SLAM DUNK preview
Viz has a 32 page preview of Takehiro Inoue's SLAM DUNK up to read. You should.
Via John Jakala, who compares the current translation to the one from Gutsoon a few year's...
MySpace Comic Books relaunches
MySpace's comic book page has just been revamped, with a new look and new mottos, such as the one at left, and a new commitment to daily updates and previews. Most of MySpace's comics...
There are no good knishes anymore in Crime Alley
A local politician in New York is eager to jump on the comics marketing bandwagon. Queens Councilman Hiram Monserrate wants to make "Gotham City" the official nickname of the Big Apple, which already seems...
Unsinkable Marvel_b0y
UPDATE: You can read the first 12 pages of SECRET INVASION at EW's website. PLUS, Nisha Gopalaninterviews Brian Bendis:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How much input did you have in this event, and what kind of directives...
Pretty, pretty pictures: Charles Vess
This has been up for a while, but we've never linked to it. Reknowned fantasy artist Charles Vess has been designing a fountain themed "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for Abingdon, VA. In this...
Newsweek bigs up Classic Illustrated
More big media love for the comics! Newsweek gushes over Papercutz's revamped Classic line:
Along with Lincoln Logs and chemistry sets, Classics Illustrated was part of that goofy but well-intentioned trend in the...
Drew Friedman on tour this week
Flog alerts us to a couble of appearances by Drew Friedman. They may not become as famed as his Friar's bash, but should provide good fun:
THURSDAY NIGHT IN SEATTLE:
DREW FRIEDMAN: THE FUN...
And it doesn’t even have nipples
Michael Keaton's Batman costume from Batman Returns is up for auction and it's expected to fetch $60-80K :
The impressive outfit from the 1992 sequel, directed by Tim Burton, includes Batman's black rubber body suit,...
Make hay while the Skrull shines UPDATE
UPDATE: well, whaddaya know, someone purporting to be Marvel-b0y is back. (Thanks TY for the link.)
Was Marvel rattled by the Marvel–b0y saga? Or did they seize on all the confusion over the now-banned...
RIP: Raymond LeBlanc
Belgian comics publisher Raymond LeBlanc (above left, with Hergé) died on March 21 at age 92. Best known as the publisher who gave Tintin a home after World War II, he was also a...
NPR: Adrian Tomine’s ‘The Donger and Me’
In more NPR comics news, they present Adrian Tomine's 'The Donger and Me', an examination of the character from John Hughes lovably racist Sixteen Candles.
