4/3: news and notes
§ Dan Nadel has a nice picture-laved post in which he gets to go to Europe and visit with Moebius and many other...
Comic strip debuts in Jewish Museum in Munich
Whatever happened to former DC editor Jordan Gorfinkel? Well, for one thing, he's just completed a comic strip that decorates the walls of the...
Captain Canuck dead?
Can it be Canadian copy cats? Or just a seasonal disorder?:
Captain Canuck, Canada's superhero, is fatally shot by a sniper in the latest issue...
Virgin in the news
Big AP story on Virgin's release of The Virulents, which is produced by creators in Bangalore, apparently. The story, which was picked up by...
Comics in India redux
A few days ago we were wondering just what's up with comics in India, as we frequently see items come across our news feed,...
Munna & Circuit hit the comics
Just what IS going on in the Indian comics business anyway? We're always picking up stories about comics in India in our Google feed,...
Marvel’s thrills in Dubai
The good news: A Marvel theme park is opening!
The bad news: You will have to go to Dubai to ride The Punisher's Intensive Carousel....
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits
§ BAD GIRL leads China down Japan's 'toon path:
Time was when Chinese cartoons were childish retellings of traditional tales or propaganda images peopled by...
Ace cricketer hits comics as Sachin The Master Blaster
Forget about John Woo or Nicolas Cage: Virgin Comics is really hitting it up the crease this time with a comic based on Indian...
Anti-Semetic comic withdrawn in South Korea
Rhie Won-bok's controversial manhwa has been withdrawn after complaints:
A South Korean publisher agreed Thursday to withdraw a best-selling children's book from stores after meeting...
2007 Shuster Award nominees
Honoring the best in Canadian comics, this year's Shuster Awards have just been announced:
Canada's first national award recognizing outstanding achievements by Canadian creators in...
Gay Italians like yaoi?
We've still never come across a completely satisfying explanation for the exploding popularity of yaoi/boy's love manga, but here in the US as in...
