Hollywood Reporter’s HEAT VISION broke the news that Terry Moore’s Rachel Rising got picked up by Alcon Television Group. Alcon financed/produced movies like BOOK OF ELI, Christopher Nolan’s INSOMNIA, and the Academy Award winning BLINDSIDE.
Read Monkeybrain’s Bandette #1 for Free
04/17/2013 by 1 Comment
Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover’s Bandette has received four Will Eisner Comic Industry Award nominations for 2013. The digital comic is up for Best New Series and Best Digital Series, and Colleen is nominated under Best Penciller/Inker and Best Colorist. Want to see what all the fuss is about? In light of the prestigious news, Monkeybrain is giving away issue one — free of charge — until Friday night of San Diego Comic-Con.
Kick-Watcher: Jason Coffee’s Warhawks and Meatspace 2 & 3
04/12/2013 by 1 Comment
TweetJason Coffee passed away at the age of 33 leaving behind many sci-fi movie scripts that will never see the light of day. Jason’s dying wish was for his voice to be heard, so his friends respected his wishes and adapted Coffee’s Warhawks screenplay into a comic book. Josh Grofain is back on the Kickstarter-horse after [...]
INTERVIEW: Elaine Lee on self-publishing, Kickstarter and Starstruck
04/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
TweetKickstarter has turned in to my new ESPN. You could have done a March Madness bracket of Kickstarter projects last month, but everyone wins. Elaine Lee and Michael Kaluta’s project involves reprinting Harry Palmer’s story from Starstruck—originally published with Marvel/Epic, but with an additional 88 new pages. 24 hours after launch they were sitting at 50% of [...]
Kickwatcher: Uncle Alice Presents and CROOKS & NANNIES
04/01/2013 by Leave a Comment
TweetHere’s your chance to fund Jim Calafiore’s solo project and write or draw a horror story for Alice Cooper. There’s even something for the comic book-golfers in this one.
24 Hours of Women Cartoonists: Becky Cloonan
03/29/2013 by 3 Comments
Tweet I don’t know why I didn’t think of her earlier. Becky Cloonan was featured in Oprah’s magazine for crying out loud.
24 Hours of Women Cartoonists: Ming Doyle
03/29/2013 by 4 Comments
TweetWhen I saw Clark and Lois 4ever seven years ago, I knew Ming Doyle was going to be something. Ming started out on various anthologies like Jennifer’s Body (BOOM! Studios), Popgun (Image Comics), and doing a weekly webcomic with Kevin Church called The Loneliest Astronauts. The story is basically what if Steve Martin and John Candy from Trains, Planes and [...]
24 Hours of Women Cartoonists: Laura Allred
03/29/2013 by 8 Comments
TweetThey say that behind ever Madman is Laura Allred. Fine, no one has ever said that but I still think it’s true.
24 Hours of Women Cartoonists: Michelle Czajkowski
03/29/2013 by Leave a Comment
TweetMichelle Czajkowski is sort of a big deal on deviantart. Michelle started her weekly webcomic “Ava’s Demon” in 2012, and is currently at page 392. She seems to keep her personal life private and lets her art tell you all you need to know. This is the only photograph I can find of Michelle:
Kick-Watcher: Interview with Vera Greentea on PAPA
03/25/2013 by 1 Comment
Tweet Writer/publisher Vera Greentea is shooting for her fifth successful Kickstarter comic book campaign. Since 2010 she has raised $22,601 and this time she’s trying to hit her $10,000 goal to fund her latest anthology, PAPA.
Jodi Picoult’s a Marvel Zombie
03/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
This weekend I attended the fifth annual Tucson Festival of Books. TFOB is a among the top five book festivals in the nation. This year has attracted a lot of famous authors, including, Jodi Picoult.
On the scene: Emerald City Comic Con ’13 in photos
03/04/2013 by 5 Comments
TweetFor years people have been telling me to go to this show. “It’s a comics comic-con.” I just want to say right of fthe bat, if you didn’t get in to San Diego Comic-Con or you have been going for years and didn’t beat the refresh button, then save up for ECCC next year. This [...]
ECCC ’13 – The Big Picture Panel
03/01/2013 by 2 Comments
TweetThe Internet has changed everything for the funny book business; we all know that for the most part. It can either make or break your comic book career that probably hasn’t even started yet. The internet has 24/7 access to creators and publishers. What kind of impact is that having on the industry as a [...]
Kick-Watcher: Not-for-profit inspirational Batman documentary
02/22/2013 by 3 Comments
Brett Culp kick-starts his Batman inspired not-for-profit documentary, Legends of the Knight. Culp that features interviews from everyone’s favorite industry Bat-fans, and powerful everyday people that use their enthusiasm to be active in their communities and overcome extreme hardship.
Kick-Watcher: Raised by Raptors, Gumshoes 4 Hire, Ultrasylvania Vol. 2
02/07/2013 by Leave a Comment
I’m glad the holidays are over and everyone is off their ass making back to making some comic books. Something’s in the water or there just are some great project with a lot of heart and soul. We have some bright new faces, an industry favorite and a successful project manager looking for repeated success.
On the scene: Amazing Arizona Comic Con kicks off 2013 on the right foot
01/30/2013 by 1 Comment
The only cons I like better then ones that I can ride my bicycle to are cons that only take an hour and a half drive. Sometimes the commute is intimidating and it’s much easier to just stay home. Amazing Arizona Comic Con gave me too many reasons to not miss this event.
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