Comics

Daryl Cunninghamis best known for his scientific debunking stories -- a collection of which has been published in the UK by Blank Slate -- but he also does stuff likeUncle Bob And The Frankenstein Monster. A US edition of Psychiatric Tales: Eleven Graphic Stories About Mental Illness is coming out in February from Bloomsbury in the US.

September may not have seemed to create any records for sales, but if you look more closely at the charts you’ll discover some interesting...

We all know that everyone wants to get in on that graphic novel boom, but did you know even the Metals Service Center Institute is getting in on the act?

There have been many grassroots "cartoonist benefits" of late and the way things are going, there are bound to be many more. One of the most alarming recent calls to action was the news that Steve Rude was in danger of losing his house, and a resulting art sale. In his newsletter, The Dude reports that the house has been saved, and he's overwhelmed:

In the early days of The Beat I used to start many days with a "meta" post about my doings and very important thoughts, but that kind of personal stuff jumped the shark long ago, it seems. No one really cares about me seeing a blue lobster anymore...or rather, that's really what Twitter and Facebook are for. There's a social network for every ephemeral thought, and I now spend hours each day sharing the ephemeral thoughts of thousands of my close personal friends. In a way, it's too bad. Those were some of my most favorite posts to write -- like the time I went shopping for a mop. I guess you had to be there.

On the occasion of Veterans day, what better book to preview than the extraordinary LUCKY IN LOVE by George L. Chieffet and Stephen DeStefano. The story follows Lucky Testatuda, a young man from New Jersey who discovers a lot about life and love in World War II. Stationed in the Air Force in the Pacific Theater, life for Lucky is a mix of worrying about death, inflicting fiery death upon others, and confronting the differences between fantasy and reality.

Paul Pope examines the ligne clair of Paul Rivoche as revealed in Mister X. BTW, Rivoche is still doing some nice stuff.

There are many many excellent comics that salute the men and women who fight our wars for us. Never forget.

It happens to every one of us. And Batman, Captain America (twice), Superman, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Martian Manhunter, and so on. And so it must happen to Spidey. A circulation boosting death of some kind, as announced on the cover of Marvel's February Previews catalog. We predict a future link to the NY Daily News!

Well. That was fast The SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE OGN has been a BIG, BIG hit for DC, topping the NY Times graphic best seller list AND the Diamond charts. So a sequel by writer J Michael Straczynski and artist Shane Davis is a no-brainer. This the DC blog announces today.

Digital comics continue to evolve quickly into a significant revenue stream for publishers, and they are increasingly moving forward without worrying about other sales outlets. To wit, today's announcement that DC has installed a standalone comics store on their site. Co-publisher Jim Lee, who has led the charge on this, made the announcement on the Source blog:

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?