Greatest Blog Ever
Our attention has finally been drawn to the greatest blog in the ever growing comics blogosphere, Super Underwear Perverts, which shows that men really CAN be objectified, but it takes a gay man to...
Goro Miyazaki, Ursula K. Leguin and the manger
The New York Times has one of those read-it-before-it-goes-behind-the-firewall stories, a profile of Goro Miyazaki and his recent adaptation of Ursula K. LeGuin's THE FARTHEST SHORE. The story, written by Charles Solomon, covers the...
IDW prez’s tot son terror threat
This story from KFMB, San Diego reveals how IDW's head Ted Adams 4-year-old son Sam shares the same name as someone on the "do not fly list" with HIGHlarious results.
Sam Adams is a...
Just one word: infographics
The rise of the graphic novel is greatly tied in with the increased prevalence of "visual literacy." As guru McCloud predicted a while ago, generation after generation raised on TV, video games and now...
10/4 Linkie winkins
§ Jim Woodring is selling some new art at his IVORY TOWER ART OUTLET.
§ Very nice Ed Brubaker profile (not INTERVIEW) At the Seattle Times.
§ Greta, the 12-year-old comics reading whiz blogger is now...
Halloween looms
How to Build a Better Bat Costume. An innocent umbrella most give its life for this, but it's Halloween and there are no rules.
Japanese make progress on “Power Suit”
Always on the cutting edge, Japanese engineers are perfecting a wearable power suit. The 66-pound suit is driven by portable batteries, micro air pumps and small body sensors that pick up even the...
The tits are alright
Kurt at Groovy age of Horror, the blog that discovered the TOMB OF DRACULA censorship issue, is back with a very long post on all kinds of censorship issues, including links to the...
Nigerian scam hits mini comics!
Jenny Gonzalez, a cartoonist who sells mini comics at her website, had this to report over on the TCJ board earlier this week:
I have someone who contacted me by email wanting to order...
Inside the Comics Loving New York Times
Marvel sent out a press release yesterday trumpeting the fact that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa had been mentioned in the Arts, Briefly section of the New York Times. Now the Times has been breaking much comics...
Don’t eat the brown Tic Tacs
Steve Bunche alerts us to one of the most alarming Barbies ever: Poopin' Pup Barbie. This Barbie comes with a lovable Lab named Tanner who just can't stop pooping! In fact, since Barbie is...
Otomo meets Cup Noodles!
Coolest thing ever for today. A site promoting Nissen for the 35th Anniversary of Cup Noodles presents an animated video by Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA.)
Ad Age explains (via sneaky Google cache):
Hence, the Freedom Project....
