Tag: John Layman
John Layman and Afu Chan team for OUTER DARKNESS from Skybound
A spacehsip encounters mysteries and horror in outer space.
Interview: John Layman on why he’s a giant goofball and Leviathan’s giant monsters
John Layman (Chew, Eleanor and the Egret) is currently working on a new series with artist Nick Pitarra (The Manhattan Projects). The Beat sat down with him at San Diego Comic-Con and he talked with us about the visual madness that makes Leviathan more than just another monster story.
Matt Chats: Rob Guillory on the Growth of FARMHAND
Family is at the center of Farmhand, specifically main character Zeke’s relationships with the family he was born into and the family he chose. Rob Guillory has created a comic lending that sense of...
Charlie’s Angels Comes To Comics in June with John Layman and Joe Eisma Embracing...
Dynamite will be bringing the TV detective trio back for new adventures.
Eleanor and the Egret is coming from Layman and Kieth
April will see a new title from AfterShock by the marquee duo of John Layman and Sam Kieth with the intriguing title of Eleanor and the Egret. Here's the pitch:
A slightly surreal tale of an...
The Aliens already Won in MARS ATTACKS: OCCUPATION
Sometimes in corporate comics, men in suits strive for creators to produce material that is more in line with other works in order to create a shared universe. This makes it hard for writers and artists...
On the scene: Phoenix Comicon 2015
Phoenix Comicon took place on Thursday, May 28 through Sunday, May 31. Apparently, preview night and Sunday were the best days. Honestly, I felt like I was going to Emerald City or San Diego...
Mike Norton on Chew/Revival: “I Thought It Was Insane!” [Interview]
Comics is an unpredictable world to wander through. One day everything is understandable and safe, Chew sits on the shelf next to Revival, and the world is as you’d expect. But then one day...
Reviewed! Every Issue of Villains Month, Week Three
Week three brings a number of Batman villains to the forefront, as well as a surprising disconnect with the main Forever Evil storyline. Hardly any of the comics this week seem to have much...
John Layman speaks on second chance for ‘Chew’ screen adaption
Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision broke the news that Jeff Krelitz and his company Quality Transmedia is giving the New York Times bestselling comic book "Chew" another shot at a live action and animated screen adaptation....
ADVANCE REVIEW: Chew #30
Chew, the multi-awarding comic arrives at the halfway point in the series and hits comic stands this Wednesday. The Beat gives you the advanced (spoiler free) review of Chew #30 the bonus-sized wedding issue with...
HOAX: Layman, IDW, and Topps team on Mars Attacks musical
Thrill to the "wish" song, "I Want to Kill Your Dog" and the tender romantic ballad "Nik nik nik nik!" as MARS ATTACKS, the gory card set from the '60s, becomes what it always needed to be: a Broadway musical with a book by...John Layman! It's based on the story of the MARS ATTACKS miniseries Layman wrote for IDW, MARS ATTACKS: 21st CENTURY SLAUGHTER, which is coming out this summer.
Wow. Can this plucky bunch of kids succeed where Bono, Edge, and Taymor failed? Or is this press release just misdated from Sunday, April 1st?
