Some links for the day
ITEM! Artist Whilce Portacio (WETWORKS) is blogging.
So here are some of the panels from the first issue up close and personal. I got...
Kibbles, Bits 9/19 matey
ITEM! Kingdom Come: Superman supplants Jesus as icon for rappers returning from retirement wilderness, or in Jay-Z's case, retirement wonderland.
ITEM! Colleen Doran...
Linkage: Spiegelman’s statement
Spurge has the text of Art Spiegelman's full statement on why he withdrew from the NY run of the "Masters of American Comics."...
Linkage 9/18
Joe Illidge looks at HEROES and wonders about the racial message the program is sending.
Busy, busy Mike Catron has video from the opening of...
David Mack benefit auction
We're a late in getting this up, but con organizer Shelton Drum is both biking and setting up a charity art auction to benefit...
BKV on NPR, AOK, more cartooners on radio
NPR darling Brian K. Vaughan (an earlier appearance is credited with spiking bookstore sales of Y THE LAST MAN trades) was back on Talk...
END TIMES: Dave Sim is blogging
He doesn't actually get on the computer to do it, but he says he'll do it every day. Is that sound we just heard...
Inumaru felt she “wasn’t good at job”
A few more details on the suicide of Rin Inumaru, creator of OJARU MARU:
Rin Inumaru, the 48-year-old creator of "Ojaru Maru," apparently jumped from...
Bill SIenkiewicz is blogging
Right here:
one digression: you’ll notice i don’t use many capital letters in my missives. i do, but rarely. this isn’t due to some adherence...
Peter Kuper in Times Sq.
Peter Kuper, who is spending the year living in Mexico, sends word that he is still represented in NYC by a banner that is...
Video: Comic Foundry interviews Scott McCloud
Beat pal Tim Leong has a video interview with Scott McCloud at his Rocketship appearance.
Also, check out this month's edition of Comic Foundry itself,...
Lisa Benson signs with WWG
As Dirk put it, the headline says it all:
Rare Occurrence: Female Editorial Cartoonist Signs With Major Syndicate:
Lisa Benson's editorial cartoons will be syndicated by...
