Dark Horse to reprint the complete CHANNEL ZERO
CHANNEL ZERO, Brian Wood's mash-up of cyber imagery, sloganeering and popular dissent, is getting a new edition from Dark Horse. This marks its third edition: it debuted as a miniseries from Image in 1997, with a collection following. Then it moved to AIT/PlanetLar, where it has been OOP for a while. The new book will reprint the original GN and its sequel, JENNIE ONE (with art by Becky Cloonan), two volumes of related design, and various and sundry other rarities.
Continue ReadingDC’s Rood Talks About Digital Sales
Over at CBR, Kiel Phigley had a chat with John Rood, DC's Executive VP-Sales, Marketing and Business Development, about DC's digital sales and it's worth taking a closer look at. The biggest question, which is still utterly unanswered, is how many copies these digital comics are selling. The second biggest question is where these sales are coming from and Rood does get into that, just a little:
Continue ReadingIDW changes: Goldstein promoted, White leaving
IDW has announced that Greg Goldstein has been promoted to the rank of president. In a release, Goldstein is credited with helping drive much of IDW's growth in new business channels. Publisher Ted Adams will continue to oversee overall strategy while Goldstein takes on more of the day-to-day operations of the company. In addition, Anna Maria White, IDW's Director of Marketing and PR, is leaving to start her own marketing company.
Continue ReadingMust read: “A Seasonal Snapshot of Retail Funny Business”
Over at TCJ, Patrick Rosenkrantz interviews four of comics finest indie retailers:, Meltdown, Desert Island, Quimby's, and Counter Media. Although Rosenkrantz warns not to take this snapshot as more than that -- he pointedly offers "no pie charts" -- it's stall a valuable look at four stores that are passionate about their business and how they survive.
Continue ReadingJim Shooter: I did not write Avengers #200
Not too long ago, we presented for your amusement several videos recapping the rather appalling events of AVENGERS #200, in which Ms. Marvel was kidnapped, drugged and forcibly impregnated, and after giving birth to a reincarnation of her rapist, went off with him in a happy daze. The writers on the story are listed as Jim Shooter, David Michelinie, Bob Layton and George Pérez but it's been noted that in the years since, no one has actually taken credit for coming up with the story. It's like that one round of blanks in the firing squad -- every man can believe he is the innocent one. Now over on his blog, Jim Shooter has come out and confirmed that he's wiped the entire incident from his memory:
Continue ReadingEddie Campbell’s DAPPER JOHN now available for iPad
Eddie Campbell's long out of print DAPPER JOHN has been released as an iPad app, he writes:
Continue ReadingDenise Mina will adapt THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO for comics
Scottish novelist/playwright Denise Mina has been chosen to adapt the Millennium Trilogy into comics, it was revealed in The Scotsman. Known as a purveyor of "Tartan Noir," Mina already has solid comics cred, having written a year's worth of HELLBLAZER and A SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY for the Vertigo Crime line. The GN adaptations of Stieg Larsson's hugely successful books, starring investigator/hacker Lisbeth Salander, were announced back in October -- to be published by DC's Vertigo imprint -- but no further details have been released. The first book in the comics adaptation will be out in March -- each novel will be split into two GNs for a total of six books.
Continue ReadingComing Attractions: Fall 2011: Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics continues to publish the unusual, the fun, the quirky! Take a look below, visit the website, and let us know what caught your fancy! Was it the cheap, DRM-free digital comics? The Disney titles? The Drunken Monkeys sports apparel? The mondo Tiki titles?
Continue ReadingLost and Found: Two More Missing Doctor Who Episodes From the ’60s Surface
This is going to sound silly, but up until 1978, the BBC didn't put a high priority on keeping archives of their old TV series. As a result, a _lot_ of TV shows from the dawn of British television through the mid-1970s have been erased and gone missing. Roughly speaking, about 40% of the first six seasons of Doctor Who have gone missing. It's so bad, only 6 of the 21 storylines with second Doctor Patrick Troughton have all their episodes in possession of the BBC.
Continue ReadingComing Attractions: Fall 2011: Oni Press
Here are the newest titles from Oni Press! Visit their website for previews, as well as the low down on other series!
Continue ReadingComing Attractions: Fall 2011: Archaia
Muppets (the non-Disney variety)! Marjane Satrapi! Miranda Mercury! The Dare Detectives! And lots of other interesting titles from Archaia!
Continue ReadingComing Attractions: Fall 2011: Bluewater Productions
New titles from Bluewater (sans biographies)!
Continue ReadingComing Attractions: Fall 2011: Hermes Press
Lots of beautiful books from Hermes Press!
Continue ReadingReconciling Strip, Film and Cartoon: Reviewing Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #1
Share this link on Facebook!TweetBy Todd Allen Flash Gordon is a media property has been around long enough that people know it from a few different sources. The original comic strip, may be the least common exposure. You’ve got the 1936 movie serial which has been rerun on TV at regular intervals to this day (and [...]
Continue ReadingNice art: Jason Pearson
If you're wondering why Twitter and Facebook suddenly blew up with the name of artist Jason Pearson, he was having a low moment and the comics community has rallied on a Friday afternoon with helping words and deeds. The creator of BODY BAGS, Pearson has done work on tons of comics over the years. His stylish art has an especial soft spot for drawing the ladies, as the Catwomen art shows. And in case you are wondering, the comics community has a big, big heart. No matter how silly or stupid things get, I am always grateful to be a part of this world. Have a great weekend, everyone.
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