Hadley on MADAME XANADU
Found this in our catchup and although it's kind of old news, it's still of some interest. Newsarama has a preview of Amy Hadley's art for the upcoming MADAME XANADU book from Vertigo. It's...
Viral sites come to comics
All us nerds know plenty of these viral websites tied into things like the new Batman movie or LOST. Now, there's actually one tied into a good old-fashioned comic.
Last week, news about a website...
THE BLACK DOSSIER is coming
Against all odds, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER is coming out in November. And it will have two covers, according to a DC press release:
WildStorm/DC Comics announces that THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY...
What’s up at DC?
Dan Didio'a interview re: COUNTDOWN last week has been much quoted, as he reacts to ongoing blogosphere and message board snark:
Given that there seems to be a very vocal – and I don’t know...
JLA movie stirring?
Murmurs on the internets of renewed activity on that proposed JLA film. MTV has hints from the man who would be Flash, Ryan Reynolds:
Ryan Reynolds says “The Flash” may yet live. It just might...
Brittany on Minx
We don't know who Brittany is, but she seems to be female, and she liked the MInx books, going back to our question from last week.
Growing up I wanted to read comic books...
Snoopy Scottish author spying on Rowling – UPDATE
Scottish mystery writer Ian Rankin knows how to make headlines! Just recently he stirred up a bee's nest of controversy by suggesting that lesbians write the most graphic crime fiction. He's also pals...
Jason Starr pens graphic novel
Vulture reveals another literati going graphic, Cold Caller's Jason Starr:Q: I understand you’re working on a graphic novel for DC Comics.A: I can’t really talk in depth about it, but it’s an original graphic...
Steve Bissette on STARDUST
Prolix Steve Bissette has a very very long review of STARDUST and observations on the role of illustrators in film and great links and why Charles Vess getting his name on the movie is...
Questions about Minx, DC
Another newspaper, another favorable review of the Minx line (along with other comics):
The hip Minx series is consistently cranking out some of the sassiest, fun-to-read comics this year. The top-rate talents attached to...
Puckett and Johnson on Supergirl — update
UPDATE: Someone more knowledgeable than we has written to say that the Bedard/Guedes run was only ever a fill-in and it was never announced how long they would be on the book.
Well, that...
DC adds new kids comics
Actual Chicago news that got us excited: continuing to serve audiences largely abandoned by current comics, DC is launching actual kids comics that aren't directly based on cartoons. The three new books are Billy...
