James Jean leaves FABLES
James Jean announces he's leaving FABLES to concentrate on his own art:
"This is a difficult email for me to write. Don't worry . ....
Writer Dan Slott and DC Comics editor Michael Siglain join Comics Experience
Is this a trend? Press releases complete with giant photos of Dan Slott holding a copy of SHE-HULK and Mike Siglain standing in front...
Virgin: That’s all she wrote
Somewhere, Nicolas Cage is crying. Calvin Reid at PW gets the tale of the tape:
Although calls to Virgin Comics CEO and cofounder Sharad Devarajan...
Lynd Ward’s Frankenstein
One of the legendary achievements in fantastic illustration, Lynd Ward’s Frankenstein, incredibly, out of print, but archived on the web by Nick Mullins.
On the road again
We're in transit back to civilization today. Full posting resumes tomorrow.
We'll have more coverage of the Virgin Comics realignment soonish. Three former Virgin...
Comics: not just for nerds anymore!
That is the true next level in comics' ascendance, as WaPo sends book guy Bob Thompson to see what all the excitement is about:
To...
DC’s future
This story in the WSJ reveals that DC Comics' days as the shy, studious librarian of the Warners empire are doneski, as Warners bets...
Virgin Comics: changes ahead
Rumors about Virgin Comics are flying fast and furious this weekend. Sources are telling me that the comics publishing is getting drastically reduced or...
Madge the Magician’s Daughter
Everyone else has been linking to the 1907 comic strip Madge the Magician's Daughter by W.O. Wilson -- why shouldn't The Beat?
While enjoying this...
Charles Burns is awesome
Check out this gallery of amazing Charles Burns art previewing an upcoming show at the Adam Baumgold Gallery.
Bear Creek Apartments
A new comic by Larson/O'Malley! Bear Creek Apartments. And there was great rejoicing! And server crashing, apparently.
Book deals galore!
You know, it isn't just the movie people who are snapping up the comics! Cartoonists are still getting book deals at traditional publishers left...
