Upcoming Comic Book Film! Cast Your Vote!

PollPub.com Vote

What comic book movie would you most like to see?

The Flash
Iron Fist
Justice League
Hawkeye
Green Arrow
Alpha Flight
Madman
Sub-Mariner



View Results

Poll powered by PollPub.com Free Polls

The Greatest Comic Book Artist of All Time

PollPub.com Vote

What comic artist is the greatest of all time?

Jack Kirby
Alex Ross
Jim Lee
Todd McFarlane
Neal Adams
Marc Silvestri



View Results

Poll powered by PollPub.com Free Polls

Award Winning Artist Jill Thompson

In a universe and industry that is male dominated, Jill Thompson stands out among women comic creators.  Her art style is unique in that it is has an Alice In Wonderland feel to it.  It is bright, colorful and alive. Jill's artwork has appeared in books by Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Comico, First, Topps, Sirius, Bongo, Caliber and Scholastic.  She is probably best know for her work on Neil Gaiman's Sandman and DC's Wonder Woman.  However, her best work is found in the works for which she has won Eisner Awards, 5 to be exact, for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art).  They are...

• 2001 Scary Godmother (Sirius)
• 2004 "Stray", in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (Dark Horse)
• 2007 "A Dog and His Boy" in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters; "Love Triangle" in Sexy Chix (Dark  Horse); "Fair Division", in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)
• 2009 Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children's Books) 
• 2010 Beasts of Burden (Dark Horse); Magic Trixie and the Dragon (HarperCollins Children's Books) 

Jill Thompson is married to comic writer Brian Azzarello.  You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.  She is very fun to chat with and is just as creative in her expressions as she is in her art.  

DC Universe Online: Totally Awesome!

If you have ever wanted to enter into the DC Universe and help Batman or Superman bring down Lex Luthor or The Joker then this is the game you want to play.  DC Universe Online is an online role playing game that allows you to create a superhero and fight alongside DC's most powerful heroes.

One of the most notable elements to the game, aside from its graphics, are the voices.  As you watch the attached trailer 2 voices are quickly recognized; those of Kevin Conroy and Mark Hammill.  These to actors have provided the voices for Batman and the Joker for over a decade now.  I am pleased to know that they will continue providing the voices for their respective characters in DCUO.  Other notable voices are Adam Baldwin (Superman), Gina Torres (Wonder Woman) and James Marsters (Lex Luthor). 

DC Universe Online is currently undergoing Beta Testing.  I have been unable to get an official release date.  In any case, DCUO looks as if it will be an awesomely fun way to enter into the DC Universe!  Below is the cinematic trailer promoting the game.  The only word that can describe it is WOW!




Be sure to visit us at www.kryptoknightcomics.com

Win Superman: Peace On Earth Signed by Alex Ross; And More!

We are looking for a awesomely cool new design for our company logo.  Therefore, we have decided to host a contest.  Anyone who wants to submit their idea for our new logo may do so by sending us an email with as a jpg file.  All submissions should be submitted to us by October 15, 2010.  After that date no more submissions will be accepted.  No exceptions.  From there we will choose from among the submissions.  Feel free to enter as many times as you like.  The more submissions the better.  What will you win?

The winner of our contest will receive a 1-year free membership to the Krypto-Knight Comic Book Club, which includes a 15% discount on all orders, a free comic book at sign-up, a t-shirt with the new logo, a free gift with every order and free shipping with every order over $15.  You will also win a copy of Superman: Peace On Earth signed by Alex Ross, ROM #1, Man-Thing #1, X-Men 2 on DVD, Green Lantern: Fear Itself Hardcover and a Star Trek Action Figure from the new movie by J.J. Abrams. 

If you would like to enter our contest send your designs to kryptoknightcomics@yahoo.com.  We look forward to seeing all your submissions.

Marvel's 1st Published Limited Series - Contest of Champions

     Comic book limited series seem to be the norm in today's superhero universe.  However, that has not always been the case.  It was not until 1979, that DC became the first comic book company to print a limited series.  In 1979 they printed, The World of Krypton.  Soon to follow suit was Marvel with its first limited series entitled, Contest of Champions.  What was this story about?

     Contest of Champions came about as a result of challenge between the Elder of the Universe, Grandmaster, and a hooded female known as Death.  Grandmaster sought to have his fellow Elder, the Collector, resurrected by Death and, therefore, proposed a game.  Should Grandmaster win the contest then the Collector would again be given life.  Yet, if Death should win the contest then the Collector would remain dead.  The two decided to use Eath's superheroes as pawns by forcing them into teams and pitting them against each other.  Grandmaster's team consisted of Captain America, Captain Britain, Talisman,  Wolverine, Sasquatch, Defensor,  She-Hulk, Daredevil, Peregrine, Darkstar,  the Thing and Blitzkrieg. while Death's team consists of Iron Man; Vanguard; Iron Fist; Shamrock; Storm; Arabian Knight; Sabra; Invisible Woman; Angel; Black Panther; Sunfire and the Collective Man.  The final result was that the battle ended in a tie and Grandmaster was portrayed as successful in the contest.

      This successful limited series lead to further series of a similar nature.  Secret Wars, Secret Wars II, Civil War, Crisis On Infinite Earths, Final Crisis, DC Countdown and Blackest Night were all limited series that encompassed heroes from across their prospective universes and had major impacts.  Other limited series, however, were more character or storyline focused.  The Dark Knight Returns, the Wolverine limited series, and Watchmen are examples of limited series that proved successful.  In today's modern comic age it seems the limited series is overdone with many "reboots", "relaunches" and "remakes".  While many of the stories have proven exciting, many fans who are fond of the traditional comic book universe have found these changes to be untraditional and  unnerving.

     We would like to here from you.  What is your favorite limited series and why?  All comments are welcome.  Please visit us on Facebook and Twitter.  You may also enjoy our website (www.kryptoknightcomics.com) and our Ebay store.

Michael Neno's New Comic - The Signifiers

Michael Neno, winner of the Award of Excellence from the Governor of Ohio, has recently produced a great new comic book featuring a sci-fi apocalyptic war story with a character named Splash who has to choose to obey or fight against a mysterious force called The Voyst.  Michael Neno is the recipient of a Xeric Grant, has done lettering for Dark Horse and Paul Pope's Horse Press, written and drawn the cover story for Silver Comics #8, 2 contributions to Cracked Magazine, coloring for a Beetle Bailey charity drawing by Mort Walker, and illustrations for the upcoming anthology, The American Zig-Zag.  Michael also writes and draws the online graphic novel, The Mesh.

I recently received a signed copy (thanks Michael) of .The Signifiers #1, and I found it quite interesting.  What or who are The Signifiers?  I don't know.  This is what makes it cool because Michael's unique writing style left us hanging at the end of the first issue.  Great writers are known for cliff hangers and leave the reader wanting to read more, salivating for the next issue.  While I admit that I had some trouble following the story in the beginning, by the time I got to the end I was left wanting to know who The Signifiers were!

The other thing I loved about this book was the art style.  It was done in black and white but in old school style.  It had a Kirbyesque look about it, and it was clearly done with a pen and india ink style of artwork.  This is art that is penciled and inked by hand with a brush or inking pen.  In fact, my copy was so fresh I could still smell the fresh ink off of the press.  I have always been a fan of Jack Kirby and while I am sure Michael wants to establish his own unique art style, I could not help but make that comparison.  It is unique in it's own right but also has that Kirby appeal to it. 

There is also a story about Landlark, The Heat Seeking Dwarf.  It is an interesting tale that quickly captures your attention and holds it.  This 48 page comic is priced at $4.95 and you can get an autographed copy directly from Michael Neno at the following link...http://www.nenoworld.com/The_Signifiers_No.1.html
This is a link directly to Michael's site because we do not have any here at Krypto-Knight Comics!   We know you will enjoy this book so get your signed copy today! 

Visit us on the web at http://www.kryptoknightcomics.com