Chinese nab “French Spiderman” in Shanghai
A daring adventurer who bills himself as Spiderman and attempts to climb the world's most distinctive structures has been detained by Chinese authorities.:
Intrepid climber...
Cannes Watch: Marjane Satrapi at Cannes
Amid international controversy, Marjane Satrapi talks animated PERSEPOLIS at Cannes where it debuted to good reviews the other day.
"I never saw it as...
Studio Briefing 1: Rodriguez + Barbarella = good times
Well, here is a movie that is sure to be tasteful! Robert Rodriguez is set to direct a remake of Barbarella, based on...
Iran now peeved over PERSEPOLIS
It seems Iran's professional political complainers are not just annoyed at hyper-stylized fictional remembrances of 2000-year-old wars, they also dislike cartoon films made from...
France: Tintin doomed to lonely life of celibacy
A wee bit of highly sourced speculation on the earth shattering Spielberg/Jackson announcement: No Love Interest for Tintin:
This according to an anonymous Moulinsart estate...
DEATH NOTE banned in Beijing
This story from Reuters is a bit brief but it seems a government crackdown on crime comics has swept up such things as DEATH...
“Spielberg, Jackson team for Tintin”
Duo pact for adventure trilogy:
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming to direct and produce three back-to-back features based on Georges Remi's beloved Belgian...
Warren Ellis makes the case for Tom Frame
Via his Bad Signal mailing list:
The thing that bothered me about that Roll Of Honour award was that it should have been a reason...
Con reports from Jersey and Napoli
§ Matt Madden reports on the recent Napoli Comicon, which is held in a castle.
§ The North Jersey Media Group report...
Eagle Awards Winners — UPDATE
Hasn't anyone posted these online?
Shamelessly stolen from Rich Johnston:
Favourite Comics WriterWarren EllisFavourite Comics Writer/ArtistMike MignolaFavourite Comics Artist: PencilsJohn CassadayFavourite Comics Artist: InksPaul NearyFavourite Artist:...
Bristol reporting
The reports coming in from the Bristol Comics Expo this weekend are surprisingly lucid thus far -- pretty shocking, but guess the big drinkers...
Barcelona Part II: The Quest for “Mount Jew”
We returned to the show on Friday late after a day of hardcore sightseeing, but in time for the Awards. As I...
