Aroo, Nell Brinkley, Milt Gross — is there no end to these riches?
How on earth are we supposed to find money and shelf space for all the incredible books of fantastic historical material that keeps flooding out? Who knew that so much of the good stuff...
Newsy notes
• This blog post which interviews a purported Amazonn "insider" is probably as close as we'll get to what really happened when over 50,000 books pegged as adult- or gay-themed were purged from...
Eminem as the Punisher
Two great tastes that shoot things together, as XXL magazine dresses up Eminem as the Punisher for a new cover, with a new comic inside, as well.
BTW, is it just us or does...
Dark Horse and Image join Final Order Cut-Off program
As planned for over a year, Dark Horse and Image are joining the ranks of "FOC" publishers at Diamond. Already used by Marvel and DC, "Final Order Cut-Off" allows retailer to raise or lower...
Bryan Talbot reveals he is Veronique Tanaka
A year or so ago, our good pal Bryan Talbot started telling us about a new artist that he had met in France, a French-Japanese woman named Veronique Tanaka who had created a...
Tonight: HUMBUG at the Strand
Tonight, a comic event which will be very difficult to top no matter how many more you see this year:
An Evening with HUMBUGFeaturing Arnold Roth and Al Jaffee in conversation with Gary GrothTuesday, April...
Bristol International Comic Expo sells out
It isn't just American comics shows that are still hot in an ailing economy; the Bristol International Comics Expo has sold out of tickets -- a month ahead of its May dates. We've posted...
DC Month-to-Month Sales: February 2009
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
DC Comics' average periodical sales in the direct market declined further in February 2009. They dropped to just above 23,000 units, yet another new low since Diamond Comic Distributors began releasing data...
Do the Eisner Awards ignore manga?
Noah Berlatsky sums up similar thoughts by David Welsh and Simon Jones on the dearth of manga titles and creators among the recent Eisner Award nominations:
Manga doesn't need the Eisners. I do...
All the old José Luis García-López you could want
Not far-fetched at all.
So it's settled then, right? Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez is the best artists in comics, right? I know, I know... "best" is a highly subjective term, so let's get it clear:...
Topolino celebrates 60th anniversary
Topolino, Italy's long running digest-sized Disney comics mag, has just celebrated its 60th anniversary. The magazine is one of the most popular in Italy, read by both adults and children, and special issues can...
