Robert Crumb was supposed to be the headlining appearance at the Graphic arts festival in Sydney, but the cartoonist has opted to not go after The Sunday Telegraph described him as a “self-confessed sex pervert” and a “very warped human being.”The newspaper’s story on July 31 featured the headline “Cult genius or filthy weirdo”. In […]
The governor of Vermont announced that the Center for Cartoon Studies and the town of Hartford have been awarded a $255,000 grant to launch the Inky Solomon Center. The center will be a “a state-of-the-art industry center designed to help CCS alumni launch projects, incubate start-up companies and create jobs.”Leveraging the world-class talent already attracted […]
IO9’s Cyriaque Lamar caught up with Bone creator Jeff Smith to talk about his 20th anniversary and RASL. When did you know you could keep going with the series? The first issue of Bone shipped 20 years ago this month, so this is our twentieth anniversary. I think it was really when we made the […]
Due out on September.It’s a tricky feat, given that much about the raid remains shrouded in secrecy. To accomplish it, the Dyes say they scoured media reports and other public descriptions of the operation, while Capt. Dye interviewed some he knew in the special operations community. There was also, as he put it, some SWAG […]
Jeff Kinney, creator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be the featured guest at the Schulz Museum on June 11th. The event is free while tickets last. Jeff will talk about the books success and his participation in the movies based on his feature. He’ll also sign books.
An extended trailer version of Cowboys & Aliens that debuted last night during the American Idol results show. Cowboys & Aliens is based on a the graphic novel of the same title by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Film hits theaters on July 29.
A group of comic book veterans are collaborating on a graphic novel anthology to raise money for Japan. Comic book legend Stan Lee has agreed to write the forward. The anthology is entitled “Japan Needs Heroes” and will include the work of writers Peter David (X-Factor and Hulk), Larry Hama (G.I. Joe and Wolverine) and […]
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon visits The Center for Cartoon Studies as a guest of their Industry Day. He reports his observations of the school and visit in White River Junction, Vermont.* the senior studios were fun. Every second-year student gets one, in an older building with cryptic notes about not setting foot into any room […]
Too Much Coffee Man creator Shannon Wheeler has a new graphic novel coming out entitled “Oil & Water.” The book is co-written by Steve Duin, metro columnist for The Oregonian.Here’s an excerpt from an interview with Shannon about the book on The Cartoon Bank blog:TCB: Tell us about your trip to the Gulf Coast after […]
Bluewater Productions is releasing a bio-comic on Charlie Sheen. Comic Riffs’ Michael Cavna has more details.I’m sure it is winning.
Two stories of interest. The LA Times is reporting that a MIT economist and presidential advisor Jonathan Gruber is helping create a graphic novel to better explain the new healthcare act passed by Congress and the President last year. It’s due out in September.And secondly, if you’re drawing abilities top out at stick figures, you […]
Maus author and artist Art Spiegelman has won the Angouleme Gran Prix. The Gran Prix is awarded at the French Angouleme world comic strip festival – the largest festival in Europe. Michael Cavna has Art’s reaction to learning of the honor.
“Cowboys and Aliens” director Jon Favreau has confirmed that the first trailer for the movie based on the graphic novel of the same title will debut during the Super Bowl. The movie is due out in July and stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Abigail Spencer, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau, Paul Dano, and Keith […]
I received a note from Brian Fies (creator of Mom’s Cancer) who is helping to organize the second international conference on Graphic Medicine. He’s looking for presentations for a lecture, workshop or poster session on the theme of comics in the context of healthcare. The event will be held in June and keynote speakers will […]