Taschen’s comics beginnings in 1980
As Paul Pope alluded to in the comments, Taschen Books, the art book publisher whose sale we were just telling you about, actually started...
Guy who controls Tintin is very controlling
Nick Rodwell is a lawyer and the second husband of Fanny, the widow of Hergé, the world-famous creator of comics icon Tintin. As such,...
Corto Maltese video game announced
Sproing Interactive has announced Corto Maltese: The Fable of Venice Coming for the Nintendo DS next fall. The game will be developed...
RIP: Sonny Trinidad
Gerry Alanguilen writes that illustrator Sonny Trinidad has passed away in the Philippines. Known in the US for his work on Conan, Dracula,...
Ongoing: Thought Bubble in Leeds, UK
Now through Sunday it's the Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds, a four-day fest of all things comical, with a one-day comics show on Saturday....
Italian studio buys Coconino Press
Variety reports that Italian producer Domenico Procacci's Fandango has purchased Igort's Coconino Press.
As you might guess from the name (taken from the setting of...
Angoulême — probably still going on
Reports are still sketchy on just what the heck is going on with January's Angoulême comics festival, with threats and counter threats flying. Over...
Angoulême: Go or no go?
A lot has been written recently on the future of 2010's Angoulême comics fest -- unfortunately, most of it was written in French, so...
Tintin gallery makes all others seem weak
Comics Alliance has a smashing look at a sketchbook featuring Tintin by Dozens of Comics Artists and as fearsomely sweet as Bryan Lee O'Malley's...
Angoulême is TOO like San Diego
We don't mean to belittle this sobering story with a funny headline, but...well we did it anyway. However, it seems that Angoulême, France, cradle...
