Prototype’s finally out, and I’m sure a lot of our gaming readers are already knee-deep in the world of Alex Mercer. Ready to go even deeper? That’s where the Prototype comic can help. I couldn’t say it any better than PLAY MAGAZINE:

“The Prototype series is currently at the halfway point of its six issue run, and it’s clear that things are going to get a whole lot worse for the characters before they get any better. If you’ve already played through the game, you might have an idea where things are heading, but don’t expect to have it all worked out just yet. Thanks to a strong cast existing just on the periphery of the game’s main story, there’s plenty of room for surprises in the Prototype experience. If you’re a fan of the game, you owe it to yourself to read the rest of the story and track down the Prototype comic at your nearest shop today.”

Read their full review here.

Here’s a look behind the scenes at the issue #4, masterfully illustrated by Darick Robertson and Matt Jacobs.

It’s Monday, which means a new work week. But, it also means only two more days until new comics. Right? Right??

To help you get over the Monday morning blues, here are the pencils and sketches for some cool Simon Coleby and Drew Johnson art from this week’s Authority #12.

The final issue of Mysterius the Unfathomable is now on shelves, bringing Mysterius and Delfi’s first story to an end. (Blog@Newsarama has a nice tribute to this excellent series over here.) Miss out on Mysterius the first time? Look out for the trade paperback this spring.

Speaking of Newsarama covering great creator-owned titles, here’s an interview with Adam Beechen about his new series, Killapalooza.

The Examiner has a profile of Ex Machina’s (and so many amazing comics) Brian K. Vaughan.

Check out a preview of StarCraft #2 (on sale this week) over at the StarCraft II website.

One of the my favorite perks of working behind-the-scenes at a comic book
company is getting to see so many comics months before they hit stands. The
downside of this was that I had to really fight to keep my mouth zipped
around my less-privvied comic fans.

That’s where The Bleed comes in - I get to show off some really cool stuff early, like this sick Ryan Sook cover to WildCats #16.

So one of the (many) great things about working on Astro City is being able to watch as these total pros shape the book from its initial ideas to the final polished product. They’ve all worked together for so long that they’ve got a routine down pat, and everyone sees pretty much every step of the process. I’ve never worked on another series where, say, the cover artist sees the rough pencils or the colorist sees the cover sketch, even though the cover’s going to be painted. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever worked on before, but these guys totally know what they’re doing, and they’ve found a system that works for them. Which is nice, because it makes things that much easier for Kristy Quinn and me. And while, as she’ll attest, I have no issue with making her life more difficult, anything that makes my life simpler is by definition a good thing.

But even beyond that, it’s just cool to observing as Kurt Busiek’s plot is turned into rough pencils by Brent Anderson, which are then refined and then inked and then colored by Alex Sinclair. Here are a couple pages to show part of the evolution. Pretty groovy, no?

Hey,  Fringe fans: While you’re waiting for the new season to start in a few months, why not catch up on the comic series? The comics pick up where the episodes leave off, filling in answers and raising questions all their  own.

Here’s a look at the drawing process behind two great scenes to  hold you over until Wednesday.

What happens when you cross a super-star rock band with a superhuman-killing squad of assassins? If you don’t know, you’re not reading Killapalooza. Think “Behind the Music” with murder, mayhem and superheroes.

If you missed the first issue, there’s still time to catch up. Adam Beechen and Trevor Hairsine are ramping up the action in issue #2, which comes out this week.

We’ve got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Trevor’s cover process for you here on The Bleed.

The DC Comics/WildStorm offices are closed today, but I couldn’t help crawling out of bed at 11 on my day off to post a bit of exciting news: WildStorm has it’s first book on the New York Times Bestseller List.

That’s right: WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER has hit #2 on the hardcover graphic novels list. Congratulations to Micky Neilson, Ludo Lullabi, Tony Washington and Chris Robinson, and all of the WildStorm and Blizzard staff who helped make this happen!

As Ben mentioned a few days ago, the extremely talented Neil Googe is taking a bow from WildCats after 12 stellar issues and moving on to new projects. We’re going to miss him, but not to worry, folks – the book’s in very good hands.

Let’s take a quick peek at some of Neil’s pencils for issue #12, on sale this Wednesday.

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