Rio Rancho school library review committee rules to keep Palomar on the shelves
Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar—a masterpiece of small town life, longing and the search for love—survived a challenge and will remain on the shelves at the school library in Rio Rancho, NM Betsy Gomez reports for the CBLDF.
Two Nerdlebrity duos launch competing crowdfunded comic-con TV shows
Seems like everyone had the same great idea at the same time: with comic-cons proliferating, and nerdlebrities making a circuit out of it, wouldn't this be fine fodder for a realityish TV show/webisode of some kind? And wouldn't actors who had starred in TV shows that had insanely fanatic fanbases but who didn't get much airtime outside of that be the perfect people to do it?
It seems both Firefly's Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion and Supernatural's Rob Benedict and Richard Speight, Jr had the same idea. And both have turned to Indiegogo to bring these ideas to fruition.
UN announces “Gender Equality: Picture It!” comics competition for Europe
Diversity is taking over the world! The UN Women, a department aimed at gender quality around the world, the European Commission, the Belgian Development...
The Retailer’s View: No Money, Mo’ Problems
Turns out, starting your own comic store can be incredibly frustrating. Until it's not.
March Madness, Geek Style: Our “Big Dance” Is Called “The Mamushka”!
March Madness begins, as the "First Four" play in Dayton to see who will advance into the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball...
Legos! Space Telescopes! Sulu! Rutgers University Hosts “Geek Week” on Campus!
Rutgers University, the state university of New Jersey, is hosting their fourth annual Geek Week on campus!
Yes. GEEK. Not "Greek", but maybe Klingon...
As their...
Chart: Lady Thor outsells Male thor
Fusion's Danielle Henderson runs some numbers and shows that New feminist Thor is totally outselling old Thor. Of course, we know all about first issue bump, standard attrition and all that, but obviously the book launched with a high degree of interest.
WATCH: Marvel’s Sana Amanat and artist Phil Jimenez appear on The Nightly Show
The Nightly Show
Last night's The Nightly Show, the show hosted by Larry Whitmore, examined nerd culture and diversity. Guests included Marvel's Director of Content...
Remembering Jeremy Dale and his death
Photo by Luigi Novi. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
This weekend's SC Comicon will feature a tribute to artist Jeremy Dale who...
D’Orazio v Sims: Dawn of Justice
I Have an update already, but you'll have to scroll all the way down for it.
Or: the harassing call is coming from inside the...
Dave Sim resting comfortably after surgery
As detailed in the Moment of Cerebus blog, Dave Sim, 58, checked himself into the hospital after suffering severe abdominal pains, which was a good thing because he had an intestinal blockage* and had to undergo surgery
BookCon to feature “Comics Are Awesome” panel with Smith, Telgemeier, Hatke and Holm
Ben Hatke, Jennifer Holm, Jeff Smith and Raina Telgemeier will be appearing on a panel at BookCon, entitled "Comics Are Awesome!"
