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Archives for 09/13/2010 6:46 pm

SPX 10: You were awesome

09/13/2010 6:46 pm by Heidi MacDonald

SPX 10: You were awesome

Just a very quick moment to jot down a few thoughts on SPX. (My “official” report will be in PWCW tomorrow.) In short, it remains the summer camp of comics, with a bunch of people who are there for love just hanging out, talking, drawing, drinking, smiling and laughing.

Filed Under: Comics Still Wonderful In Spite Of It All, Indie Comics, Small Presses Tagged With: SPX

True Blood Recap: A Bloody Good Finish

09/13/2010 5:00 pm by Shannon OLeary

True Blood Recap:  A Bloody Good Finish

Season 3/Episode 12: Evil Is Going On Evil might’ve been going on, but at least True Blood had it goin’ on good for the finale.  It truly came back from the grave after a sloppy penultimate episode. Sure, there were some hokey happenings and some sloppy wrap ups, but, all in all, this was a […]

Filed Under: Culture, Television

Nice Art: David Chelsea's Wonder Woman of Willendorf

09/13/2010 3:47 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Nice Art: David Chelsea's Wonder Woman of Willendorf

Via David Chelsea , his art for the annual Wonder Woman Day auction:

This year’s piece of original art (or one of many others contributed by superstar cartoonists like Jamie Hernandez, David Lloyd and Roberta Gregory) can be yours. You can view the piece big here. The Wonder Woman Day silent auction will take place Sunday October 24th at Excalibur Comics in Portland. You can also bid online. Details at the Wonder Woman Day website.

Filed Under: Art, DC Tagged With: Wonder Woman

These dicey days: Up, up and…gone

09/13/2010 3:34 pm by Heidi MacDonald

These dicey days: Up, up and…gone

For everyone wondering if mainstream comics are so tired that “the general zeitgeist seems to be that mainstream comics are spent right now” maybe this is part of the reason why.

Filed Under: DC, Retailing & Marketing Tagged With: Untitled

The Drawn & Quarterly sale

09/13/2010 2:25 pm by Heidi MacDonald

The Drawn & Quarterly sale

Drawn & Quarterly is also having a warehouse sale, with nearly all titles in stock 30-40% off. Lots of great stuff from Chester Brown to Lynda Barry to Kevin Huizenga.

Filed Under: Drawn & Quarterly Tagged With: Untitled

The Top Shelf sale

09/13/2010 2:19 pm by Heidi MacDonald

The Top Shelf sale

Top Shelf has announced a big $3 sale for the next 10 days with various titles slashed and others going for as little as $3. There are some fantastic deals here — Tom Spurgeon has posted a $100 guide — and if you’ve been thinking about getting something but twiddling your thumbs, this is a great time to just do it.

Filed Under: Culture

Nice Art: DAPPER MEN pin-up by John Tyler Christopher

09/13/2010 2:03 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Nice Art: DAPPER MEN pin-up by John Tyler Christopher

RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN is a very unusual-looking graphic novel by Jim McCann and Janet Lee that comes out later this year — Lee’s wooden board collage art has been quite a conversation topic on the convention circuit this year. Prior to the book’s debut, McCann has released pin-up art; here’s one by illustrator John Tyler Christopher.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Archaia

2010 Ignatz Award winners

09/13/2010 12:05 pm by Heidi MacDonald

2010 Ignatz Award winners

Presented Saturday night at the Small Press Expo, here are the 2010 Ignatz Award winners. Nominees were chosen by a panel comprised of Anders Nilsen, David Kelly, Rob G, Joshua Cotter, and Trevor Alixopoulos. Winners were voted on by SPX attendees: Outstanding Artist
Eddie Campbell, Alec: The Years Have Pants (A Life-Sized Omnibus) (Top Shelf Productions) […]

Filed Under: Awards, Indie Comics

Indie Month-to-Month Sales: July 2010

09/13/2010 9:44 am by Matthew Murray

Vampires beat zombies this month, as the first issue of IDW’s new series based on the True Blood TV show is the top selling “indie” comic, beating an anniversary issue of The Walking Dead. We’ve also got the first issue of Doctor Solar and a new Star Wars miniseries from Dark Horse, while a new […]

Filed Under: Indie Comics, Sales Charts Tagged With: Charts, Sales, Sales Charts

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