Sequart Research & Literacy Organization announced
It looks like scholarship is here to stay, as Sequart has announced a new scholarly organization:
An organization has been founded to study and promote comic books as a legitimate artform: Sequart Research & Literacy...
Warren Ellis makes the case for Tom Frame
Via his Bad Signal mailing list:
The thing that bothered me about that Roll Of Honour award was that it should have been a reason to honour the memory of Tom Frame. Only met him...
“Learn How Dagwood Splits the Atom”
Boing Boing points us towards a cool old science comic that investigates the nature of the universe via Dagwood.
Where is…BOILERPLATE?
Regular readers may recall the odd and colorful saga of BOILERPLATE, a make-pretend mechanical man created by Paul Guinan who ended up being used in a novel by Chris Elliott, who thought the robot...
Con news: Knuckles no more
Speaking of con season, it seems one of the most legendary bars in convention history has fallen prey to remodeling. Knuckles, the sports bar at the Rosemont Hyatt, scene of countless Wizard World Chicago...
One more Eisner docu screening
WILL EISNER: PORTRAIT OF A SEQUENTIAL ARTIST had its world premiere last Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, and a special screening and post-reception for Will's family and friends on...
The wit and wisdom of Vinnie Colletta
Vinnie Colletta is a legendary name in comic book circles -- legendary because he could be one of the worst inkers in the biz, but kept getting work becuase he was fast and reliable...
Sunday Reading: Tate comics article
The Tate Britain, currently has a show up on William Hogarth, who is widely claimed by us comical types to have been one of the earliest cartoonists (and one of the greatest ever.) Reader...
Jack Kirby to the rescue
Wired Magazine has the incredible comics tie-in story of the week one that defies an any link summary. But we'll try. It seems that back in 1979 when Iran took personnel at the American...
Neil Gaiman interview
Wild River Review has a much longer than usual interview with Neil Gaiman, where at one point he returns to the olden days:
...I know for me, at least, one of the joys of...
When they were Kings
Mark Evanier posts one of the photos from his upcoming Jack Kirby biography. For a bigger persion go to Mark's blog. The picture is from the 1975 San Diego Con award ceremony -- Siegel,...
Rabbi examines Jewish themes in comics
Rabbi and scholar Harry Manhoff examines the Jewish heritage in comics:
"I knew there were Jewish authors and artists (in comic books)," recalls Manhoff, 55. "But I didn't know they were in publishing and...
