Suiho Tagawa, grandfather of manga
Buenaventura Press sent out a huge, 58-page preview of KRAMERS ERGOT #6 the other day, and the new edition of this groundbreaking anthology looks just as mind boggling as the previous editions. We had...
Eternal mysteries: Kim Thompson’s shortie shorts
We haven't been linking as much as we should to the mini-site for WE TOLD YOU SO, the upcoming history of Fantagraphics. FLOG has been teasing us with images from the past that capture...
MUST VIEWING: Tintin and I airs tomorrow on PBS
Danish documentarian Anders Østergaard has made a documentary about Tintin and the worldwide influence of Hergé's cartoon creation, entitled Tintin and I. It will air tomorrow night at 10 pm on PBS's P.O.V. program....
O.C.T. launch party pics
Diesel threw a launch party for 12 Gauge Comics O.C.T. last week, and a few pics have been posted of star Rosario Dawson, shown here with Uncle Gus. Nice top, Roasrio. More in link.
BTW,...
Tony Millionaire on transforming autobiography
In an interview at SuicideGirls Tony Millionaire reveals the surprising autobiographical origins of BILLY HAZELNUTS, his phantasmagorical children's book:
DRE: What was the inspiration for Billy?
TM: I wanted to do something that was kind...
Ritchie: Like a Virgin Comics
The UK Independent has news of a new addition to the Virgin Comics roster:
The film director Guy Ritchie is joining forces with Sir Richard Branson to create a comic book with a view to...
Felipe Smith’s shoe quest
MBQ by Felipe Smith has been one of the most critically acclaimed of Tokyopop's OGM, or OEL or whatever they are calling them. A multi-culti look at life in Los Angeles, it's sharply observed,...
Scholastic plans: Beagle, Kaluta, Renier, Ruth
ICv2 has a rundown of Scholastic's upcoming OGN plans and they include:
• Amulet (Fall 2007) by Kazu Kibuishi.
• The Last Unicorn, adapted by Mike Kaluta
• Walker Bean, a "rollicking pirate tale" by Aaron...
PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND covers
The Engine has a super cool thread where artists post covers they're working on, and we're stealing them! Here are two covers for PIRATES OF CONEY ISLAND, a book due from Image next fall...
TO DO 7/7 BKNY: Rosario Dawson at Rocketship
That's right, the OCCULT CRIME TASKFORCE is coming to Crooklyn!
This Friday night, July 7th, at 6pm, please join us as we welcome
David Atchison, Tony Shasteen, and Rosario Dawson.
They will be signing copies of their...
PaperRad: Good enough for the Tate but not Diamond
As we've often mentioned here, as monopolies go, Diamond is one of the most benevolent ones out there. We often hear general kvetching about Diamond, but also admissions that they have gone out of...
