Anyone who thinks that fairytales are just for children are sadly mistaken. If you were to give them a copy of Grimm’s fairytales I would put money on them being shocked by the dark content of these so-called children’s stories. ...
Read More »Arthurian legends and comic books: An interview with Michael Sacal
Michael Sacal recently spoke to Pop Verse about his latest comic book project, Knight’s Legacy: Awakening of The Pen Ddraig, for which he has turned to crowd-funding to produce. Michael is the President and founder of Heroic Tendencies Studios and ...
Read More »The Adventures of Jonnie Rocket: An interview with creator, John Chapman
John Chapman first had the idea for Jonnie Rocket back in 1998. Since then, he has published four Jonnie Rocket books, with more on the way. If you visit the website, you will find that John also does a lot of work ...
Read More »Amazon’s takeover of Comixology and the future of comic books
Amazon has furthered its reputation as the embodiment of the Star Wars Galactic Empire by buying up much-loved digital comics company Comixology. Not two weeks after purchasing the company, Amazon has made fundamental changes to the way the app works – you ...
Read More »The Wolf Among Us: You ate a lot of people back in your day
Back in 2012, a little-known indie games publisher won over 90 ‘game of the year’ awards with their episodic series The Walking Dead. Their games follow this same episodic structure and most of their successful releases have been of the ...
Read More »The battle of the superheroes: Marvel vs. DC
When people think of comic books, they tend to think of DC and Marvel. The big names from the golden age who gave us such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Captain America. For over a decade, ...
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While I have been a geek for many years, I have never been a comic geek – until now. I currently live with two big comic book geeks. They really wanted me to try out some comics, especially after I ...
Read More »Comics and self-publishing: A new world of possibilities
Traditional comics publishing and POD Getting your comic book or graphic novel published can be difficult. Like any sphere of the publishing industry, there are a lot of hoops to jump. Most of the big comic publishers don’t take unsolicited ...
Read More »The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Change is Constant (Vol. 1)
by John Leal All things considered, reinvention isn’t a new concept. Some like to call it a reboot. Some prefer to live in nostalgia and hope that no one screws that up (including or at the time) For example, many ...
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