Richard Caldwell

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Posts by Richard Caldwell

Optimum Wound Contest Winners Lineup

Announcing the winners of ComicNews.Info and Optimum Wound Publishing’s contest du jour! As you may or may not recall, depending on the number of whiskey bottles you have since let pile up, not too long back we opened the floodgates for our first official contest here at ComicNews.Info. We asked More >

TwoMorrows Offers Huge Half-Price Magazine Sale

TwoMorrows Publishing, publisher of award-winning books and magazines about LEGO® and comics history and appreciation, is offering their complete magazine line at 50% off, as part of a “Half-Price Magazine” sale, now through September 30, 2009.

“An awful lot of people have enjoyed our magazines over the last 15 years,” said More >

Talking With The Ever Industrious B. Alex Thompson

B. Alex Thompson is one of those writer/artist/letterer/editor/packager/publisher guys. You know, the ones that make you look lazy. He speaks here with Richard Caldwell about college girls and zombies and cool stuff like that…

Alex, why comic books?

Good question, Richard. Hell, sometimes I wonder that myself! Long answer- I’ve always done More >

Exclusive: Optimum Wound Contest!

Howdy there readers, have we got some damn good news for you!

You know of Jay Thibault and Richard Serrao, right? They are the guncrazy hepcat Canucks who run Optimum Wound publishing, makers of fine online graphic novels, who are gearing up to take the print world by storm. In fact, their More >

the Lottery Party: Pirates Of Dark Water 2.0

I have now personally verified eleven persons who performed a variety of creative functions for Darren Davis and BlueWater, apparently all working for free. Eleven people who wrote and drew and inked stories, mini-series, etc, and who were not paid so much as a single cent. Reasons most often implored More >

Andi Ewington Talks About His 45

Andi Ewington has written a new book for the folks at Com.x. Called 45 because each page is illustrated by not merely a separate artist apiece, but each a stunning master of their craft. To attract such an insane grouping, this story is clearly very special. Here, Andi shares some More >

the Lottery Party: Pirates Of Dark Water

No, it has not been two weeks. I am breaking my self-imposed bi-weekly schedule for this here column, because I feel obligated to speak out on certain troubling matters that have come to my attention. And I do this fully aware that this might well garner the labeling of libel More >

Optimum Wound Contest Exclusive!

Howdy there readers, have we got some damn good news for you!

You know of Jay Thibault and Richard Serrao, right? They are the guncrazy hepcat Canucks who run Optimum Wound publishing, makers of fine online graphic novels, who are gearing up to take the print world by storm. In fact, their More >

the Lottery Party: Zounds!

In recent weeks, I have been excessively harsh in my ongoing critique of business models and practices of this funny book industry us cool kids obsess over, I admit. I have taken shots at lackadaisical retailers, the gross monopoly of our current distribution system, the hypocrisy of the larger publishers More >

the Lottery Party: Two Step Three Step

Still being not an account of boobies, I realize the maelstrom of a fevered pitch from the last installment demands further clarification. As such, I want to share some additional thoughts on retail and distribution.

Blasting Off With Adam Wreck

Adam Wreck And The Kalosian Space Pirates Written & Illustrated by Michael S. Bracco Published by Alterna Comics Reviewed by Richard Caldwell

Stolen Suns Unleashed On Itunes

Stolen Suns #1 Created, Written & Illustrated by JM Ringuet Available via Itunes Reviewed by Richard Caldwell

This, the debut chapter from Ringuet’s new Stolen Suns OGN, is a badass setup for a story of hard rock and roll and the mix of personalities and drama that fill the behind the scenes More >

Magic Whistle Cures Apotemnophilia!

Magic Whistle #11 1/2 Written & Illustrated by Sam Henderson Self-published Reviewed by Richard Caldwell

the Lottery Party: Proletariat

Being not at all an account of boobies… In deconstructing the machineworks of the almighty creative effort, I am beginning to see more of its hidden workings. I see the skeleton. What I need personally and impersonally, what my creative yearnings need, hell- what the whole industry needs, is the More >

Sensational Spider-Man Star Josh Keaton Speaks

Josh Keaton has a list of credits that would make your jaw drop. Look him up on IMDB if you don’t believe us. We dare you. A seasoned talent who is currently portraying Peter Parker in the popular Spectacular Spider-Man animated series, Josh talks about his work as an actor More >

Digging Up The Past With Anthony Schiavino

Anthony Schiavino is a jazzy cool writer, designer, letterer and packager. He does a lot of the behind the scenes work on some of the pulpier stories to have hit in recent years. His Sergeant Zero is going to be big, wait and see. He talks with Richard Caldwell here More >