More Big Two news: DCUO, Lantern war, Doomsday, What If, etc etc
Various stuff from blogs and PR and whatnot.
Continue ReadingOfficial: Ultimate Spider-Man is going to die in February
...or at least have a storyline named after him. Teasers of Spidey's death have been revealed to be the ULTIMATE Spider-Man, not 616 Spidey. Brian Bendis and Mark Millar will do the deed, aided and abetted by Sara Pichelli, David Lafuente, and Leinil Yu.
Continue ReadingNice Art: James Jean’s Devendra Banhart
Just as a reminder, James Jean has an art blog. Above, a painting of musician Devendra Banhart.
Continue ReadingNice Art: King Con 2 sketchbook
This sketchbook by Deep6 and Hypothetical Island studio members was presented as a raffle prize to a lucky attendee. We lost the original link to this but the above by Tim Hamilton should make up for our perfidy.
Continue ReadingCheck out kidscomics.com
Diamond has a newish website called kidscomics.com with information and even a separate Kids Comics Previews order form .pdf for those retailers who want to jump into this fast-growing market segment.
Continue ReadingWatchmen Issue #1, page 1 on sale
Heritage Auctions is selling the original art of Page #1, Issue #1 of WATCHMEN. You know, the "Call me Ishmael" of comics. "Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face." The page is being sold by English designer, musician, DJ and TV host Stephen “Krusher” Joule, known for his work on albums by Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Motley Crue, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Robert Plant and Motorhead, and a long stint as Art Director at Kerrang! Magazine. He purchased it from a comics shop for about $180 -- it is expected to sell for more than $15,000.
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Walking Dead Recap: A Crossbow to the Brain
Note: I was like a zombie with a half-attached jaw after starting my Monday with a largely unsuccessful dentist’s appointment. That's my excuse for getting this to you late and short. My apologies. Next week will be different. This week’s episode started off with panoramic views of Merle Dixon still handcuffed and trapped on the Atlanta department store roof.
Continue ReadingA month of Image teasers: “I’ve never made any secret…”
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Continue ReadingGive yourself a present: Email amnesty
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet It’s my birthday, and I’m giving myself a present. No, not a Longstreth style beard. Email escape amnesty. After looking at the thousands of piled up emails, Facebook requests and so on, I’m going to start fresh. Yes yes, there are some urgent emails regarding advertising, internships, and previews that I [...]
Continue ReadingWimpy Kid whips W sales
Share this link on Facebook!TweetLast week’s books releases saw two blockbusters going head to head: George W. Bush’s memoir, Decision Points, and Wimpy Kid #5: The Ugly Truth. In the end, it was no contest: Wimpy Kid outsold Dubya 2 to 1, the Washington Post reports. Jeff Kinney’s confused middle-schooler sold nearly 375,000 copies in [...]
Continue ReadingViz adds old and new manga licenses
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Viz has just released info on some of its spring manga license, including at least one pick-up from the now defnuct CMX line, TENJO TENGE, the very controversial manga by Oh! Great, which will now be printed in a “100% faithful” edition with 16 pages of full-color art. Other licenses include [...]
Continue ReadingSpider-Man musical: Deadly but beautiful
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet The Spider-Man musical is becoming more of a legend by the day. If it wasn’t epic cost overruns and cast changes, it was a stage setup so ambitious and dangerous that people were breaking bones. Safety concerns have led the Dept. of Labor to inspect the set after a stunt player [...]
Continue ReadingBeard Love: An interview with Alec Longstreth about comics and facial hair
Share this link on Facebook!TweetWhile some creators may go in for the hairless look (as cultivated by Brian K. Vaughan and Grant Morrison) in the minds of many comic book fans beards and talent seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. While Alan Moore is clearly the standard of crazy beards implying good [...]
Continue ReadingNew Wood family member
Congrats to writer Brian Wood on the arrival of Ian McMurray Wood, born last Thursday, 9 lb., 4 oz.
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