EXCLUSIVE: Marvel announces STRANGE TALES MAX for September
Spider-Man by Jason. The lost Peter Bagge Incorrigible Hulk story. Iron Man by Tony Millionaire. Are such ideas just the fevered dreams of an overactive imagination as we go into MoCCA...or reality? Happily,...
MoCCA Debuts: Publishers, consortiums, etc
MoCCA debuts .. this is gonna take a long time so get a frosty one.
TOP SHELF will be debuting:
-- Kevin Cannon's FAR ARDEN
-- Bwana Spoons' WELCOME TO FOREST ISLAND
-- Niklas Asker's SECOND THOUGHTS
and...
A few words on PR dos and don’ts
Whew, there were more emails about new books for MOCCA than ever before -- more both in number and in the detail of the submissions. This is attributable to the fact that people really...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: April 2009
By Paul O'Brien
It's Wolverine month at Marvel! To tie in with the film, we have a new ongoing Wolverine title, and a whole bunch of Wolverine variant covers. Elsewhere, the Dark Reign...
Yojimbo by Pope
After all that doom and gloom, here's a new Yojimbo print by Paul Pope, based on the Kurosawa/Mifune classic. And here's how to order it AND a special T-shirt.
Nickelodeon Magazine folds
The Beat has confirmed an LA Times report that Nickelodeon Magazine, the last studio kids magazine, has been canceled:
Viacom is shutting down Nickelodeon Magazine this week and will lay off about 30 staffers. Launched...
Marvel’s REBORN births more questions
The news which we reported on Monday, that Marvel would allow a much later than normal final order cutoff for REBORN #1 to be able to take advantage of hoped-for media coverage, drew...
Brigid Alverson comes out swinging
New Robot 6 webcomics columnist Brigid Alverson wastes no time in telling it like it is:
Eight pages should be enough space to establish the setting, introduce one or more characters that are worth caring...
First peep at Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex
Ignore the reports of Brolin cheating on his wife, and enjoy these photos!
Would Daddy Warbucks have bailed out Lehman Brothers?
The New York Times finds Jeet Heer's analysis of Little Orphan Annie's anti-FDR tone during the Great Depression a "Big Idea" for today, and a mirror of current monetary anxieties. What cartoon character is...
UK comic-con scam?
Speaking of comic-cons, apparently someone in the UK is going around claiming they have one with Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, and Alan Moore as guests. The claims don't hold up to much scrutiny, as...
