The return of Craig Thompson
Whatever happened to...the auteur of BLANKETS, the book which in many ways kicked off the whole "comics are literary" movement? Well it seems he's...
Where is…BOILERPLATE?
Regular readers may recall the odd and colorful saga of BOILERPLATE, a make-pretend mechanical man created by Paul Guinan who ended up being used...
Comics attract wordsmiths, too
First it was the actors; then it was the directors and musicians and TV show staff writers. Now it's the famous novelists who think...
Bertozzi profiled in the Times
George Gene Gustines strikes again with a piece on Nick Bertozzi, The Salon and Gordon Lee:
The standout “character” is Picasso, who is an egotist...
Comics Bestsellers: by the numbers
There's been a lot of talk lately about comics on various bestsellers lists, and of course, comics have their OWN bestseller list at Publishers...
News and notes
§ The LA Times looks at the rising sales for novels based on manga. Already a huge category in Japan, the novels are catching...
I will never let this book out of my sight again
Just got a galley of this manga reference guide by Jason Thompson and it instantly vaulted to our must-own, must-have list. It's an alphabetical...
New comics mole at New York Mag
We hear this blogging thing is BIG, and so has New York Magazine, apparently. We also hear COMICS are big, and so has NY...
To Do NYC TONIGHT 4/26: Salon/CBLDF bash
This should be an awesome bash, and despite everything else going on tonight we'll be there.
This Thursday, April 26, The Comic Book Legal...
News and notes 4/25
§ Jim Lee has posted the pencils for the covers to the next three ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER covers. This qualifies...
Plugging Away
We've been hard at work since we touched down, when not missing the superior coffee of the continent and contemplating what kind of laptop...
