Wednesday, July 1

Happy Canada Day

It's Canada Day! And what better day to announce the return of Alison Dare, a comic character made in Canada by two comical characters from Canada, thanks to Tundra the Canadian children's book publisher. Alison debuted at the then fledgling Oni Press almost a decade ago. Alison and Oni grew together over the years through a handful of monthly series, reprint collections, and even webcomics. We couldn't have survived all those harrowing adventures without our sidekicks at Oni.

However, when Tundra's publisher Kathy Lowinger approached us about reprinting and adopting Alison Dare into the McClelland & Stewart / Random House family, it was an offer we couldn't refuse. Not only were we getting a chance to bring Alison to a new generation of comic book readers, but here was an opportunity to get a wider book store distribution. It was also an opportunity for me to once again work with my pals Super Friends cover artist J. Bone and Degrassi: Extra Credit art director Jennifer Lum.

Jen was not only instrumental in bringing Alison over to Tundra, but you can see the results of her collaboration with J. Bone in the new covers above. Please click on the thumbnails to super size the covers and get a closer look at J. Bone's spectacular artwork. And please stay tuned to this blog for more information about the books' release dates and more!

Monday, June 22

In Stores This Week

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #6
Written by J. Torres; Art by Andy Suriano and Dan Davis; Cover by Scott Jeralds

Batman is up against a man with all the time in the world – General Immortus! And only one hero can back Batman up by summoning help from across the ages – Kid Eternity!

Johnny DC * 32 pages * Color * $2.50 US

On Sale June 24, 2009


This issue reunites me with inker extraordinaire Dan Davis (Family Dynamic) and teams me up with the amazing Andy Suriano (Charlatan Ball) for the first time. Andy's worked on some of my favorite cartoons from the past decade or so (including Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Powerpuff Girls, and Samurai Jack) so it's a real thrill for me to be jamming with him on this series. More from Andy at his blog where you can order his awesome "Art of Andy" artbook! Go!

Wednesday, May 27

World's Finest Interview

From the interview conducted by James Harvey:

The World's Finest talks to writer J. Torres on his upcoming stint as writer for the hit Batman: The Brave and The Bold comic series.

Beginning with Batman The Brave and The Bold #5, scheduled to hit comic shelves this week, writer J. Torres takes over as the new regular scribe to the popular comic series based on the animated series of the same name. The World's Finest had the opportunity to talk to Torres about what can expect from his upcoming stint.


Please follow this link to check out the Q&A:

a href="http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=454

And remember, Batman The Brave and The Bold #5 is in stores this week! I believe Diamond's shipments are delayed until Thursday due to the Memorial Day weekend in the US. But that doesn't matter because you pre-ordered it, right? Right?

Monday, May 25

In Stores This Week

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #5
Written by J. Torres; Art by Carlo Barberi and Terry Beatty; Cover by Scott Jeralds

Children everywhere are missing thanks to the Queen of Fables! It's up to Batman and Captain Marvel to give this mystery a happy ending!


Johnny DC * 32 pages * Color * $2.50 US

On Sale May 27, 2009

This issue turned out spectacularly, at least visually speaking. I think old school Captain Marvel and C.C. Beck fans like me should be happy with the artwork Carlo turned in here. Story-wise, well, I'll leave it up to you to comment on how that turned out...

Wednesday, May 20

Batman vs. the Yeti

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8
Written by J. Torres
Art by Carlo Barberi & Terry Beatty
Cover by Scott Jeralds

Things get hairy when Batman teams up with The Great Ten, China’s ultimate super team, in a battle that finds our heroes fighting against an army of yelping Yetis. Yikes!

On sale August 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US


It's the Great Ten minus seven. Plus one, if you count Yeti as a reservist. Anyway, it's Batman, Accomplished Perfect Physician, August General in Iron, and Celestial Archer in the team-up you never expected to see! At least not in this comic book...