Josei manga considered
There's been a bit of a blog tour about Josei, or manga for grown women of late. A podcast with Johanna Draper Carlson, David Welsh and Melinda Beasi can he heard here and includes lots of links.
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 ReadingBOOM! suggests you reserve and read SNARKED
Via BOOM!'s mailing list, Chip Mosher has a pretty clear suggestion that shows just how publishers are living on a copy here and a copy there. With DC's massive relaunch coming up a lot of retailer dollars are going to be tied up elsewhere so a book like Roger Langridge's SNARKED needs every little boost:
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 ReadingFuturama goes steampunk
Anina Bennett wrote to share the cover to FUTURAMA #57, a steampunk story which includes a mashup of acerbic robot Bender with historical chameleon robot Boilerplate (created by Paul Guinan and Bennett) called...Benderplate. It had to happen.
Continue ReadingKibbles ‘n’ Bits, June 30, 2011
Interviews, exclusionary fans, the completino of THE TWELVE. and the return of Eddie Campbell.
Continue ReadingTr!ckster and Criterion team for Kurosawa benefit at San Diego Comic-Con
Since last we reported on Tr!ckster, the creator-driven pop-up/art gallery/store/wine bar that will be running all through Comic-Con, a lot has happened. We'll be spotlighting some of it in a future post, but right this minute they have just announced a special event for Friday, July 22nd: a benefit for the Japan Society Earthquake Relief Fund featuring an art gallery tribute to the films of Akira Kurosawa.
Continue ReadingWebcomics redux
Speaking of things that K---B----- hath wrought, in the same post on Fleen that talks about Strong Females, Tyrrell also talks about the print/web divide:
Continue ReadingStrong Females are taking over the internet
At the risk of invoking the name K---B----- again, it should be noted that the characters created by B------, Carly Monardo and Meredith Gran have taken on a like of their own, with a Fan Art tumblr, a Twitter hashtag and a motto: "With Great Power Comes a Great Pair of Titties." Gary Tyrrell at Fleen has the complete rundown on strong females stuff.
Continue ReadingVIDEO: Neil Gaiman on Craig Ferguson
An Englishman and a Scotsman talk about Doctor Who. Of Course.
Continue ReadingGames of Thrones: The comic gets Alex Ross covers
If you were wondering when a Game of Thrones comic book would show up, it's been in the works for quite a while from Bantam Books and Dynamite The first issue is due in September. Daniel Abraham writes, Tommy Patterson draws, and Alex Ross and Mike S. Miller will provide the covers. Martin had a previous comics encounter when the Dabel Brothers adapted his Hedge Knight Books.
Continue ReadingCenter for Cartoon Studies awarded $255,000 community development grant for Inky Solomon Center
CCS, the much-admired cartooning school that has turned White River Junction, VT into a comics mecca, has been awarded $255,000 in community grant money to develop the Inky Solomon Center. Named for CCS's "legendary" founder, The Inky Solomon Center will be a modern facility aimed at helping CCS alums create and develop projects.
Continue ReadingDarryl Ayo asks: Do you like comics?
Cartoonist Darryl Ayo reminds us not to get too jaded, and a comics image gallery that would make anyone sit up and take notice.
Continue ReadingAdam Sandler wins legal battle against comic book
A comics writer who sued Adam Sandler, his production company, Judd Apatow and Sony Pictures has had his case dismissed after a judge found that using a hair dryer as a weapon was not infrangible
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