Kick on the cool this July with a new slate of manga titles from new publisher Saturday AM. Home of the most diverse manga graphic novels. In the following interview, Saturday AM’s Fredrick L Jones explains how – why creating a diverse new avenue of manga titles is so important for young audiences. Let’s go! PreviewsWorld: So, to kick…
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Troy-Jeffrey Allen is the producer and co-host of PREVIEWSworld Weekly. His comic book works include BAMN, Fight of the Century, the Harvey Award-nominated District Comics, and the Ringo Awards-nominated Magic Bullet.
Kate Sherron Takes You to the Silk Hills
Art by Kate Sherron Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen Oni’s new graphic novel Silk Hills is described as “Twins Peaks meets X-Files set in Appalachia,” just hit comic shops this week and we got a chance to talk with artist Kate Sherron to find out how she approached creating the look of this terrifying new tale taking readers through the misty hills of…
George Takei Talks ‘They Called Us Enemy’
George Takei is probably best known for his role as Lt. Hikaru Sulu on the classic 1960s science fiction TV series, Star Trek and its many feature film sequels. Since then, he has gone on to become an iconic pop culture figure, advocating for LGBTQ rights and cultivating his trademark exclamation of “Oh, My” into…
The Team Behind Oh ‘Joy Sex Toy’ Talks About It (Sex)
In 1991, Salt-N-Pepa made the declaration: “Let’s talk about sex.” And while that song is a generational touchstone, the conversation is far from over. As a matter of fact, that was clearly just the beginning. Enter creators Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan. The duo behind Oh Joy, Sex Toy has created a teenager’s guide dedicated to not just…
Interview: From The Freedomverse to Serial Killers, Second Sight Focuses On You, The Reader
Plenty of up-and-coming publishers promise things like expanded universes or Hollywood-bound premises. Second Sight, however, is going against the grain and doing what comics use to do best…genres! From Gods, sidekicks, serial killers, superheroes, zombies — Second Sight is giving readers the type of stories they crave. In the following interview, Second Sight CEO and President Bradley Golden…
Interview: Satirical Comics Taken Off Life Support with ‘Spaced Out’
There’s a gap in the comics world…and Source Point Press is here to change that! SPACED OUT is here to bring the abandoned genre of satirical comics back to the forefront. If you grew up reading WHAT THE…? NOT BRAND ECCH, or (of course) MAD MAGAZINE, then creators Lou Mougin and Brian Dunphy are here…
Interview: Kurosawa and Wu-Tang Inspires ‘Shi No Kage: Shadow of Death’
The Seven Samurai. Yojimbo. Lone Wolf and Cub. The samurai genre has a very storied history and carries a lot of weight with a particular type of fan. It conjures up thoughts of dramatic journeys, of loyalty, honor, revenge…insurmountable odds! And if you consider yourself a fan of this treasured genre then Blackbox Comics’ Shi No…
Interview: The Samnee Family Take on the Unpossible!
Is there much hope for survival out in the wild? If you have the heart of a small villager named Jonna, then the answer is yes. This March, writer-artist Chris Samnee and co-writer Laura Samnee take readers of all ages on a monster-laden journey across exotic locales! It all happens in the pages of JONNA AND…
Interview: Space is the Final Frontier… for Bastards!
Space is the first bastard. Think about it. There was a big bang (heh heh), then came the universe (snicker), and…where is its creator? Hm? Right. He’s an “absentee landlord!” And to make things even more uncomfortable, now you have commercial space travel — with the likes of Elon Musk and Richard Branson — showing…
Interview: Hyrkanian Hall of Famers Return for ‘Red Sonja: The Price of Blood’
For all the blood she spilled, Red Sonja must pay a price! Fan-favorite artist Walter Geovani and fan-favorite writer Luke Liberman have returned to the Hyrkanian Age with Red Sonja: The Price of Blood, a new series that goes backward in Sonja’s storied history. Publisher Dynamite Entertainment asked Geovani and Liberman what their new series…