R.I.P. Dave Cockrum
Dave Cockrum, legendary artist and co-creator of such characters as Storm, Nightcrawler, the Starjammers and many more, died on Saturday of complications from diabetes. He was 63.
Cockrum had been in ill-health for years, but...
Eddie Campbell blogs
Bookmark Eddie Campbell's new blog post haste. First off, he explains why FROM HELL was out of print for a year:
This is just one more episode in the loony publishing history of this book,...
Stuff 11/16
§ Trend-watcher really on top of that comic book thing.
§ The Austin Chronicle reviews ROCKETO and GØDLAND.
§ The Stranger reviews LOST GIRLS:
The last time I was in New York, I was just arriving at...
What’s happenin’!
§ "Funky Winkerbean" cartoonist Tom Batiuk has won the American Cancer Society's Cancer Care Hall of Fame Award for his comics about the Lisa character's battle with cancer.
§ Iranian cartoonist wins Syrian award for...
Fall 2006 Xeric winners announced
The fall Xeric Grant recipients have been announced! As is normal, several of them resist easy googling -- one shares the name of a famous Beat poet; one seems to be a much lauded...
American Anime Awards debut at NY Comic-Con
The New York Comic-Con just got their own awards, and they are brand new AND they spotlight ANIME. PR details:
The New York Comic Con today announced that it will host the first-ever American Anime...
Important thoughts you need to absorb!
See this is how we do it. Every day we hit up our RSS reeds and links (200+) and what not, and come up with a list of links that reference nerd world. That...
Freedom-loving Canadians clear way for Oz-on-Neverland sex
Chris Staros writes to say that LOST GIRLS, the erotic epic by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie, has been cleared for Canadian import:
Top Shelf Productions is pleased to announce that the Canada Border Services...
Linkage 11/5
§ Naniwa has thoughts on Kurt Hassler's move at MangaCast:
Kurt Hassler's decisions over the last few years set a tone for book stores across the US as manga began to expand from its traditions...
Kibbles ‘n’ bits 11/2
§ Mark Evanier reports the passing of Betty Sinnott wife of artist Joe.news from me - ARCHIVES.
§ The Bad Lit blog reports on the Golden Apple's grand opening and Stan Lee's appearance:
Then...
Today in PW Comics Week
I'm bringing out the hype machine because it's a pretty darned good issue of PW Comics Week today, and if you aren't already subscribing...what are you waiting for? It's FREE!
•An update on CPM and...
Marjane Satrapi has a blog
A production blog for the PERSEPOLIS movie. Posting sparse thus far, but a report on the first crew screening of the film is entertaining:
The last scene before the end, my heart started beating so...
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