Seasons Greeting: Stephanie Buscema
Talented Stephanie Buscema shares her holiday art with us. Yes, she comes from an artistic family -- her grandfather is the legendary John Buscema.
Continue ReadingNice Art: Turf One
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet via the Johnathan Levine Gallery The Artist’s Unconscious Mind (Self-portrait) by Jean Labourdette (aka Turf One). Limited edition print, $185. Only 50 available.
Continue ReadingNice app: Sad Comics
Hm, a free iPad app full of cute indie comic? Sad Comics. Perhaps worth a peek. Via Scott McCloud, who also updates his health in the link.
Continue ReadingNice Art: Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber
Coming from D&Q next year. Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber are Canadian art idols, and it's easy to see why.
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Season’s Greetings: Howard Cruse
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Holiday thoughts from Howard Cruse here, the pioneering artist of such works as Barefootz and Stuck Rubber Baby. BONUS VIDEO!
Continue ReadingNick Art: Jock
Jock sent us this portrait of skater Ali Boulalahe did for SIDEWALK magazine. Pretty! Click for a larger version.
Continue ReadingSeasons Greeting: J Madmartigan
Illustrator J Madmartigan shares some holiday art, including his recreation of a famed Dell Comics cover.
Continue ReadingBagley back at Marvel for Ultimate Comics Spider-Man
After a few years sojourn at DC doing TRINITY, among other things, Mark Bagley has returned to Marvel, Bendis and Ultimate Comics Spider-Man for the "Death of Spider-Man" event.
Continue ReadingRIP: Adrienne Roy
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Adrienne Roy, a popular colorist of the ’80s and beyond, has passed away, an email from her ex husband Tony Tollin informs us. She was only 57. Adrienne was a fixture of the comics of the period, coloring many of DC’s best selling books including CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS — and [...]
Continue ReadingTidings of gloom #2: Brian Hibbs
Speaking of the party's over, Brian Hibbs looks in the industry mirror and doesn't like what he sees:
Continue ReadingTidings of gloom #1: Josh Blaylock
Josh Blaylock is back and blogging. The publisher of Devil's Due, which seems to have gone on hiatus after selling many of its characters to Arcana, has moved to a tell-it-like-it-is blog and various ventures like his events company Pop Cultour. Although the most recent years of Devil's Due was filled with charges of non-payment to freelancers, no one can say Blaylock isn't a student of the game. He has some very good advice re S! corporations here, and another blunt post called Will February ’11 Be a Comic Book Direct Market Massacre? Like many industry watchers, he feels the price CUT coming in February is of some concern:
Continue ReadingComic Relief near closing: Who is to blame?
In all the puff pieces and half-baked profiles one comes across in searching the internet, this story on the financial troubles of Berkeley's Comic Relief ranks high on the list for out-and-out weirdness and omissions. What is not in dispute is that since the death of owner Rory Root in 2008, the store has gone into serious decline. The piece reports that since going in arrears to Diamond, the shop has not received new product from them in a month. Understandably, without new comics, customers are not clamoring to shop there. Closing is imminent unless a new buyer for the shop is found.
Continue ReadingSpider-Man musical delayed until February 7th as it searches for an ending
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Not unexpectedly, the official opening of the Spider-Man musical has been delayed again; the new opening date is February 7th. The New York Times delves into the story: Originally slated to open in February 2010, and then pushed back to January 11, 2011 after delays, injuries and financial problems, this [...]
Continue ReadingStay away from us, Russell Brand
Skanky English comedian Russell Brand has a superhero dream, we're told. "I wore George Clooney's Batman suit. There were areas where his sweat had accumulated, which I would have had near me, so maybe I have some Clooney power soaked in by osmosis into my perineum," he joked. Please, just stay away.
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