Brian-Azzarello

I went to the Brian Azzarello Spotlight panel for two reasons. First of all, he is responsible for an awesome Wonder Woman. In fact, during the original iteration of Comic POW! Dan selected it for two different challenges: Week #4 and Week #17. Second, I went to see if there would be any talk of the controversy around Batman: Damned #1. There was, but everyone was very polite about it and kind of talked around it. I was very glad I went, because the panel became the best of what Baltimore Comic-Con panels can be - audience question free-for-alls because it’s not as packed as San Diego Comic-Con or New York Comic-Con. ...

Noir has been a part of comics since the beginning of the medium. It has waxed and waned in popularity since its heyday in the 1930s and 40s, but there’s usually at least once book being published in the genre. At Baltimore Comic-Con this year, three noir comic creators were brought together to discuss what it means to them and how they use it in their work: Christy Blanch, Brian Azzerello, and John K Snyder III. This was a highly interactive panel, taking lots of audience questions (one of my favorite aspects of Baltimore Comic-Con). Enjoy! ...

[caption id=“attachment_191” align=“alignleft” width=“195” caption=“Batman #3”] [/caption] Eric’s Book: Eric: Alright, it’s time for some Comic POW! Dan: Fight! Eric: So, for this week’s POW! I selected Batman #3, written by Scott Snyder with art by Greg Capullo. Basically, Batman is being hunted by some group associating themselves with the Owls of Gotham Lore. Last issue they tried to kill Bruce Dan: Are owls scary now? Eric: Well, according to Alfred, they hunt Bats, so perhaps they should be! ...