Wednesday, September 28, join Jeremy Barlow, Paul Tobin, Joshua Williamson, and Patric Reynolds for an excellent Savage Sword Release Party! Come to Things From Another World, a fine local retailer of comic books, at 4133 NE Sandy Blvd. in Portland from 7-10 pm to meet the creators behind Savage Sword #3 [...]]]>

Wednesday, September 28, join Jeremy Barlow, Paul Tobin, Joshua Williamson, and Patric Reynolds for an excellent Savage Sword Release Party! Come to Things From Another World, a fine local retailer of comic books, at 4133 NE Sandy Blvd. in Portland from 7-10 pm to meet the creators behind Savage Sword #3 and enjoy free beer (with ID) and food. Win Robert E. Howard-themed prizes from Dark Horse Comics and pose for “Conan” photos in front of the green screen! RSVP on Facebook

In anticipation of the publication of Paul Tobin’s and Colleen Coover’s new original graphic novel Gingerbread Girl in May, the entire book will be available in serialized installments on Top Shelf 2.0, beginning Friday, January 21!

New installments will be posted each Monday and Friday.

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In anticipation of the publication of Paul Tobin’s and Colleen Coover’s new original graphic novel Gingerbread Girl in May, the entire book will be available in serialized installments on Top Shelf 2.0, beginning Friday, January 21!

New installments will be posted each Monday and Friday.

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And there are a whole bunch of great reviews of Colleen’s work in the KING SIZE SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL, where she has two stories, both written by Paul Tobin. Comics Bulletin | The ISB | Scans Daily | Every Day is Like Wednesday | Savage [...]]]> Marc Mason interviewed Colleen Coover at Comicon.

And there are a whole bunch of great reviews of Colleen’s work in the KING SIZE SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL, where she has two stories, both written by Paul Tobin.
Comics Bulletin | The ISB | Scans Daily | Every Day is Like Wednesday | Savage Critic | Shazhmmm

Of course working with Paul is as natural to me as breathing air. He was my first writer and [...]]]> There’s a big ol’ interview with Colleen up in the Comics section at Newsarama, in which she talks mostly about her work at Marvel with her husband Paul Tobin and Periscope studio-mate Jeff Parker:

Of course working with Paul is as natural to me as breathing air. He was my first writer and he’s either written or helped me write pretty much every comic I’ve done up until the beginning of my time working for Marvel. He knows what I like to draw, but he never lets me get lazy by staying in my comfort zone! Sometimes he’ll write a challenging scene for me to force me to push myself. My whole style has developed with his writing, and when I read his scripts I can see what the comic should look like in my head.

Parker writes like an artist because, you know, he is one; he’ll give me minimalist panel descriptions and let me intuit what he’s after. I think he writes a little more loosely for me than he would for an artist who doesn’t sit three feet away from him every day—our desks in Periscope Studio, where we each do most of our work, are separated by Parker’s orange metal bookcase full of Essential trades and Prince Valiant volumes. If I ever get stuck on a panel design I can swivel my chair and ask him what he wants, and usually he’ll just grab a piece of paper and sketch it out for me.

We’re all really fortunate in that we have set up a whole culture of collaboration for ourselves here in Portland. Not only do I work closely with Paul and Parker, they’ve also worked with each other—co-writing for What If? and the Free Comic Book Day Marvel Adventures Iron Man, and now they’re writing side-by-side stories in the upcoming Age of the Sentry mini. They both work regularly with other Periscope members, too: Paul does Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four with David Hahn, Parker has an issue of X-Men: First Class drawn by Karl Kesel coming up, his run on Virgin Comic’s Gamekeeper series was drawn by Ron Randall and Ron Chan, and he’s writing a spelunking thriller for Steve Lieber. It feels like we’re keeping it all in the family, which helps us all stay motivated and happy!

Read the whole interview!

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Colleen Coover and Jeff Parker have two back-up shorts in X-men: First Class #9

David Hahn and Colleen’s husband Paul Tobin begin their run of stories in Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #33

Elsewhere, our wonderful assistant Sarah Burini [...]]]> Two books from Marvel come out this Wednesday, February 27 featuring Periscope-related creative teams!

Colleen Coover and Jeff Parker have two back-up shorts in X-men: First Class #9

David Hahn and Colleen’s husband Paul Tobin begin their run of stories in Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #33

Elsewhere, our wonderful assistant Sarah Burini has posted a Wondercon report. It’s in German, but the pictures are fun.

Tweet This [...]]]> David here. My issue of Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four, #34 comes out next month. Written by the undeniable Paul Tobin (yes, you cannot deny him, EVER.) This is our first project together. Here are some of the pages, penciled by me, inked by Kris Justice, colored by Guillem Mari.

Colleen Coover and Paul Tobin got married on Saturday in a cermony in Laurelhurst park in Portland. Paul Guinan and James Ratcliffe have put up photo-sets. I’m not sure whether to be proud or sad that several comics news sites scooped us on this story.

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Colleen Coover and Paul Tobin got married on Saturday in a cermony in Laurelhurst park in Portland. Paul Guinan and James Ratcliffe have put up photo-sets. I’m not sure whether to be proud or sad that several comics news sites scooped us on this story.