Galactus is real and sending huge gamma-ray bubbles towards us
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet “They’re big, they’re sharp-edged and they contain a lot of energy.” Is there anyone other than Galactus who could possibly be behind this???? Head for the hills! We are going to be eaten! [Thanks to Mike E. for the warning.]
Continue ReadingVIDEO: Stan Lee on Craig Ferguson
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Continue ReadingEXCLUSIVE: A month of Previews: Lucky in Love
On the occasion of Veterans day, what better book to preview than the extraordinary LUCKY IN LOVE by George L. Chieffet and Stephen DeStefano. The story follows Lucky Testatuda, a young man from New Jersey who discovers a lot about life and love in World War II. Stationed in the Air Force in the Pacific Theater, life for Lucky is a mix of worrying about death, inflicting fiery death upon others, and confronting the differences between fantasy and reality.
Continue ReadingTo Do: Solipsistic Pop 3 Launch Party in London this Friday
This Friday is the launch party of the third Solipsistic Pop comics anthology. Aiming to spotlight the best in the UK's alternative comics scene the anthology is the brainchild of Tom Humberstone and this volume features contributions from Marc Ellerby, Lizz Lunney, Philippa Rice, David O'Connell, Rob Davis, and many more.
Continue ReadingNice Art: Paul Rivoche
Paul Pope examines the ligne clair of Paul Rivoche as revealed in Mister X. BTW, Rivoche is still doing some nice stuff.
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Veterans Day observed
There are many many excellent comics that salute the men and women who fight our wars for us. Never forget.
Continue ReadingAnd oh yeah, one more thing…Spider-Man is dying!
It happens to every one of us. And Batman, Captain America (twice), Superman, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Martian Manhunter, and so on. And so it must happen to Spidey. A circulation boosting death of some kind, as announced on the cover of Marvel's February Previews catalog. We predict a future link to the NY Daily News!
Continue ReadingSD Convention Center unveils expansion plans
In five years we'll be sunning ourselves outside on the San Diego convention center roof park while we complain about douchebags. Plans were unveiled today for the planned expansion of the San Diego Convention Center. Denver-based architect Curt Fentress won a design competition for upgrade, with a plan that includes an additional 780,000 sq. ft of meeting, exhibit and ballroom space. Budgeted at $710 million dollars, the expansion is a key element in keeping Comic-Con International in San Diego beyond the 2015 currently contracted -- the expansion could possibly open in time for the 2015 Con.
Continue ReadingJ. Michael Straczynski leaving Superman and Wonder Woman to write Earth One sequel
Well. That was fast The SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE OGN has been a BIG, BIG hit for DC, topping the NY Times graphic best seller list AND the Diamond charts. So a sequel by writer J Michael Straczynski and artist Shane Davis is a no-brainer. This the DC blog announces today.
Continue ReadingDC launches Digital Comics Store
Digital comics continue to evolve quickly into a significant revenue stream for publishers, and they are increasingly moving forward without worrying about other sales outlets. To wit, today's announcement that DC has installed a standalone comics store on their site. Co-publisher Jim Lee, who has led the charge on this, made the announcement on the Source blog:
Continue ReadingKochman promoted at Abrams
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Via email, word that Charles Kochman, whose Abrams ComicArts imprint has been putting out high quality books of comics and comics history for several years, has been promoted to editorial director of Abrams ComicArts. In his new role he will report directly to Susan Van Metre, who has also been promoted [...]
Continue ReadingA month of Image teasers: Oh didn’t you know?
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Continue ReadingAmerica’s Greatest Otaku
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Tokyopop have revealed the teaser trailer for their new show debuting on Hulu in December. You can watch the trailer here on YouTube. The show features Tokyopop’s Stu Levy and his team of interns (the Otaku 6) criss-crossing the USA, visiting anime events and trying to find greatest Otaku. What is [...]
Continue ReadingKing Con: the report
In the runup to King Con, the Brooklyn-based comics show held at the Lyceum in Park Slope this weekend, it was asked many times, "Do we NEED another New York comics show?" Starting with the Big Apple Con back on October 1, running through New York Comic Con the next week and on to the Brooklyn Comics and Graphic Fest on December 4, King Con made a total of four cons in three months, not really a heavy workload for a comics town as huge as NYC, but definitely a strain on the wallets of attendees, especially after the NYCC epic. (New York's fifth show is MoCCA Fest in April.) So from the outset you have a show with big questions hanging over it. Friends had asked me to come out for various events and I was slotted for the Kids Comics panel on Sunday morning so I ended up going out on three out of four days. What I saw was a scene with enough energy to overcome a lot of logistical mistakes and misconceptions to still create a fun and informative afternoon activity. But it didn't answer the fundamental question of what King Con's mission should be.
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