Filed under: Comic Books

The reviews keep coming. This time a review in cartoon form by Ward Sutton.

From the press release:Classic works by Jerry Robinson of Batman, Robin and a rogues gallery of villains, including Robinson’s creation, the Joker, can be seen on www.JerryRobinsonArt.com. In the coming days more art by Robinson and other legendary artists will be added. The new web site covers Jerry’s career of over 70 years ? from […]

A couple of weeks ago I reported that a 50+ year old comic about the life and non-violence movement of Martin Luther King, Jr. had been translated into Arabic and distributed among the Egyptian protestors in Tahir Square. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picks up on how the comic book was found and it’s connection to the […]

Pretty cool. Anyone know which app he’s using?H/T: GoComics and Comics Alliance

NYT reports that Joanne Siegel has passed away at the age of 93. Joanne was a Cleveland teen during the Depression and was the model used by Joe Shuster to create the Lois Lane character.A high school girl with an ambitious nature and stars in her eyes, young Joanne, like teenagers everywhere, was seeking a […]

The ridicule continues…H/T: Michael Cavna

Comic Alliance reports that a translated version of a 50 years old comic book relating the non-violent civil disobedience movement of Martin Luther King, Jr. was distributed throughout Tahrir Square in Egypt by the American Islamic Congress. The group advocates peace and civil rights through non violent means.From Comic Alliance: In a recent newsletter to […]

Bone creator Jeff Smith has hinted on his blog that he’s working on a Superman project for DC Comics. The mention is on his blog along with a sketch of the man of steel.

Brian Truitt over at USA Today looks at tomorrow’s issue of the Fantastic Four (which I believe is released today due to the media/fan interest). The issue concludes a story-line that ends with the death of one of the Fantastic Four. Tom Brevoort, the book’s editor and Marvel Comics’ senior vice president of publishing, is […]

Is Chicago becoming ‘center of comic universe’? – that’s what the Museum of Contemporary Art is trying to promote – along with their new exhibit “New Chicago Comics.” The exhibit focuses on Chicago artist Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carré, Paul Hornschemeier, and Anders Nilsen.From the Sun Times: Chicago’s relative affordability, prominent art school and expanding cartoonist […]

The Comics Code Authority was created in 1954 after public and congressional concern over violence in comics. Think of it as an early MPAA rating – making sure every comic publisher who wanted to sell a comic with the stamp of approval had to refrain from certain content. Newsarama reports that Archie Comics and DC […]

As e-books become more popular so too will e-book comics. Robot 6 reports that one author Mark Millar found that selling the book cheaper netted more profits than selling it at a higher price. Although it sounds like a paradox, creators may make more money by lowering prices in order to make more sales, according […]

Police have seized a “large amount” of weapons from Travis Corcoran, who runs the online comic book business HeavyInk.com and made headlines when he wrote a gleeful blog post after U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head in Tucson, AZ.From the Boston Globe: Police Captain Robert Bongiorno said Monday that police suspended Corcoran’s […]

Citing growing interest in the ability to read instantly rather than go to a store: Starting April 1, every Archie Comics title ? featuring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and all their pals in Riverdale ? will be available for purchase digitally the same day it’s released in comic shops and newsstands. It marks the first […]

Comics Alliance reports that in a blog post entited, “1 down, 534 to go” Travis Corcoran, the president of Heavy Ink (online comic book retailer) rejoiced in the shooting in Tucson, AZ that injured Congress Woman Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others including a federal judge.He writes on this blog that it was unacceptable that […]