Vancouver cartoonists in the news
The Vancouver Westender looks at the local underground scene, including Drippytown, with an art exhibit, and a cover feature.
Hey Folks, Guess What? Comics Arenât Just For Kids Anymore!â? screams the title of an...
News: Virgin and Panini pact
Virgin Comics continues its generally sound expansion plans with a licensing deal for European distribution via Panini.
The Panini Group is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Virgin Comics L.L.C.,...
SDCC: Chuck D in the house
You thought we were going to say hizzouse, didn't you? According to American Mule Entertainment Chuck D will be at this year's San Diego to promote the new PUBLIC ENEMY comic. Chuck joins Snoop...
FC Brandt’s INDEPENDENTS trailer up
Cartooner FC Brandt has been working on a documentary about indie comics entitled IDEPENDENTS. The trailer is up in Low Bandwdith and High Bandwidth versions. From the trailer, this looks pretty bearable, with interesting...
Suiho Tagawa, grandfather of manga
Buenaventura Press sent out a huge, 58-page preview of KRAMERS ERGOT #6 the other day, and the new edition of this groundbreaking anthology looks just as mind boggling as the previous editions. We had...
Eternal mysteries: Kim Thompson’s shortie shorts
We haven't been linking as much as we should to the mini-site for WE TOLD YOU SO, the upcoming history of Fantagraphics. FLOG has been teasing us with images from the past that capture...
MUST VIEWING: Tintin and I airs tomorrow on PBS
Danish documentarian Anders Østergaard has made a documentary about Tintin and the worldwide influence of Hergé's cartoon creation, entitled Tintin and I. It will air tomorrow night at 10 pm on PBS's P.O.V. program....
O.C.T. launch party pics
Diesel threw a launch party for 12 Gauge Comics O.C.T. last week, and a few pics have been posted of star Rosario Dawson, shown here with Uncle Gus. Nice top, Roasrio. More in link.
BTW,...
Tony Millionaire on transforming autobiography
In an interview at SuicideGirls Tony Millionaire reveals the surprising autobiographical origins of BILLY HAZELNUTS, his phantasmagorical children's book:
DRE: What was the inspiration for Billy?
TM: I wanted to do something that was kind...
Ritchie: Like a Virgin Comics
The UK Independent has news of a new addition to the Virgin Comics roster:
The film director Guy Ritchie is joining forces with Sir Richard Branson to create a comic book with a view to...
Felipe Smith’s shoe quest
MBQ by Felipe Smith has been one of the most critically acclaimed of Tokyopop's OGM, or OEL or whatever they are calling them. A multi-culti look at life in Los Angeles, it's sharply observed,...
Scholastic plans: Beagle, Kaluta, Renier, Ruth
ICv2 has a rundown of Scholastic's upcoming OGN plans and they include:
• Amulet (Fall 2007) by Kazu Kibuishi.
• The Last Unicorn, adapted by Mike Kaluta
• Walker Bean, a "rollicking pirate tale" by Aaron...
