Kickstart the Week with Super! Returns from the Grave!

By: Nicole D’Andria The ongoing superhero series Super! returns—this time with a horde of zombies along for the action-packed, comedy-fueled ride! I spoke with several key members of the creative team about their superpowered comic. In the superhero world of Super!, superpowers and costumed crimefighters are commonplace, and the gritty “realism” you may see in DC’s Blockbusters is replaced with lighthearted jokes about common superhero tropes and real reactions to a world backed to the brim with supers. Now on their seventh issue, this superhero team has risen from the…

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Kickstart the Week with Krampus in the Corner Picture Book and Plush Toy

By: Nicole D’Andria Today we have a horror parody of Elf on the Shelf! Krampus in the Corner is a picture book from the point-of-view of Krampus. He is the reverse-Santa Claus, punishing naughty children. I interviewed the creative husband-and-wife team Justin and Lindsay Cristelli.   Krampus in the Corner is a 32 page picture book that is 11 by 8.5 inches and features 16 full-color painted illustrations. The book has scary situations and mild gore. The story is by Justin Cristelli and the artwork is by Lindsay Cristelli The…

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