Platinum news and notes
Well, everyone is smiling today, pretty much. And now to explain a little: After I read Dave Roman's very measured and in no way...
Mouse Guard picked up by book club
Graphic novels in book clubs? Yes indeedy.
PS: we just got a copy of this hardcover and it's a handsome book indeed.
Archaia Studios...
Arcana and Chimera pact for new Universe
We're not familiar with the output of either of these companies, but the idea of two small publishers banding together to survive in a...
Sam Kieth covers Doctorow
Speaking of Boing Boing Sam Kieth is doing the covers for IDW's series of Cory Doctorow adaptations:
I mentioned back in March that IDW comics...
Oeming’s MICE TEMPLAR
Over at his (temporarily disabled) MySpace blog. Mike Oeming posts images from his own entry in the cute mouse fantasy field, MICE TEMPLAR. Click...
Strangers in Paradise wraps in NYC 5/31
The CBLDF is sponsoring a VIP wrap party/benefit for Strangers in Paradise on May 31st in NYC. Read on for the details. In more...
Spring 2007 Xeric Grant Winners announced
Unlike the last two batches, the latest bunch of Xeric Grant winners includes several people with actual track records -- including Typer Page (Stylish...
Claypool Comics website launches
Remember Claypool Comics, the long running horror line whose low sales lef them to move to a webpublishing strategy? Well the new website...
When Gary met Shannon
Shannon Wheeler's meeting between himself and Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth at APE has industry observers buzzing:
Sunday, Gary Groth (Fantagraphics publisher) came by my...
Around the blogosphere
§ Jimmy Palmiotti is blogging for the Painkiller Jane site at SciFi.com and his first post includes a report on Barcelona and a picture...
Hutch Owen’s Spider Week
While Spider-Week rages throughout New York's five burroughs -- and Spider-Man 3 has opened to record box office in Asia -- Tom Hart presents...
Von Allan’s view from the trenches
Over at Von and Moggy's journal, cartoonist Von Allan takes a clinical look the metrics of attending a small press show like APE:
What do...
