CBR: SDCC's The Image Comics Panel

The Image Comics Show at Comic-Con International in San Diego kicked off as PR and Marketing Coordinator Betsy Gomez introduced the fan-filled crowd to an all-star lineup of writers including Robert Kirkman ("Walking Dead," "Invincible"), Joe Kelly ("I Kill Giants"), Marc Guggenheim (writer of the "Green Lantern" film), John Layman ("Chew"), Ben McCool ("Choker"), and Nick Spencer ("Forgetless").

Betsy Gomez then took the opportunity to mention two upcoming projects from Top Cow writer Ron Marz ("Witchblade," "Artifacts"). Image has picked up Marz and Lee Moder's "Shinku" as a full-color monthly series, with the series focusing on vampires versus samurai. Marz previously released an ashcan issue at Baltimore Comic-Con in 2009. Additionally, Image and Top Cow are jointly collaborating on Marz's "Firebreather vs. Dragon Prince," with more details to be revealed at the Top Cow panel.

Read about the panel here.
Source: CBR

Newsarama: FIREBREATHER & DRAGON PRINCE Team-Up @ Top Cow

Yes, they're both half-dragon/half teenage boy, the offspring of human mothers and mythical dragon fathers. And yes they're both new to the comics' scene over the last few years. But according to their respective creators, that's where the similarities between Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn's Firebreather and Ron Marz, Jeff Johnson and Lee Moder's Dragon Prince end. 



And they're putting their money where their mouth's are this fall inviting the comparison confident readers will see the contrasts in Firebreather vs. Dragon Prince, a Top Cow one-shot announced Saturday afternoon at the Top Cow panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego.

In the four-issue Dragon Prince miniseries released just two years ago, a teenager named Aaron Chiang is revealed to be the son of a dragon and the last heir to the dragon kingdom.

Read the full interview here.
Source: Newsarama

Blog@Newsarama: Art Fit for A "Prince"

Over at Ron Marz’s blog, there’s a cool story about Marz and Top Cow artist (and upcoming Velocity partner) Kenneth Rocafort and Rocafort surprising Marz with this piece of art.

“I was stunned, to say the least, both by Kenneth’s generosity and the sheer awesomeness of the piece. Kenneth had offered to do a Dragon Prince piece at the Baltimore Con the previous year, but I figured it’d just be a quickie in my sketchbook at some point. I certainly didn’t expect … this.”

Read the full article here.
Source: Newsarama via Ron Marz

Comic Book Script Archive Hosts four scripts from Ron Marz

As reported by The Comic Book Script Archive:

If you’ve been reading comics for any length of time, I’d wager a pretty penny that you’ve read a few by Ron Marz. A quick glance at his biblography showcases Ron’s work with almost ever major comic book publisher, and on a personal note, his Silver Surfer run was epic.

Lately, Ron has been sandboxing in the Top Cow universe with an acclaimed run on Witchblade– a title that may have been fairly criticized as a cheesecake book eight years ago, Ron has been working hard to shake that preconception off the book by grounding it in character.

Read the entire article and scripts here.

Source: The Comic Book Script Archive

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Robot 6's Brigid Alverson Reviews Dragon Prince

Brigid Alverson: I don’t read a lot of pamphlet comics, but Top Cow sent me their mini-series Dragon Prince and I really liked it. I can see where it would have a lot of teen appeal, because it’s one of those stories about a transformation that takes the hero by surprise and changes his life — just like puberty. In this case, though, it’s more dramatic—Aaron, a 14-year-old boy, suddenly has the power to become a dragon. It turns out that his father was also a dragon (but he could shape-shift into human form, so there’s no bestiality here—no way) and Aaron has inherited his powers. That’s the good news. The bad news is that there is now a badass tattooed guy and a whole team of ninjas after him and his mom. It’s a good story, nicely paced, and I liked the art, except that the mother looked like every woman in every superhero comic in the world. Same face, same gravity-defying boobs, same skin-tight clothing. Aaron was drawn with a lot of character, and it would have been nice to see the same creativity go into his mom.

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GEN reviews Dragon Prince #4

And you thought your family had issues. The Dragon Prince mini-series by Ron Marz comes to a fiery conclusion with this issue, and it’s been a fun ride. Not mind-blowing by any means, but solid, good quality comic. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that (except my grammar)!

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The Quarter Bin reviews Dragon Prince #4

By now, it’s no secret that I’m a fan of Ron Marz. His name is on the short list of writers that I’ll read anytime they have something coming out. A book like Dragon Prince isn’t necessarily something I would pick up, but since it’s a Ron Marz penned project, I gave it a shot. Now that the first mini-series is complete, I’m actually pretty glad I followed this story all the way through.

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Jazma Online reviews Dragon Prince #4 and Darkness #10/74

Dragon Prince #4
Its all in the family. A family torn apart by what they think is right or wrong. Should dragons roam free?
A young dragon just learning his way has some serious adventures ahead. The art and colors bring out the magic within these pages giving it life. It is truely an artistic delight. The dragon is a majestic sight. The artwork brings out the power in it. READ MORE.


Darkness #10/74
Jackie has become a collections man. He now works for Sovereign. How the mighty have fallen. He is a shell of his former self.
Jackie can be one sadistic mean SOB. Phil Hester writes a compelling story. Jackie's character grabs your attention. Jackie is by no means shown as a good person he does though have a way of dealing with those who are outright evil. Jackie is an anti-hero he does whatever he feels is right and to hell with the consequences. His character is one of no morals where he is concerned with doing what he thinks is right. READ MORE.

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Comic Book Resources reviews Dragon Prince #4

Aaron Chiang's adventures continue, so I sat down with my daughter, Amanda, and we took a look at the final issue in this first (I hope) "Dragon Prince" mini series.

"I like it! Good ending," are the words my eleven-year-old Amanda had to share following her reading of this issue. Amanda liked how it ended, but wonders how the Dragon Hunter's story is going to end. Does he find a family of his own? Will we see more adventures with him? Amanda is officially curious about what happens next, moreso with the Hunter than Aaron and his family.

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Best Shots reviews Dragon Prince #4

There are some really great moments in this series and I've really enjoyed it. Lee Moder's style really fits Ron Marz's script very well. It's not gritty or edgy. There's no tits and ass. It's just an enjoyable story that readers of almost any age can pick up. I know it's just the beginning of the year, but I'm sure this will make my top picks. It'll be released in trade sometime this year, so if you missed it the first time, be sure to scoop it up.

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Newsarama posts Dragon Prince #4 preview

Top Cow has released a preview of Dragon Prince #4 by Ron Marz and Lee Moder, with covers by Moder, Jeff Johnson, Ryan Sook and David Petersen. The solicitation for the issue reads: Imprisoned in a dungeon high up in the Himalaya Mountains, Aaron Chiang comes face to face with the father he always believed was dead – the Dragon King. Can father and son manage to escape from their imprisonment…or will one have to sacrifice his own life to save that of the other? The modern fantasy by Ron Marz and Lee Moder roars to its pulse-pounding climax! Featuring a special variant cover by Ryan Sook (Countdown)!

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Graphic Classroom recommends Dragon Prince

Half-Caucasian and half-Chinese 14-year-old Aaron – dubbed “white rice” by the schoolyard bullies – is awkward and alone, and he’s not dealing well with his bodily changes. His special brand of adolescent transformation bubbles to the surface when he finds out he is not only bi-racial but bi-species. During an altercation with his formidable thugs Aaron turns green and spits fire, setting one of the bullies on fire. READ MORE.

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The Quarter Bin reviews DRAGON PRINCE #3

Fantasy stories are tricky. It’s tough to do something that hasn’t been done before, and it’s just as tough to put a new spin on an old story. So far in Dragon Prince, we have a young boy named Aaron, who is a half-human, half-dragon who just found out about his heritage. Almost as soon as he finds out, a Dragon Hunter arrives to take Aaron and his mother away to some hidden palace (think K’un L’un) for what appears to be a terrible fate.

This issue picks up with Aaron and his mother captive at the palace of the Magi, the order of magicians who are trying to eliminate all dragons. Marz’s pacing has always been one of his strong points, and in an issue which takes place primarily in one setting, he moves the story along nicely. Aaron’s coming into his own as a character, and Marz delivers some solid characterization for the kid in just a few moments. READ MORE.

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CBR claims DRAGON PRINCE would work great as animated film in its review of issue #3

Ah, the third issue where the plot slows down, so things can be explained -— this structure is strangely New Reader Friendly. I didn’t read the first two issues of “Dragon Prince,” but this issue is so easy to follow along that I wasn’t lost at all. Aaron is a dragon, or half-dragon since his mother is human, and he’s been captured by a group called the Magi that hunt dragons, supposedly to protect humanity.

There’s something very familiar about that plot. It’s not a rip-off of anything specific, but the general ideas are very basic and general: a young boy finds out he’s got a secret heritage with two groups telling him conflicting things, each trying to win him over. But, Ron Marz makes this generic sort of plot work with subtle hints that Aaron is also aware of stories like that, and is wary of everything he’s told. He doesn’t believe what Madigan, leader of the Magi tells him, but he also doesn’t disbelieve. The character is remarkably self-aware, but that self-awareness is downplayed and mostly hinted at. READ MORE.

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CBR writer and his 11-year-old daughter review DRAGON PRINCE #2

The all-ages adventure of Aaron Chiang and his mother continues in a new issue of the first storyline in this Top Cow comic.

Marz picks up right where he left off in the first issue, with Aaron and his mother on the precipice of a terrible calamity. Aaron carries the lineage of dragons in his veins, and that lineage is the target of a secretive enclave looking to eliminate dragons through their own magic.

Moder's art here is strong and clean, aptly aided by the colors of Blond (that just seems weird to type). Moder's work has evolved quite substantially since his days on "Stars and STRIPE," almost to the point where his work here feels like it could be a completely different artist. A very keenly detailed, clean-lined different artist, but different nonetheless. The sensibilities of Moder's design here are more straightforward, more cinematic, than they were in "Stars." Here, that works very well. It provides a realism to this tale that might otherwise be hard to grasp, given the fantastic nature of the feature characters.
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Nerdage podcast reviews DRAGON PRINCE #2

Kyle Roberts and I hit on some of the week’s biggest comics, including Action Comics 870, Deadpool 3, Dragon Prince 2 and X-Men Original Sin.
I’m aware that as I post this, the date is wrong on the vodcast.

– Matt Price

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