A weekend of two mediums
By a strange quirk, two big meetings are taking place today that reflect the two branches of the comics industry as it's evolving.
Up in Easthampton, MA, the New England Webcomics Weekend is taking...
Very quick observations
Whoa, we are still here, but it's been a CRAZY week at Stately Beat Manor! We've had house guests, a surprise visit by the FBI, a battle with customs, car bombs, Jude Law, Hoteloween...
White joins IDW as marketing manager
IDW has announced a new marketing manager, AnnaMaria White:
IDW Publishing, a leading publisher of comic books and graphic novels, today announced that AnnaMaria White, an experienced public relations and marketing professional, has joined the...
Lemire brings SWEET TOOTH to Vertigo
DC/Vertigo announced a new ongoing monthly by Jeff "Essex County" Lemire at the ComicsPRO meeting this morning. Lemire's graphic novel THE NOBODY is due in June. Lemire's PR below:DC Comics' mature readers imprint...
Uclick offers DRAMACON app for free
Uclick and Tokyopop are releasing Svetlana Chmakova's DRAMACON #1 as a free app on the App store. The book was originally released as a trilogy of manga volumes by Tokyopop. The story of adventure...
The Goon vs. Dethklok
MTV's Splash Page blog has a fantastic cover for perhaps the most unexpected -- but delightful -- crossover of all: Eric Powell's THE GOON vs. DETHKLOK, the world's greatest metal band.
A wee bit more o’ the Irish
Via Eclectic Micks, a blog for Irish comics artists, this fine celebration of the season featuring Father Jack from Father Ted by Declan Shalvey.
2009 Doug Wright Awards nominees announced
This year's Doug Wright Awards nominees, honoring the finest in Canadian cartooning, have been announced. And they are:
The 2009 finalists for Best Book are:
Burma Chronicles Guy Delisle (Drawn and Quarterly)
Drop-in Dave Lapp (Conundrum Press)
Paul...
Fincher teases THE GOON
AICN previews the CGI GOON movie which David Fincher is producing. Created by Eric Powell, The Goon has starred in a well-received series of graphic novels, and would fit nicely into the "Dark...
Giant robots
Weekend distraction: Michael May ponderswhom to root for in the eternal Monster/Robot war.
SCOTT PILGRIM updates
If you go to director Edgar Wright's Daily Photo blog you can see lots of photos of the SCOTT PILGRIM movie cast training: training for kung fu, training for being in a band, training...
Thanks, Marvel, thanks a LOT
Marvel's new Iron Man Armored Popper game is supposed to be for kids, but we like it JUST fine, especially while we're gabbing on the phone.
Iron Man Armored Popper is a challenging, fun,...
