Child porn outlawed in Japan, manga okay
Japan -- along with Russia the only G8 country not to ban the possession of child pornography, has bowed to international pressure and has taken steps to do just that. According to the Guardian...
Viz debuts nine
Viz has announced officially nine new titles for the second quarter, GUN BLAZE WEST, HARUKA: BEYOND THE STEAM OF TIME, NIGHTMARE INSPECTOR: YUMEKUI KENBUN, B.O.D.Y, FAIRY CUBE, THE RECORD OF A FALLEN VAMPIRE, ROSARIO+VAMPIRE,...
This and that
§ Chris Butcher is on a tear this week, first with a calling-a-spade-a-spade . post
So yeah, most of the 3300 graphic novels released in 2007 sucked. Godwin’s Law Sturgeon’s Law is that 95% of...
The Web Cartoonists’ Choice Awards winners
The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards were announced yesterday and you should just go to the link becayse it has links to all he nominated comics, and they deserve a click-through if you've never...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales January 2008
by Paul O'Brien
Yes, I know it's March. But as you may know, the original version of the January charts was way, way off - so crazily haywire that we looked through them and...
Li’l Bruce Wayne
Often disregarded as part of any continuity, Li’l Bruce Wayne was a long-running series of light-hearted comic books aimed at children, detailing the life of a young, fantastically wealthy Bruce...
Snaked goes to Hollywood
SNAKED, a mini series by Clifford Meth and Rufus Dayglo, published by IDW, is the latest comic to get an option, with producer Richard Saperstein (1408, Rob Zombie’s Halloween, The Mist, John Q, The...
Marvel Studios: breaking new ground?
This profile of Marvel Studios in the LA Times will probably frame the narrative for a long time:
Feige's boss and friend, David Maisel, chairman of Marvel Studios, is pleased to be standing on the...
Week in Review: Dupuy, Berberian, Friedman, Hayes
We're a little bit recovered from the week's dizzying array of New York-cenetered events. Wednesday was Philippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian at Housing Works, moderated by Matt Madden. You can read Madden's report here....
TONIGHT!: Jam with Deitch and Woodring
Could there BE a cooler comics event?:
You're all invited to join a stellar group of accomplished cartoonists in the "Friends of the Nib Comics Jam" at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Saturday, March 8...
Denton J. Tipton hired at IDW
IDW has hired a new editor named Denton J. Tipton to assist Chris Ryall. We also expect he will fill the void left by the departure of Ryder Windham from the editorial ranks long...
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