The Norm Breyfogle Whisper campaign is a can’t miss deal
In December, artist Norm Breyfogle suffered a stroke which left his drawing hand impaired. He'll need months of therapy to hopefully regain his mobility to be able to walk, draw and hopefully work again. And the comcis industry being what it is, generous folks have set up
an Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to help with Norm's therapy. BUT it is not just a feel good campaign (although that would be enough. The Nrm Breyfogle Whisper Campaign also gets you a reprint of Whisper, an early kick ass woman comic from the 80s. Written by Steven Grant, this is a solid book of the era.
Truly Outrageous art: Stephanie Hans does Jem and the Holograms
Via Tumblr, the amazing painter Stephanie Hans has gone totally pink for this
variant cover for IDW's Jem comic. Written by Kelly Thompson, with art...
Harvey Pekar Park: the complete banners
Specifically Derf Backderf's Facebook photos which show the event held on Saturday and the transformation of a dilapidated Cleveland park into a new,...
Matt Fraction speaks on collaborators and credit
Can NO ONE get this "credit" thing right? A few days ago we noted artist Chip Zdarsky standing up for Matt Fraction, writing of...
Does anyone care about the artists on comics any more?
Yet another discussion of what happened to the artist being the big dogs of comics, and a chance to make your feelings known via a survey!
Interview: Jennifer Crute Opens Up in Jennifer’s Journal
By Nick Eskey
Jennifer Crute is a native New York City artist, turned comic creator. She began her love for making art at an early...
All-New By Its Cover #5 (Covers For May 2015)
The column that judges a book by its cover, focusing on the month's best-designed comic covers. For the month's best-illustrated comic covers, see Best...
HeroesCon Interview: Kevin Wada Talks Style, Process, and the Future
by Harper W. Harris
Kevin Wada has been one of my favorite cover artists since he started on She-Hulk; it was one of those rare...
RIP Earl Norem
Prolific cover artist and painter Earl Norem has passed away at age 91 as reported on Facebook by family members including his daughter:
As my...
Nice Art: Chris Ware tackles Minecraft
Or rather, his 10-year-old daughter Clara does. In commentary on his cover for this week's New Yorker the Building Stories master—and the graphic novelist...
SDCC and San Diego Public Library announce the Art of Comic-Con exhibit
While the San Diego Convention Center expansion looks to be dead in the water, Comic-Con International isn't stopping on its moves to expand the...
RIP: Glen Orbik
Artist and teacher Glen Orbik passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer,. He was either 51 or 52 (Wikipedia says he was born...
