To do Friday 2/8: The Color of Comics opening
A new exhibit kicks off to look at the sociological implications of comics:
OPENING RECEPTION of THE COLOR OF COMICS EXHIBITION: A Look at the Images of People of Color in Comics
When: Friday,...
Finally, the one you’ve been waiting for: Sim/Simone
Dave Sim makes an unannounced appearance at the Sequential Tarts board and starts chatting it up with Gail Simone, Pia Guerra and a few other regulars:
Dave:
Well, my views on feminism are, I think, foundationally...
The one with a lot of comments
Found via the V, the website Superheroines Demise which is totally, completely and utterly NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
We had downloaded a few photos with the intent to post with really bad parts blanked...
Where the girls are(n’t)
Above, Kanako Inuki's PRESENTSDave Carter decided to count the number of female creators working at the Top Four publishers as listed in the latest Previews, and comes up with a list of 9. Two...
Wonder Woman again
A rather haltingly written wire service story once again proclaims that sisters are pow! bam! sock!ing it for themselves:
A program at an Upstate New York college has taken a look at the changing role...
Breaking: Boys read comics
Valerie finds a demographic survey from a publicly-traded company:
The portrait that it painted of the average mainstream comic book reader is as follows:
Male, 20-25, video-game player, disposable income, "techie," single.
What is the breakdown of...
Torchbearers launches
Indefatigable Cheryl Lynn has launchedTorchbearers, am LJ blog given over to...well, we'll take the liberty of quoting Cheryl's introductory post in its entirety:
Welcome to Torchbearers! This community is in some ways an extension of...
New Pekar/Bertozzi Comic
Harvey Pekar Talks Politics at Billion Dollar President. Click on link for complete comic.
Understanding Otaku
Last weekend's New York Anime Festival was an interesting experience to say the least. It was only the second anime show I've ever attended (I went to Otakon in Baltimore a few years ago)...
Ron Paul likes Paul Pope
Yikes! Never saw that one coming.
Presidential candidate Ron Paul picks his super-hero favorite at ComicMix:
"My favorite comic book superhero is Baruch Wane, otherwise known as Batman, in The Batman Chronicles. "The Berlin...
What are the women doing?
Speaking of the NY Times, there were several women-in-comics related posting that went around over the last week or so that we thought worthy of their very own round-up. First, Gail Simone was profile...
WATCHMEN set pics
The official WATCHMEN blog posts pictures of the film's backlot.
This ain't no green screen.
According to director Zack Snyder:
Here are a few interesting facts about the backlot:
• 5,800 feet of neon requiring...
