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Straight for the art | Scott Morse shares his APE commissions

Hellboy

Artist Scott Morse shares on his blog several commissions he did at APE last weekend, including this one of Hellboy.

Slash Print | Following the digital evolution

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction

Digital Comics | Dark Horse announced via press release that both Umbrella Academy and Hellboy: Seed of Destruction are available through the iTunes Store, with subsequent issues available soon. Seed of Destruction is available as four issues at $0.99 each, or as a bundle of all four issues for $3.99. The first issue of Apocalypse Suite is available for free, with issues #2–#6 only $0.99 each, or a bundle of all six issues for $4.99.

Digital Comics | Disney Comics Worldwide shares more details on Disney's DigiComics initiative. They'll eventually be rolled out worldwide, starting in December in English-speaking countries and Italy. They'll be available for the iPhone, iPod and Sony PSP, and eventually Disney hopes to expand to other platforms like Nokia phones and the Wii. The stories will initially come from "the huge archive that The Walt Disney Company Italy has built up in the last 50 years."

Motion Comics | All five episodes of the Spider Woman, Agent of S.W.O.R.D. motion comic are now available for free viewing on Hulu. Because it is "intended for mature audiences," you'll have to register and verify your age.

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What Are You Reading?

Love and Rockets New Stories #2

Welcome, welcome, welcome to another round of What Are You Reading. I am very pleased this week to say that our guest is Jeet Heer, the peerless critic and historian who, when not writing introductions for Little Orphan Annie or Krazy Kat collections, can be found at the Sans Everything or the Comics Comics blogs.

Jeet and the rest of the crew have been reading a lot this week and are eager to share, so get clicking on that link pardners.

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Because Legos are for wussies

Hellboy Playmobil

Swedish artist Jakob Westerman has created a set of custom-made Hellboy toys using Playmobil characters. Above are the bad guys — Ilsa, Rasputin, dr. Krönen and Leopold — but there's lots more in the link (go to the "Misc" section). Westerman even made a swell carrying case to hold them all.

(found via The Ephemerist)

What are you reading?

Remake by Lamar Abrams

The weeks go by so quickly now. Welcome once again to What Are You Reading. Our special guest this week is fellow CBR contributor, former Wizard staffer and interview expert Kiel Phegley. Kiel just got back from MoCCA with a passel of books and he's eager to talk about them, as is the rest of the Robot 6 crew. Don't forget, though, to let us know what you're currently reading in the comments below.

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Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs: Abe Sapien - The Drowning

Abe Sapien: The Drowning

Abe Sapien: The Drowning
Written by Mike Mignola; Illustrated by Jason Shawn Alexander
Dark Horse; $17.95

One of the things I love most about Hellboy comics is their consistent ability to creep me out. I don’t know that I’ve ever been genuinely frightened by a comic, but there’ve been a handful of times when one has given me the chills and most of those were written by Mike Mignola. Abe Sapien: The Drowning joins them.

It’s the story of Abe’s first solo adventure, so it’s already got a lot going for it. Abe is one of the most interesting characters in Hellboy’s cast. His mysterious background, Civil War connection, aquatic powers, and genial nature all make him an attractive curiosity and a story focused entirely on him has been a long time coming.

In The Drowning, Hellboy is on a leave of absence from the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, so when the journal of a famous English occultist turns up claiming to reveal the location of an ancient, powerful dagger, the BPRD sends Abe and a team of back-up agents to retrieve it. It’s supposedly a routine mission, but Abe isn’t confident in his ability to handle it. He reluctantly accepts the assignment, assured by his colleagues and superiors that he’s ready.

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