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To do this Friday, NYC: Fresh Meat at SVA
04/25/2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Looking for the future superstars of comics? Stop by SVA’s Fresh Meat show tomorrow night—it’s a mini-convention of the best SVA students have to offer. AND it has a great poster by Kat Fajardo. The website has more illos and samples from exhibitors. Friday, April 27, 6 – 10pm Free and open to the [...]
INTERVIEW: From Dragons to Vampires to Super-Spies, with Emma Vieceli!
04/23/2013 by 2 Comments
TweetIt’s St George’s Day today, so to celebrate here’s an interview with the only other person on known record to have slain a dragon – Emma Vieceli, writer/artist for a number of graphic novels including Vampire Academy, Dragon Heir, and Avalon Chronicles. She’s also responsible for the artwork in Bates Motel on A&E, and is currently [...]
Egyptian cartoonist Magdy El Shafee arrested, still held in jail
04/22/2013 by 4 Comments
In a chilling reminder of the obstacles free speech still faces around the world, Egyptian political cartoonist Magdy El Shafee was arrested on Friday, and despite many reports that he was freed, the latest news is that he is still being held. El Shafee is a contributor to World War 3 Illustrated, and they reported on his arrest:
To Do This Weekend: Comica Comiket in London
04/18/2013 by 1 Comment
TweetAre you in London? Your weekend just got planned! Comica Comket starts on Friday, hosting comic creators including Frazer Irving, Julia Scheele, Brian Bolland, and David Hine, amongst many others. And it’s free to enter!
INTERVIEW: Jimmie Robinson Hits Out with Five Weapons!
04/16/2013 by 5 Comments
TweetJimmie Robinson can do basically anything. Writer, artist, designer and letterer, his most recent work Five Weapons has been receiving great acclaim from fans and critics alike. Set in a school for young would-be-assassins, the series sees the weaponless Tyler Shainline come to school and find himself immediately ducking and diving from the attentions of [...]
Comics…it was the worst of times
04/16/2013 by 30 Comments
Tweet In the Brian Hibbs column I quoted in my previous post, he also wrote this: We also live in an industry where a significant number of comics being published today are probably not making a living wage for anyone involved — comics that sell just five thousand copies into a national market are probably [...]
Cartoonists coming to a town near you: Knisley, Hernandez, Shaw, Hanawalt, Katin
04/16/2013 by 1 Comment
TweetWe’d like to remind you that a number of fantastic cartoonists are on tour either at the moment or upcoming soon this Spring. We’ve posted their schedules previously but here’s a quick catch-up on who’s where. Get out and support your local (or visiting) cartoonist! Lucy Knisley Gibert Hernandez Tuesday April 16th, 7 pm NEW [...]
Lisa Hanawalt hits the road for (MY) DIRTY DUMB (EYES) Tour
04/10/2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Despite what other may say, Lisa Hanawalt’s Y DUMB DITY EYES, colelcting her humorous and mysterious cartoons and drawings from recent years, is quite the chuckler. And Hanawalt will be coming to a city near you on tour: TORONTO: Sat May 11 and Sun May 12 TCAF, Toronto Reference Library MONTREAL: Monday May 13 Librairie D+Q, [...]
Cartoonists on Tour: Gilbert Hernandez
04/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Few cartoonists can hope to have as great a year as Gilbert Hernandez is having, with two upcoming releases of majestic power: JULIO’S DAY and MARBLE SEASON. And you’ll be able to meet the man and get them signed at the following stops: Monday April 15th, 5:30 pm 101 Mattin Center, Johns Hopkins University [...]
INTERVIEW: Stephen Mooney Goes Creator-Owned for ‘Half Past Danger’
04/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
TweetLater this year IDW will be publishing Half Past Danger, a new series written, drawn, and created by Stephen Mooney. After working as artist on several IDW titles including Star Trek and Angel for the last few years, Mooney decided it was time to set up a creator-owned project, which he’d have full control over. [...]
Quote of the day: Robert Kirkman on career planning
04/01/2013 by 26 Comments
Tweet “As more people are able to make a living doing it, I think we’re moving into an atmosphere were creators are able to define their careers more than creators in the past have been able to,” he observes. “Relying on Marvel and DC is no longer becoming a viable option, because the contracts aren’t [...]
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: Laura Howell
03/29/2013 by 1 Comment
Tweet Here’s a special treat, everyone – Laura Howell, creator of Hell on Toast, The Bizarre Adventures of Gilbert & Sullivan, and the FIRST female cartoonist to draw for The Beano. Yes! The very first! Incredibly fun, handy with a pun, and excellent at delivering gags, Howell is one of the UK’s most underappreciated cartoonists. [...]
24 Hours of Women Cartoonists: Fionnuala Doran
03/29/2013 by 2 Comments
Tweet It was an inevitability that I’d mention Fionnuala Doran as one of our 24 women cartoonists. Having had work featured at various galleries around Ireland (where she hails from), she recently joined Studio YOLO under the keen, never-swaying eye of Dean Haspiel. Her work has a brilliant use of structure and style, cramping panels [...]
24 Hours of Women Cartoonists: Kirsty Mordaunt
03/29/2013 by Leave a Comment
Tweet The creator of 164 Days, Kirsty Mordaunt has a lovely sense of style in her character designs, which boosts them off the page. Based in Lincoln, the flattest place in the world, Mordaunt won the Northern Design Award for illustration in 2009, and has been pushing forward with her work ever since. After [...]
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