More on CORTO MALTESE – UPDATE
We had a brief conversation this afternoon with Howard Jurofsky of Heavy Metal. He says that they will be publishing the first CORTO MALTESE book, THE BALLAD OF THE SALTY SEA, and see how...
Pekar and Moore tour for BEST AMERICAN COMICS
HE'S a curmugeonly filing clark from Cleveland. SHE went to grad school for Art History. But they're on tour together to promote the BEST AMERICAN COMICS anthology! And they're bringing their friends, and it's...
Area woman graduates from sitting behind table to writing comics
There are way too many comics themed news story in the non comics media to link to these days, but once in a while, you come across one which puts it all in ...
Do you need a mammogram?
CANCER VIXEN author Marissa Acocello Marchetto is sponsoring a day of FREE mammograms tomorrow and hopes some women artists will sign up. That's pretty freaking awesome. Let's do it, girls.
New graphic novel due from Mina
Denise Mina, the mystery writer who turned to comics with a stint on HELLBLAZER is the latest book author to write a graphic novel, according to an interview in CBR. Vertigo will publisher A...
RIP Miriam Engelberg
Miriam Engelberg who became a first time graphic novelist this year with CANCER MADE ME A SHALLOWER PERSON has died at age 48 of breast cancer.:
âIâd be telling a friend something upsetting about the...
Goro Miyazaki, Ursula K. Leguin and the manger
The New York Times has one of those read-it-before-it-goes-behind-the-firewall stories, a profile of Goro Miyazaki and his recent adaptation of Ursula K. LeGuin's THE FARTHEST SHORE. The story, written by Charles Solomon, covers the...
More from Marshall, MO
Marshall Democrat-News editor Chuck Mason takes a stand:
I'm no legal scholar but there is one thing I do know: censorship is censorship.I have no qualms with Louise Mills of Marshall, who objected to the...
Matt Madden’s blog
Matt Madden has a blog. With previews, news of upcoming projects and all the other good stuff. Bookmark now.
Gene Yang reax
Via SFGATe, Gene Yang's reaction to AMERICAN BORN CHINESE's historic National Book Award nomination:
"I'm in shock," said Yang, who missed the call from his agent about the news Tuesday night because he was...
Marshall library update
In case you missed it, The Marshall Democrat-News story on the library board's decision to remove FUN HOME and BLANKETS from shelves until a book policy can be drafted.
Wright proposed the policy during...
Event reports: ICAF, Quills
Diva Coping Mechanisms has a lengthy report on the first day of ICAF:
The first day of the International Comics Arts Festival was ok. I knew it would there would be a low turn...
