Tom Smithyman

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Todd McFarlane’s The Spawn Universe continues to expand with a new five-issue miniseries, Bloodletter, which launches June 18. Written by Joseph P. Illidge and Tim Seeley, Bloodletter tells the story of Tasha Thornwall, a former CIA operative who gets outed by Spawn’s Al Simmons. In an interview with Comicon.com, Illidge and Seeley discuss how Tasha uses magic to try to get her revenge on Spawn. Tom Smithyman: While Tasha is a part of Al Simmons’ past, we haven’t met her before, have we?

1 week ago | wp.me | Tom Smithyman

It is said that a foolish consistency is indeed the hobgoblin of simple minds. If that’s truly the case, then the creative team behind You’ll Do Bad Things should have nothing to worry about. The problem is that this series needs some more consistency in the quality of its storytelling. The first issue never seemed to find itself, only to be followed by a strong sophomore outing which really drove the story along.

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Crossovers are nothing new in comics. But for Underworld universe creator Mark London, the idea of bringing his characters together was too good an idea to pass up. That crossover series, Endless Night, debuts next month from Mad Cave. Comicon.com sat down with London to discuss the perils and pitfalls of writing a crossover series as well as his admiration for series artist Tom Derenick.

2 weeks ago | wp.me | Tom Smithyman

The Lake Como Comic Art Festival brings together some of the most well-known comic illustrators from around the world. That makes it the perfect place to add to my ever-growing collection of original Batman art. The show’s 2025 edition did not disappoint – except for my bank account! Here is a quick rundown of what I came back to the US with, both planned and unplanned. They aren’t in any real order, except that I did save my favorite for last. So if you get bored, skip to the end.

2 weeks ago | wp.me | Tom Smithyman

Most of us are lucky to make it down to our local city’s comic convention. So being able to travel to northern Italy to spend a weekend with some comics elite is beyond most fan’s dreams. Since most of us won’t ever make that journey, here’s a photo collection to make it feel like your on the show floor at Cernobbio.