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...
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 --...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
