Comic shops hit in UK rioting all open for new comics day
News roundup and some personal notes on the rioting.
Continue ReadingSmurfs tie with Cowboys & Aliens at the box office –with bonus Platinum SEC filings
The Smurfs shocked everyone by tying the much hyped COWBOYS & ALIENS at the box office this weekend and we dig into Platinum's stock filings to see what's up at the company. Plus: Who is Ervin Rustemagic?
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Wolk’s Dredd Reckoning
Douglas Wolk is blogging about Judge Dredd . The author of "Reading Comics," has presented us with several specialized comics blogs in the past -- like his amazing 52 Pickup analyzing all the metadata of DC's 52 -- but now he's wading right in to the world of the ultimate law, and one of Britain's most popular native characters:
Continue ReadingICAF goes to CCS
We hadn't seen this formally announced anywhere but we might have missed it: ICAF, the annual meet-up for international comics scholars, will be hosted at CCS this year. The conference will be held September 29-October 1, and spotlight the American Bande Dessineé Society.
Continue ReadingNew and notable: Lucille
Ludovic Debeurme'sLUCILLE hits these shores this week, and it's a stunner. In France, this hefty (500+ page) graphic novel about two teenagers from troubled families coming of age together was a major literary event, crossing over even with non-comics readers, and Top Shelf's English version is very faithful to the original.
Continue ReadingNice art: Malinky Robot
A collected edition of MALINKY ROBOT, Sonny Liew's charming series about two urchins in a city full of giant robots, is coming out in August, and here's the cover. Liew is the artist of MY FAITH IN FRANKIE, Marvel's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, and many other fine comics; he also edited two volumes of the Eisner-nominated LIQUID CITY, the Singapore comics anthology.
Continue ReadingSmurf Village takes shape in Adu Dhabi as Global Smurf Day approaches
If you were to guess where the first real world village of the lovable blue folk known as Smurfs would spring up, you probably would not say Abu Dhabi -- or maybe you would, as they seem to be one of the few countries with money to burn on a project like a Smurf Village.
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2011 Joe Shuster Award winners announced
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet More great Canadian cartoonists were honored Saturday, with the presentation of this year’s Joe Shuster Awards at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo with hosts Ajay Fry and Teddy Wilson. The awards recognize outstanding achievements of Canadian comic book creators, publishers and retailers. And the winners are: Outstanding Comic Book Artist / [...]
Continue Reading2000 AD now on sale weekly in the US
For those of you sad about ACTION COMICS not making it to #1000, why not start picking up 2000 AD every week -- they're up to issue #1754. Rebellion has just announced that they'll start selling the venerable English comics anthology here weekly instead of as part of a costly four-pack.
Continue ReadingGroovy old comics alert: Sexton Blake by Graham Coton
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Via Yesterday’s Papers, aging goodness from Knockout.
Continue ReadingMenu leaves L’Association
Jean-Christophe Menu, a founding member and driving force behind the French art comic powerhouse L'Association, has left the organization following a series of shake-ups and disruptions, including a workers strike. Bart Beaty has the best analysis of what it mean for L'Asso, Menu and French comics in general.
Continue ReadingKibbles ‘n’ Bits, 5/18/11 — those snoopy Canadians!
An update on what you can and can't bring into and out of Canada, and how to avoid getting your comics seized by the Canadian government. Also, Gahan Wilson and why hotels in San Diego will soon cost even more.
Continue ReadingTokyo government reveals restricted manga titles featuring icky stuff
Toyko prefecture's law restricting sales of material deemed "harmful" to minors under the age of 18 has selected its first list of titles to be considered for the ban, Anime News Network reports. The law, which has been revised a few times and goes into effect July 1, has been met with an outcry from publishers and creators.
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