I’ve received a couple of promotional emails from the folks at the Baltimore Comc-Con regarding their line-up of guests and panelists. The Guest of Honor will be George Perez. The line-up of guests so far include: Jason Aaron Mike Allred Laura Allred Dick Ayers Brian M Bendis Ryan Bodenheim Doug Braithwaite Pat Broderick Buzz Jim […]
Tom Spurgeon has begun what I’d consider a massive project – naming the top 100 comics for the years 2000-2009. The categories he’s outlined so far include: Anthologies, Archival Editions, Original Long-Forms and Definitive Collections, Comic Books, Manga, Newspaper, On-Line, and Works On The Subject Of Comics. He’s already penned an impressive list of comics […]
Earlier in June, I mentioned that it was announced that Archie would pop the question to Veronica in an upcoming six part series of the Archie comic book. This series kicks off this week. There’s been a number of press write-ups. Here are a few of them: » NPR: Archie Marries Veronica! Not a Dream! […]
Lincoln Peirce, the cartoonist behind Big Nate, recently sat on a panel at the Maine Comics Arts Festival with Wiley Miller (Non Sequitur) and Corey Pandolph (Bark Eater Lake/The Elderberries). The subject discussed was around the subject â??Surviving as a Print Cartoonistâ? which you read more about on Mike Petersonâ??s â??Nellie Blogâ??.Iâ??m a fan of […]
Universal Uclick and Stan Lee have partnered to debut his Stripperella in a direct-to-iPhone release. The mobile comic book is a four series comic written by Stan with art by Anthony Winn.Striperella is about Exotica Jones, a motorcycle-riding exotic dancer who fights crime as Stripperella. From the press release: “Some people think Stripperella is merely […]
This is the big one. The San Diego Comic-con opens tomorrow and there will be lots of goings on. I’ll do my best to keep the most relevant announcements and news updated on the blog. Several of you have emailed me your schedule of where you’ll be (booth, panels, etc.). I couldn’t possibly make individual […]
John Stacks is being sued by DC Comics for selling figurines resembling Batman characters. Stacks’ figurines resemble the actors of the 1960s Batman TV series, and he has permission to use the likeness of the actors, but apparently he didn’t get permission to use the Batman trademark. In the last decade he says he’s made […]
Those attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con will get to see a screening of the feature-length documentary called “The Cartoonist” about the life and work of Bone creator Jeff Smith. The special screening is on Friday, July 24. From the press release: “The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE and the Changing Face of Comics” tells […]
Universal Uclick is attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con (booth #1217). The Uclick GoComics booth will be one of five locations throughout the convention center offering exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia as part of the TMNT 25th Anniversary promotional event, and will also hold drawings Wednesday through Friday for tickets to the TMNT […]
BlogsMichael Cavna’s Comic Riffs hits 1 years old today. Congrats!Books» Lindsay Perna writing for the Religion News Service reviews Johnny Hart’s “I Did It His Way” – a collection of Johnny’s religiously themed B.C. strips.Comic Books» Daniel Ford of the Wilmington Comic Books Examiner writes his review of DC Comics’ new Wednesday Comics.» The childhood […]
Ave!Comics today announced their collaboration with the Swiss publisher, Paquet to publish the digital version of their stunning comic book, First Moon on the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon.First Moon, penned by American author Joe Wight, tells the story leading up to the moon landing on July 20, 1969 in […]
Yesterday DC Comics launched their weekly Wednesday Comics – a 12-issue weekly anthology series that is printed in broadsheet format – much like the old time Sunday comics. The first issue premiered in USA Today. Did anyone pick it up? What’s your impressions?
Books» Newsarama reviews Fantagraphics’ collection of Sam’s Strip, a short run comic strip by Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas from 1961-1963. Comic Books» Richard Comely is profiled in The Record. Richard has drawn Captain Canuck for 35 years and is now featured in its own hardcover compilation that has been released in time for Canada […]
The Musée de la bande dessinée in Angoulème, a museum dedicated entirely to comic books, has opened in south-west France. Within a converted factory visitors can now find in excess of 8,000 original drawings and approximately 110,000 magazines and comics. Of course, the best names in Europe are there: André Franquin (the creator of Gaston […]
A new electronic comic reader was introduced at Heroes Con, called the Longbox. It’s a digital comics platform similar to iTunes, and it is expected to launch later this year as a free download for Mac, PC, and Linux.