Kibbles ‘N’ Bits 10/15/15: the number of links in this post will definitely surprise...
Okay maybe a slight exaggeration but I've been very tardy here so this is like, two weeks wort at least. So....
§ Via Rich Johnston, sad news that frequent message board commenter Bob "OM" Mosley...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 9/24/15: All your Batmobiles will be licensed from now on
§ The Ninth Circuit Curt of Appeal has ruled that DC owns the trademark on the Batmobile—file this under not too surprising. The case came when DC decided to sue Mark Towle's Gotham Garage,...
MATT CHATS: Zander Cannon on the Hierarchies of Monsters and Benefits of a Smaller...
Zander Cannon has been hard at work on his series Kaijumax in 2015, which he writes, draws, colors and letters. He's delivering odd, amusing, poignant stories about Godzilla-like creatures in a jail designed by men, the real monsters. I...
The Retailer’s View // Quite A Lot Of Variants
Today, I’m staring down the initial order deadline for titles releasing in November. The initial order deadline is something I neglect to realize is coming until a few days before they’re due - and...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 9/14/15: Stolen artwork again
Last night for the first time, there was a nip of fall in the air...a snap in the step and a whiff of pumpkin in the latte. And then came a blast of hay fever or something and I started sneezing. But other than that it was great. SPX is this weekend, along with the Brooklyn Book Festival and a lot of other great events. The fall season is kicking off and and a lot of great comics are about to be here. Celebrate!
The Retailer’s View // DC Youoops
A few months ago, as I was running a deposit to the bank, I ran into the store’s landlord at the terminal next to mine. As we both waited on our tellers to process...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bit 9/8/15: 11 links that will energize your day
§ Condolences to Matt Fraction on the passing of his father. Dennis Fritchman attended several HeroesCon with is family and clearly he was a man who loved life. In lieu of flowers the family is...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 9/3/15: Comics facing risks; Skybound expands
§ I know it's all good, but Todd Allen looks at some of the shaky ground that the comics industry growth is based on:
As we head into Q4 of 2015, the comics world is...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 9/2/15: Don’t bring your guns to town, Beedrill
Those two yahoos who came to the Pokémon World Championships totally strapped have been denied bail, even though their lawyer says they just had a car full of guns for fun times and never meant any harm. A story in the Boston Globe has many more details of the duo's threats against other Pokémon players:
MATT CHATS: Skullkickers Word Artist Marshall Dillon on the Life of a Letterer
It's widely acknowledged is that a great letterer is one that you don't notice. Marshall Dillon is often an exception to that rule. He made a big splash with his work on Skullkickers, a series with...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 8/30/15: Here are the iconic links for today
§ Alert! Harvey Awards voting closes today!
§ Cary W. Coatney went to the opening of the Comic Book Apocalypse: The Graphic World of Jack Kirby art exhibit at Cal State Northridge, and posted...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 8/28/15: Free comics by Lemire, Mignola, Snyder and Jock
§ I don't often run Kickstarter checks, but I see Mike Dawson's Rules for Dating my Daughter kickstarter is nearly fully funded after only a few days! Granted it was a pretty modest goal,...
