Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/17/15: When pedants attack
Yesterday feathers, panties and twitter feeds were ruffles by this piece in the Guardian entitled When did the comic-book universe become so banal? It was written by an art critic named Jonathan Jones , and while moaning about Scott McCloud and Chris Ware (the poor man's Paul Klee) it finally came round to true greatness:
Tilting at Windmills #240: Looking at BookScan: 2014
By Brian Hibbs
(Originally published February 2015)
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”
For the twelfth (!) year in a row, I’m going to try to figure out something that is hard...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/12/15: What is an “indie comic” anyway?
§ By chance, two websites have been devoting some time to overviews of...non Big Two Comics I guess you could call 'em. Multiversity is running Small Press Month and offers A Brief History of...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/9/15: Let’s hear it for Ms. Marvel
§ Last week marked the one year anniversary of Ms. Marvel #1 and...well it was quite a year. There's been a tumblr celebration, which Brigid Alverson sums up, including some thoughtful essays on what the character means.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/5/15: Man hideously mutilates his face to look like hideous Marvel...
People are nuts. Really. But some are pretty awesome, too, and you will read about both kinds in this episode we like to call...KIBBLES 'n' BITS...
The Retailer’s View: Punching the Ouroboros
Have you tried to set up a business before, faceless mass of readers? Laying down groundwork for a business is like trying to punch the face of an ouroboros or wrestle a gordian knot.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/4/15: newsy notes from the mailbag
I went through the old mailbag and found some newsy bits I had previously missed. Toys, books, shorts, variants, and the Cackler.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/3/15: Cartoonist gets a new job and then she posts about...
§ Norm Breyfogle suffered a stroke on December 17th, but he's making great progress, as shown in this video; his fundraiser to help with his rehab is still underway and NOW he's the poster...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/30/15: Chew on this!
A week's worth of reading:
§ Has Manga Become a Niche Category? Johanna Draper Carlson examines some opinions on this, and quotes comments by Vertical's Ed Chavez that I missed:
The fact that shonen continues to...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/26/15: What these retailers have to say about Secret Wars is...
§ Vaneta Rogers quizzed a bunch of comics retailers about Secret Wars and describes them as wary but hopeful:
"Customers are curious, but as usual, Marvel is being very vague about the whole thing," said...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/23/15: Save Tommy Castillo’s eyes
Cartoonist call for a boycott of Sodastream as a sponsor at Angouleme...an atrist is in danger of losing his sight to diabetes...Dreamworks and Egmont are shutting things down...and more.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/21/15: These lovely new comics covers seemed to be just covers....
Why are Vertigo comics so brown? The answer may surprise you.
