Mary and Bryan Talbot win Costa Award for biography
A nice capstone for a year of graphic novel triumph as Dotter of Her Fathers Eyes by Mary and Bryan Talbot has won the Costa Award for best biography. The Costa is a respected UK literary prize, and the Talbots win is emblematic of wider acceptance, says the Guardian
Humberto Ramos covers second printing of Amazing Spider-Man #700
A leetle news to ride out the new year. The second printing of the much-discussed storyline hits on January 30th with this cover by...
Analysis: New York Times Bestsellers: Graphic Books: Trade Paperbacks: 2012
Every week, the New York Times runs bestseller listings, which include "Graphic Books". There's a listing for Hardcover, Paperback, and Manga titles. The Times...
Analysis: New York Times Bestsellers: Graphic Books: Manga 2012
When the New York Times first started their "graphic books" bestseller lists, they included one for manga. Why manga? Why not one for superheroes,...
And the Award for Longest Period of Foreshadowing Goes To..
DAN SLOTT!
Way back in 1993, circa January, Dan Slott was a journeyman comics writer, toiling away writing stories about Marlin T. Höek and Stimpson J....
Analysis: New York Times Bestsellers: Graphic Books: Hardcovers 2012
So as the new year approaches, I continue my look back at the graphic novels which made the New York Times bestseller lists in...
Analysis: New York Times Bestsellers: Graphic Books: 2012: Overview
As the end of the year approaches, it is commonplace to take a look back at the year, see where we've been, and if...
The Betting Pool: Who’s The Next Marvel Character To Die Via Press Release
So Peter Parker died. Again. (The Ultimate universe Peter Parker was killed off not all that long ago.) And there's a new character parading...
The Spider-Man #700 controversy — SPOILERS, y’all
In case you happened to make it to your comics shop or tablet to purchase a copy of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 before the shocking...
Gail Simone Rehired as Writer for Batgirl
Gail Simone appears to have been re-hired as the writer for DC's Batgirl series, according to a series of tweets she made around an hour ago --
DC Realigns Vertigo, Promotes Harras and Kanalz
You new there were going to be some changes when it was announced that Vertigo was going to be having some changes. Shelly Bond...
Walking Dead (The TV Version) Loses _Another_ Showrunner
If you follow the television biz at all, you know that AMC's management has a tendency towards... shall we say, an overly active hand...
