Diamond announces 2011 Free Comic Book Day Gold Sponsors
All-ages licensed material dominates next year's Gold Sponsor Free Comic Book Day offerings on May 7th. Believe it or not, 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the unofficial comic book holiday, and this year the top level publishers are providing stories of such icons as Spider-Man and Betty and Veronica, along with newer favorites such as MOUSE GUARD and AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER.
Continue ReadingClowes’ The Death-Ray coming from D&Q in 2011
One of Dan Clowes' most admired works -- EIGHTBALL #23, aka "The Death Ray" has been out of print for a while, but rumors of a new edition have been confirmed with the announcement that a hardcover edition is forthcoming from Drawn & Quarterly in fall 2011. The story of a misfit with a dangerous weapon, it represents, perhaps, Clowes' most complete statement on the tradition of fantasy comics from which his earliest works emerged. Unsurprisingly, it's under development by Jack Black's production company, with video director Chris Milk attached to direct.
Continue ReadingWho owns the Comico art?
Dept. of lost comics companies: Recently Don MacPherson caught notice of a huge eBay auction of material from the '80s publisher Comico -- for $12,000, you get stacks of mostly color acetates and printing proofs -- not the materials of today's publishing industry, but salvageable with a lot of man hours -- IF you could sort out the rights.
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