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Continue ReadingFirst look: ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME: THE EYE OF THE WORLD #23
Like the novels, the comics adaptation of WHEEL OF TIME rolls on and on. Here's a first look at the cover to issue #23 by Andie Tong.
Continue ReadingMarvel unveils Avengers vs X-Men #0 cover by Frank Cho
Deadly Women are at it in this well-designed cover by Frank Cho.
Continue ReadingPhotos: When cartoonists dressed like Don Draper
As part of a tribute to the late, great* Jerry Robinson, Mike Lynch has scanned in some of his old National Cartoonist Society programs -- comic strips in the Madmen era! BTW, he's pretty hard to even recognize Robinson in these photos, but that's him on the left with the glasses.
Continue ReadingAre Graphic Novels Good Enough for the Classroom? Jeff Smith answers
He says they suck. PSYCH -- he did not. As part of a Canadian panel on getting kids reading, Smith joined educator Larry Swartz and author Mahtab Narsimhan to discuss comics and literacy.
Continue ReadingInside the November charts: Marvel’s gymnastics, GN sales mystery
The November chart analysis is up around the net and it was an interesting month. John Jackson Miller has an overall analysis and the GN sales have him scratching his head -- they surged in November but it's not clear why:
Continue ReadingWhat Happened To Shade and Other First Impressions From the November Sales Estimates
ICV2 has released it's sales estimates for November (you know the drill, actually sales should be bumped somewhere by 10-20%, split the difference and call it 15%), and it's shedding a little light on a few things. What Happened To Shade We have a little better idea why Shade might be on the verge of being in trouble.
Continue ReadingGift Guide: Secret Headquarters
The Secret Headquarters comics shop in LA has been posting some gift suggestions from staffers, and Malachi's are excellent, but so are Part Two and Part 1. Some great ideas there. Go down to Secret Headquarters in you're near or your favorite comics shop or indie bookstore if you're not and support a small business! I did a lot of my holiday shopping as a craft show this weekend and not only got a) unique items you won't see at old Navy at a similar price and b) supported artists and craftspeople. Your giftees will appreciate it!
Continue ReadingFirst look: GAME OF THRONES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 1
Here's a peek at the first collection of the comics adaptation of GAME OF THRONES, courtesy of Dynamite. The cover is by Tommy Patterson & Sail.
Continue ReadingHeisman winner Griffin sends Superman Socks up up and away
Only a few innocent weeks ago, we were kidding around about these Superman socks with calf capes, suggesting they were a suitable gift for a male geek, even though they only come in girls sizes. And then Robert Griffin III, this year's Heisman Award winner, picked up his award while wearing these very socks. (The Heisman Triophy is presented each year to the #1 college football player and it is quite an honor.) Maybe the self-professed comics nut Griffin is a Beat reader? At the very least he has shattered the nerd/jock divide to atoms:
Continue Reading20 Days of Christmas: Officer Downe by Joe Casey and Chris Burnham
An ultra violent blend of Paul Blart, the Village People, Robocop and Axe Cop (although it came first), Joe Casey and Chris Burnham's Officer Downe wishes us happy holidays in preparation for this week's debut of the Officer Downe: Bigger Better Bastard Edition. Artist Burnham has since gained fame as a Batman artist, so there's that, too.
Continue ReadingNice Art: Lee Bermejo’s BATMAN: NOEL
Over at his blog Bermejo posted this two page spread from his best-selling GN BATMAN: NOEL. YOWZAH. Click for larger version or go to the link for full size.
Continue ReadingArchie and Valerie sitting in a tree…
Well, not content to merely sanction alternate futures, gay marriage, and the rights of the mentally challenged via Jughead, Archie Comics is following up on a storyline from last year with a rekindled romance between Archie and Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats— and another alternate future is on tap where Archie decides to marry Valerie.
Continue ReadingCBLDF argues to keep book on the shelves of a Maine school library
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, the Ariel Schrag-edited look at middle school comedy and shame, isn't a G-rated romp through age 13, but given its subject matter, how could it be? Instead it's an awful painful look at the most painful ages of all, told by 17 cartoonists including Schrag, Daniel Clowes, Joe Matt and more. It is potentially a little too rough for the Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Library in Dixfield, ME where one parent objected to the book being available, prompting a review by the school board:
Continue ReadingMarjorie Liu and Mike Perkins Are the New Astonishing X-Men Team
Over on their "Mystery Project Liveblog," Marvel has announced the new team on Astonish X-Men. Taking over with issue #48 in March are Marjorie Liu and Mike Perkins.
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