REVIEW: Mark Waid’s Green Hornet #2

Set during the early 1940s in the city of Chicago, Green Hornet is the story of a hero who stands up against crime and corruption plaguing his city. By day, Britt Reid is the publisher of the Daily Sentinel. At night, he roams the mean streets of Chicago, disguising himself as the Green Hornet. However, Britt Reid is no ordinary hero. While other alter egos fight for the side of good, Green Hornet pretends to be a criminal, gaining the respect of Chicago’s shady underworld. Britt then uses his connections with the Green Hornet to expose criminals and corrupt officials through the Daily Sentinel. With his sidekick Kato, the Green Hornet sets out to hunt down the criminal elements of his city, by pretending to be one.

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REVIEW: Daredevil #25

Someone’s been trying to recreate the accident that gave Matt Murdock his abilities, while also releasing all of the failed experiments out into the unsuspecting public. Faced not only with the maniacal wiles of a madman, but also with losing his friend Foggy to cancer, Daredevil may be stretched a little thin. How will he cope? More after the jump!

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SOLICITATIONS: Red Circle Comics announces Haspiel and Waid to team on new series

Press Release

Eisner Award winning writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, Thrillbent) and Emmy winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, HBO’s Bored To Death) are teaming up to launch a brand new series – THE FOX. Taking place in the Red Circle universe, this exciting creative team will deliver an innovative, action-packed superhero story starring the fabled pulp hero.

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SOLICITATIONS: The Rocketeer and The Spirit team in Mark Waid miniseries

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IDW Publishing and DC Entertainment are pleased to announce the meeting of two of comics’ greatest pulp heroes! Dave Stevens’ high-flying Cliff Secord will finally cross paths with Will Eisner’s iconic Denny Colt this summer in THE ROCKETEER/THE SPIRIT: PULP FRICTION! The four-issue series, taking off in July, will also pack quite the creative wallop, being written by multi-Eisner Award-winning scribe Mark Waid and drawn by the legendary Paul Smith!

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Dueling Review: Mark Waid’s Green Hornet #1

This week, Matthew and Stephen sit down and examine Mark Waid’s Green Hornet #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. A book filled with homages to pop culture, why Kato goes by Kato, and corruption at every level.

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ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Evan Shaner

Wednesday marks the beginning of a new Green Hornet series from Dynamite Entertainment and writer Mark Waid and to celebrate this momentous occasion we are showcasing a Green Hornet piece from Buddy Cop artist Evan Shaner.

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VIDEO: Mark Waid explains the design and economics of Thrillbent

If you’ve followed Mark Waid for the last couple of years, you know he has many thoughts on the traditional comic market and where comics sit in the digital world. Recently, Mr. Waid spoke at the Tools of Change Publishing conference, and you can see his full presentation, after the jump.

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REVIEW: Indestructible Hulk #3

Hulk has become somewhat of a fan favorite with The Avengers still fresh in the public subconscious, so it makes sense Marvel might try and capitalize on this boost in popularity by relaunching the emerald ape. The green goliath has always been a personal favorite of mine, the embodiment of being a slave to one’s anger, and lashing out at all around, hits a personal and sympathetic note with me, so is it any surprise I have been reading his most recent incarnation way of Marvel NOW? Find out if the most green giant is worth your green in this Major Spoilers review.

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The Future of Indestructible Hulk is SMASH!

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This April, prepare for a new brand of unbridled rage as Indestructible Hulk #6 kicks off the all-new epic from the blockbuster creative team of Eisner Award Winning writer Mark Waid & legendary artist Walter Simonson! As part of Marvel NOW!, Indestructible Hulk breaks new ground, as the industry’s top creators join the top Super Heroes to deliver all-new ongoing series, great for new and lapsed readers alike!

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DIGITAL COMICS: Mark Waid’s Thrillbent debuts on comiXology

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Thrillbent, Mark Waid’s publishing imprint for new creator-owned digital comics, announced today a digital distribution agreement with comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform available across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web, recently announced as iTunes #3 top-grossing iPad app for all of 2012.
To celebrate this new partnership, Thrillbent is digitally debuting Eisner Award-winning Mark Waid and Eisner-nominated Peter Krause’s exciting ongoing super-hero saga Insufferable platform wide, collecting the online comic in editions featuring new covers and brand-new bonus material. Also, comiXology fans reading on iPads with the Retina Display will get to experience these comics in stunning high-definition with CMX-HD. Insufferable follows an estranged father and son superhero team (Nocturnus and Galahad) forced grudgingly to reunite to tackle a dangerous new case.

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