Women of SDCC
There's are not any "Women in Comics" panels in San Diego, but there are a few women-focused panels of various sorts; there's also this:
11:00-12:00 LEGO and BrickJournal: Brave New World— See what grown-ups and...
Don’t drink at the Hyatt
§ Chris Butcher reports that the owner of the Manchester Grand Hyatt -- a fellow name of Doug Manchester, believe it or not -- has made political contributions that supporters of gay marriage will...
The Manga Moment
Yesterday we trekked out to the Brooklyn Art Museum to see the Takashi Murakami show on its very last day, and so did a lot of other people. Old people, young people, white people,...
Dulce Pinzón’s Superheroes
MEANWHILE, here's an interesting photo set from Dulce Pinzón which shows real life Mexican immigrant workers in superhero garb:
The Mexican immigrant worker in New York is a perfect example of the hero who has...
More on Memin Pinguin
Mexican artist Adalisa Zárate gives some context to Memin Pinguin:
Now, Memin was created back in 1940, and it hasn't changed since then. Should he get a revamped version, that draws less from the old...
More on thinking person’s manga
Much soul-seacrhing in the blogosphere today over whether manga is doomed to be a medium of kiddies and wanna-be ninjas. Much of it was kicked off by Kai-Ming Cha's frank comments:
But that’s not the...
And you can look it up…
Thanks to all who sent me the link for the word "Fanboy" entering the Merriam-Webster dictionary along with other useful terms like "edamame" and "webinar". The word is cited all the way back to...
Area woman finds WANTED morally ambiguous
Lucinda Breeding of the Denton Record-Chronicle thinks WANTED reflects an interest in the grim and gritty:
Last weekend, Universal released Wanted, which is based on a comic book miniseries about a meek worker bee with...
Lynda Barry
The Comics Reporter has an interview with Lynda Barry up that is THE MUST READ of the week and maybe the month because this artist is a national treasure, and when you read things...
Alarming quote of the day
Ivan Brandon has an army of 58 Zombies, 42,000 Zombie points and is a Zombie God!
-- via Facebook
Revamping characters fraught with peril
§ The NYT looks at new spins on old characters in the 21st Century including some we may not necessarily find palatable:
“You want a dark, Goth version of Tweety Bird? Have at it,” said...
Quote of the Day
"if someone you've never met doesn't recognize you at a con, consider methods other than a low-self esteem blog post to get in touch."
---R Stevens via Twitter
