Fiona Staples

The latest cover I did for Archie- Betty and Veronica as little...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:55:07 -0400

The latest cover I did for Archie- Betty and Veronica as little mermaids! When they sent me the script for this issue, it was a bunch of rough layouts that the great Dan Parent must have sketched and scripted at the same time. Pretty interesting! I’ve heard a lot of writer/artists work that way.

More about the Little Mermaids issue in this CBR piece.

Outré Anthology

Sat, 04 May 2013 14:40:44 -0400

I did an interview for a new magazine that’s launching today!

alexhchung: Saga’s Alana by Joshua Middleton OH MY GOD JOSH...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:01:26 -0400

alexhchung:

Saga’s Alana by Joshua Middleton

OH MY GOD JOSH MIDDLETON AAAAAAAH

imagecomics: This week’s episode of CW’S Supernatural featured...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:54:00 -0400

imagecomics:

This week’s episode of CW’S Supernatural featured a Lying Cat T-Shirt worn by “Charlie,” played by Felicia Day, who calls SAGA the “best comic EVER?!”

You can pre-order your very own Lying Cat T-shirt, with new art by Fiona Staples, at comic book stores everywhere!

Calgary Expo this weekend!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:57:00 -0400

I won’t be there the whole time due to my workload, but here’s when you can find me at table X-08:

Friday: 5-8 p.m.

Saturday: 3-7 p.m.

Sunday: 2-5 p.m.

I’ll be signing, selling Saga trades ($10) and prints ($20), and copies of my sketchbook ($20). Sketching if time allows, probably during the last hour of each day.

This is always a really fun show bursting with local talent. For cool art and brand new books, don’t miss:

Neil Lalonde, Nick Johnson and Jason Mehmel at S-06

Chris Peterson at S-04

Christopher Johnston at 1214

Daniel Andrews at Q-05

Ryan Ferrier and Vic Malhotra at P-05

dorkboy comics at 1124

Laurie B! at 822

Red 5 Comics at 622,722

Alberta College of Art & Design at 1111-1112 1211-1212

"Follow-up from BKV: APPLE vs. SAGA #12 A follow-up to yesterday’s press release: I wanted to..."

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:20:11 -0400

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Follow-up from BKV: APPLE vs. SAGA #12

A follow-up to yesterday’s press release:

I wanted to apologize to everyone for this entire SAGA #12 kerfuffle. Yesterday, I was mistakenly led to believe that this issue was solely with Apple, but it’s now clear that it was only ever Comixology too conservatively interpreting Apple’s rules. I’m truly sorry. I never thought either company was being homophobic, only weirdly inconsistent about what kind of adult material was permissible. I’m grateful that the situation was cleared up so quickly, and I’m delighted I can go back to reading smutty comics on my Retina Display iPad.

—Brian K. Vaughan

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"Annoying press release thing: APPLE vs. SAGA #12 As has hopefully been clear from the first page of..."

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:58:41 -0400

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Annoying press release thing: APPLE vs. SAGA #12

As has hopefully been clear from the first page of our first issue, SAGA is a series for the proverbial “mature reader.” Unfortunately, because of two postage stamp-sized images of gay sex, Apple is banning tomorrow’s SAGA #12 from being sold through any iOS apps. This is a drag, especially because our book has featured what I would consider much more graphic imagery in the past, but there you go. Fiona and I could always edit the images in question, but everything we put into the book is there to advance our story, not (just) to shock or titillate, so we’re not changing shit.

Apologies to everyone who reads our series on iPads or iPhones, but here are your alternatives for Wednesday:

1) Head over to you friendly neighborhood comics shop and pick up a physical copy of our issue that you can have and hold forever.

2) While you’re at it, don’t forget to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which helps protect retailers who are brave enough to carry work that some in their communities might consider offensive. You can find signed copies of Saga at the CBLDF site right now.

3) Download the issue directly through sites like https://comics.imagecomics.com or on your non-Apple smartphone or tablet.

4) If all else fails, you might be able to find SAGA #12 in Apple’s iBookstore, which apparently sometimes allows more adult material to be sold than through its apps. Crazy, right?

Anyway, special thanks to Eric Stephenson and everyone at Image for supporting our decision, and for always being so supportive of creators. Sorry again to readers for the inconvenience, but I hope everyone will be able to find an issue that Fiona and I are particularly proud of. And after you do, please check out PanelSyndicate.com, the new digital comics site I own with artist Marcos Martin, which remains 100% uncensored by corporate overlords.

Your pal,
Brian

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marajenn: Mega Con 2013 Cosplay: Gwendolyn (Saga) Check out...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:28:58 -0400

marajenn:

Mega Con 2013

Cosplay: Gwendolyn (Saga)

Check out this incredible Gwendolyn cosplay!!

benrankel: Fiona and I drew some creepy bunnies at this art...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:01:03 -0400

benrankel:

Fiona and I drew some creepy bunnies at this art opening thingy tonight.

Saga cover prints (the covers for issues 4, 7, 8, 9, and 12) and...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:48:54 -0500

Saga cover prints (the covers for issues 4, 7, 8, 9, and 12) and my new sketchbook, “Fiona Staples Digest #1,” are now for sale on essentialsequential.com! They are $20 each- more details on the website.

For kicks here’s a fanart I did of Red Sonja in 2007, when I was...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:29:24 -0500

For kicks here’s a fanart I did of Red Sonja in 2007, when I was just starting out in comics. It doesn’t SOUND that long ago but it’s been six years!

I did a Red Sonja cover for the first issue of Dynamite’s new...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:57:04 -0500

I did a Red Sonja cover for the first issue of Dynamite’s new miniseries! Gail Simone will be writing it and Walter Giovani doing interiors. Boy do I love barbarians

My ECCC Schedule

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:20:00 -0500

I’ll be at Emerald City Comic Con this weekend, at table U-01 with the rest of the Essential Sequential group! We’ll have prints, Saga trades, and my brand new sketchbook “Fiona Staples Digest #1” for sale. I might be away from the table for lunch or to roam the con a bit, so if you have a packed schedule and want to make SURE you get me, best to come by at the times below! Please note that the times at the Image booth will be ticketed signings, so you’ll need to grab a ticket from the Image gang in advance.

I’m not taking commissions, but I’ll be doing little head sketches during the LAST HOUR of each day- you can get one for a $20 donation to the Hero Initiative! I’ll have a jar at the table.

Throughout the day I’ll be happy to sign anything you have, but if it’s more than 5 items, I ask that you donate $1/item to the Hero Initiative. They do great work and I’m thankful that they’re around to support creators when it’s needed the most.

Anyway, here’s my schedule:

FRIDAY

3:00 - 3:45 Signing at Image booth (ticketed)

5:00 Panel: Putting the “Graphic” in Graphic Novels

It’s time to talk about sex and violence! BLACK KISS II, BUTCHER BAKER, SEX, SAGA, HAPPY, MULTIPLE WARHEADS, SEX CRIMINALS: these comics are definitely not for kids. Image Comics creators who aren’t shying away from adult situations talk about creating comics for grown-ups. Is there really such a thing as “gratuitous”? What’s it like to be banned in the UK and Canada? Join some of comics most respected creators for an eye-opening conversation.

7:00-8:00 Sketching/signing at U-01

SATURDAY

Signing at Image booth 2:00 - 2:45 (ticketed)

6:00-7:00 Sketching/signing at U-01

SUNDAY

1:00 Panel: Wondrous Worlds, Fractured Futures: Speculative Fiction and Image Comics

With the unlimited potential of comics, there is perhaps no better medium for speculative fiction than comics. Limited only by their imaginations, Image Comics creators have been creating far-flung universes where science, fantasy, and technology explode in rich possibilities. Find out why they choose science fiction, how they build worlds, and what inspires them.

3:00 - 3:45 Signing at Image booth (ticketed)

4:00-5:00 Sketching/signing at U-01

A 30-minute Caesar that I drew in a frenzy after last...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:00:54 -0500

A 30-minute Caesar that I drew in a frenzy after last night’s episode of Spartacus.

t1mco: Oh my god now I remember what I really wanted to draw it...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:57:46 -0500

t1mco:

Oh my god now I remember what I really wanted to draw it was StalkxWill sexy times damn can you even imagine getting it on with a spider lady.

Weeps I miss herrrrrr

I KNOWW
CAUGHT UP IN THE MIDDLE
I CRY
JUST A LITTLE
WHEN I THINK OF LETTING GO

Also fascinating discovery the “Saga” tag on tumblr is like Twilight, this comic, and some J-Pop/Rock group or something??? Shiiiitttt.

Having someone draw smutty fanart of your comic characters is one of the best things that can ever happen to a person. Great work!

talewise: Saga. Saga pixel art sooo cooool!

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:04:13 -0500

talewise:

Saga.

Saga pixel art sooo cooool!

So excited about the new season of Spartacus!

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:24:02 -0500

So excited about the new season of Spartacus!

Yo! Fiona staples! Sup? I think your work with SAGA is pretty f*#^king awesome! Keep up the good work. How did you learn to draw? Are you self taught?

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:09:26 -0500

Thanks for writing! I went to ACAD some years ago, where they taught me how to draw, and also how to teach myself how to draw. This is a dumb cliche, but “learning how to learn” is pretty valuable. It means I was able to keep getting better on my own after I graduated in 2006. Art school equipped me with fundamental technical skills, and a ruthlessly critical eye with which to destroy and rebuild my own work. So that’s, in a nutshell, how I learned to draw.

Guess what! I’ll actually be back at ACAD tomorrow at 3, taking part in a round-table discussion about comics with fellow artists Riley Rossmo, Scott Kowalchuk, Tyler Jenkins, Alex Link, and Travis Sengaus. If you’re a Calgarian with a free afternoon, do stop by!

Saga #12 cover! Out April

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:09:04 -0500

Saga #12 cover! Out April

Thought Bubble apologies

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:32:12 -0500

So, I was REALLY looking forward to meeting readers and seeing friends at the Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds last weekend, but unfortunately I came down with the worst food poisoning I’ve ever experienced and had to cancel. I’m very sorry I wasn’t there!

However, we did manage to squeeze in two successful signings at the Travelling Man stores in Manchester and Newcastle, so thanks to everyone who came out to those. I also want to thank the TB organizers who were extremely nice even though I was the worst possible guest. I am doing a lot better now and am just going to enjoy the rest of my time in the UK!