Weekend doings: Wizard World Texas, Big Apple, Dublin
THREE big conventions took place this weekend! Down in Texas, Wizard World Texas made its appointed rounds, although Hero's mechanical bull fund raiser contributed the expected awkward moments. David Hopkins sent us a link...
Can you spot the misteaks?
This Wall Street Journal profile of Dark Horse VP Anita Nelson does not get off to a promising start:
Anita Nelson is one of only two female executives at a comic-book publisher in the...
Willis joins Surrogates
THE SURROGATES, based on the GN by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele, has gained a top line star in Bruce Willis, the trades report. Jonathan Mostow directs. It looks from the story...
Strongly rumoured JL casting notes — UPDATED
Some pretty credible rumors about the casting of the upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE movie have leaked out and FirstShowing.net has all the details:
Adam Brody (In the Land of Women, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, "The O.C.")...
Tomine: Cover Boy
Adrian Tomine has drawn his share of magazine covers in his day, but it appears that it's his MUG that adorns the latest issue of LA City Beat. Within lies a profile as his...
Dave Roman explains your career
Is there anyone out there who doesn't like Dave Roman, because if there is, we'll knock your lamps out. The Nickelodeon magazine editor and cartoonist is back with a guide to being a freelancer...
Alan Moore on BLACK DOSSIER
Adi Tantimadh interview Alan Moore for very long paragraphs about everything. The interview touches on some of the production problems that plagued the book, but focuses on how the book draws together the strains...
Egmont US to open
From Publishers Lunch today, announcement of an American arm for Egmont.
Following their discussion in August of plans for a US venture, the UK's largest children's book publisher Egmont has announced current group sales...
Marvel DCU reax
After a few glitches, like a site crash, Marvel's comics online program -- Digital Comics Unlimited or DCU-- rolled out yesterday. While that name DCU keeps reminding us of something else, although we can't...
Spanish cartoonists GUILTY!
Do you remember the Spanish cartoon controversy?. Of course you do. Two cartooners for the satirical Spanish cartoon magazine El Jueves were accused of making fun of the royal family with a cover which...
Marvel.com crash
Evidently, all the excitement over Marvel's new webcomics has created such an online hubbub that Marvel.com has crashed.
They need to cowboy up!
Oh well.
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Marvel goes online
Marvel is putting out webcomics!
But they are their own comics!
Marvel's much rumored online initiative was made public in several news stories today, starting with USA TODAY:
The comic book industry makes a long-delayed step...
