Muñoz wins Grand Prix at Angoulême
Argentinian master José Muñoz won the Grand Prix for cartooning in Angouleme. Born in 1942, Munoz is perhaps best known for ALACK SINNER and...
Pow! Sock! Comics around the world
An Indian comic about a barn owl, nonetheless is pegged as a "Comic book to titillate 'adults only'":
Is it a play? Is it a...
Meanwhile, in Angoulême…
For the 27th consecutive year, we are missing the Angoulême comics fest, but luckily many folks are on the scene and blogging. Bart Beatty...
Fund set up for Rahimi
Last week we reported on the very, very sad story of Afghani political cartoonist Shiraga Rahimi, a father of nine who was killed by...
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We mean it, Seriously...hold on to your hats! This is WILD!
§ Mark Evanier and Marv Wolfman offer their reviews of BORAT:
Mark:
I guess I didn't...
Ramdom news and notes
§ Are fansubs destroying the American anime industry? This article at ComiPress says yes.
In 2006, rumors spread about anime distributor Central Park Media's bankruptcy...
News from around the world
§ Our Spanish is not very good, but this story seems to be saying that Warners will be producing comics (and other stuff) based...
MLK Day: Africa Comics
Just as a reminder, anyone who is around NYC owes it to themselves to go see Africa Comics the first ever exhibit of comics...
CAMPBELL INTERVIEWS LAT: Part 1
Over at the First Second blog, Eddie Campbell interview Malaysian cartoon giant LAT:
CAMPBELL: What other things were you looking at when you were young?...
Comics around the world today
Let's take a spin around the globe via cartoons, shall we? Cartoons are bringing the world together and don't you believe a word otherwise.
§An...
Rumor: Duran Duran @ Virgin?
In a widely circulated story on Virgin Comics, director Shekhar Kapur hints at the newest celebrity comics creator:
Kapur, who directed Elizabeth, said rock group...
Gren: Welsh cartoonist dies
Popular editorial cartoonist Grenfall "Gren" Jones died this week at age 72, and Wales, an obscure part of Southern Britain, seems to be taking...
