Comics

Via David Chelsea , his art for the annual Wonder Woman Day auction:

This year’s piece of original art (or one of many others contributed by superstar cartoonists like Jamie Hernandez, David Lloyd and Roberta Gregory) can be yours. You can view the piece big here. The Wonder Woman Day silent auction will take place Sunday October 24th at Excalibur Comics in Portland. You can also bid online. Details at the Wonder Woman Day website.

For everyone wondering if mainstream comics are so tired that "the general zeitgeist seems to be that mainstream comics are spent right now" maybe this is part of the reason why.

Drawn & Quarterly is also having a warehouse sale, with nearly all titles in stock 30-40% off. Lots of great stuff from Chester Brown to Lynda Barry to Kevin Huizenga.

RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN is a very unusual-looking graphic novel by Jim McCann and Janet Lee that comes out later this year -- Lee's wooden board collage art has been quite a conversation topic on the convention circuit this year. Prior to the book's debut, McCann has released pin-up art; here's one by illustrator John Tyler Christopher.

Presented Saturday night at the Small Press Expo, here are the 2010 Ignatz Award winners. Nominees were chosen by a panel comprised of Anders...

Vampires beat zombies this month, as the first issue of IDW’s new series based on the True Blood TV show is the top selling...

Blow-Up: September 1 – October 16, 2010 Opening reception: Friday, September 10, 2010 6:30 pm. SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS 128 East 63 Street, New York City.  

Few creators beside Richard Sala have the chops to pull this off as it should be pulled off:

Get there before December 12th.

What's new at SPX this year? Click the images for more info!

Fantagraphics will present the following new books:

Via Flickr. We really want that VIP one this year!