In Search of Steve Ditko
http://www.youtube.com/v/BaBuYz2A90M
First part of the JOnathan Ross BBC special above; links to the next five parts:
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
The comics nobody wanted
Purge week continues here at Publishers Weekly. Yesterday, Calvin, Ada and The Beat boxed up about 1500 comics -- that was two years worth...
Facts emerge in fired teacher/EIGHTBALL case
The New Haven Register weighs in with actual news story about the story of Connecticut teacher Nathan Fisher who resigned after parents complained about...
LA CityBeat looks at comics
Local culture paper LA CityBeat has a nice, far better written than usual section on comics with:
§ An examination of Popeye
§ A look at...
Porn comic revealed…..EIGHTBALL!
UPDATE: Based on the news video at the below link, it appears that the issue in questions was EIGHTBALL #22, shown at left. I...
Proof that Dirk Deppey lives in his own special world
From the Wednesday, September 19th Journalista.
Linkie winkins
§ Colleen Doran digs up old photos from the 80s. Shown: Doran and Jack Kirby with Dave Sim nearby. 1996 photos here.
§ Do...
Reid/Wood wed
E&P has a brief report on the editorial cartoonist wedding of the decade :
Two cartoonists were married in a ceremony presided over by a...
Viper launches t-shirt line
Speaking of fashion, Viper has launched a new Sketch 86 apparel line of t-shirts. We like the sound of The Horrible pirates ourselves.
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Batman hits the runway
Designer Luella's fashion show in London had a distinctly comical look. Looks like masks are IN for Spring!
Luella returned to London's runway on Monday...
JR JR and Joe Q on ESPN Monday Night Countdown
VIA PR:It’s the most powerful team-up of the year—the nation’s most popular sport meets the world’s most popular comic company! Tonight on ESPN’s Monday...
News from all over
§ Perhaps the ultimate sign of the acceptance of graphic novels as a form of literature is when they are not spotlighted in a...
