Willingham calls for an end to “Superhero Decadence”
Thank God, a NEW controversy! Last week, Bill Willingham penned a piece for Big Hollywood, a newish website dedicated to presenting a more conservative view of the entertainment industry. The piece was entitled: Superheroes:...
Obscure Edward Gorey
Discovered on LJ and now reposted, Edward Gorey's 1965 “The Recently Deflowered Girl.”
Finding out about new cartoonists
findings, a Tumblr blog of new cartoonists by Sarah Glidden. Above, Singeon.
DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: November 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
While the economic crisis still didn't seem to have any noticeable effect on the periodical comics direct market in November, the unplanned absence of several major titles certainly did. In the case...
Spider-Man’s team-up with Obama gets attention…lots of it
A Reuters story about the issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, with Barack Obama guest starring has been printed everywhere,. In our news feed it showed up all over the US, in Australia, India, Ghana,...
Pull Quotes: Where for art thou, Norse dialogue?
Stan Lee talks to Marvel.com about writing a new story for THOR #600, and how times have changed:
"When I used to write Thor, I had all the characters talk the way I...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: November 2008
by Paul O'Brien
November was meant to be the final month of SECRET INVASION, but that slipped into December, taking some high-profile crossover issues with it. In fact, perhaps the most striking feature of...
Shuster Award blog updated
Canadians! They look just like us. They act very much like us. But they are not us. They are Canadians. You may find this exhaustive list of Canadian cartoonists disturbing -- it is truly...
Colombian coffee growers angered by Mother Goose & Grimm
You just do not mess with Juan Valdez. Cartoonist Mike Peters has learned that the hard way. The January 2nd edition of the comic strip Mother Goose & Grimm by Peters has greatly upset...
The life of Steve Gerber
The Gerber Curse is an anonymously written online biography of the famed writer. Three chapters are up and more are planned. It's fascinating reading, with historical background and analysis of Gerber's best known works....
