Blake Northcott

Blake Northcott is an author, Twitter-er, and occasional Slayer of Vampires (only the ones that sparkle).You can follow her on Twitter, or pick up her best-selling Sci-Fi/Superhero books Vs. Reality and Relapse over at Amazon.com

Thor - God of Thunder #1, courtesy of Marvel Comics

5 Reasons to Start Reading ‘Marvel NOW!’ Right Now

Does Stan Lee need my endorsement? Of course not. His beloved company is firing on all cylinders: top selling comics, movies that generate billions, Scarlet Johannsen in skin-tight leather – it can’t get much better [...]

2013/05/02

VESCELL #6 Cover - by John ‘Roc’ Upchurch

Guns, Gals, & Astral Travel

by Blake Northcott Comic book fans, at heart, are treasure hunters. It’s virtually impossible to purchase and read every single book that comes out each month; with time and money being a factor, fans are [...]

2013/04/25

Now Entering Astro City, D.C.

by Blake Northcott Kurt Busiek’s much-anticipated return to Astro City has not been without its challenges. When DC’s “WildStorm” banner closed its doors back in 2010, the book was left without a home, and Busiek [...]

2013/03/28

‘Arena Mode’ – EXCLUSIVE Preview!

Hey, you all know Blake, right? She interviews all those great comic book artists and personalities for us. Well now she’s written a superhero story of her own (prose, with illustrations by some of the best artists in comics). Below you’ll find [...]

2013/03/07

Hollywood spends so much money telling us these things matter we sometimes believe it.

The 5 Biggest Oscar Screw-Ups of 2013

by Blake Northcott Another Oscar telecast is in the books, and now the over-analyzing and incessant complaining by angry film geeks begins. Including yours truly. “Why watch the Academy Awards?” you ask. After all, the [...]

2013/02/26

Thanks, but we feel the resistance should either use no weapons or 21st century weapons.

Interview: DC Comics Artist Andrea Sorrentino

by Blake Northcott When IGN.com recently awarded DC’s Andrea Sorrentino the Best Comic Artist of 2012, I’m sure the news took at least a few people by surprise. After all, he bested Batman’s Greg Capullo [...]

2013/02/07

Robots? Comics? Punk babes? ...is this heaven?

She Makes Geek Chic

by Blake Northcott I discovered ComicBookGirl19 last summer on YouTube when I stumbled across her brilliant analysis of the baffling movie Prometheus. It was funny, articulate, and so well-researched that I felt like I was [...]

2013/02/06

Interview with SAGA artist Fiona Staples

by Blake Northcott Looking back at 2012 it’s clear who claimed victory in the ‘Marvel vs. DC’ battle to determine the best comic book company of the year: Image Comics. What? Huh? Don’t look so [...]

2013/01/23

Interview with CHEW Artist Rob Guillory!

I first heard about Image Comics’ monthly title Chew when it won the Eisner Award for Best New Series back in 2010. When I read about the bizarre story revolving around a Philadelphia cop named [...]

2013/01/08

She's Hit Girl. Her power is hitting things.

The 10 Most Underrated Comic Book Movies (part 2)

by Blake Northcott The top five entries in my list are here. Read, enjoy, and possibly throw stuff at your monitor…let the flame wars begin. Be sure you read The 10 Most Underrated Comic Book Movies [...]

2012/12/06

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