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Tips for Artists
by A. Kaviraj
Artist A. 'Kav' Kaviraj shares his personal tips and advice for artists, from layouts, to inking, to collaborations and more.
Latest Entries:
[02/06/12] Kav's Tips
[01/30/12] Kav's Tips
[01/23/12] Kav's Tips

5 Quick Questions...
by Bill Nichols
Latest Entries:
[02/03/12] 5-Q with Mike Collins
[02/02/12] 5-Q with Dan Johnson
[01/31/12] 5-Q with Bart Sears

From the Hall of Justice
by Andrew Dowdell
Covering the big events in the DCU, From the Hall of Justice takes an in-depth look at event books from DC, breaking them down in page-by-page annotations.
Latest Entries:
[01/29/12] Justice League #2
[01/28/12] Justice League #1
[05/22/11] JL: Generation Lost #24

TV Party
by Gordon Dymowski
TV Party focuses on a mix of comic related television series along with DVD releases and boxed sets. Gordon also shares his thoughts on the world of entertainment and cinema targeting what's new and occasionally dipping into the past reviewing an older movie or series.
Latest Entries:
[01/13/12] Best of 2011
[12/23/11] Letter to Santa
[11/17/11] Real Life Super Heroes

5 Minutes With...
by David O Leary
David O'Leary sits down with various big name creators from Kubert to Moore for 5 minute interviews talking about what these creators have going on at the moment.


Latest Entries:
[12/29/11] 5 Minutes With...
[09/01/11] 5 Minutes With...
[08/28/11] 5 Minutes With...

The Genuine Imitation Jonesing Bogart Library
by Art Bowshier
Art Bowshier launches a brand new column here at Comic Related.
Latest Entries:
[12/23/11] The Genuine...

Comic Pro Spotlight
by Bill Nichols
Latest Entries:
[12/13/11] Aaron Lopresti
[12/08/11] Ron Randall
[12/02/11] Mark McKenna

Life in Four Colors
by Bill Gladman
From comic reviews to great local interviews to special event coverage, Life in Four Colors is the free form column of Bill Gladman and you can count on it to share a mix of topics including comic history, trends, creators, films and much more.
Latest Entries:
[11/25/11] Life in Four Colors
[10/28/11] One Voice
[09/23/11] Life in Four Colors

Dying Genre
by Kyle Baker
Latest Entries:
[11/10/11] Shadow Magic
[09/26/11] Shogun 2: Total War
[07/24/11] Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Graphic Content
by John Wilson
John is a former retailer who has taken his life long love for comics and how they are made and channeled it as a high school art teacher and comic creator. John moderates the Art Unleashed forum, works with Sketch Magazine & Blue Line Pro and shares reveiws here.
Latest Entries:
[11/04/11] New Buddy Scalera Book
[05/02/11] Super Show: Day One
[04/26/11] Creating Comics Part 2

Art
by Bob Hickey
Latest Entries:
[10/02/11] Art Book Blow Outs
[10/01/11] Blue Line Pro Update
[09/25/11] Blue Line Update

Novel Ideas
by Bill Love
Novel Ideas looks at comics that never saw a staple. In today's comic market, many creators bypass the magazine or floppy format altogether and publish original graphic novels. Novel Ideas spotlights the best, both old and new, in this column helping you navigate the diverse world of comics.
Latest Entries:
[09/28/11] Teen Titans Games HC
[09/14/11] Comic's Con: A Fan's Hope
[09/13/11] Americus Review

Why I Love Comics
by Eric Ratcliffe
Why I Love Comics is the weekly column of Eric Ratcliffe. Sometimes he grabs a weeks worth of comics for review, sometimes he chats with a creator and sometimes he spotlights a series or trend that you should know more about.
Latest Entries:
[09/12/11] Doctor Who Annual
[08/25/11] Why I Love Returns
[07/22/11] Captain America

The Gold Exchange
by Russell Burlingame
The Gold Exchange is a monthly column, released within about a week of the release of each new issue of Booster Gold, that features conversations Dan Jurgens and other individuals tied to the series providing an in-depth discussion and analysis of eacn issue.
Latest Entries:
[08/11/11] The Gold Exchange
[07/15/11] The Gold Exchange
[06/10/11] The Gold Exchange

Comic Shop Review
by Dan Royer
Decapitated Dan introduces this column series highlighting comic shops with photos, information and a brief review.
Latest Entries:
[08/11/11] The Comic Asylum
[07/07/11] Comic Shop Review

Flashpoint: Point to Point
by Chuck Kennedy
Chuck Kennedy gives a point-by-point look at DC's Flashpoint event from week to week, covering the ins and outs of the main series and the tie-ins.
Latest Entries:
[06/26/11] Flashpoint: Point to Point
[06/14/11] Flashpoint: Point to Point

28 Words Later
by David O Leary
David O'Leary conducts a monthly discussion with 28 Days Later artist Declan Shalvey exclusively on Comic Related. 28 Days Later is based on the movie franchise by the same name and is published by BOOM! Studios.
Latest Entries:
[05/23/11] 28 Words Later
[07/08/10] 28 Words Later
[06/23/10] 28 Words Later

Proof Positive
by Eric Ratcliffe
Proof Positive is a monthly column where Eric Ratcliffe and Alex Grecian discuss the latest issue of Proof. It's like a director's commentary to a movie, only here comics readers can ask the questions as they cover each issue, start to finish.
Latest Entries:
[05/08/11] Proof Positive Returns
[04/12/11] Proof Positive is Back
[02/22/11] Proof Positive is Back

Creating Comics!
by Tyler James
In Creating Comics! The Art & Craft, Tyler James shares what he's learned about making comics and shares a weekly dose of tips and tricks he's learned over the years illustrated by examples from exemplary published work or from his own projects.
Latest Entries:
[12/13/10] Creating Comics!
[10/04/10] Creating Comics!
[09/13/10] Creating Comics!

Rapid Fire Reviews
by Chuck Moore
Comic Related originator Chuck Moore shares a mix of micro reviews offering you his thoughts on all the latest books he's read. From the mainstream to the obscure, he shares his opinions in a rapid fire review format covering the good, the bad and the sometimes very ugly.
Latest Entries:
[08/22/10] Rapid Fire Reviews
[07/30/10] Rapid Fire Reviews
[06/08/10] Rapid Fire Reviews

Controlling The Darkness
by Eric Ratcliffe
Controlling the Darkness is a monthly writer's commentary about Top Cow's The Darkness where Eric Ratcliffe is joined by Phil Hester as they discuss the latest issue offering the story behind the long running and popular comic series.
Latest Entries:
[08/06/10] Controlling the Darkness
[04/07/10] Controlling the Darkness
[12/04/09] Controlling the Darkness

Talking Transfuzion
by Gary Reed
Talking Transfuzion is a weekly column where long time publisher Gary Reed discusses just about everything to do with Transfuzion Publishing, the processes involved in developing comics and areas that some might not realize publishers even deal with.
Latest Entries:
[06/23/10] Talking Transfuzion
[06/16/10] Talking Transfuzion
[06/09/10] Talking Transfuzion

The F Word
by Kat Rocha
Kat Rocha is a comic book artist currently collaborating artistically with writer/artist Josh Finney on the acclaimed sci-fi series Titanium Rain. Living in San Diego, she collects knives, enjoys drawing pin ups of strong, buxom women and this is her column.
Latest Entries:
[11/04/09] The F Word on Paradise
[09/22/09] The F Word on Respect
[08/18/09] The F Word Returns

Indy-Pendant
by Brant Fowler
Brant was a fan of comics as a kid and these days he's also an aspiring comic creator. This column is the archive of his first ever column focusing on independent comics, creators and publishers, giving them the spotlight they deserve.
Latest Entries:
[05/30/10] Indy-Pendant #78
[05/23/10] Indy-Pendant #77
[05/15/10] Indy-Pendant #76

Journey of a Wannabe
by Brant Fowler
Brant was a fan of comics as a kid and now he's an aspiring comic creator. His column discusses his personal journey from fandom to the annals of the creative society that is comics. Brant's current series is The Wannabez and this is his journey.
Latest Entries:
[03/17/10] Journey of a Wannabe
[03/09/10] Journey of a Wannabe
[02/02/10] Journey of a Wannabe

Off the Shelf
by Chuck Kennedy
Off the Shelf is the column where Chuck Kennedy every other week takes an in depth look at a different graphic novel he has purchased or found at the library, oftentimes not what your average reader would pick up.
Latest Entries:
[02/26/10] Stagger Lee
[02/18/10] Sentences
[02/12/10] Incognegro

To See, Or Not To See
by Russell Burlingame
Russel Burlingame checks out the very latest comic related movies as they are unveiled to the public giving you an early look at the film as he shares his thoughts on whether or not you should see it. It's the good, the bad and the films worth seeing.
Latest Entries:
[10/14/09] Big Bang Theory
[10/09/09] Surrogates
[10/07/09] Public Enemies

Watching the Watchmen
by Cassandra Faust
Comic Related was lucky enough to be introduced to an individual who works in the film industry. This individual shared an ongoing series of first hand reports direct from the Watchmen film set. She's continued even after the close of production sharing much of what she witnessed.
Latest Entries:
[12/14/09] A-OK?
[11/10/09] V For Vancouver
[03/06/09] Watching the Watchmen

The Truth, With Liars
by Russell Burlingame
David Lapham's Stray Bullets made him one of the most respected indie comics creators of the '90s. His current DC Vertigo Comics series, Young Liars, is one of the great mature reader books on the market today. Here, Russell chats with the creator about the latest issue each month.
Latest Entries:
[11/10/09] The Truth With Liars
[08/01/09] The Truth With Liars
[07/11/09] The Truth, With Liars

Whats Perhappenin?
by Russell Burlingame
The Perhapanauts, Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau's outstanding monthly series from Image, is a great X-Files-meets-Hellboy-meets-The Muppets story for a (mostly) all ages audiance. Each month, Russell Burlingame sits down with the creators for a chat about that month's issue.
Latest Entries:
[10/28/09] Halloween Spooktacular
[07/17/09] What's Perhappenin'?
[01/18/09] What's Perhappenin'?

Catching a Vision
by C Edward Sellner
Catching a Vision, a column from C. Edward Sellner, Founder and Creative Director of Visionary Comics Studio , provides practical guidance on how to break into the comics industry, along with resources, insights, interviews and workshops.
Latest Entries:
[09/28/09] Writing V: Telling the Story
[09/18/09] Writing IV: Comp. Workshop
[09/05/09] Writing III: Composition

Worlds Within Worlds
by Josh Finney
Josh Finney is a writer, artist, and trained mentat who is currently working on the acclaimed sci-fi series, Titanium Rain, which he collaborates on with his wife, Kat Rocha. This is his column and her he explores the worlds within worlds within comics.
Latest Entries:
[09/11/09] Worlds Within Worlds

R.E.B.E.L. Yell
by Eric Ratcliffe
R.E.B.E.L. Yell is a monthly column where Eric Ratcliffe and Tony Bedard discuss the latest issue of R.E.B.E.L.S. It's like a director's commentary to a movie, only here comics readers can ask the questions as they cover each issue, start to finish.
Latest Entries:
[08/24/09] R.E.B.E.L. Yell for #7
[07/20/09] R.E.B.E.L. Yell for #6
[06/16/09] R.E.B.E.L. Yell for #5

Toy Related
by Scott Simmons
Scott Simmons's column presents interviews with people and companies within the action figure and sculpture business, reviews new and recent products and provides press releases and previews of upcoming toylines and merchandise that giving you the inside scoop on all things Toy Related.
Latest Entries:
[02/19/09] Toy Fair 2009 - Day 4
[02/18/09] Toy Fair 2009 - Day 3
[02/17/09] Toy Fair 2009 - Day 2

The Read Less Traveled
by Chuck Moore
Chuck digs into the each issue of Previews making sure the stars of this column remain the companies and creators that fall just outside the big four. In The Read Less Traveled, he charts what's coming out, offer sup his recommendations and does it all in time for the cut off date.
Latest Entries:
[01/20/09] The Read Less Traveled
[01/18/09] The Read Less Traveled

Breaking Ground
by Katie Riley
Katie Riley is primarily a competitor in the sport of Eventing with her thoroughbred Harry, Katie can usually be found in the barn. She also loves great art and a great story, especially when the two are combined. In addition to her column she serves as copy editor for many areas of Comic Related.
Latest Entries:
[01/17/09] Silber Media Minis
[12/22/08] Farscape Returns
[12/19/08] The Venice Chronicles