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Archives for 04/17/2012 7:00 pm

Cartoonist on TV alert: Dave Devries on CBS This Morning tomorrow

04/17/2012 7:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Cartoonist on TV alert: Dave Devries on CBS This Morning tomorrow

Marvel/DC comic book artist Dave DeVries is being featured on CBS This Morning tomorrow at 8:45 am E.D.T. for his “The Monster Engine” work. If you’re not familiar with this project, it’s a thought provoking series of illustrations that takes children’s drawings of monsters and paints them in a fully detailed fantasy art style. It’s been spun off into books, gallery shows and more.

Filed Under: Cartoonists, Television Tagged With: Television

WB gets major victory in Superman suit against attorney Marc Toberoff — UPDATED with analysis

04/17/2012 4:15 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Warner Bros is doing the happy dance in the Superman legal tangle after what was called a unanimous and extremely significant ruling from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Heard before Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, the Opinion (see link below) was written by Judge O’Scannlain.

Filed Under: Legal Matters Tagged With: Siegel & Shuster, Superman

Beautiful comic alert: The Celestial Bibendum by Nicolas de Crécy

04/17/2012 1:56 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Beautiful comic alert: The Celestial Bibendum by Nicolas de Crécy

Nicolas de Crécy is one of the greatest artists currently working in comics, and his book THE CELESTIAL BIBENDUM is spectacular proof of that. An English language edition goes on sale tomorrow in the UK from Knockabout, but probably some copies will be slipping into the US. You can also order a deluxe edition from TFAW for $55.96. Pricey but beautiful.

Filed Under: World Comics

Wizard signs "The Situation" to create a superhero

04/17/2012 12:48 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Wizard signs "The Situation" to create a superhero

Until now, Jersey Shore and the comics industry had been on blissfully separate tracks. In fact, during a brief interview we had with the Nerdist, Chris Hardwick, he mentioned Jersey Shore as being a part of pop culture that was not part of nerd culture.

But now, Wizard has blurred the line.

And nothing will ever be the same.

Filed Under: Nerdlebrity News

The mystery of DC, comiXology, and the Kindle Fire may never be publicly solved

04/17/2012 12:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

The mystery of DC, comiXology, and the Kindle Fire may never be publicly solved

At the C2E2 comiXology panel it was confirmed that DC graphic novels are no longer being sold through Kindle Fire’s comiXology app, and CEO David Steinberger said it was intentional. However the reasons are hidden behind many layers of NDAs.

This is all odd because you can certainly still buy DC books via Amazon and their Kindle store. You can purchase tons of DC comics from comiXology, on the web and their IOS app. Apparently, you just can’t buy DC Comics through the Kindle Fire comiXology app (we don’t have a Kindle Fire handy to check).

Filed Under: DC, Digital Comics Tagged With: Amazon, comixology, DC, Digital Comics

Marvel teams with Barnes & Noble for Avengers ebook/Nook promotion

04/17/2012 12:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Marvel teams with Barnes & Noble for Avengers ebook/Nook promotion

Marvel and Barnes & Noble have teamed up to offer $30 off the purchase of a Nook Tablet when you buy two Marvel digital graphic novels from the Avengers collection. Titles available include various New, Mighty and Dark flavors of Avengers, but also classic flavor, The Kree-Skrull War, and Avengers Assemble from the Busiek/Waid/Perez run.

Filed Under: Digital Comics, Marvel Tagged With: Avengers, Digital Comics, Marvel, Nook

To Do Tonight, Brooklyn: Leaping Tall Buildings

04/17/2012 11:01 am by Heidi MacDonald

To Do Tonight, Brooklyn: Leaping Tall Buildings

“Seth Kushner (The Brooklynites) has taken his skills as a photographer and his passion for comic books and turned them into two unique projects.”

Filed Under: Cartoonists, Events Tagged With: Events, leaping tall buildings, seth kushner

Webcomic alert: DR. SLUMP by Akira Toriyama

04/17/2012 10:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Webcomic alert: DR. SLUMP by Akira Toriyama

Best known for his hectic DRAGONBALL series, Akira Toriyama is probably one of the most successful cartoonists of all time. His first big hit was DR. SLUMP, a slapstick humor strip about an inventor who creates a little girl robot who is hopelessly naive about the world.

Hijinks ensue. Hijinks that anyone who likes FAMILY GUY will appreciate. This is not sophisticated humor but it is energetic, wildly imaginative cartooning at the highest level. It’s also world building in the classic McCloudian-approved way, with the setting of Penguin Village, like Springfield or Mr Roger’s Neighborhood, a friendly place filled with colorful characters.

Filed Under: Digital Comics, Manga, Viz Tagged With: Digital Comics, Manga, Viz

Eye Opening Session: John Carpenter's The Thing with Cats in Clay

04/17/2012 8:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Eye Opening Session: John Carpenter's The Thing with Cats in Clay

Exactly what it sounds like. But so much better than you could possibly imagine.

Filed Under: Videos

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