C2E2 Day 1
It was a day of discovery for the comics industry gathered in Chicago for C2E2 yesterday. Discovering where things were; discovering who was there;...
To Do: GIRL COMICS signing at Hanley’s
Via:
Stephanie Buscema, Valerie D'Orazio, and Nikki Cook, and editors Jeanine Schaefer, Lauren Sankovitch, Rachel Pinnelas, and Sana Amanat will sign from 6:00 to 8:00...
2010: Living In the Future
Is there anything more charming than the past's bright-eyed view of the future? Daniel Sinker has been blogging the book 2010: Living In...
A very brief MLK day post
Martha Cornog rounds up From Aya to Zapt!: 24 Graphic Novels for African American History Month:
The past year has left tweens and teens with...
READERS’ POLL: What shall we do with Bluewater news?
http://static.polldaddy.com/p/2504225.js
Should The Beat continue to run Bluewater celebrity covers?(answers)
Vote now! The fate of the world hangs in the balance!
Spotlight on: Putting things that explode near your junk
With underpants bombs making headline everywhere, a look at similar comics themes of groinal aggression have hit a few blogs. Comics Alliance examines a...
GIRL COMICS: Will we ever, ever learn?
http://www.youtube.com/v/AxLBpa7g5fg&hl=en_US&fs=1&
ADDED: Here's another interview with editor Jeanine Schaefer that answers many questions, including the secret origin of the title.
When I posted my...
Exclusive: Marvel announces GIRL COMICS
A few months ago Marvel announced that 2010 would see a big push for some events built around women -- as characters, as creators,...
Cartoonists and insurance
http://www.youtube.com/v/rcrqHYPKUMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&
It's about time cartoonists got embroiled in the fun, easy-to-understand debate over health insurance currently going on. Julia Wertz , author of Fart Party,...
Thought for the Day: Scott McCloud
Have we been quoting him too much? Anyway, whatever, a video of a sand painting prompts McCloud to ponder the decade about to pass:
We’re...
TWILIGHT ruined THE DARK KNIGHT’s record opening!
Fangirls now have bragging rights over fanboys, as TWILIGHT: NEW MOON shattered the opening day box office record -- previously held by THE DARK...
What’s sauce for the goose…
At Fourth Letter, Esther Inglis-Arkell becomes enraged by female comics characters who stand around and explain why they wear skimpy costumes.
And I heard...
