Author Archives: Ray Sidman

For its role in Free Comic Book Day 2007, Fantagraphics will release The Unseen Peanuts. The publisher said it is the first Peanuts comic since Gold Key ended its Peanuts series in 1964. Free Comic Book Day is May 5. … See More

A cast recording of the off-Broadway show, Evil Dead: The Musical, is slated for release April 24 from Time Life. The show is based on the 1981 cult horror film by director Sam Raimi. The musical was written by Frank … See More

With the release of The Frog Princess in 2009, the Walt Disney Co. will add something new to its long line of classic princess characters: a black princess. The protagonist of the film, Maddy, is the first black princess among … See More

Following the destruction of Alpha Flight, out of the pages of Civil War: The Initiative, comes the lone surviving Alpha Flight member, Sasquatch, and his new team, Omega Flight. The five-issue series is written by Michael Avon Oeming with art … See More

The latest incarnation of jungle woman Sheena will launch from Devil’s Due Publishing in June. The self-titled book will be written by Robert Rodi based on a story by Stephen E. de Souza, also known as the co-writer of such … See More

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons is launching a comic-book imprint with IDW Publishing, announced the publisher. Titles forthcoming from the Simmons Comics Group are: • Gene Simmons House of Horrors — a quarterly anthology starting in July, with stories by Simmons, … See More

The three WildStorm ongoing titles based on classic horror-film franchises are coming to a quick end, announced DC. Instead, they will live on/be reborn in the form of mini-series and specials. The three titles are Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday … See More

Comic-book writer Arnold Drake has died at the age of 83. According to reports, he recently attended the New York Comic-Con in late February, where he fell ill. During his career, he won various industry awards, including the Bill Finger … See More

The Art of Matt Wagner’s Grendel, a 200-page hardcover showcasing work from the many Grendel series, will be released by Dark Horse Comics on Aug. 15. Among the images will be never-before-seen art, plus art by Frank Miller, Paul Pope, … See More

When the Steel City Con comes to Pittsburgh March 24-25, it will include television celebrities and comic-book pros alike. Winner of “Stan Lee’s Who Wants to Be a Superhero?,” Matthew Atherton — aka Feedback — will be there, along with … See More