JIM SHOOTER: THE ICON THAT COULD HAVE BEEN

Ryan McLelland tells the true but hereto untold story of the Icon One comic book universe set to launch under Jim Shooter's direction 3 years ago...

The Weekly Columns

Your Indy Weekly: Apocrypha #1: Ryan takes a look at John Christ's Apocrypha #1, and finds the problem that plagues many indys: decent story, unpolished execution...

It Came From The Quarter Bin: Babe #1: Back in his Next Men days when he was on a creative tear at Dark Horse, John Byrne came up with Babe. Ryan takes a look...

Wise Intelligence #2 Now Available To Buy!

Though it premiered at SPX back in October, Wise Intelligence #2 is now available over at ComiXpress to purchase. You can click right here to order Wise Intelligence #2!!! What is it about?

The comic team of Servo, Whorfin, Dean, and JK are back once again to spew forth the best tales of college that have never been told. Join the boys as they blow up a radio station, get past a block-buddy, cheat on girlfriends, and much more.

Written by Ryan McLelland (Newsarama, Arcana's Philly), Scott Hess, and Jeff Stewart and drawn by HC Noel (Mr. Scootles), Bob Lipski (Uptown Girl), Adam Talley (Pleasant Life), and Dave LaFuente!

The issue also is a flipbook which features a 5 page preview of The Salesman by HC Noel, Ryan McLelland, and Matt Webb!

20 pages | Black & White | $3.00 US

Some Writing Announcement

As I am hard at work figuring out the rest of the plot for Philly #5 so the boys can get to work on the next storyarc, I'm pleased to announce a few more books I've recently been attached to.

#1 is the Midnight Judge - a book by my fellow Evolution Studios member Nathan Morris. MJ was first seen gracing the pages of ES's DNA Anthology and now I'll be writing a six-issue miniseries following the adventures of Midnight Judge as he gets trapped into an Indiana Jones-like adventure.

#2 is a 4-page short story which I'm thinking is just a new story that will be in the trade paperback collection of 'Dr. Oblivion's Guide to Teenage Dating' - which is about a supervillain and his daughter who ends up dating a teenage superhero. The book was alot of fun and myself along with my Philly artist Jim Hanna will be doing the fun story which will feature Bomb-Aid (think Kool-Aid Man but as a Big Ass Bomb).

So just thought I'd share some new projects that are just up on the horizon. Howie and I are still working out characters and plot details on another wacky superhero series we want to do a la Venture Bros and the Uptown Girl comics (two issues to be exact) I wrote a year or so ago will be seeing the light of day sometime mid-2007, it looks like probably around the time Philly #1 hits comic book stores.

All that AND I'd still like to do a few more Wise Intelligence stories for a third issue...or at least find an artist who would love to draw the three-issue miniseries that I've already had written for two years now. It just seems I'm too busy at the moment to find someone...maybe post-Holiday season.

Quarter Bin: Warriors of Plasm #2

Ryan pulls Warriors of Plasm #2 from the box, and revels in the short-lived Jim Shooter & David Lapham early '90s goodness...

Indy Weekly and Quarter Bin

Quarter Bin - Guy Gardner Reborn #2: Originally a cynic, Ryan finds that Guy Gardner Reborn #2 actually made him care about the character...a little...

Your Indy Weekly - Joony Tuff #1: Ryan checks out David Bloodsaw's first full-sized effort, and digs it - hard. Don't go missing this one if you can help it...