Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 4/14
§ Go read Michael Chabon's unused screenplay for Spider-Man 2 courtesy of McSweeneys. This is the version where Peter Parker investigates J. Jonah Jameson's immigrant heritage before they both go to Alaska...
Random notes
Today's news bits have more sociology than comics news at the core; so sue us.
§ SF writer John Scalzi has some sensible comments that apply to any field on convention etiquette:
This does lead...
This and that
§ Frank Santoro looks at Matt Wagner at Comics Comics:
I've been reading the original issues of Matt Wagner's Mage. I honestly couldn't tell you what it's about. Magic, I think. I'm too busy looking...
Kibbles ‘n’ bits 4/1
We have not knowingly included any jokes in here -- browse with confidence!
§ OMIGAWD! We're up for a 2008 Golden Champagne Glass Award! What shall we wear??
§ HOTWIRE'S Glenn Head wrote to inform us...
Scrum Facts 3/28
§ CBR interviews Kazu Kibuishi who still has much to say about the process of making AMULET:
Was it hard writing children characters? It was more difficult than I imagined it would be....
Scrum Fact 3/27
§ Mark Evanier followed up on his post about why audience questions aren't always that great:
One other thing I oughta mention: I've done a couple of public interviews where the interviewee stipulated certain topics...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 3/26
§ Does giving things away for free work? Neil Gaiman reports on AMERICAN GODS download stats. The novel has been made available for download for the month of March.
It's worth drawing people's attention to...
Short Takes 3/25
§ Matt Madden reports on the eerie fate of Sof' Boy!!
§ Len Wein reacts to his nomination for the Eisner Awards Hall of Fame:
What fascinates (and, I must admit, terrifies) me most about...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 3/21
§ "Manga, anime growing in southeast Kansas " -- The National Guard has been dispatched, but can they halt this growing threat?
§ In comics history this may well go down as "The Symposium Era"....
Linkie winkins 3/20
Many many things which we had stored up or emailed to us which we have been meaning to tell you about.
§ Douglas Wolk has a new link blog. We're already stealing from it....
Astonishing things you can read on the internet, 3/19
§ Mark Evanier ponders the moment everyone panel moderator must face: opening the floor to questions.
An open mike at a public event has increasingly become a magnet for people who should not...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 3/17
§ Bookforum spotlights GRAPHIC NOVELS, the hottest thing going!
-- Chris Ware on Rodolphe Topffer
-- J. Hoberman on Kirby (Actualy link is wrong. Anyone got the correct one?)
--Nicole Rudick on Rocketship
§ Larry Young write...
