Gene Yang reax
Via SFGATe, Gene Yang's reaction to AMERICAN BORN CHINESE's historic National Book Award nomination:
"I'm in shock," said Yang, who missed the call from...
Marshall library update
In case you missed it, The Marshall Democrat-News story on the library board's decision to remove FUN HOME and BLANKETS from shelves until a...
Event reports: ICAF, Quills
Diva Coping Mechanisms has a lengthy report on the first day of ICAF:
The first day of the International Comics Arts Festival was ok. ...
Marshall, MO update
Newsarama has the fullest account:
According to Zack Sims, Staff Writer for the Marshall-Democrat News, the meeting opened with the Board President, in her opening...
THE ART OF JAIME HERNANDEZ from Abrams — UPDATE
We picked up a news nugget from Charles Kochman of Abrams at the Quills the other night: Abrams will be publishing THE ART OF...
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE nabs NBA nom
Wow. Gene Yang's AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, published by First Second, has scored a National Book Award nomination in the YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE category. These...
Scott McCloud Flash expression generator!
Boing Boing leads us to a page showing Scott McCloud's soon-to–be-infamous facial emotion generator, and a nifty Flash app that lets you blend...
Today’s Jeff Smith quote
Via B o n e v i l l e:
Another interesting thing to note: in Germany, the black & white manga version of BONE...
Stardust site, Gaiman vs Brazil
A coupla Neil Gaiman notes. The teaser site for the STARDUST movie is live.
In addition, Bookslut has an unusually fun interview with...
Meanwhile, on the East Coast…the Quills
Our Scream Awards viewing was interrupted by attending a real live event, the Quill Awards, honoring the best in books via voting by the...
PORN STAR unpopular in blogosphere
It's a bit unusual for the comics blogosphere to raise torches and pitchforks against a non-superhero offering, but the debut graphic novel from Regan...
More book banning thoughts
We'd like to take a moment to recognize our regular gallery of posters here at The Beat, and commend them for their insightful...
