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This week's comic bounty includes a groovy scifi compilation from Vertigo, a sentient grappling tooth, a Jack Kirby tribute project, and an artifact Brian K. Vaughan's tenure penning everyone's favorite mutant shapeshifter (no, I don't mean Morph). More »
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For years, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has been defending the First Amendment rights of comic readers, creators, and retailers. We spoke with the organization and saw exclusive new CBLDF promotional art from award-winning 100% creator Paul Pope. More »
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Comic books can be a difficult to get into, what with their years of serial storytelling and convoluted continuity. Luckily, there are plenty of one-and-done graphic novels out there. Here are some of the best four-color gateway drugs. More »
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Wednesday comics aren't always super-people wearing variegated bodysuits. No, sometimes they're filled with crazed cannibals who'd love to don your skull as a codpiece. If gut-churning horror is your fancy, rejoice. More »
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It's been the decade where comic culture took over pop culture, and superheroes became movie stars. But what are some of our picks for the best comics from the last ten years? We're glad you - okay, we - asked. More »
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We've written a lot about Paul Pope's urban sprawl fiction, but with good reason: Not only is it touching, sexy and honest in its portrayal of life in a future metropolis, it's also one of the more beautiful science fiction comics we've seen. That's beautiful in both writing - 100% is as gentle and kind to some of its characters as it is unforgiving to others, and there's something excitingly daring in that - and art, with the linework at once busy and deliberate, full of information and yet, totally confident in deciphering it for you at the same time. In both form and content, it mixes influences from all manner of periods and continents of comics, storytelling and art, becoming as much a melting pot as the city it portrays, and seeming as futuristic - or, at least, a signpost for a possible future - in that approach, as well. We're also in love with the book's take on science fiction, as well; present in the background details, but not so much that it detracts or distracts from the timeless human stories in the forefront, and familiar enough to understand while unfamiliar enough to suggest the new we've missed to get there. It's a truly wonderful piece of work. More »
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In the New York area and wondering what to do tomorrow night? We humbly recommend Shakedown, a party/circus/artevent in Williamsburg that'll feature burlesque, rock'n'roll and Psychenaut, a mash-up of classic science fiction. Host Paul Pope reveals what it's all about. More »
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We may be waiting on that flying car for a while, but Japanese designers have come up with some phenomenally futuristic concept cars. Comic book artist Paul Pope illustrates a handful of these Japanese automotive innovations. More »
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Fresh from spending twelve weeks reworking SF hero Adam Strange in DC Comics' oversized Wednesday Comics series, comic god Paul Pope takes on another sci-fi classic on his blog: Frank Herbert's Dune. Click through for more goodness. More »
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We told you about Paul Pope's limited edition print for Saturday's Pop Cult party at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, and now, here's your exclusive look at the print itself. More »
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Comicsdestroyer Paul Pope is a true renaissance man, visiting SDCC this year as a DJ instead of just cartooning genius. We talked to him about DJing, music, comics, "pure" fantasy and why kids need new heroes. More »
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Want to do your bit for free speech and come out of it with a beautiful piece of Paul Pope Star Trek art? Here's your chance to bid on a page from Wired's Spock strip, with proceeds to the CBLDF. More »
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Wired's "mysteries and puzzles" issue hits stands today with a guest editor: Star Trek director J.J. Abrams. He's included a (mysterious) comic that fills in Spock's new backstory for the flick. We've got a peek. More »
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A new hardcover edition of Paul Pope's 100% reaches stores today to accompany last year's Heavy Liquid reissue. But how do Pope's future shocks read, years later? We look at both again. More »
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Never mind new issues, this week's new releases is all about the collections of some great - and some less than great - runs of favorite comics. Oh, and the return of Dazzler, as well. More »
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Say you want to get your loved ones some "comic books" for the holidays - Which ones would make their yuletides merry? We've chosen ten of our favorite recent SF graphic novels to help out.

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We've seen him as a Vegas hustler, a crazy time-traveler, an assassin with marital problems and even as Achilles himself. But Brad Pitt may just have bitten off more action than he can chew with new project Battling Boy. The movie - to be adapted from an as-yet unreleased graphic novel by io9 favorite Paul Pope - has just been optioned by Pitt's production company, and might just be 2010's most insane summer blockbuster. More »
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Not content with being a Comics Destroyer (or accidentally creating The Dark Knight's Bat Pod), artist Paul Pope is now moving into the role of fashion designer with the new line from DKNY Jeans, NYC 2089. The line, which mixes Pope's artwork and design to create 15 pieces of clothing surrounded by a narrative about New York 100 years after the creation of DKNY Jeans, is available in stores now, and backed by some wonderful original artwork by Pope. We have some of that work, as well as some more pieces from the collection, under the jump. Are you ready for the world that's coming? More »
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In the Mars of the future, almost everything is automated - so much so that a class system has arisen for robots, or Meks. The big scary mek above? That's a supermek, as created by Feroze. Under the jump, another image, some background, and the supermek's creator Paul Pope will let you know just where your favorite robot stands in the new tech order. More »
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Click to viewWe used to love Frank Miller, before his comics work turned into schlocky self-parody. But even in his prime, Frank wouldn't be our first choice to direct a semi-major Hollywood movie, so we're sad that Miller's getting his shot at the brass ring with The Spirit. We can think of ten comics creators off the top of our heads who would do a better job of helming a movie than Frank, and here they are. More »
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Batman's new mode of transport, the Bat-Pod, is clearly being used as one of the selling points of The Dark Knight. It appears on two of the posters and in the trailer for the movie. But who created this souped-up motorbike? A comparison between the movie and futuristic Bat-comic Batman: Year One Hundred suggests that comic genius Paul Pope may have had an unwilling hand in the design. More »
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Paul Pope is a comic creator and fashion icon (designing a line for DKNY tends to give you some credibility towards that title, at least). And he may have a tendency to place his projects in futuristic SF settings, but don't take that to mean that he's any kind of futurist. As he explained in a recent interview, just the opposite is true, in fact. More »
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