I’m giving a talk at the Library of Congress on Friday…
....so come on down!
Seriously...no pressure.
WHY am I giving a talk? Because I donated a bunch of my mini-comics from the 90s on to...
First Salt Lake City con sells out, calls in fire marshals
It is an old story by now: con sells, out, fire marshals get antsy and shuts down entrance for a while. What's newish...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – Exit the Batwoman… Creators
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it's More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat's own Heidi...
HYPE ALERT: Baltimore Comic-Con, Seth Goldman and Honest Tea
First off, Baltimore Comic-Con is THIS WEEKEND. This is one of the most beloved events on the comics circuit and guests include:
Joe Hill, Neal...
NYCC 13: New York Comic Con adds RFID for badges—but you might win a...
If you've noticed that this year it's been even tougher than usual to get a badge to New York Comic Con, you were't just...
Sparkplug announces Reich #10 and convention schedule
A few newsy notes from Sparkplug Books just entered our inbox. First off, issue #10 of Elijah Brubaker's Reich is on its way—it's a stylized biography of psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich.
Stripped: Grant Morrison – Dope, Chips, and Skewed Moralities
Grant Morrison returned to the Edinburgh Book Festival, this time as one of the star attractions of the Stripped programme, and still with those...
Highlights from Canada’s Biggest Show Fan Expo
Canada's largest comic-con Fan Expo broke some records this year, with well over 100,000 attendees and 900 retailers, artists and exhibitors descending upon Toronto's...
SDCC: Rep. John Lewis’s MARCH: Book One
by Pam Auditore
Among the faux Heroes in spandex came a true, real life one, in suit and tie, to San Diego's Comic-Con one Saturday...
Stripped: Joe Sacco – Conflict Comes in a Lot of Guises
Following Chris Ware in the Stripped programme at the Edinburgh International Book Festival came the very entertaining and engaging Joe Sacco, creator of numerous...
2013 Ignatz Award Nominees led by DeForge, Carré and Alden
The indie-focused Ignatz Award nominees have just been announced. Chosen by a panel consisting of Lisa Hanawalt, Jason Shiga, Dustin Harbin, Damien Jay and...
Stripped: Chris Ware – Comics, A Working Class Art Form
Introduced as the laureate of graphic literature, the much celebrated Chris Ware booked a sell out event at a major literary festival, speaking about...
