Steve Orlando: Undertow

A look at the Atlantean comic book series brimming with modern themes

“Comics are a beautiful medium. The combination of visual art and text engages both sides of your brain, causing you to retain more than from a similar story in other mediums,” shares writer Steve Orlando. This is certainly true of his latest series “UNDERTOW“—done in collaboration with artist/colorist Artyom Trakhanov and letterer/designer Thomas Mauer. Its engaging artistry is met with a riveting tale, sci-fi influences …

Satan Lucky

China's subversive illustrator on walking the censorship line, free speech and publishing

Beijing-based comic designer and illustrator Satan Lucky—a light-hearted name choice he made as a teenager—is not a dark character at all. On the contrary, he’s a smiling, cheerful young man with a very independent spirit and a true passion for storytelling. Since his childhood, Lucky has been fascinated by manga culture and the late Japanese master Osamu Tezuka (author and creator of the iconic Astro …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Penn Station redesign, Scott Campbell's Mexican prison tattoo guns, Google Nutrition and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Google Blimp Wi-Fi Gone are the days of blimps being used solely for advertising at the Superbowl. Google is currently developing technology that will provide Wi-Fi to over one billion people in Africa and Southeast Asia using a mix of hardware—including blimps. The technology has already been piloted in the US but is part of a larger effort to focus on emerging markets through …