though it was all in fun as she referred to the characters as actual actors who now work in the panels of comic books (get that?), it suggests the bond between the members of the Buffyverse is as strong as ever. Espenson ended by defending the comic book and the character."
Always nice to see a bib paper like the LA Times chime in on Buffy, especially when it is coming from their TV blog. The show must go on, as they say!
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Mr. Mike Mignola was all over the interwebs this week. Aside from his nomination in Spike's Scream Awards for "Best Comic Book Writer" (Go vote now!) and an IGN Editor's Choice-garnering review for Hellboy: The Storm #3 (9 out of 10!), Amazon's Omnivoriacious blog wrote a glowing review of The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects.
"After finally devouring the contents [of The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects], I’m at a loss at how to describe it without doing the absurdity a disservice."
"Coupled with the deadpan storytelling, the outlandish visuals (aided in no small part by colorist Dave Stewart) and off-kilter chain of events make this a sure-to-please read for fans of the goofier side of the Hellboy auteur."
Baltimore: The Plague Ships
Ben Stenbeck, artist on last week's Baltimore: The Plague Ships, #2, scored some major compliments for his work on the recent issue. Newsarama liked the book so much, they reviewed it twice!
"Stenbeck’s advent is like that of a foreboding character in an old western. You know the kind… the kind who, upon swinging open the saloon doors, sends a raucous room into dead silence. Stenbeck’s here, cowboys, hide your pencils and brushes. There’s a new sheriff in town."
Star Wars
Time.com's Techland blog has been rocking a great series of Star Wars articles for the past month, featuring Dark Horse comics on more than a few occasions. Go check out their list of Star Wars comics you should read, and their interview with John Jackson Miller about the new upcoming series Star Wars: Knight Errant. After that, surf around through the SW-heavy content they've been posting—they're some great reads there!
The Scream Awards
Lastly, don't forget to vote for the three Dark Horse comics creators who are nominated for Scream Awards this year. I mentioned Mignola's nomination above, but both Fábio Moon and Jill Thompson are nominated for "Best Comic Book Artist." Moon scored the nomination for both B.P.R.D.: 1947 and Sugarshock while Thompson was nominated for her work on Beasts of Burden, a book The Comics Journal recently called "a bold, inventive and timely horror series." Go vote for both Jill and Fábio, as well!
Alright, that does it for this week, folks! Thanks for checking out "Dark Horse in the Headlines!" See you next week!
--Jim Gibbons, Dark Horse Comics Publicity Coordinator