Crumb still shocking
R. Crumb's appearance at Virginia Commonwealth University last week has led to a campus controversy, with his comments on rape and misogyny igniting complaints...
Library report: Some good, some not as good
A couple of stories spotlighting the matter of graphic novels in libraries-- GNs remain among the most popular books to check out, and libraries...
Crumb’s GENESIS makes waves and appearances
You're one of the world's most revered but reclusive cartoonists and you've just put out a book that confronts the biggest human enterprise of...
Just how dirty is DRAGONBALL?
Ever since the manga revolution hit American shores, comics industry observers have been writing for parents to catch on to the fact that their...
OH NO, not the gossip war again.
Sometime in the night, the marvelous Gail Simone went on Twitter and spoke thusly: Do We Need Tabloid And Gossip Comics Journalism? which Rich...
SDCC Safety alert: Beware the pedicab!
Those of us who are San Diego bound are gearing up for many things, including the inevitable oceans of pedicabs swarming like seagulls over...
TSA finds comic script threatening
Via his Twitter feed, writer Mark Sable reveals that he was detained for 30 minutes prior to a flight by the TSA after a...
Cartoon Last Supper offends some San Diegans
A painting by Glen Tarnowski refitting Da Vinci's Last Supper to include Bugs Bunny, the Grinch, and other toons has offended some passers-by in...
Sexy Spidey outrages mom
As reported late last week, a mother in Millard, Nebraska was shocked by the sexual undertones in a Spider-Man graphic novel that her six-year-old...
Devil pleasing twiddle rompus is upon us
We're on a hiatus today while we deal with pressing matters, but we thought you would like this subtext-laden Wolverine blow up toy, and...
Nerd moles moving on hurting comics?
We received a note the other day about Time's Top Ten of Everything being far from everything, since it doesn't include Graphic Novels. It...
