Another showing of love for 'All-Star Western' #4

The kudos bandwagon for All-Star Western Western #4 rolls on over at A Comic Book Blog, so go here for the good word.

Comic Vine weighs in on 'All-Star Western" #4

Head on over to Comic Vine, where they granted All-Star Western #4 a most righteous 4.5 out of a possible 5. You may be detecting a pattern here, so once you read the review, run on down your local comics shop, plunk your hard-earned shekels on the counter, and let Gray, Palmiotti, Moritat, and Winslade drop you off in the hardscrabble Gotham City at yore for another lashing of good old Western shoot-'em-ups and ass-whuppings with your old pal, Jonah Hex.

iFanboy gives 'All-Star Western' #4 a solid 5 out of 5

The first of the reviews for the latest issue of All-Star Western has come in over at iFanboy, and what more need be said other than one cannot argue with a perfect score? Go here to find out just what makes All-Star Western #4 such a winner.

'All-Star Western' #4 on sale this Wednesday!

Don't forget to head out to the comics shop today and pick up the latest issue of the critically acclaimed ALL-STAR WESTERN! It's the fourth issue and the steamroller of western-era thrills keeps rolling on unabated, so what are you waiting for?

Moritat speaks over at Comic Book Resources

Red-hot All-Star Western artist Moritat is given the spotlight over at Comic book Resources, and he uses that forum to expound upon his artistic process, his involvement with All-Star Western, comics in general, and an explanation of where his pen name comes from. Go here to read the goodness.

More ART OF AMANDA CONNER: Power Girl's curves of steel

In anticipation of the upcoming collected edition, THE ART OF AMANDA CONNER, the gallery of our intrepid pencil-jockey's work continues with some of her signature work on DC Comics's zaftig bruiser, Power Girl.

If ever there were a textbook case of an artist taking a pre-existing and somewhat marginal character and making it their own, it's Amanda's working relationship with Power Girl. Originally created as an analog of Supergirl, only from one of DC's plethora of alternate Earths, for much of her four-color career the character's sole defining attribute was her rather impressive bosom (thank you for that, Wally Wood!). But in the hands of scripter Jimmy Palmiotti and with Amanda as illustrator, Power Girl took on an unprecedented life upon the page, literally bursting with character in ways to match her equally bursting double-D cups.

Power Girl, displaying some of the patented expressive Conner visual language.

Winsome, aggressive, and more well-defined as a viable entity than many of her contemporaries, Amanda's take on Power Girl won both the character and her artist a burgeoning cult following that's constantly represented at conventions by enthusiastic fans. Perhaps the most fun and unexpected aspect of Power Girl's newfound cult status is that she has become a favorite choice to be portrayed in the alluringly-real flesh by cosplayers who proudly adorn themselves in the character's gear, complete with the most cleavage-exposing décolletage in the annals of American comics.

Power Girl — as embodied by cosplayer extraordinaire, Amber Love — meets her illustrator and makes with the noogies.

For more on Amanda's work on Power Girl and her illuminating thoughts on the subject, be sure to snag yourself a copy of THE ART OF AMANDA CONNER, coming in January 2012 from Desperado and IDW, and available for pre-order from Amazon.

An Amanda fan's treasure trove.

3 Chicks Review Comics sink their teeth into 'The Ray' #1

If you can overlook the pronunciation of "Palmiotti" as "Palmalotti," the 3 Chicks Review Comics podcast has a lot to say in favor of The Ray #1. Go here for the podcast.