Four French women cartoonists turn down knighthoods to protest poor treatment
by Xavier Lancel
In a never-ending whirlpool of controversy, Fleur Pellerin, french minister of Culture, released a list of people who will received a medal...
The gigantic beard that was on one comic book writer is no more…
For a long time, writer Jason Aaron (Star Wars and Southern Bastards to name but two) has had one of the most impressive beard in comics.
But last night, as shown in Instagram, all that ended.
Support diversity in comics? You need to support the BLACK kickstarter
There's been a lot of tweeting and tumblring about the need for more diversity in comics. And now you can make comics more diverse! Here is a chance to actually support a project by African-American creators that deals frankly with racial issues from a non-white perspective. BLACK is a new kickstarter for a graphic novel written by Kwanza Osajyefo (aka Kwanza Johnson)and Tim Smith III with art by Jamal Igle with additional art by Khary Randolph. Former Vertigo editor Sarah Litt will oversee the production. The story is high concept: what if only black people could become superheroes? Let your mind wander over that.
On The Scene: Our Comics,Ourselves Illuminates The History of Comics Diversity
Interference Archive's Our Comics, Ourselves ongoing art exhibit is a powerful reminder of how comics have always been an expression of personal issues from many viewpoints.
First look: Faith #2 and how Valiant got a viral hit
Valiant Comics relaunched as a publisher in 2012, and they've certainly done most things right since then, putting out quality comics with high level...
MoCCA Festival 2016 announces guests of honor: Bell, Blechman, Gloeckner, Liew and Sugar
The 2016 MoCCA Arts Festival has just announced this year's Guests of Honor and they are:
Cece Bell, author of the phenomenal middle grade graphic...
In the spirit of giving, Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter donates $1 million to Donald...
Last night, as you may have heard, Donald Trump showed how he was the toughest guy on the planet, who can stand up to...
Barbie’s got a brand new bod – actually three of them
In a massive COVER story on Time Magazine, Mattel has unveiled a bunch of new shapes and sizes for Barbie, the long reigning ectomorphic...
The American Bystander returns to days of yore with comics on PAPER
Old timers like me well remember the time when a trip to a newsstand was how you got your news and ingested a quick...
One MIllion Moms objects to Lucifer hitting the all you can eat breadsticks at...
Hm, a TV show called Lucifer. I was wondering when someone would object to a network TV show named after Satan, and sure enough...
GLAAD Nominees honor Wicked & Divine, Harley Quinn and more
Awards season is underway! And GLAAD has announced its annual media award nominees to "recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive...
To do Feb 9: Marc Tyler Nobleman talks about Bill Finger
We recently noted that writer Marc Tyler Nobleman was on the hunt for a video of a particular panel from WonderCon about Bill Finger....
