Preview: Ellen Lindner’s graphic novel
Over at her LJ Ellen Lindner shows a page from the book she's been working on.
ellenlindner: Page 60, Here I Come!:
The graphic novel, which focuses on the desegregation of the Arkansas school system, is...
To Do 9/16: Brooklyn Book Festival
This Sunday the Brooklyn Book Festival takes over downtown Brooklyn with authors from Dave Eggers to Jonathan Lethem to Myla Goldberg. On the comics side, Adrian Tomine and Miriam Katin will be signing at...
Medal of Honour equalizes the sexes
Playing video games erases the spatial acuity gap between men and women at least according to one study where men and women participated in an "off Man Out" game in which men scored much...
Zwigoff and Clowes reunite for THE $40.000 MAN
The other day we were teasing Dan Clowes about his slight comics output over the last few years, but dude is still busy writing screenplays and what not. He's teaming once again with his...
Movie news: Iron Man, Watchman
We've got to admit, the new IRON MAN trailer is...amazing. We even liked the Ozzy music. As brief as it may be, the trailer reminds us that Robert Downey Jr. is an incredible actor...
Indie news: Clowes, Brunetti, Jean, Pope
Some news tidbits items of note gleaned from our voluminous reading habit:
Via various postings at FLOG! The Fantagraphics Books:
§ Dan Clowes new strip MISTER WONDERFUL launches this Sunday 9/16 in the New York...
Studio Briefs: CATACOMBS and…TRON!
Here's a sort-of comic book movie that has been languishing for a while, Catacombs which stars Pink and Shannyn Sossamon and was co-directed by artist Tomm Coker. Variety reports the film will be...
Another wrestling/comics connection
Even though THE BEAT and her helper monkey have been talking about Chris Benoit's brain, that's not the wrestling talk we have for you today.
As everyone knows, there are a multitude of similarities between...
Uh-oh: Pact with the devil!!!!!!
Macworld: News: Apple Event - Live Coverage
UPDATE: Early adapters suffer flames of purgatory:
This *** big time :( I had to quit partying for a month to scrape up money for the iPhone. I feel...
Brits catch on to the graphic novel thing finally
Or so says the New York Times. Of course, when you have people like Raymond Briggs and Posy Simmonds leading the pack, it's about time:
First came the surprise successes of “Ethel and Ernest,” Mr....
