Eagle Awards and more British comics stuff
Frankly, we haven't been in the loop on British comics gossip, so we have no idea why this year's Bristol Comic Expo has been...
Comics stuff from all over
It seems that comics stuff -- illustrations and reviews and previews -- are EVERYwhere now. The usual places and the UNusual places. For instance,...
Business briefs
A few quick notes on notables things:
§ BOOM! has announced that its line of kids comics will be carried at Disney's Soda Fountain Studio...
The one place where blue eyeshadow is REQUIRED
Via our in-box, it has come to our attention that the cosmetics company Too Faced is selling a line of Smurfette makeup. And yes,...
TCAF kicks off in style
The Toronto Comics Art Festival kicks off tonight, and it looks to be perhaps the most kick-assing-est comics event of the year. Held every...
New business model: Jeff Katz and American Original
Jeff Katz, sometime comics writer (BOOSTER GOLD) and movie producer (WOLVERINE, SHOOT 'EM UP) has finally announced his new comics venture, which has been...
Scott McCloud on new, colossal Kindle
Is taller than it is wide a dead end?
The default shape of print is not taller than wide. It’s wider than tall just like...
New, giant Kindle will make you crap your pants in awe
Amazon 's new expensive Kindle DX is coming:
Amazon introduced the third edition of its Kindle this morning, a version that, in addition to offering...
FACTORING WITH MR. YANG AND MOSLEY THE ALIEN
Award-winning cartoonist Gene Luen Yang (AMERICAN BORN CHINESE) leads a double life: he's a teacher as well as a 'toonist. But he puts both...
M. Wartella's "Requiem for a Paper Bag" cover
Alt.cartoonist/illustrator M. Wartella kindly sent along a copy of his wraparound cover for FOUND Magazine's new literary anthology Requiem For A Paper Bag edited...
Jean Schulz gives $1 million to Ohio State
A nice story, via pr, about Jean Schulz, widow of Charles M. Schulz, making a big donation to Ohio State's Cartoon Library and Museum,...
Marvel news; Earnings, Eminem
Marvel announced their Q1 earnings yesterday, and they were once again ahead of the Wall Street pack -- although revenue was down, earnings...
