The Retailer’s View // Rebirthing Pains
It’s been quite a while since the last edition of The Retailer’s View, and there are several reasons for that. Almost all of them can be grouped under the heading “year one of a...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/10/16: Kickstarter has funded more than 3000 comics projects
#Transformers vs #GIJOE pic.twitter.com/ky11h2R6FP— Thomas Scioli (@tomscioli) February 5, 2016
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Cobra Commander on Cybertron #Transformers vs #GIJOE pic.twitter.com/FUtVEbbyTu— Thomas Scioli (@tomscioli) February 9, 2016
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§ We live in a great time for comics when even Transformers...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/8/16: Kapow! Comics are kool!
§ By now you've probably forgotten everything about this year's crop of mostly bland Super Bowl ads, but the whole Marvel/Coca-Cola thing has kicked off with a spot where Ant-Man and the Hulk fight...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/5/16: Artful smears
§ Hoo boy the drumbeat for Patience by Daniel Clowes is beginning and here's a petty epic profile of Clowes by Robert Ito with ILLUSTRATIONS by Rutu Modan, Anders Nilsen, Richard Sala, Isabel Seliger,...
The Marvel Rundown: Spider-Man Enters the 616 Stage Left
Miles' has a fresh start in the 616 -- but is it any good?
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/3/16: Found! The David Bowie/Comics Connection
§ People are still talking about David Bowie, weeks after he died, and I imagine they'll be talking about him for a long time to come. No pop star's passing has affected so many...
MATT CHATS: IDW Editor Bobby Curnow on the Balance Between Licenses and Original Concepts
IDW is mainly known for its publication of licensed work, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers and My Little Pony. But the publisher has been transitioning lately with a renewed focus on creator-owned comics, first by acquiring...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/1/16: Cartoonist arrested for running a website without a license
§ Nice Art: Artist Patrick Léger created a series of posters for The Venture Bros. Because THE VENTURE BROS. ARE BACK.
He even designed a mural. And here's more. This guy is so good!
https://twitter.com/frenchprinter/status/692179337504804866
§ As...
The Marvel Rundown: The Maltese Logan?
In the wake of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe, we're taking a look at each and every #1 in the line. This week sees the return of Wolverine, but not the Wolverine you might...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/28/16: the girl who sees smells
§ In the past we've written about LINE Webtoon, a phone-based comics company that's well established in Korea that's expanding to the US market with original content. "Webtoons" (the actual name of the format)...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/27/16: Bring back the Mystery Men!
§ Nice art: Stephanie Han's Fried Pie variant for Black Widow #1 on sale 3/2/16
§ I was joking about this the other day, but isn't is time to bring back The Mystery Men? A...
MATT CHATS: Shaun Simon on Collaboration with Gerard Way, Brilliant Artists and in a...
A collaboration with rockstar and comics writer extraordinare Gerard Way on Killjoys guaranteed that I’d read something written by Shaun Simon, but the stellar quality of his work is what keeps bringing me back....