Preview: Tonight on Adventure Time: Burning Low by Rebecca Sugar
Tonight it's an all new episode, by Cole Sanchez and boarded by Rebecca Sugar who offered this charming preview image.
The Olympics for Nerds: The history of pictograms
Here's a couple of stories on the evolution of those symbols used for the various sports at the Olympics. They began with the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, but attained a cleaner, more Saul Bass-like effect for Munich in 1972, as designed by a fellow named Otl Aicher. These proved to be more lasting and iconic:
Todd McFarlane Spider-Man cover sells for $675,250 — and that's just the start
Recent record-setting prices for original comics art could just be the beginning as the art world continues to perform.
James Asmus promises Gratuitous Gambit Nudity in his new series
The creative team behind Marvel's upcoming 'Gambit' ongoing series have noticed an intriguing pattern appearing within the first few issues of the book
Nice art: They may not target women, but DC and Marvel are definitely going...
Or at least that's what artist Joel Micah Harris shows us.
Introducing: crotchleg
We don't know who came up with it, but it appears the heartbreak of crotchleg has been with us for a while and seems to be here to stay.
Nice art: Black Widow pulp covers
These have been all over the place, but Calamity Jon Morris's renderings of early Marvel stories as pulp novel covers are the definition of nice art. And also, wouldn't a line of Black Widow novels be cool?
Russ Manning Award Spotlight: Dave Wachter
The fifth nominee for this year's Russ Manning Award is Dave Wachter, the artist for Night of 1000 Wolves, That Hellbound Train, and several other less-ominous sounding comics.
SDCC 12: Kirby meets Kandinsky
Andrei Molitiu, he of Abstract Comics fame, is moderating afascinating sounding panel, along with Mark Badger. that looks at Jack Kirby and the abstract art.
Russ Manning Award Spotlight: Teagan Gavet
Teagan Gavet is the fourth of the nominees for this year's Russ Manning Award, for her work on the original graphic novel Nordgard: On Thin Ice
Russ Manning Award Spotlight: Tyler Crook
The third nominee for this year's Russ Manning award is Tyler Crook! Artist for Petrograd and B.P.R.D, amongst others.
