Marvel news and notes
Yesterday, we mentioned Marvel's alll-new webcomics. Now, Todd Allen suggests that Marvel's current hiring pattern reveals this initiative is going to get a...
Kim Deitch at MoCCA
We're a bit late in posting about Friday's boffo opening for the Kim Deitch reception at MoCCA. Not only was the show --...
Marvel goes online
Perhaps heeding the previous item about declining comics sales, Marvel has pulled the trigger on creating a line of original web comics, the NY...
Kevin Huizenga explains the origin of Glenn Ganges and more
Huizenga's work is so weightless in effect and weighty in substance, it's interesting to hear him talk about his work process:
I don’t want to...
More injury to the nads with Kyle Baker
Sterling archivist Michael Fiffe once more opens the vaults with this collection of Kyle Baker's X-Men comic strip, "It's Genetic":
The 11 "It's Genetic" gag...
ALL-STAR BATMAN once more: That’s gotta hurt
Are you tired of ASBARTBW #10 yet? We're sure many people are. As if the poorly masked swearwords weren't enough, apparently a scene where...
Frank Miller speaks, for reals!
Geoff Boucher of the LA Times does the journalistic thing, and calls Frank Miller for comment on the ALL-STAR BATMAN #10 controversy:
The...
DC month-to-month sales: July 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
For the DC Comics' mainstream line of periodicals, July was the most eventful month in ages. Although the company's big blockbuster Final...
To Do: Kim Deitch retrospective at MoCCA
MoCCA has launched a retrospective of one of comicdom's most underrated storytellers, Kim Deitch. The show was curated by Bill K., and the opening...
“Potty Mouth Batman” variant has lively aftermarket
If you were wondering whether some retailers might just not destroy their copies of ALL-STAR BATMAN #10, but rather dip a toe into the...
Diamond Retailer Summit news roundup
by Torsten Adair
• Diamond's new warehouse:
At Monday's breakfast, Cindy Fournier, Diamond Vice President of Operations, presented the new distribution warehouse moving from Memphis,...
DJ Caruso spills on Y
UGO has an interview with director DJ Caruso in which the EAGLE EYE helmer gives all sorts of info on the proposed Y: THE...
