By Jason Ciaramella and Dave Wachter IDW is back again with another installment of the TMNT Villain Micro-Series. This time, the spotlight is on Old Hob. Hob is an IDW original, created by IDW’s editor-in-chief, Chris Ryall. This is the perfect bad guy to dive into, since he doesn’t have the established history that other TMNT characters have. Jason Ciaramella is an Eisner Award nominated writer, known for his work with IDW, so this is...

By Matt Miner, Javier Sanchez Aranda and Joaquin Pereyra What defines a hero? Sometimes its an impressive set of superpowers, a cape and some flashy spandex, but in the case of Liberator #1, the debut series from rookie creator Matt Miner, a hero is defined as a man who simply stands up for those who do not have the ability to fight back.  Liberator #1 not only shines a light on the all to real problem of animal cruelty, but it also delivers a...

by Alan Moore, Dave Mack, Molly Crabapple, Matt Miner, Joshua Dysart, Si Spurrier, Matthew Rosenberg, Mark Sable, Bill Ayers, Shannon Wheeler, Matt Bors, Riley Rossmo and others Whether you agree with the Occupy movement or not it is hard to disagree with the ideals it was built on. Equality for all, accountability for government and big business are all things that the average person wants. The average person is part of the 99%, whether they...

by Joshua Williamson, Victor Ibanez, Pere Perez and Ego Can you recall all of the superheroes created during the late 30′s and early 40′s, particularly those involved in World War II? Maybe you can name the most famous ones such as Captain America, who is more-or-less Marvel‘s flagship character. How many of those characters created during that time have withstood the test of time? Apparently Captain Midnight couldn’t...

by Osamu Tezuka Bursting from the pages of Astro Boy (or Tetsuwan Atom 鉄腕アトム), Atomcat, or A Tomcat depending on how you read it, is a self-parody by legendary comic author Osamu Tezuka. From an interview excerpt regarding the conception of Atomcat, Tezuka subtly implies this was more of a distractional side project, even a throw-away story. Given this “lesser” story was created by one of the premier innovators of the comic medium in Japan,...

By Jonathan Hickman, Nick Pitarra, and Jordie Bellaire The Eisner nominated creative team of The Manhattan Projects returns again this week with issue 12 titled “The Fermi Paradox.” This issue continues the momentum from the revealing cliffhanger from issue 11.  Henry Daghlian –the living irradiated scientist reveals to us that his bosom buddy Enrico Fermi, isn’t exactly who he might seem to be and he must reveal his...