Comics ad second life as viral poster? Or just a booboo?
A bunch of movie sites are posting today that a viral teaser poster for THE SURROGATES has been released (more, see Splash Page.) While the fellow in the ad does look a bit like...
Pope’s Adam Strange
Do we link to just about every piece of art Paul Pope posts? Well, maybe, but when it looks as good as this page of STRANGE ADVENTURES art for WEDNESDAY COMICS, how can anyone...
Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me by Peter Bagge
The Flog Blog at Fantagraphics previews one of this summer's must-haves: Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me by Peter Bagge, which reprints his various comics for Reason and other places. The site has...
The Mark Waid interview
Everyone is talking about this career-spanning interview with writer/BOOM! EIC Mark Waid at AICN. In a comics media drowning in promotional interviews, the long, in-depth interview is a thing of the past (or a...
Wolverine Week everywhere!
Are you counting down to the theatrical release of X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE? Or at least to a few hours of shirtless Hugh Jackman? Well, so is everyone else. We'll try to survey some...
Great moments in comics PR
We just don't have time or inclination to summarize all the comics-related PR we get each and every day, but in deference to our publicist pals, every once in a while something jumps out...
Tonight: Kim, Oleksyk, Reklaw
Via the First Second blog:
Derek Kirk Kim, Sarah Oleksyk, and Jesse Reklaw read from their latest works at Powell's Books this coming Monday, April 27th. Kim will debut his latest graphic novel, "The Eternal...
Full of Pryde
Worth a click: A number of artists have contributed drawings of the X-Men character Kitty Pryde as part of a benefit for the Oregon Hemophilia Treatment Center at OHSU. The results can be...
Art Brut: DC Comics And Chocolate Milkshakes
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Well, here's a comics double play -- the new DC referencing song from Art Brut in a homemade vid that shows Jeff Lemire's cover for the new album. Enjoy.
This weekend: Kids Comic Con
The annual event, focused on children's graphic book material and organized by Alex Simmons, comes to the Bronx tomorrow:
The KIDS COMIC CON 2009 is set for April 25th at Bronx Community College (181st Street...
The wisdom of Todd Klein
Since we're not posting much today, you should spend all your time reading Todd Klein's blog. It's like sitting around rapping with the Socrates of comics logo design -- and there' no hemlock at...
Cool Stuff: Parker preview by Darwyn Cooke
The first of three adaptations of Richard Stark’s Parker novels by Darwyn Cooke is coming out this summer, and IDW has a preview of THE HUNTER. As you might expect, given that it's Darwyn...
