Archive for May, 2008

May
3
2008

Cape & Cowl Week 15

posted by Matt Knicl at 8:53 pm.

Cape In The City

A few weeks ago I went to New York City for the NYCC. Like most comedians/writers, I see the humor in everything and while traveling to the city and in it, I witnessed probably an entire semester of material. But, I refined my top picks to four ideas. The last strip was the mandatory graduation one, because in a week’s time I’ll have my BS in English!

Cape & Cowl Week 15, Day 1 Cape & Cowl Week 15, Day 2 Cape & Cowl Week 15, Day 3 Cape & Cowl Week 15, Day 4

Cape & Cowl Week 15, Day 5

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May
2
2008

The Iron Man movie

posted by Matt Knicl at 3:49 pm.

Iron Man Is Golden

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Some have said this is the best super hero movie yet. While that is a lofty, abstract claim, it does appear to be an adequate review. Why?

There are a lot of factors that make Iron Man a good movie. The biggest audience, of course, is the non-comic reader. Basically, America. The movie is a stand alone title. You don’t really need to know about Iron Man to see this movie.

But doesn’t that alienate comic fans? Read the rest of this entry »

May
1
2008

Mouse Guard, the interview

posted by Matt Knicl at 10:55 pm.

Mouse Guard: Winter 1152

One of the titles I talked about months ago when covering Archaia Studios Press for the Buzz was Mouse Guard. This is a fun title about mice who live in a medieval time period. I was able to speak with the series’ creator, writer and illustrator David Petersen and ask him a few questions.

Matt Knicl: How did you come to Archaia?

    David Petersen: Back in 2002 I went to the Wizard World Comic con in Chicago. I was wandering artist alley and met Mark Smylie. He was self-publishing then and I showed him samples of my work for his opinion. Mark gave me a great portfolio review, very honest, very helpful. So in 2005 when I was at the San Diego comic con with my self-published Mouse Guard and a writer I know said that Mark Smylie’s looking for fantasy titles for his publishing company Archaia Studios Press, I didn’t mind showing him Mouse Guard. He was excited about it and offered to publish the series in color.

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