James Robinson bids farewell to DC
Writer James Robinson announced his departure from Earth 2 with issue #16 on Twitter— and added that it meant he would no longer be working at DC. … [Read More...]
Growing pains hitting many indie comics shows
Even indie comics are getting to be, if not big business, then extremely popular. More popular than a street fair, even. The last two years, perhaps inspired by BCGF and TCAF, have seen indie shows spring up in many cities from Minneapolis Autopic, to Portland's The Projects to Chicago's CAKE. While we noted that last weekend's TCAF has mostly outgrown its venue, and the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival shutdown came partly over problems over the show's growth (more on that in a minute) it's also evident in the trouble exhibitors had getting tables at SPX. Even a comparatively small show like this weekend's Maine Comics And Arts Festival had a very quick sellout in January: The first wave of exhibitor tables has sold out. We have started the waiting list and will fill the … [Read More...]
Do not mess with Greg Capullo.
“@thetenaciousric: @gregcapullo You fucking rock man!” twitter.com/GregCapullo/st…— Greg Capullo (@GregCapullo) April 14, 2013 That is all. … [Read More...]
Rage Not Cage in Agents of Shield, which now has a timeslot
So Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air Tuesdays at 8, anchoring an all-new night of programming for ABC -- that's confidence. Meanwhile, new sleuthing suggests it's Rage of the New Warriors, not Cage in the promo: Marvel bumper always has clues. It's not Power Man, it's Rage of New Warriors fame. #coulsonlives @agentsofshield twitter.com/radtke327/stat…— Chris Radtke (@radtke327) May 13, 2013 ...but arguments in the replies. What do you think? Do you care? … [Read More...]
REVIEW: You Really Should Have Read TEN GRAND #1 by Now
And if you haven’t, I strongly recommend that you don’t read this full review, or maybe not even any of it, since not knowing anything about the comic before reading it makes for a pretty astonishing experience. TEN GRAND reads like a Choose Your Own Adventure story and you feel convinced somehow that you did choose all those twists and turns via the power of suggestion embedded in remarkable writing by J. Michael Straczynski and the disarmingly plausible world created by Ben Templesmith’s all-too-convincing artwork. The fact that it convinces you that you want to read a story that descends, and ascends such crazy distances is part of the allure, of course, and draws you into the life and times of main character Joe Fitzgerald. Maybe I’m doing the book a slight injustice to say … [Read More...]
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Growing pains hitting many indie comics shows
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“A Contract With God” goes on display at Scott Eder Gallery
Brooklyn's Scott Eder Gallery has announced an impressive show for next month devoted to art, sketches and other drawings from Will Eisner's A Contract With God, the groundbreaking graphic novel that helped inspire comics storytelling in the US. IT's the first time the art hyas been shown and offered for sale, so it should be quite the event. Will Eisner: A Contract with God June 14th to August 15th, 2013 Opening reception June 14th at 6 PM Scott Eder Gallery 18 Bridge St., Brooklyn, … [Read More...]
What are DC’s 25 most ‘essential’ graphic novels?
This May DC released a free guide in magazine-like format, about the size of a small prestige graphic novel itself, containing a list of “essential graphic novels” and also a “chronology” for new readers. It’s not a bad idea considering what a difficult time new readers, or those who have left for awhile, can have finding jumping on points. But it’s particularly interesting to see what graphic novels they picked as their 25 most “essential” and to ponder the ramifications of that … [Read More...]
The Phoenix Presents: Neill Cameron and Daniel Hartwell on The Pirates of Pangaea!
Every Friday, Stately Beat Mansion invites round a comic creator or two for a cup of tea, complementary Kit Kat, and a chat about their work in The Phoenix. The Phoenix is a UK series which features a range of the best all-ages comics available, from all kinds of wonderful creators - all compiled into a single issue each week! The Phoenix have very kindly commissioned an old pirate ship just for this feature, which sails across to The Mansion every week with a new creator onboard. This week … [Read More...]
There’s a Secret Code in the Marvel Solicitations!
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Kate Brown, Emma Vieceli and Paul Duffield Take Over the Tower of London
Well I suppose it was only a matter of time before they took over a castle of their own. We should've seen this coming. Today the Tower of London revealed that art from the trio of Paul Duffield, Kate Brown and Emma Vieceli had been erected around the base of scaffolding currently in place on the tower. Featuring key moments from the history of the tower (what're you doing with those little princes, eh?!), the panels will be up for the next few months, while work goes on with the building. It's … [Read More...]
Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival is no more
Even as the glow of great comics at TCAF is drifting away, some bad news for great indie comics festivals: according to a post on their Tumblr, The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival is being suspended. We have decided not to continue with BCGF. We had a great run and thank all of our colleagues for their support. Founded in 2009, the BCGF was run by a troika of PictureBox's Dan Nadel, educator and publisher Bill Kartalopoulos and Desert Island's Gabe Fowler. The show brought a … [Read More...]
REVIEW: You Really Should Have Read TEN GRAND #1 by Now
And if you haven’t, I strongly recommend that you don’t read this full review, or maybe not even any of it, since not knowing anything about the comic before reading it makes for a pretty astonishing experience. TEN GRAND reads like a Choose Your Own Adventure story and you feel convinced somehow that you did choose all those twists and turns via the power of suggestion embedded in remarkable writing by J. Michael Straczynski and the disarmingly plausible world created by Ben Templesmith’s … [Read More...]
Marvel Month to Month Sales: April 2013
by Paul O'Brien The AGE OF ULTRON crossover anchored Marvel's line in April, with tie-in issues spreading across a range of titles. As often happens when event titles are underway, it's a quiet month for new releases, with the notable exception of the THANOS RISING origin mini. And of course, as the months roll on, we're getting an increasingly clear picture of how the assorted Marvel Now launches and relaunches are working out. Oh, and following Marc-Oliver's lead from last month, I've … [Read More...]
Retro Zeus Comics line is now on Kickstarter
Note: This Zeus Comics is in no way associated with the well known Texas store Zeus Comics. Back on April 1, we told you about Zeus Comics—a purported line of salacious 50s comics that had recently been rediscovered. Given the date and people involved we correctly deduced it was an elaborate April Fools Joke, but now the main perpetrator Mort Todd is back with a Kickstarter for the book No Social Redeeming Value: The Secret Inside History of the U.S. Government VS. Comic Books! … [Read More...]
Fashion corner; new t-shirts by Cypress, Suburbia, Adventure Time
Do you need more t-shirts? That is a trick question. People rarely need more t-shirts, but if you want new t-shirts here are some attractive ones. Out of Step Arts is offering new t-shirts by Toby Cypress and Liz Suburbia: ...and We Love Fine has a bunch of new Adventure Time shirts. So after all that the answer is probably yes, you need some new t-shirts. … [Read More...]
Comic Chameleon webcomic aggregation app launches
After being in beta for a while, Comic Chameleon has finally launched for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The free app—developed by Alien Loves Predator's Bernie Hou—is an aggregator for your favorite webcomics on the various mobile platforms. The app includes a panel-to-panel transition mode and the full archives of all the comics. Unlike some other scraper sites, it's also done in full cooperation with the creators. Ad revenue is shared among all the participants. The comics included in … [Read More...]
DC Entertainment’s Diane Nelson has a new boss
WB CEO Kevin Tsujihara —whom we've been watching closely since he took over in March—has made his first big shake-up: ousting TV head Bruce Rosenblum and giving the TV and home entertainment divisions a reorg. Buried in The Hollywood Reporter's story is a teeny tidbit of some interest to DC Comics Kremlinologists: Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders moves up to Warner Bros. Worldwide Home Entertainment Distribution president, where, among other things, he'll expand the retail … [Read More...]
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits, 5/16/13: my greatest adventure
§ The Nook app has just launched a whole new Comics section with 8000+ graphic novels! To celebrate the arrival of NOOK Comics on the NOOK for iOS app, customers can receive a free DC Comics 2013 Superman Sampler, which includes excerpts from Superman: Last Son of Krypton, Superman: For Tomorrow, Superman: Earth One, and Justice League Volume 1: Origin. The free Superman sampler will be provided to customers that download the updated iOS app and set up a new NOOK account at nook.com/account, … [Read More...]
Koyama Press announce Fall line up: little boys lost
Koyama Press have released the rest of their fall line up, with 3 new titles joining the previously announced Blobby Boys from Alex Scubert. Blobby Boys will be released in September along with the collected newspaper-style strips of Cole Closser's Little Tommy Lost, which sees a lost Tommy looking for the way home, stumbling upon adventures along the way. I have to admit to being particularly pleased to seeing Ryan Cecil-Smith's SF get the Koyama treatment, as I'm a big fan of his work. … [Read More...]
Frank Cho temporarily banned from Facebook
This is why I do not store my life on Facebook. I've noticed a lot of artists and writers abandoning their own blogs and websites to put everything up on Facebook of late, which I get-- it's so easy and you get a fantastic conversation and feedback that you just don't get elsewhere. And it's the one place that EVERYONE has to be. But it still seems creepy to me that FB can just shut you out of your own account with no reason given at all. Apparently Frank Cho's account was flagged by a … [Read More...]
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