Spider-Man joins the Fantastic Four for Future Foundation
So with Johnny's eternal flame extinguished, the FF needs a new young toyetic star to join their ranks...and it's...SPIDEY! Who would have seen that coming? Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting will chronicle the new lineup in a book called FF -- for Future Foundation, which will include some "top secret members" according to the pr.
Continue ReadingMUST READ: Todd Klein on the Greatest Comics Logos
Talk about informed, could you have a better guide to the history of comics logos than the lettering master himself, Todd Klein? His research into the history of comics is as extensive as it is informed:
Continue ReadingComics Alliance now most visited comics website
E-i-C Laura Hudson tweeted that the HuffPo/AOL alliance was yet to have any effect on AOL's comics blog, Comics Alliance, it seems that now AOL is sending out PR about sub-site achievements. Congrats to the Krew!
Continue ReadingEXCLUSIVE: Diamond teams with iVerse to offer in-store digital comics sales
Bam, the other shoe has dropped: as long anticipated, Diamond is starting a program to offer digital comics sales. Comics will be offered day-and-date exclusively through participating retailers -- with a 30-day exclusive for these stores. Products offered include regular downloads for $1.99 with "Digital Plus" comics -- extras offered with a print purchase -- for $.99, all in hopes of becoming a revenue stream for stores and publishers alike.
Continue ReadingJustin Bieber goes MAD
Is it really newsworthy that a popular music figure is being mocked in the mages of MAD Magazine, where they invented the pop culture mockery?The AP says Yes!
Continue ReadingSan Diego Comic-Con Ticketween aftermath: Regrets, DNS problems, Slamdance
In the aftermath of Saturday's Comic-Con sellout, folks were kicking their server tires, expressing apologies, and planning to put the comics back in Comic-Con.
Continue ReadingMore chat with Gareb Shamus
Wizard-watchers will find mostly familiar territory in the ICv2 interview with Wizard's CEO Gareb Shamus. Key words: "exciing" and "incredible." But it does include what may be the most awesome interview question ever:
Continue ReadingFirst Look at Jim Woodring’s Congress of the Animals cover
A new graphic novel by Jim Woodring? A mere year after the great WEATHERCRAFT? Yes, somehow, in between dreaming about his giant steel nib pen, Woodring managed to draw a whole new book. And Flog just debuted the cover. As WEATHERCRAFT dealt with Manhog, this tome deals with Frank -- CONGRESS OF THE ANIMALS is the first ever all new Frank OGN and it's coming in May.
Continue ReadingMust watch: CAT SH*T ONE
Because you can't get enough surreal cartooniness today,. here's the first episode of CAT SH*T ONE, an anime version of the war in the MIddle East starring violent bunnies and camels. It's based on the manga series by Motofumi Kobayashi, which was set in the VIetnam War, but there's plenty of guerilla war to go around for reboots. Sadly, the kitty kat Viet Cong in the original are replaced by camel terrorists here.
Continue ReadingMust watch: David OReilly’s The External World
David OReilly is the Chris Ware of animation -- his work is modern, haunting and bleak. His new film "The External World" just won an Honorable Mention at Sundance -- the only cartoon to do so -- and it's 17 minutes of video game era dread, alienation. Is there redemption? FULL SCREEN.
Continue ReadingWebcomic Creators and Nerd Rapper UNITE
In as unstable job market as we have today, three men have decided to give their art their full time attention, their all. Writer and artist of Let's Be Friends Again!, Curt Franklin and Chris Haley respectively started their witty webcomic on the print comic world and what it means to really be friends in 2008. Eugene Ahn aka nerd rapper Adam WarRock quit his career as an attorney in 2010 in order to follow his heart and let his mouth fly. Today they announced the joining of their two ventures into LBFA!, Inc.
Continue ReadingStumptown announces judges
Share this link on Facebook!TweetThis year’s Stumptown Comics Awards are going to a juried format, and to do this…you must have a jury. The five judges form a local all-star team of creators, journos and retailing. The Stumptown Comics Festival takes place April 16-17 in Portland, OR. The Stumptown Comic Arts Awards have finally revealed the [...]
Continue ReadingMetal Hurlant Chronicles TV show in the works
Share this link on Facebook!TweetHumanoids and WE Prod. are teaming for a live-action Metal Hurlant TV show, Variety reports, based on the material best known here as HEAVY METAL magazine and presented in a Twlight Zone type anthology fashion. The show was shopped around at MIPCom and a first season of 12 episodes will be [...]
Continue ReadingPreview TwoMorrows’ Jeff Smith volume
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet TwoMorrows has been publishing its series of artists spotlights, Modern Masters, for some time, and they’re up to volume #25 and Jeff Smith by Eric Nolen-Weathington. The final product doesn’t go on sale until March 2, but you can browse a free 32-page preview right here. BONE is one of the [...]
Continue ReadingFF #587 tops tepid January with 116K
ICv2 is up with the actual numbers for January and they aren't so hot, as we previously guessed; however, the slow January sales have a number of mitigating factors: * January always sucks * A lot of top books did not ship from DC * The number of products shipped in general was down from December.
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