Do you think there’s been a lot of superhero movies and TV shows this year? Dave Columbus took a host of data and transported it all into one mighty infographic. Up to date as of July 2014, the visual shows how individual superheroes moved from comic books to live action. Which has been your favourite […]
Superheroes Articles
Delve into our stories on Superheroes. This collection covers topics in Comics, Geek Stuff, and Art.
At long last – Spider-Woman gets a new costume
Spider-Woman’s not changed her costume in a while and after the drama around the Milo Manara alternative cover which had the wall-crawling superhero in a rather awkward pose it feels like a change is long overdue. As it happens this is an issue discussed in today’s interview with David Reddick. Now USA Today as an […]
X-Men cosplay and special effects bonanza
This is a cosplay wrap-up is an alternate to the post-convention summaries you might be familiar with. There’s an X-Men focus and the usual cosplay greatness has been layered with special effects. The result feels very different! This was filmed at DragonCon 2014. 2015 tickets are now available from DragonCon.org.
Icons and Superheroes launch with X-Men
Watching the Mad Max trailer last night reminded me of Maxime Crouzet’s minimalist Fury Road poster. As it happens Maxime has a new venture and it’s all about Icons and Superheroes. The project is to create a series of limited edition posters for 50 characters from various superhero universes. Maxime tells me she is starting […]
Cosplaying Santa Doom is crazy x2
The first crazy is the time Doctor Doom became Santa. In the comic from Marvel’s old “What The-?!” series Santa lands at a certain Laverian castle. Santa even manages to battle through many of the evil Doctor’s defenses – you know, so he can deliver a present – but is fatally injured on the way. […]
Syfy’s Krypton series to follow Superman’s grandfather
DC Comics are pushing ahead with their TV Empire as David S Goyer (The Dark Knight) and Ian Goldberg (Once Upon a Time) teaming up for the pilot. The official description for Syfy’s new show says; Years before the Superman legend we know, the House of El was shamed and ostracized. This series follows The […]
Kickstarting Blake Northcott’s Final Empire
The Arena Mode series from Blake Northcott grew on the author’s hard earned reputation, writing skills and Kickstarter funding. The first novel, Arena Mode, 543% funded and the second, Assault or Attrition, hit 401%. This is the pitch for the third in the series – Final Empire. [Back this Campaign] The novel includes art from […]
Short film: Singular
Imagine an America in which everyone was a superhuman. Okay, imagine an America like that and you happened to be the only one without powers. Singular tells the story of Andy, pretty much the only guy without powers, as he finds himself being bullied by metahumans and dragged into a life-or-death disaster. The film stars […]
Spooky Spawn with this 3D render
This Comic Con Challenge (2014) was created by Atilla Ceylan. There are a few such challenges but let’s assume that Ceylan was working for this one in which artists have to recreate a favourite comic book character with the twist of some sort of dramatic change. For example, perhaps this Spawn is an evil killer […]
Scrap metal Hulk is pretty damn fierce
Work with what you’ve got. That’s what Old Steel Art in Thailand did to create this impressive Hulk. He looks just as fierce as Hulk should do. Look at the detail! It’s hard to believe this Hulk is made from scrap metal until you get closer in and start to see the bolts. I wonder […]
