SD10: Sunday in a nutshell
DC Peter David will be writing episodes of the upcoming cartoon Young Justice, which is based on the comic of the same name that he wrote for an almost five year run.
Continue ReadingSD10: Indie Comics Saturday
Dark Horse Given that pretty much all of the Spartans died at the Battle of Thermopylae - which was sort of the point - people have been speculating for years about how Frank Miller would wring a sequel out of his hit Dark Horse graphic novel and movie 300. Today, at Comic-Con, the answer came out. The sequel, XERXES, will actually take place at exactly the same time on another battlefield of the same war.
Continue ReadingSD10: Friday — The Big Two
Marvel For those who love GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (and who doesn't), Rocket Raccoon and Groot are getting their own four-issue miniseries this January entitled (wait for it)... ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT.
Continue ReadingSD10: Dark Horse Presents returns! And more
Dark Horse's much beloved anthology DARK HORSE PRESENTS returns in a brand new print incarnation in March 2011 with all new work from Carla Speed McNeil, Harlan Ellison, Howard Chaykin, and Mike Mignola, among others. Axe Cop, the off the wall webcomic about an axe-wielding cop, written by five year old Malachai Nicolle and illustrated by his adult brother Ethan Nicolle, is coming to Dark Horse in a collected edition this December. It will be followed by a three-part full-color miniseries in the spring of 2011.
Continue ReadingHello, people….are you saving ALL your SDCC PR for NEXT WEEK?????
San Diego Preview Night kicks off in exactly two weeks. A fortnight. And as of today we have exactly ONE PRESS RELEASE FROM A COMIC BOOK PUBLISHER IN OUR IN-BOX. While that can be explained by sheer dread and ennui, a quick check with fellow journos confirmed that we weren’t just being snubbed…all those “Steve Guttenberg and Mason [...]
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Where we’ve been, where we’ll be
A preview Heroes Con preview; a smashing comic book wedding; is a comic book really worth $3.99? Not when you have to get rid of hundreds of them; and my final thoughts on BEA.
Continue ReadingWelcome Tallulah Louise Fraction
Following hours of Twitter-recorded labor, Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick welcomed Tallulah Louise to the world this week, an event so momentous it even made USA Today. Congrats to all.
Continue ReadingCasting Call: Comic Book Fans REPRESENT on morning TV
Comic book fans, have you always wanted to represent our clan in the best possible light? Well here is your chance. A Major National Morning News Show is looking for comic book fans to fill their plaza on the morning of Free Comic Book Day. They encourage all ages and would love if people came [...]
Continue ReadingJasper Rhodes Madden Abel joins us
Congrats and best wishes to Jessica Abel and Matt Madden on the arrival of their new son, shown here with big sister Aldara. Jasper Rhodes Madden Abel was born in New York City on Thursday, March 18, at 10:49 AM, weighing 8 lb., 6oz.
Continue ReadingNepotism corner: The CHOKER Tour
We interrupt this blog for some hype, which we hope we will be forgiven for, just this once. For those of you who read this blog just to follow along with Future Mr. Beat, aka Ben McCool, this week kicks off the CHOKER Tour which he and Ben Templesmith will be embarking on, ranging over [...]
Continue ReadingREVISED Inkwell Award winners
Revised winners of the inaugural Inkwell Awards have been sent out after founder Tim Townsend recused himself from winning: The Inkwell Award committee announces with deep regret that founder, Tim Townsend, due to personal reasons has decided to step down from his position and return his awards. Tim has made this decision due [...]
Continue ReadingDabels to adapt Jordan
The Dabel Brothers kust keep at it, despite bouncing from publisher to publisher like a ping pong ball, leaving a trail of late books behind them. This time its Robert Jorden’s very loooong but beloved WHEEL OF TIME series which they will be adapting. the Dabels will release the periodical versions and DEl REy will [...]
Continue ReadingClementine
From Eric Reynolds: Clementine Bean Reynolds was born Saturday afternoon (June 21) at 3:15 PM in Ballard’s Swedish Hospital. She weighed 7lbs, 2 oz, and is 20 inches long. Rhea and Clem are both doing great and we’re overwhelmed but happier than we could have imagined. Clem has strawberry blonde hair and a prodigious appetite, and [...]
Continue ReadingUPDATE: CBLDF to handle Rory Root donations
Following yesterday’s announcement regarding the Rory Root Memorial, there’s now some good news: The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) has graciously extended an offer to handle the donations processes for the memorial celebrations that will take place on June 21st. This generous act will allow the staff at Comic Relief and the Root family [...]
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