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Bay Area Zack Kaplan “Eclipse” Signing Times Two

Jesse Russell — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 03:40:19 +0000

One of the many wonderful things about being a comic book reader in the Bay Area is we have a steady stream of creators passing through the region. Another one of the many wonderful things about the Bay Area is that our 6900 square feet in all likelihood contain more local comic shops than any other 6900 […]

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Signing: Zack Kaplan at Cape + Cowl on September 7

Jesse Russell — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 17:10:27 +0000

What if the Earth’s sun became a life extinguishing force? Writer Zack Kaplan and artist Giovanni P. Timpano will explore that dystopian question when Eclipse hits comic store shelves on September 7. According to an Image press release: Not long from now, Earth will be a very different place. The sun won’t be a source of life […]

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OPB confirms Image Comics moving to Portland

Jesse Russell — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 23:26:24 +0000

Oregon Public Broadcasting has confirmed Image Comics will move from Berkeley, Calif. to Portland, Ore. by early next year. Image publisher Eric Stephenson told OPB that a big part of the decision was due to the culture of the Bay Area changing so much. He said, “it’s become a lot more of a very corporate place.” […]

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Signing: Wonder Woman trio Greg Rucka, Nicola Scott, and Liam Sharp at Fantastic Comics (Aug 14)

Jesse Russell — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 03:29:46 +0000

Fantastic Comics, 2026 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, has lassoed the creative team behind DC’s rebirthed Wonder Woman series. The DC trinity of Greg Rucka, Nicola Scott, and Liam Sharp will join forces for a wonderful signing event from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. on August 14. Women may return to Fantastic Comics at 8 p.m. for an exclusive […]

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Signing: Marjorie Liu with Sana Takeda at Comix Experience (July 27)

Jesse Russell — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:45:46 +0000

One of the most anticipated announcements to come out of Image Expo 2015 was Marjorie Liu teaming up with Sana Takeda on a new creator-owned series called Monstress. When Monstress hit shelves later that year the comic more than met expectations. It received high praise and sold out going straight to a second printing (and quickly to […]

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Around the Bay: Cape and Cowl hosts Image+ release party

Jesse Russell — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:01:23 +0000

Cape and Cowl, 1601 Clay Street in Oakland, celebrated the release of the first issue of Image+ with a well-attended event on Wednesday. In addition to introducing comic readers to the new Image preview magazine the comic shop featured signings with Nick Dragotta (East of West, HowToons), Jimmie Robinson (Power Lines, Five Weapons, Bomb Queen), Justin Greenwood (The Fuse, […]

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Signing: Greg Hinkle and Jason McNamara at Mission: Comics (April 29)

Jesse Russell — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:00:08 +0000

In 2014, I was excited to contribute to a Kickstarter for Jason McNamara and Greg Hinkle’s horror graphic novel The Rattler. Combining horror and comics isn’t an easy feat and is rarely done well but McNamara and Hinkle nailed it with this graphic novel. They effectively built suspense and delivered on true moments of fright. It was one of […]

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Launch: Cape and Cowl present Image+

Jesse Russell — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:00:41 +0000

Image Comics is launching it’s newest promotional publication at the Bay Area’s newest comic shop. Cape and Cowl Comics, 1601 Clay Street in Oakland, is hosting a launch party on April 27 for the new magazine Image+. The monthly magazine will be distributed alongside the Diamond Distributors publication Previews. In addition to promoting up and coming Image titles, […]

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Image’s Eric Stephenson says only two things matter “good comics and bad comics”

Jesse Russell — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:06:21 +0000

This morning Image Publisher Eric Stephenson gave a speech at ComicsPro, the annual comic retailer meeting, that should be required reading for anyone interested in strengthen the foundation of the industry. The Beat has text of the entire speech, but I wanted to dig in and pull out some interesting bits. Stephenson told the retailers […]

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Image Publisher Eric Stephenson talks Image Expo with Multiveristy

Jesse Russell — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:12:25 +0000

For the third year in a row comic news site Multiveristy named Image Comics “publisher of the year.” To coincide with granting the honor Multiversity’s David Harper sat down with Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson to talk about the past, present, and future of the company. In the interview, Stephenson discusses the successful Image Expo […]

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