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Game Informer has just put up a fantastic article on the character development of War. There is a TON of artwork, some not seen before. I highly recommend checking it out. *Thanks to Rene for the link

Time for a breath of fresh air, Vigil Games (Joe Madureira's Video Game Company) has released their first game to market. After 3 years of development Darksiders is officially out on store shelves today. Being a Joe Madureira fan for so many years and witnessing his up and downs in the video game industry with games such as Dragonkind, Exarch, Dungeon Runners and Tabula Rasa it's nice to see him be successful with the release Darksiders. He's poured his heart into this game and has fulfilled his dream of creating a video game from concept to reality. I'm really excited to get my hands on a copy in the next few hours. Do yourself as a Joe Madureira fan a favor by going out and buying Darksiders: Wrath of War today. Amazon.com (xbox360) Amazon.com (PS3)

I was searching around the web and was pointed in the direction of new Darksiders artwork by Joe Madureira. Some of it might be old and some are questionable to being done by Joe Mad but enjoy them none the less! Here is the cover to the Darksiders Gamestop pre-order bonus graphic novel.

Here's what Wizard Magazine has to say about January's issue. JOE MAD'S LATEST! We hook up with fan-fave artist Joe Madureira for a look at his latest project: the forthcoming THQ video game release, Darksiders! Get an exclusive look at Joe Mad's designs as we catch up with the one-time X-Men superstar. Available in comic book stores: 01/06/10 I'll have the cover up as soon as it's released.

Darksiders Xbox 360 Interview - IGN Developer Interview #1

This is almost a month old but it's a great video showing off new Joe Madureira artwork and some story behind the development of the characters in Darksiders. Enjoy! Joe Madureira Talks Darksiders

The Darksiders Community Team have invited me to a Darksiders Event in London, England for this Thursday (October 29th). Unfortunately I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada so I cannot attend. If you live in the London area please email ASAP as I can put your name on the guest list to go on my behalf. email: mikemcmahon [at] gmail.com Thanks, Mike *UPDATE* Sadly no one got back to me in time for the event, it was a missed opportunity for sure.

Just an FYI that Joe Madureira will be at the Big Apple Comic Con. If you can make it, I'd highly suggest going! Joe Mad hasn't had a signing like this in a long time. "Joe Madureira is making a rare convention appearance at the Big Apple Comic Con October 16-18. 2009 to greet fans and sign autographs. Don’t miss your chance to meet this legendary comic artist!" source: Wizard World

Here is the final box art for the game Darksiders by Joe Madureira, both the sketch and the full colour version! The image sizes are huge so you can examine every fine detail of Joe Madureira's beautiful artwork. Along with that there are some sketches of the horse Ruin, and the Sythe weapon available when you pre-order the game at Gamestop. Darksiders is released in North American January 5th, 2010.

Over at Comic Art Fans there's a new sketch by Joe Madureira of Wolverine during Age of Apocalypse. It was drawn for a fan at E3 who wrote, "I saw Joe at E3 and he was extremely gracious enough to hook me up with this phenomenal Age of Apocalypse Wolverine sketch. It was fun debating where the triangle was and talking about booth babes. Good times. Thanks Joe!" I'd recommend clicking through the rest of that site since there are several sketches of Captain America, Red Monika, and more by Joe Mad.

So it seems I'm a little behind on the new Joe Madureira art around the web. Here are a few from Darksiders.

So I think it's official to say that Darksiders will be available in January 2010! I for one can't wait to see how Joe Madureira's concept art is featured in the game and how closely it follows his artistic style. Speaking of concept art, a new piece has been revealed over at the official Darksiders web site . It is of 'The Watcher' who is voiced by Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame. That's all for now!

This comes from Joystiq.com . During our hands-on experience with Darksiders, Joe Madureira joked that he could hide all of Battle Chasers #10 throughout the game. Cruel, Madureira, cruel. If you're a fan of the comic, then you'll know that issue has been a long time coming. Like eight years long. Eight. very. long. years. Even at the glacial pace the book was used to, that's been more than enough time to finish the series. We asked Madureira if there would be any hidden easter eggs featuring his artwork through the game, and he joked "Yeah, actually Battle Chasers #10 is scattered throughout the levels! Maybe I can finish it before the game comes out." We won't hold our breath, Joe. But seriously, when this game goes gold, please think about returning to the drawing board and putting that thing to bed. We'd love to read it. Let's pray that Joe Mad will someday finish Battle Chasers. Until then we have Darkstalkers to wait on.

Here are just a few pieces of Joe Madureira's artwork for Darksiders I have yet to post. Enjoy!

TVG.com had an interview with Joe Madureira, the creative director of the Darksiders video game. He talks about the games influences and features as well as a hint at a possible sequel if the game does well. You can read the interview here .

A lighthearted interview with Joe Madureira talking about the gameplay comparisons to God of War, why there is so much gore, and much more. It's a fun watch, check it out here .

Song.com interviewed Joe Madureira about the status of Darksiders. They mainly talk about the game design choices, combat style, voice actors and about the future of the game. Read it all here .

Over at IGN.com they have a hands on preview of the game as well as a video with directors commentary about the gameplay. Check it out here .

IGN took the time to interview Joe Madureira about Darksiders and his time back at Marvel drawing Ultimates Volume 3. He mentions the thought of re-releasing a Battle Chasers Trade Paper Back of the first nine issue since they are so hard to find these days. I'm crossing my fingers for that! Check it out here . Here are some new images from the article.

IGN has just posted four preview pages from Ultimates 3 Vol. 4 featuring new artwork from Joe Madureira. Here's what they have to say: Ultimates Vol. 3 #4 32 full color pages Written by: Jeph Loeb Art by: Joe Madureira & Christian Lichtner Release Date: June 25, 2008 Price: $2.99 Who rules the Savage Land? Who could possibly challenge Magneto's authority? How about the Ultimates with special guest Wolverine! Plus: back in NYC, the Wasp makes a discovery that will change everything! The most-talked-about series from superstars Jeph Loeb, Joe Madureira and Christian Lichtner charges toward Ultimatum! - Marvel Issue four as well as the variant cover by David Finch will be released next week on the 25th of June.

Over at ign.com they have a video Documentary featuring new gameplay and a behind the scenes look at Darksiders: Wrath of War. There are four new concept art pieces as well! Enjoy.

Some fresh news from ign.com ... they have released a preview for the variant cover of Ultimates 3 #4 (drawn by David Finch). The article also reveals that the issue should hit comic book shelves on June 25th.

Over at comic book resources there's news about Ultimates 3 Issues #1-3 being collected in "March On Ultimatum". My guess is that it's the first of two collected editions... yet there are only two issues left so I don't understand why they wouldn't wait to collect all five issues... then again, they're probably just milking the sales some more. Here's the details, ULTIMATES 3: MARCH ON ULTIMATUM (APR088026) Written by JEPH LOEB Pencils & Cover by JOE MADUREIRA & CHRISTIAN LICHTNER Parental Advisory …$4.99 FOC--5/29/08, On-Sale--6/18/08 On a side note I have no idea when Ultimates 3 #4 and #5 will be released, they seem to be delayed.

Over at ign.com they have some new screen shots and concept art from Darksiders: Wrath of War... here's the good stuff. Thanks to Jamar for the tip. Plus go here to read a new interview and watch a video! Some of which shows Joe Madureira doing his thing at his art table....so much art... wow. This game is getting alot of hype, maybe it will be the Mad! man's first published game, cross your fingers.

PC Gamer had an interview with Vigil Games’ General Manager David Adams and Studio Creative Director Joe Madureira about the Warhammer 40K MMO. Read it here .

The Darksiders website has been re-designed, shows some new art from Joe Mad (too bad you can't save the images). There are some new screen shots, production artwork and a (not new) teaser trailer for the game. Check it out! www.darksidersvideogame.com Also Game Trailers.com did an interview with Joe Madureira during the THQ Gamers Day 2008 conference. Here it is www.gametrailers.com

"Jeph Loeb and Joe Madureira dig into the sex, lies and violence behind their blockbuster hit live on stage" Good read on the story so far www.wizardworld.com

Just a heads up that Ultimates Vol 3 #1 Black and White Edition is scheduled to release this Wednesday March 19th with the two gate-fold hero and villain covers. The Wizard World LA Convention went on this past weekend where Joe Madureira and Jeph Loeb were on hand for a Ultimates panel. Comic Book Resources was there to fill us in. It's a good read, check it out ! Finally, Ultimates Vol 3 Issue #4 seems to be delayed until April with no solid release date yet!

Lots of good news today, first off the second issue of Ultimates Vol 3 is getting a second printing just like the first issue did. Here's hoping that it will feature another splash page by Joe Madureira. Over at Comic Book Resources they have a 5 page preview of Ultimates Vol 3 Issue 3 which is due out on shelves next wednesday!