Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: NYCC 11 Edition
It's going to take a while to get the images and sounds — and smells — of New York Comic Con out of our head, and images such as the above — a bevy of gender-swapped Doctor Whos composed of cosplay superstars — will show you why. There were SO many costumed people at the the show this year. The ratio of costumes to lookieloos was incredibly high. So yeah, if it was spectacle you wanted, you got it, including the topless woman with the fake mustache who was hanging outside the Javits on Sunday. "Yeah, they were talking about her all the way back to Macy's," a photographer told me. Since Macy's is five blocks crosstown from the Javits, this is the equivalent of light speed communication in New York terms.
Continue ReadingDC in January: Complete solicitations
What the heck, everyone else does it. A XOMBI collection with all five issues of the John Rozum/Frazer Irving romp and GONE TO AMERIKAY, the Derek McCulloch/Colleen Doran GN about the Irish immigration would top our wish list. Lots o' fill-ins in the New 52 creatives as deadlines take their toll. But it was all in the plan.
Continue ReadingNYCC drew 105,000
Although it may have felt like more, as you were sandwiched between an Optimus Prime on one side and a Harley Quinn on the other, with Mister T coming up close behind, this weekend's New York Comic-Con drew 105,000, show runner Lance Fensterman reports. He also has a recap of some of the main complaints of the show:
Continue ReadingWalking Dead sets cable viewing record
The second season premiere of Walking Dead last night set a record for basic cable drama viewing, with 4.8 million viewers in adults 18-49 and 4.2 million in the 25-54 demo. According to AMC, it was the #1 series for the 18-49 category for the night. Although cable ratings are a bit of a fluid thing, and records are a bit hard to pin down, it's clear that WALKING DEAD is still a hit. And people like zombies.
Continue ReadingDisney and Marvel team up with PREP & LANDING
When DIsney bought Marvel, the idea of them teaming up for "Mouserine" was the topic of laughs. but now such things are actually happening, with the cartoon character Prep & Landing entering The Avengers, Spider-Man and Marvel Super Heroes comics. Actually, it's just an INSERT story about the tooners trying to prepare for Santa, not an actual, coninuity-shattering crossover, but it does show that these titles are super kid-friendly. Even John Lasseter approves of this mingling.
Continue ReadingNYCC 2011: Days Three and Four
Penultimate and ultimate con posts! Drink and drive with Transformers Beer Pong! See the new "CARtoons"! Lots of photos, and what I did at Javits this weekend.
Continue ReadingNYCC Announcements: Dexter, Marvel and Mystery Writers
Share this link on Facebook!TweetYesterday at his panel, Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada announced a Dexter comic, in the continuity of Dexter novels. This comic will be written by Jeff Lindsay, who happens to be the creator of Dexter and author of those novels. This is interesting on a number of levels. You may have [...]
Continue ReadingNYCC 11: Occupy Nerd Street rolls on
If there was ever a bullcrap spin on a story, this NY Time pre-NYCC piece which attempted to cast it as the "smaller, quieter" cousin to SDCC is one.
Continue ReadingNYCC Announcements: Vertigo Goes Simultaneous Print/Digital Release – Or – Get Used To It
Over on the Vertigo blog, we find an announcement that Vertigo's titles are starting to be released simultaneously in both print and digital ("day and date" is an insipid phrase; let's all stop using it).
Continue ReadingNYCC Announcements: The Lost Alan Moore Scripts Resurface
Share this link on Facebook!TweetIn the late ’90s, Alan Moore had a bit of a lull in his career. It was after his exit from DC and before he started up LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN and AMERICA’S BEST COMICS with WildStorm (almost exactly when DC bought WildStorm). The person who gave Alan Moore a job [...]
Continue ReadingIndie Month-to-Month Comics Sales: August 2011
Share this link on Facebook!TweetBy Paul Mellerick The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles book supplants Walking Dead this month, while Kirkman also takes number three spot with his & Rob Liefeld’s Infinite. Further down the charts Kevin Smith’s Bionic Man gets off to a decent start and Terry Moore’s new series, Rachel Rising kicks off, while [...]
Continue ReadingNYCC Announcements: Yen Press Adapts NYT YA Bestsellers
Share this link on Facebook!TweetYen Press has announced two manga style adaptations of bestselling YA novels: Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Chronicles of Nick and Cassandra Clare’s The Infernal Devices trilogy. HyeKyung Baek is attached to The Infernal Devices as artist. Both series will initially be serialized online at Yen Plus before graduating to a print edition. Does “online serial followed [...]
Continue ReadingNYCC 2011: Day Two Photos
Various photos taken on the show floor. Click the thumbnails to enlarge.
Continue ReadingNYCC Announcements: Sesame Street Comics?
Share this link on Facebook!TweetThis is a little premature, but we might be looking at Sesame Street comics in the not-too-distant future. APE Entertainment, which does have some history with younger reader titles like Strawberry Shortcake has announced they’re in negotiations with the Sesame Workshop. Least you think this is a strange notion, comics fans of [...]
Continue ReadingNYCC Announcements: Viz Takes Shonen Jump Digital, Syncs Closer to Japanese Original
Share this link on Facebook!TweetThis is interesting. Viz is migrating Shonen Jump to a digital edition that’s only 2 weeks removed from the Japanese original. (And you can probably chalk that up to translation time.) They’re on the library model for this. Full access annual subscription or $0.99 4-week rental. The annual access subscription comes [...]
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