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Marvel Comics recently announced two new X-Men series debuting this July written by acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman. They are titled 'House of X' and 'Powers of X' and will redefine the X-Men and their place in the Marvel Universe. Joe Madureira had a successful run on Uncanny X-Men back in the 1990's and Marvel has commissioned him to draw various variant covers for X-Men over years since then. Fans can now anticipate a new variant cover by Joe for the new 'House of X' series this July since his name is in the solicitations. Here's an image promotion the new X-Men series (not drawn by Joe Mad!).

Back in February Joe posted to twitter about a Kickstarter backer sketch reward (for backing Battle Chaser's: Nightwar) that featured 90's Uncanny X-Men characters Rogue and Gambit. Today he's posted some rough concepts of the two before he decided on the final piece. It's amazing to see Joe draw these characters again after so many years. Here's what Joe had to say on twitter: Some roughs for that Rogue and Gambit Image I posted recently. Everything starts with messy scribbles! #rogue #gambit #XMen #marvelcomics #ComicArt #90s #sketches

Exciting news for DC Collectible fans! At Toy Fair 2019 DC has revealed their upcoming lineup of releases and one is a Batman Black and White statue by Joe Madureira! Here's what DC says about the release: "Straight from the variant cover of JUSTICE LEAGUE: REBIRTH #1 comes Batman by Joe Madureira, in a powerful stance, ready for action. This Batman Black & White piece features Madureira’s bold and graphic lines and strong character design, all sculpted into 3-D form by Paul Harding. The Batman Black & White line brings to life interpretations of the World’s Greatest Detective and select Gotham City characters from the comics industry’s brightest stars. Limited edition of 5,000 and individually numbered." The statue can be pre-ordered online now. Image below shows Justice League: Rebirth #1, which is the comic cover the statue is based on. Here's hoping there will be some other Joe Madureira statues released in the future.

Another backer sketch as part of the Battle Chasers: Nightwar kickstarter campaign features the Joker! Here's what Joe had to say about the drawing: Another fun backer reward from our BC Kickstarter campaign. Some tiers let you choose specific characters, Jared chose the Joker. Slowly but surely getting through all of these. #Kickstarter #Joker #dccomics #comics #sketch #pencils #YesNewBCcomicsAreComing In the twitter post Joe says "Yes, new BC comics are coming." As part of the Battle Chasers: Nightwar Kickstarter campaign it was stated that Joe would finish the story of his original Battle Chaser's story by releasing issues 10-12. Fans have been patiently (and not patiently) waiting for the issues to come out. Hopefully we will learn more about them in 2019.

Coming to comic stores near you on March 6th, Mirka Andolfo's Unnatural #8 will have variant 'B' covers, one of which is by Joe Madureira. If you're not familiar with the series, here's a synopsis by Image Comics: "Leslie is a simple pig girl. She loves sushi, she's stuck with a job she hates, and she lives under a brutal totalitarian government-one that punishes transgressors for anything deemed 'unnatural.' Leslie dreams of something different for herself. But those dreams are becoming dangerous... This Italian hit series by MIRKA ANDOLFO (Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, DC Comics Bombshells) will transport you into a colorful but terrible world-full of anthropomorphic creatures, but light on personal freedoms-by way of a breathtaking plot that travels between thriller and fantasy, with a hint of sensuality."

Rewards are still going out from the Kickstarter campaign that helped fund Battle Chasers: Nightwar. One backer reward level got you a sketch of your choice drawn by Joe Madureira. This drawing brings back all kinds of memories from Joe's run on Uncanny X-Men. During the run, Gambit and Rogue had a budding romance and now we get to see how much Joe's art has developed since those 90's stories. Here's what Joe had to say about it: What year is this again?! The 90’s are alive and well! One of my favorite #kickstarter backer reward sketchies. Most of you were babies the last time I drew these two. 😂 Thanks Kin! ❤️ #gambit #rogue #XMen #25yearsLater

It's been a quiet six months for Joe Madureira news but snooping around the news today I see he's scheduled to draw a variant cover for issue 8 of Image Comic's bestselling series 'Unnatural' created by Mirka Andolfo. The cover hasn't been released yet but hopefully something will be released before the March 6th release. Here is Mirka Andolfo's cover for the issue. I'd also like to thank you all for the ongoing support and wish you a Happy Holidays! Here's a classic holiday themed Joe Madureira page from Uncanny X-Men 341!

With Joe's Batman #50 covers now available for purchase (see joemad.com ) the man himself tweeted some photos of the working pencils. The line work is as impressive as ever, it's so great to see Joe's take on these iconic characters. Batgirl, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, the Joker, Superman and Wonder Woman are all featured here. If you haven't purchased the exclusive covers yet they're still available while supplies last. Wish I took better process pics! 😭 All three of my Exclusive #Batman50 covers are available NOW on https://t.co/Wk2djGjUCq !! Numbers are LIMITED! #JoeMad #batman #catwoman #BatmanCatwomanWedding #DCcomics #Pencildrawing #comicbooks #DCcomics #Superman #WonderWoman #Joker pic.twitter.com/BYgq5FzAsS — Joe Madureira 💢 #E3 ⁉️ (@JoeMadx) June 9, 2018

Well that was fast! Hours after the Batman #50 teaser tweet by Joe Madureira, he followed up with a snippit of the main cover... and now he's revealed the whole trio of covers and it features some amazing cameos. On the left cover behind Batman is a hero filled page featuring Superman, Wonder Woman and Batgirl, then on the right cover behind Catwoman it features the villans Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and the Joker. If you want to buy the cover or the collection of three, make sure you join the JoeMad.com mailing list here https://t.co/TO5Ajx9Aw4 . Here's Joe's tweet about the reveal. Can't wait to see what's next! Battle Chaser's number 10? One can dream. Enough teasing! Here are all THREE covers combined! Hope you dig! Colors by @NightblueArt Join the mailing list and receive a discount code here: https://t.co/TO5Ajx9Aw4 #JoeMad #Batman50 #JoeMadureira #Exclusive #Batman #Catwoman #BatmanCatwomanWedding ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ZDc8QsMNaW — Joe M...

Joe Madureira just updated fans on twitter with a sneak preview of the Batman #50 cover. 🔥It's almost here! Join the mailing list and receive a discount code for my Batman #50 cover exclusive. One of my favorites in a while!🔥 Subscribe here: https://t.co/TO5Ajx9Aw4 #JoeMad #Batman50 #JoeMadureira #Exclusive #Batman #Catwoman #BatmanCatwomanWedding pic.twitter.com/l4f6KMy9EC — Joe Madureira (@JoeMadx) June 7, 2018

Exciting news sent from Joe Madureira himself via twitter today! What's this now? 🤔Stay tuned! https://t.co/Wk2djGBw10 #JoeMad #Batman50 #JoeMadureira #Exclusive #Batman #Catwoman #BatmanCatwomanWedding pic.twitter.com/EZAZ57WSwR — Joe Madureira (@JoeMadx) June 7, 2018 So a few things, first it seems that Joe does indeed own the www.JoeMad.com domain and is finally using it to be an online store for his work. It seems he'll sell exclusive covers to comics (much like J Scott Campbell does with www.jscottcampbell.com ). So we should see variant covers for sale and perhaps this will be the storefront the new Battle Chaser's comics could be on? Second, Joe is doing exclusive Batman #50 variant covers, which is the issue featuring Batman and Catwoman's wedding. So expect them and the Bat Family to be on the cover(s). Third, YES, you read that right, there will be multiple covers. The new JoeMad.com Batman #50 store page has the following description. ...

Over at BleedingCool.com they have received some information that DC Comics is registering the trademark 'Cliffhanger!' for comic books, graphic novels and electronic downloadable publications. Cliffhanger! was a creator-owned imprint by Wildstorm that brought together Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers), Humberto Ramos (Crimson), and J Scott Campbell (Danger Girl). Wildstorm was bought by DC Comics years ago so they inherited the Cliffhanger imprint but it has since been phased out after Danger Girl and Crimson completed their runs and Battle Chasers ended on an actual cliffhanger. Now that this rumour of Cliffhanger! being registered is out in the open, what is DC Comics doing with it? Is this the first step in the continuation of Battle Chaser's? Joe Madureira promised to continue the comic series with a 3-issue story arc during the Battle Chasers: Nightwar Kickstarter campaign. Fingers crossed that this is the first sign of the continuation of the series! I'll hav...

In celebration of Battle Chasers: Nightwar releasing on the Nintendo Switch Joe Madureira posted a hilarious sketch of Red Monika showing Link her tri-force tattoo saying "Hey...big fan." Love this sketch! Also Link is in his Breath of the Wild blue tunic! Amazing. Hopefully we'll be seeing more from Joe and Airship Syndicate now that the game has been released on all platforms... Battle Chasers 2 at E3 anyone? One can dream. Battle Chasers: Nightwar NOW ON SWITCH! Buy it on EShop or at your favorite retailer! https://t.co/OeuoCjgBZE Please RT and help us spread the word! Thank you! (color by @NightblueArt ) #NintendoSwitch #RPG @AirshipSyn @THQNordic @NintendoAmerica pic.twitter.com/Ptys1ghiS9 — Joe Madureira (@JoeMadx) May 16, 2018

Today's the day to get Battle Chasers: Nightwar on the Nintendo Switch! The game is the first release from the team at Airship Syndicate and tells a brand new story featuring the characters from the cult classic comic series Battle Chasers. Explore the island of Harm's Way with Gully, Garrison, Red Monika, Knolan, Calibretto and new to the series, Alumon the demon hunter. The gameplay pulls from classic JRPG/dungeon crawlers and is beautifully rendered in Joe Madureira's unique art style. Buy it now on Amazon.com! Battle Chasers: Nightwar - Nintendo Switch

The Battle Chasers: Nightwar Documentary by Gameumentary is out now! The doc goes through the formation of  Airship Syndicate  and the development of the game based on Joe Madureira's classic Battle Chaser comic book series.

The crew over at Gameumentary is fresh off of finishing the Darksiders documentary and have released a trailer for their next project, a documentary on Battle Chasers: Nightwar. If it's anything like the Darksiders doc then expect lots of great behind the scenes insight on the development and design of the game. You'll see creative director Joe Madureira and the whole team at Airship Syndicate discussing the process of bringing their kickstarter idea to life and the hurdles they had to jump along the way. Looking forward to this! The full documentary will be releasing on May 8th.

Airship Syndicate just announced that they have released a major patch for both PS4 and Xbox One to fix bugs/gameplay issues to Battle Chasers: Nightwar. The patch notes for PS4 can be read here: http://community.airshipsyndicate.com/t/ps4-1-04-patch-notes/4206/2 Xbox One Patch notes can be read here: http://community.airshipsyndicate.com/t/xbox-one-patch-notes/4207/2 And a bonus for Xbox One X owners, the game visuals have been updated to 4K for combat and Dungeons run at a much higher resolution. Check out these two 4K examples. Also, those of you that backed the kickstarter campaign should be happy to know that the physical rewards for your pledge are almost ready to ship out. The 'sketchy' tier of Kickstarter backers get one of these amazing Joe Madureira character sketches of your favourite Battle Chasers characters.

For those patiently waiting for the Nintendo Switch release of Battle Chasers: Nightwar (me included) Joe Madureira posted this image of Ryan Stefanelli playing the game on the popular console. The game will be released digitally and in stores on May 15th. If you can't wait that long the game is available now on Xbox One, PS4, PC and Mac. If you can't wait that long the game is available now on Xbox One, PS4, PC and Mac. Amazon has great prices as you're reading this!

Gameumentary  has released an amazing documentary on the Darksiders video game series. It's a must watch for any fans of the game or just fans of Joe Madureira (since he was the creative director of the series). The documentary starts from the very beginning when the game was just an idea on a napkin right up until the development and release of Darksiders 2. If this documentary wasn't enough, Gameumentary will be releasing a new one on the development of Battle Chasers: Nightwar in the coming weeks. I'm looking forward to it! Hopefully we'll learn some interesting things about the design and development of the game. Also, maybe we'll finally hear some news about Joe Madureira's progress on continuing the Battle Chasers comic series.

Here's a great interview by Gameumentary of Joe Madureira's transition from the comic industry to the games industry. In the coming weeks Gameumentary will also be releasing a full documentary on the Darksiders video game series which will have some great behind the scenes information on the design and development of the successful game.