Interviews of note
§ Daily Cross Hatch continues chatting with Paul Gravett and Nick Bertozzi:
Gravett: Exactly. And the point is, these characters—there’s nothing in Japan that’s been...
They’re just not that into you
Via Brigid comes the tale of Takeshi Miyazawa, an American manga-style artist who moved to Japan to follow his dream after being published in...
Brits catch on to the graphic novel thing finally
Or so says the New York Times. Of course, when you have people like Raymond Briggs and Posy Simmonds leading the pack, it's about...
What are people doing
§ If only we could be as funny as Tim O'Neil.
§ The Forbidden Planet Blog Log interviews the guy behind the Comics Britannia mini...
Japan notes
§ The New York Times investigates the Manhattan branch of Book Off, the used book store chain from Japan that aims to eradicate...
A tale of two cons: Dragon and Polcon
§ The Ledger-Enquirer previews DRAGON-CON the freakiest show of them all.
There's only one weekend when you get the chance to see Spiderman, Doctor...
TCAF in 195 pictures by Jamie Coville
Just what it sounds like/ Looks like it was lovely.
More on the Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Mark Siegel/First Second
Rey Ortega
Jasmine C
Dayuse, who says there...
Notes from around the world
ITEM! Quick and Flupke, two also-ran characters created bhy Tintin great Herge, are getting their adventures rereleased in India.
ITEM! Venerable Brit comics...
Comiket kicks off
Think San Diego was stressful? Imagine half a million otaku streaming through Tokyo Big Sight hunting for their favorite doujinshi. :
About 36,000 organizations...
More 80s comics memories
The Forbidden Planet blogposts a Brit con flyer from 1985 where you could rub elbows with everyone from Alan Moore to Alan Davis and...
Spanish Cartoon Crisis: Day Cinco
Metabunker has continuing coverage on the ongoing turmoil over a El Jueves cover which mocked the Spanish royal family and which has led to...
Spanish judge orders seizure of El Jueves
Remember when we wrote that El Jueves is the Mad Magazine of Spain? Well, it may be, but it has run afoul of a...
