Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/17
The footnote interviews color whiz Matt Hollingsworth, who just moved to Croatia:
Q: Coloring techniques have changed quite a bit over the years, with them...
Journalists jailed for Mohammad cartoons
We don't cover too much stuff on the Danish cartoon controversy -- to be honest, it's too depressing and hopeless, and Tom has been...
Comic novels
It was a red letter day for The Beat when we finally got linked in Gawker in an item parsing Wil Moss's report on...
300 selling in five figure increments
ICv2 has an analysis of the surging sales of the 300 graphic novel. Apparently that super-hot trailer has got everyone running down to the...
Quesada Wizard Man of the Year
Wizard's 2006 Awards are out, and you'll have to pick up the magazine to see all the winners, but they have released the Man...
Comics news briefs: Tellos, Legion, Batman
Over at CBR Todd Dezago talks about a collected edition of TELLOS by himself and Mike Wieringo, due from Image.
The new edition features every...
What’s happenin’!
§ "Funky Winkerbean" cartoonist Tom Batiuk has won the American Cancer Society's Cancer Care Hall of Fame Award for his comics about the Lisa...
Tokyopop Terror
Christopher Butcher has his RSS feed working again and the Beat rejoices. Now it is not so easy for us to miss stuff like...
Even more comings and goings: McLauchlin/Platinum
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE! Platinum Studios announces bigger offices and a bigger staff by hiring former TopCow EIC Jim McLauchlin to run their...
Comings and Goings: Pohja, Weidenbaum
After a long search, DC has hired a VP for trade sales, Publishers Weekly reports. Sue Pohja, former v-p of trade sales for Langenscheidt...
Comics films updates: WHITEOUT, LOSERS, WANTED
So many comics. So many options. So many stories about comics being optioned -- but only a handful will ever be turned into films....
MoCCA call for sponsors and donors for STAN LEE
MoCCA will be presenting an exhibit to tie in with Stan Lee's appearance at the NY Comic-Con, curated by Peter Sanderson. They are still...
