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Game Informer continues their coverage of Darksiders II with a video focusing on the art direction. They interview the Art Director Han Randhawa as well as Joe Madureira. There's some new art and interesting dialogue on how the Darksiders world follows Joe Mad's visual style and aesthetics. You can watch the video here .

Game Informer has an article up showing of the new "Loot" system in Darksiders II. You can customize Death's armor and weapons into a more advanced look. Play around with the Loot Gallery on Game Informer to try on the different armor and weapons.

Game Informer has updated the Darksiders II hub with a video interview with Joe Madureira talking about the origin of the Darksiders video game as well as showing off his Darksiders Tattoo! Check it out here .

Game Informer has a post just for Joe Madureira fans! There's a video showcasing his creative process as he draws a sketch of Darksiders II's lead character 'Death' and another telling us all about his history as an artist. A Joe Mad Fans must watch! Joe's History Joe's Creative Process

Game Informer has a new Darksides II article up which talks about the character development of the main character Death. Below are a few sketches and the finalized version of Death from Darksiders II. The "Rejected" character concepts are below.

A new update to the Darksiders II Hub at Game Informer . This time it's a video tour of the Vigil Games Studio in Austin, Texas. Some cool behind the scenes shots of the game and it's characters. As well as a few new Joe Madureira pieces. Check it out here .

Over at the Game Informer Darksiders II Hub there's a new developer commentary video featuring Joe Madureira and the other game designers talking about the first installment of the game. It has some good insights and details of how they made the first game. Watch it here .

Game Informer has a new feature article on Darksiders II, this time it's comparing the combat of Darksiders lead character War with the new lead Death in Darksiders II. Watch the video over at Game Informer and see some new Joe Madureira artwork. Here are a few screen grabs of said artwork.

Found this unreleased Death artwork by Joe Mad. Enjoy

HUGE news for Joe Madureira Fans! Starting this November the series features art by Joe Mad and is written by Zeb Wells. Zeb Says “With Dan Slott nailing all the Peter Parker soap opera stuff in Amazing Spider-Man, we wanted to a book about Spider-Man as a super hero, out there in the Marvel Universe with the Avengers. This is the big super action movie of Spider-Man every month, with Joe Mad on art.” Joe says “I was a freaking nerd in high school, so I can relate to Spider-Man. I loved Spider-Man because he was funny. Over the years, depending on the writer, sometimes he’s funny, sometimes he’s not. Zeb is very very funny. I hope I can pull it off, but we’re going to have some good comedy in there with serious big action.” Marvel states “the first arc will see Spider-Man and the Red Hulk headed deep underground to deal with the Mole Man and encountering a brand new threat… Avenging Spider-Man is Marvel Team-Up but where the stories have a major impact on Spider-Man and the Avengers....

THQ u Draw rep interviews Joe Madureira at E3 2011. He talks about the Game Informer Cover and a bit about Darksiders II.

Darksiders II has been revealed starting with the July issue of Game Informer! Here's the cover. You can view the trailer for Darksiders II here . Game Informer has a "Darksiders II Hub" page that reveals new content daily which can be viewed here . I'm sure there will be more news during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) next weekend! Stay tuned!

It's official, Joe Madureira is working on an unannouced Marvel Comics project as we speak. In an interview yesterday with Newsarama he says, "I'm actually working on a project for Marvel right now. I hope they announce it soon because I'm dying to talk about it!" The rumors are flying on what he's exactly working on and there are several hints to what it could be. One was in the recently released Battle Chasers Anthology in an opening foreward by Jeph Loeb where Jeph says. "I can only hope that he'll strike out again into the vast reaches of the comic book land he once conqured - Maybe even to see him tackle that webhead he loves so much." As well in the Newsarama interview Joe Mad himself says, "I will say it's a character that I've always wanted to work on. Probably my favorite character of all time, since I was a kid. People who follow my work can probably guess what it is!" If these hints suggest anything it's that ...

It's true, the long awaited collection of Joe Madureira's Battle Chasers is out today! The Battle Chasers Anthology includes issues #0-9, tons of development sketches, pull-out poster and unpublished pages from issue #10. Let me know what you think of it! *UPDATE* Joe Madureira updates fans via Facebook. It's true. The Battle Chasers Anthology hardcover IS OUT! Thanks for all the love and support. I've been super busy and neglecting my FB duties, but I will be back soon with a big update. PROMISE! Enjoy the book!! Will this big update be about a new Marvel Comics project? Only time will tell!

Just found an interesting bit of info on Diamond Comics Distributors previews... they have an updated shipping list with the Battle Chasers Anthology Hard Cover behind pushed forward to April 13, 2011 instead of June 29, 2011. Amazon.com has it listed for April 23, 2011 as well. So it seems we will (hopefully) be getting our hands on the Hardcover sooner rather than later! Check it out the Diamond Shipping List Update here .

During the WonderCon Cup O'Joe Panel (with Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Comics Joe Quesada) there was a Q&A session with fans and one of the questions was on the whereabouts of Joe Madureira. What's up with Joe Madureira and Travis Charest and guys like that? "If they want to come back to Marvel, all they need to do is email," Cebulski said. "The door is always open." So maybe with that news it seems Joe Madureira isn't really that close to coming back to Comics anytime soon. I'm sure he's quite busy with developing Darksiders 2.

Now, six months after it's proposed November 10th, 2010 release date the Battle Chasers Anthology delay is scheduled to be released on either April 13th, 2011 (Based on the Image Comics Website) or July 12th, 2011 (Based on Amazon.com). This isn't final but just the expected release date... hopefully we'll get it in our hands on it this year. Amazon still has a discount on the pre-order ( $63 for the $100 Hardcover and $93 for the $150 Hardcover ). BATTLE CHASERS ANTHOLOGY HC story, art & cover JOE MADUREIRA 340 PAGES / FC $100.00 / S&N LTD ED $150.00 Collecting every issue ever published of one of the most beloved comic book series of all time, this over-sized graphic novel is bursting at the seams with adventure! Follow young Gully as she searches for her missing father with the help of Garrison, a legendary swordsman; Knolan, the crafty wizard; Calibretto, an outlawed Wargolem; and the notorious mercenary Red Monika! Assaulted at every turn by a ...

Yesterday Joe Madureira was a featured guest at the Wizard World Comic Con in Austin, Texas. The local newspaper ' Austin Chronicle ' had a small interview I'd like to share. Austin Chronicle: On the game design front, it used to be that the approach was "what will the processors let us get away with?" Now it's "what will the ESRB let us get away with?" From an artistic perspective, how have you found working on video games? Joe Madureira: ESRB hasn't really affected us one way or another. When we started on Darksiders, we made a pact that rather than choose a rating we were shooting for and try to shoe-horn the design, we would do what was best for the game and the 'franchise' and let the rating be whatever it was. We got an 'M' rating, not surprising … but I don't think that's necessarily a huge deal these days. Some of the highest selling games in the last 5 years were slapped with an "M" rating. I think dev...

Over at Image Comics website they have the Battle Chasers Anthology listed to be released next week on Wednesday November 10th! Here's the cover as well as the synopsis they provided: BATTLE CHASERS ANTHOLOGY HC story, art & cover JOE MADUREIRA 340 PAGES / FC $100.00 / S&N LTD ED $150.00 Collecting every issue ever published of one of the most beloved comic book series of all time, this over-sized graphic novel is bursting at the seams with adventure! Follow young Gully as she searches for her missing father with the help of Garrison, a legendary swordsman; Knolan, the crafty wizard; Calibretto, an outlawed Wargolem; and the notorious mercenary Red Monika! Assaulted at every turn by a cast of memorable villains, Battle Chasers is packed with over-the-top action from cover to cover! Don’t miss this definitive collection, which includes never-before-seen sketches and new artwork, including a fold-out poster! Collects BATTLE CHASERS #0-9 However, over at Amazon.com they have...

The 2010 New York Comic Con is going on as I type this and Joe Madureira will be there all day today and tomorrow doing signings. I've read he has the Red Monika Print, Battle Chasers Hardcover Print and the un-edited Vampirella Print for sale at his booth. There should be a big announcement this weekend on what Joe Madureira will be drawing for Marvel next. During Marvel's CUP 'O JOE [QUESADA] Panel today Brian Bendis hinted that, "two high-profile, awesome artists" are working on crossover events between the Avengers team, saying that they're "significant Avengers shenanigans." Could this be what Joe Madureira is working on? Hopefully we'll find out over the next few days!