Novelists dig INCOGNEGRO
INCOGNEGRO is an upcoming graphic novel by novelist Mat Johnson and artist Warren Pleece, the latest in Vertigo's line of literary yarns. It's a noirish mystery about a light-skinned journalist who goes undercover in...
More collected editions from DC for ’08
Mpre upcoming books from DC via pr:
DC Comics concludes its look at new collected editions and other titles for Summer 2008 with titles scheduled for release in July and August. These include collected...
Free on the web equals sales?
The New York Times very conveniently points out that the biggest selling American graphic novel of 2007 is available for free on the web and has been for some time:
Despite laments about youngsters spending...
Pope searches for literary quality in comics
Paul Pope blogs at the First Second website:
Each facet of the comics medium is important and deserves its own special consideration, but it's the writing in comics I'm thinking about right now. I often...
Strike drags on
The WGA strike goes on and on with no early end in sight, as everyone sticks to their trenches. Patrick Goldstein at the LA Times has the very gloomy prognosis:
DESPITE what they say about...
DC’s Collected Editions — May/June ’08
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DC Comics kicks off its look ahead to new collected editions and other titles for Summer 2008 with titles scheduled for release in May and June. These include collected editions from the DC...
Sparkly holiday icons from Mitch O’Connell
Famed illustrator Mitch O"Connell writes to let us know that "glitter graphics artisan, Colleen Truscott, recently surprised me by giving dozens and dozens of my graphics the glitter treatment." Truscutt has given permission...
Wonder Woman reëxamined
What with an actual WOMAN writing Wonder Woman, the media is all up in Diana's grill. Over at The New York Sun, Grady Hendrix has a comprehensive look, including a clear-eyed analysis of just...
Here comes IDW’s SPEED RACER
Speaking of Speed, IDW has announced a new Speed Racer comic, written by Arie Kaplan and drawn by Robby Musso.
Fans of the iconic Speed Racer know that the title character can drive-and fast...
Speaking of DDGB…
Long, long ago it was announced that DDGB (aka Gerard Butler) would be starring in an adaptation of the manga PRIEST. At NYAF we heard that this is not happening, although you probably could...
WHITEOUT stills released
The first stills from WHITEOUT starring Kate Beckinsale in the film adaptation of the Greg Rucka/Steve Lieber graphic novel have been released.
The film is slated for a June 2008 release.
Burma bans cartooners
We don't always write about the world-wide war on cartooners because we get too depressed, but this story on the media crackdown in Burma caught our eye:
The Burmese regime has banned the work...
