Schreiber and rem team for VAMPIRE KISSES
Tokyopop has announced another one of its YA manga adaptations, this time by YA best selling author Ellen Schreiber. Brigid at MangaBlog provides commentary.
TOKYOPOP, the leader of the Global Manga Revolution and Katherine Tegen...
Links of compelling inportance
§ The LA times looks at the practice of "slabbing which despite what you think, is not a preference you can check on Suicide Girls.
"It's changed the nature of the hobby, it's turned...
Naked Chef becomes young cartoon
It seems that television favorite chef Jamie Oliver, is going to become a cartoon. but not just any cartoon -- an AARDMAN cartoon.
Jamie Oliver is to be immortalised as a cartoon character by...
BOW-WOW wins prize
IN non-comickal newsw from cartooners, Mark Newgarden tells us:
BOW-WOW BUGS A BUG by Mark Newgarden and Megan Montague Cash has just won the first place gold medal in the Society of Illustrator's annual children's...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits
§ Via the Fantagraphics blog possibly the most awesome Mark Trail squirrel montage ever. We've reproduced but a pittance of its majesty. Go to the link for the whole amazing thing. Mark Trail is...
JLA movie stirring?
Murmurs on the internets of renewed activity on that proposed JLA film. MTV has hints from the man who would be Flash, Ryan Reynolds:
Ryan Reynolds says “The Flash” may yet live. It just might...
Klingon sighting
Long thought an endangered species, Klingons have been spotted lately in Texas, giving hope that this rare and beautiful species may still make a comeback from the brink of extinction.
When the Klingons walk...
Veronica Mars joins Heroes
We don't watch enough TV to make an actual joke, but this is clearly a big deal.
NBC is adding former “Veronica Mars” star Kristen Bell to the cast of “Heroes.” Peacock has snagged...
Snoopy Scottish author spying on Rowling – UPDATE
Scottish mystery writer Ian Rankin knows how to make headlines! Just recently he stirred up a bee's nest of controversy by suggesting that lesbians write the most graphic crime fiction. He's also pals...
Jason Starr pens graphic novel
Vulture reveals another literati going graphic, Cold Caller's Jason Starr:Q: I understand you’re working on a graphic novel for DC Comics.A: I can’t really talk in depth about it, but it’s an original graphic...
Johansson is “Spirit”ed
Oboy! Lots more pictures of ScarJo to be featured on The Beat as she's just been cast in Frank Miller's Spirit Movie as a femme fatale named Silk N. Floss.:
For "The Spirit," Miller's adaptation...
Steve Bissette on STARDUST
Prolix Steve Bissette has a very very long review of STARDUST and observations on the role of illustrators in film and great links and why Charles Vess getting his name on the movie is...
