TO DO: TODAY 9/8 McCloud at Midtown
Scott McCloud kicks off the MAKING COMICS express for real today at Midtown Comics at Times Sq. Stop by so you can say you were part of the happening!
In 1993 when Scott McCloud...
Events: TELLING TALES, McCloud at SVA
When we say we've been busy we are almost too busy to even post a few pictures. Wednesday, we went to the opening of TELLING TALES at the Adam Baumgold Gallery, and it's an...
Oddbooksonline
Plug time: Cartoonist, animation writer, Beat pal and all around cool lady Anne Bernstein has a site called oddbooksonline where she sells many mysterious tomes, including rare children's books, cookbooks and biographies of folks...
The 9/11 Report is a bestseller
The Great Blossoming of the Graphic Novel hit another benchmark this week as The 9/11 Report: A Greaphic Adaptation hit both the NY Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists PW Comics week reported:
The 9/11...
Scott McCloud on NPR
Sorry for the late notice, but Scott McCloud will be on the Leonard Lopate show today at 1 pm. Listen here.
Marchetto: Sexy Blond Doodler
Graphic Novelist Marisa Marchetto receives New York's ultimate social accolade with a mention on Page Six of her breast cancer comics memoir, CANCER VIXEN:
MARISA Marchetto, a top cartoonist for The New Yorker and Glamour,...
Voldemort worse than Luthor, Joker
Lord Voledmort, the lead bad guy in the Harry Potter saga has been voted favorite literary villain of all time, in a poll conducted by Bloomsbury, HP's British publisher. Over 16,000 Brit kids voted...
Things to see: Jon Foster
The awesome Jon Foster, who has an art book coming out in November. Must. Buy.
Jeff Smith on Tarzan, Kelly
Jeff Smith turns out to be quite the blogger. He not only posts a look at his cover for the second volume of Fantagraphics' OUR GANG reprints, he also talks about Joe Kubert's...
Marie Javins, Woman of Adventure
Comics vets will undoubtedly remember Marie Javins, the popular Marvel editor who worked on the 2099 line, Epic line, Hellstrom Akira, Earth X and so forth. She's also worked as a colorist, and just...
One Volume BONE new edition blowout
The original edition of the one-volume BONE collection sold out of 50,000 copies fairly quickly, but the new printing of 20,000 is just shipping now and is ALREADY unavilable from Diamond. Here's the PR:
The...
Friends of Lulu: Call for Entries
Marion Vitus writes to say that Friends of Lulu is planning a new anthology, "The Girls' Guide to Guys' Stuff" and they have posted a call for entries:
The Friends of Lulu, the national...
