Sometimes I think if Cormac McCarthy penned comics those books would read a lot like Matt and Shawn Fillbach’s non-Star Wars work. Ok… Maybe McCarthy wouldn’t delve into something like the Fillbach’s Tales of the S.S. Chunky Star, since that’s aimed at kids, but much of the Fillbach’s other recent w…
One of my favorite parts of covering conventions is running into friends we've made in various industries. Two of our favorite people in comics, Matt and Sean Fillbach, take time away from C2E2 2014 to sit down and talk about their graphic novels Lives, Cadaver Dogs, and Captain Freebird - all avail…
Our friends at Valiant Entertainment have teased an image asking comic fans "What Do You Read First?" aimed at May, 2014. The emphasis is on the word "First" so I'll go out on a limb and wonder if this could be a collaboration between Valiant and First Comics? Could we be seeing Valiant helping Firs…
I’ll preface this review by mentioning I’ve had the distinct pleasure of meeting both Matt and Shawn Fillbach at C2E2 as well as SDCC and kicked it having a few beers...…
Learn what's current and on the horizon from Chicago's very own comic book company, First Comics. Publisher Ken Levin hosts the festivities at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo 2013.…
One of the great pleasures I had at this past weekend’s Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo was to sit down with Alex Wald and Matt and Shawn Fillbach to talk about one of my most fondly remembered comic companies – First Comics. You may be very surprised to find what the publisher has on the horiz…
I had a chance to chat with First Comics' art director Alex Wald as well as creators Matt Fillbach and Shawn Fillbach about the past, present and future of Chicago's very own First Comics (the website is coming soon!) right from the floor of the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo 2013.We'll di…
I have to say my first serious foray into independent comic publishers was, interestingly enough, with First Comics. I recall picking up American Flagg at the local comic shop and being wowed by not only the artwork but the mature storylines as well. I wasn't very familiar with Howard Chaykin's work…
