James Patterson to write for IDW
Share this link on Facebook!TweetMega bestselling author James Patterson will be writing comics for IDW, USA Today reports. Patterson, creator of the Alex Cross and Women’s Murder Club series of novels, is entering a partnership to create comic books and graphic novels with IDW Publishing. The first titles will appear in May. The stories will include [...]
Continue ReadingSuperhero Style: The Olympics
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Tatiana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov of Ukraine in the Pairs Short Program on Sunday, 2/14.
Continue ReadingMore Toy Fair photos — Day Two
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Back at Toy Fair yesterday for some more photos — our battery fucked up so these kind of suck, but we’ll use them as a platform for some commentary. It was a busy day on the floor, and at least some orders seem to have been written here and there. A [...]
Continue Reading2010 Glyph Awards nominees announced
Share this link on Facebook!TweetVia PR, the nominees for the 2010 Glyph Awards, honoring the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color. Story of the Year Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers; Shawn Martinbrough, artist The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, writer and artist Unknown Soldier #13-14; Joshua Dysart, writer, Pat Masioni, [...]
Continue ReadingToy Fair 2010 in photos
Share this link on Facebook!TweetSo we wandered around Toy Fair for a bit yesterday, but missed most of the big presentations. Lego had a very early morning event showing off TOY STORY 3 Legos; we missed Hasbro’s entirely, but made the Mattel event. According to a knowledgeable observer, Hasbro and Mattel are going in slightly [...]
Continue ReadingThought for the day
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet“We don’t live in a world of bookstores vs. the Direct Market. We live in a world of bookstores and the Direct Market and whatever else works. Everyone that matters knew this years ago.” –Tom Spurgeon
Continue ReadingHappy Birthday, Ben McCool!
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet It’s been quite a week for Future Mr. Beat — first his first creator-owned comic book came out two weeks early — CHOKER #1 — but it turned out that the printer used the wrong ink and the comics came out looking as crinkly as a hairless cat. Image [...]
Continue ReadingA Day of Romance
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet While we’re out at Toy Fair, we’ll leave you with our annual Valentine’s Day image gallery! Let’s kick things off with the instant classic Cerebus Valentines for That Special Void in Your Life as whipped up by Chris Murphy, Laura Hudson and Caleb Goellner with some help from Douglas Wolk. But [...]
Continue ReadingTonight To Do: Gahan Wilson in Seattle
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Gahan Wilson: Fifty Years of Playboy Cartoons Saturday, February 13, 6:00 – 9:00 PM Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery 1201 S. Vale St. (at Airport Way S.) Seattle, WA Phone 206.658.0110 Open daily 11:30 – 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM
Continue ReadingTonight To Do: New art by Dave McKean at Billy Shire
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Dave McKean presents a series of new paintings and prints based on classic cinema tonight at the Billy Shire Fine Artsgallery in LA. Details in the jump. The art has a different feel from what we’re used to seeing from McKean, best known for his Sandman covers and the film MIRRORMASK. [...]
Continue ReadingBarbara Marcus in the running for DC Publisher job?
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet UPDATE: Well Nikki Finke says there is no truth to this. So that’s that. Like Bleeding Cool, we’ve been hearing the name of former Scholastic Publisher Barbara Marcus as a contender for the job of DC publisher. While the chatter we’ve heard is that it’s not a done deal, her name is, [...]
Continue ReadingMore BRIGHTEST DAY news
Share this link on Facebook!TweetLots of BRIGHTEST DAY and Green Lantern news today on The Source. * Tony Bedard will take over writing GREEN LANTERN CORPS which will star John Stewart, Kyle Rayner and Green Lantern Ganthet. Ardian Syaf, a relative newcomer, will handle art chores on the first arc. That’s the cover to issue #48 [...]
Continue ReadingEXCLUSIVE: Jhonen Vasquez covers Sir Frontalot
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Nerdcore rap pioneer MC Frontalot has teamed up with comics legend Jhonen Vasquez for his new album cover. Known for his dark classic comic Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and cartoon Invader Zim, Vasquez’s most prominent recent projects have been his collaborations with the band Mindless Self Indulgence, although you can follow [...]
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