SDCC: Avatar talent hunt and booth signings

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Share this link on Facebook!TweetAvatar Press will have a booth presence at SD for the first time in a few years, and Brian Pulida, George RR Martin, Antony Johnson, Stuart Moore and Sharon Scott will be signing. in addition to STARGATE SG-1 cast members Gary Jones and Cliff Simon. In addition, EIC William Christensen is [...]

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Moore, Lee, Braque, Picasso

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Share this link on Facebook!TweetMarcela Valdes has a good piece in WaPo’s Book Notes section nicely tying together LOST GIRLS and the Gordon Lee case: Alan Moore better be careful. The long-haired comix genius from England — whose V for Vendetta was recently turned into a movie and whose Watchmen series Time magazine called one of [...]

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SDCC: Friends of Lulu; Hall blogathon

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Share this link on Facebook!TweetThe annual Friends of Lulu Awards ceremony and party will be held, as always Thursday night, July 20th, at the Starlight Ballroom at the Bristol Hotel, starting at 8:30. In addition, FoL will have a booth, and is still looking for some volunteers. In addition colorist Marlena Hall will be participating [...]

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2006 Doug Wright award nominees

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Share this link on Facebook!TweetThe nominations for the 2006 Doug Wright Awrads have been announced, celebrating the best in Canadian cartooning, and it’s a diverse, high quality list: BEST BOOK * Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly Books) * Wimbledon Green by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly Books) * Dragonslippers: This Is What an [...]

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SDCC: Active Images

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Share this link on Facebook!TweetThe debut of ELEPHANTMENT and the return of KAFKA are highlights of the Active Images booth at SD, with Richard Starkings, Tim Sale ad JG Roshell around. Ask them about lettering! Active Images — publishers of The World’s Greatest Comic Book Fonts and a number of fine graphic novels and books, including STRANGE EMBRACE [...]

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24 Minutes of A Scanner Darkly

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Share this link on Facebook!TweetYou can watch the first 24 minutes of A Scanner Darkly over at IGN. Our old laptop is a little too jerky for us to watch, but it should be interesting.

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