Making of iconic cover examined in new book on Françoise Mouly
Esteemed comics scholar Jeet Heer has just written a book about RAW and New Yorker Art Director Françoise Mouly entitled In Love with Art:...
Kickwatcher: The Scary Godmother Doll by Jill Thompson
Okay this is one project that really truly deserves all your support! IT's The Scary Godmother Doll designed by creator Jill Thompson. As...
Ben Templesmith: “I’m alive.”
When the story broke about J. Michael Straczynski replacing Ben Templesmith with CP Smith, as artist on his Image series Ten Grand after Templesmith...
Jeff Smith on tour for RASL all fall
The complete RASL by Jeff Smith is out this week, and he'll be touring all over the place—from SPC to CAB—throughout the fall. Here's...
Neil Gaiman and Grant Morrison having tea together
We've seen some pretty funny mash-ups photos floating around the web of Grant Morrison and Alan Moore together, photos which are a little ironic since the two titans of comics are not actually besties IRL. However, the above photo of Morrison and Neil Gaiman is 100% real.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits, August 29, 2013: Gitty-up Daddy
§ Top news today! The city of Scottsdale, AZ, hopes to erect a statue in tribute to cartoonist Bil Keane who was a citizen of the town. While you'd think a statue dedicated to the artist Family Circus might include a diorama of footsteps strewn across a park, this one will feature a 9x7 bronze statue of Keane with the four Family Circus kids riding him like a pony. Hopefully this statue does not have a "torture variant." The above photos are artist's renditions.
It’s Jack Kirby’s 96th Birthday
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Today would have been the 96th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby. 26 years ago, on the occasion of Jack's 70th birthday, I was in the basement of the Hotel San Diego with about 600 of my fellow professionals as we waited in a dark room for Jack to appear.
Today would have been the 96th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby. 26 years ago, on the occasion of Jack's 70th birthday, I was in the basement of the Hotel San Diego with about 600 of my fellow professionals as we waited in a dark room for Jack to appear. The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – Comics are for Everyone
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...
Interview: John Romita Jr. on career planning, Kick-Ass and rape scenes
John Romita Jr. talks about facing a world of options for his career and addresses concerns over Kick-Ass 2.
Molly Crabapple signs to HarperCollins for a memoir
Molly Crabapple is known for her comics, her drawing, her drawing salons—Dr. Sketchy's—and her political activities, and now she's signed with Harper Collins to...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – DC’s 3D Cover Woes
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...
Peter Bagge tour dates announced for Woman Rebel
The fall comics landscape is shaping up with the books we'll be talking about and one will definitely be Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger...
