NYCC news rewind: Oni to reissue Courtney Crumrin

3 Comments POSTED ON Oct 19 2011 AT 7:10 am BY The Beat

This story by Brigid Alverson on kids comics news at NYCC 11 is chock-a-block full of newsy bits, but we'll just spotlight the Oni news here:

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Nice art: Sam Bosma videogames print

0 Comments POSTED ON Oct 19 2011 AT 7:05 am BY The Beat

Alas -- already sold out! Larger version and close-ups in link.

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Millar and Gibbons team on “The Secret Service”

4 Comments POSTED ON Oct 19 2011 AT 7:01 am BY The Beat

Although it's been known for years that Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons were teaming on a comic for Image, the name and art were still unannounced -- until just now. It's called THE SECRET SERVICE and will presumably revolve around doctors who quietly perform hair transplants...or something like that.

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31 Days of Halloween: Watch the Walking Dead Webisodes

0 Comments POSTED ON Oct 19 2011 AT 6:00 am BY The Beat

Now that the second season of THE WALKING DEAD is a smash hit , just in case you missed 'em here are six AMC=produced webisodes showing how various zombies got to be cut in half and so on. WARNING: high squeam factor.

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What to buy from Image Comics in December 2011

2 Comments POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 6:46 pm BY The Beat

An all-star Madman anniversary collection and a Super Dinosaur coloring book highlight the month, plus a Jingle Belle collections, the first Witch Doctor trade, a comic about ancient Rome by Tito Faraci and Dan Brereton, and the second issue of Paul Grist's MUDMEN.

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What to buy from Dark Horse in January 2012

3 Comments POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 6:12 pm BY The Beat

Dark Horse has just released its January solicitations -- a new reprint of a classic European comics by Hermann tops the list for us, along with a series of Mike Mignola variant covers in his monster year, and the Compleat Terminal City.

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Legal Right & Ethical Mights (To Do Friday)

5 Comments POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 2:45 pm BY Jen Vaughn

BY JEN VAUGHN - This Friday, 'Marvel' will face the ghost of Jack Kirby when professor and attorney Oliver Goodenough squares off against creator rights advocate and cartoonist Steve Bissette.

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Ted Rall scolds multimillion-dollar charity for asking for free cartoons

97 Comments POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 1:12 pm BY The Beat

Does the Society pay any of its staff? Does it rent office space? Does it buy office supplies? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," please consider paying cartoonists and other creators. Cartooning is hard work, and it deserves recompense.

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Wizard hires Kevin Kelly as managing editor

2 Comments POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 12:39 pm BY The Beat

Over the last few years, all the Wizard news stories have been about who's leaving, but here's a story about a new hire for a change. Kevin Kelly, formerly of G4, io9, Cinematical and so on, has joined as managing editor for web endeavors. WIzard is currently published as a computer- and tablet-friendly PDF about once a week.

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Bluewater teams with Simon & Schuster for Bin Laden hunt comic

2 Comments POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 12:34 pm BY The Beat

Bluewater and their comics bios get the most press of any comics, but not many sales that show up on Diamond's charts. However, all the press has enabled a team-up with Simon and Schuster for Killing GERONIMO: THE HUNT FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN, a comics-styled take on how the Al Qaeda leader was hunted down by US troops. A previous comics version was published by IDW, CODEWORD GERONIMO. Bluewater's version will be written by Jerome Maida and Darren G. Davis with art by James Boulton.

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NYCC News rewind: SPERA by Josh Tierney, Emily Carroll and more

1 Comment POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 12:02 pm BY The Beat

Webcomic sensation Emily Carroll has joined the team on Spera, the graphic novel edition of a long-running online comic by Josh Tierney. Arachaia is publishing the print edition, which includes art by Kyla Vanderklugt, Hwei Lin Lim and Carroll.

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NYCC news rewind: Rushkoff and Sudzuka take on our cultural short attention span

0 Comments POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 11:54 am BY The Beat

This one has been out there for a while but hasn't gotten too much attention: A.D.D., an original graphic novel by Douglas Rushkoff and Goran Sudzuka from Vertigo.

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Scream Awards: June Foray wins Comic-Con Icon Award

4 Comments POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 11:34 am BY The Beat

Scream Awards were presented to comics people; and the comics people rejoiced.

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To do tonight: Alison Bechdel at B&N; Seth and Clowes at Housing works

1 Comment POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 11:22 am BY The Beat

Tonight at at the Union Square Barnes & Noble: Alison Bechdel, Jessica Abel, Gabrielle Bell, and Kevin Mutch on the Best American Comics 2011 7pm  And at at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in Soho: Dan Clowes and Seth in conversation 7pm Elite Beat Operatives -- please get going!

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Todd Klein and Shawn McManus team for GO FREELANCE game

1 Comment POSTED ON Oct 18 2011 AT 11:08 am BY The Beat

Continuing his A-to-Z (one hopes!) series of prints, man of letters Todd Klein has released the latest, a collaboration with Shawn McManus which is actually a board game called "Go Freelance" which sells for a mere $20.

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