How low can you go
Well, this is disgusting. Basically, a "promoter" set up an anime con, promising the extra profits would go to breast cancer research, and the...
Twist vs. McFarlane…the final chapter
With a small notice in the St. Louis Post Dispatch one of the epic lawsuits of our time had its final, anti-climactic chapter:
After seeing...
Judge: Ellison suit can proceed
Several people emailed us this from Harlan Ellison's forum:
BIG WIN TODAY!
For those of you following my lawsuit against Gary Groth and Fantagraphics, you may...
What’s up at AMS/PGW: NBN to the rescue?
We haven't been giving daily updates on the AMS bankruptcy story because it's been too exhausting! With all the daily drama and legal wrangling...
Soused ‘tooner in chopper horror
Well, it seems astronauts aren't the only profession that can go bad. Well known Aussie political cartoonist Larry Pickering has been charged with flying...
And now you know…the rest of the story: Jose Varela
Jose Varela, freelance editorial cartoonist for El Nuevo Herald in Miami gained himself a bit of notoriety last fall for walking into his paper's...
Olneygate fall-out: UNSCREWED
We have stayed away from what has become known as THE RICK OLNEY MEGA-THREAD, because, well, it's like 10,000 posts long. Maybe if we...
Jim Steranko is peeved
At the Pulse, Hall of Fame artist Jim Steranko frets about a piece of art he gave to a friend's academic collection that is...
Boylston acquires Preiss assets
According to a press release sent out by John Colby, Boylston & Company has acquired the assets of the late Byron Preiss, including iBooks...
Fantagraphics moves to dismiss Ellison suit
Dirk has the .pdfs etc of Fantagraphics/Gary Groth/Kim Thompson's epic 41-page motion to dismiss the Harlan Ellison suit. Apparently The Beat has been...
