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CBS|Live 4/16 8 PM EST – 10 Awesome Comic Book Covers

April 15, 2024 Buddy Scalera 0

Who says you can’t judge a comic book by its cover? We love great comic book covers. This is a celebration of 10 amazing, astounding, compelling, thrilling comic book covers.   DATE: 4/16/2024 TIME: 8:00 […]

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Cover Breakdown: How to Create a Cover with Impact

November 7, 2023 Buddy Scalera 0

Comic Book School’s Buddy Scalera and Mike Fasolo help you to understand how to create a cover with impact. We use an example from Incredible Hulk #230 by Marvel comics to illustrate the concepts. DATE: […]

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CBS|Live | Batman: Killing Joke Visual Storytelling Discussion 

April 26, 2022 Buddy Scalera 0

HOST: Buddy ScaleraCO-HOST: Mike FasoloGUEST: The JokerENGINEER: Buddy ScaleraDate recorded: 4/26/2022 – 8:00 PM EST Comic Book School co-hosts Buddy Scalera and Mike Fasolo discuss the visual storytelling elements of Batman: The Killing joke. The […]

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Favorite Covers Deconstructed: Captain America #230

January 31, 2015 Buddy Scalera 0

Talk about impact! You can feel your teeth rattle in this one. According the the Marvel Wikia, the cover artists for Captain America #230 cover artists include Bob Layton and Ron Wilson with colors Nel […]

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Scary Santa – Bizarre Adventures

December 24, 2013 Buddy Scalera 1

Always loved this cover of “Bizarre Adventures” #34 by Joe Jusko. It was just the right amount of creepy for me as a kid. I don’t remember any of the stories, but I did love […]

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Wizard vs Hero Illustrated Poll

December 1, 2013 Buddy Scalera 2

Wizard Magazine #1 vs. Hero Illustrated #1 Which comic book fan magazine featured a better cover for the first issue? (Please only take poll one time.) [polldaddy poll=7608325]    

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Necrotic: Second Cover Preview

September 29, 2013 Buddy Scalera 0

After 10+ years of being out of print, Necrotic: Dead Flesh on a Living Body is now available on Amazon as a digital download. We’re digitizing the series now and have started uploading it to […]

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Favorite Covers: Marvel Knights 4 #5 by Steve McNiven

July 18, 2013 Buddy Scalera 0

From the Favorite Covers series: Steve McNiven gave the cover to Marvel Knights 4 #5 (2004) so much energy and motion that it looks like a lost movie poster for The Matrix. Finally, someone figured out a way […]

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Favorite Covers: Aquaman #44 by Nick Cardy

July 15, 2013 Buddy Scalera 0

From the Favorite Covers series: Check out the masterful visual design of Aquaman #44 (1969) by DC Comics legend Nick Cardy. The visual story travels from the dock down to Aquaman’s panicked face to the word balloons […]

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Favorite Covers: Amazing Spider-Man #75 by John Romita Sr.

July 10, 2013 Buddy Scalera 0

From the Favorite Covers series: Sometimes superheroes just…fail. This was another John Romita Sr. cover with real emotional impact and maturity. There was no dialogue, but Spider-Man’s body language said it all. When I saw Amazing Spider-Man […]

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