Gary Edson Arlington (1938-2014), Creator of the Comic Book Store
by Bob Calhoun
Gary Arlington's comic book store on 23rd Street in San Francisco's Mission District seemed more like a feat of engineering than the...
UPDATE: Ape Entertainment is still alive and planning
Yesterday, we reported on the inactivity at Ape Entertainment, and wondered if the company was still around. Well, COO Brent Erwin responded to an...
Angoulême 2014 : Bill Watterson, Katsuhiro Otomo and Alan Moore are the finalists for the...
Well, it looks like I picked a good year for my first ever visit to the Angoulême comics festival, because this year is already...
Heavy Metal magazine sold, to relaunch as bigger brand
Heavy Metal Magazine has been sold for several million dollars to music industry vet David Boxembaum and producer Jeff Krelitz, Variety reports. The duo...
RIP: Mae Young
Wrestling Hall of Famer Mae Young died earlier this week, at age 90. She wrestled in 7 decades, as recently as 2010, a...
Just the nerd cetagories in the 2014 Oscar nominattons
Just in case you didn't get up to see Thor announce this year's Academy Award nominations—Inside Llewyn Davis wuz robbed!—here's a cheat sheet to...
National Cartoonists Society honors Russ Heath with the Milton Caniff Award
The NCS has just announced that Russ Heath will receive The Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award . The Caniff is presented to a cartoonist...
Back to the fray
Okay I got my old computer back although they replaced so many parts it's practically a new computer. They didn't replace the hard drive though, and everything was right where I left it. SWEET.
Still running on impulse power
My computer will be in the shop most of the week, so I'm still working on my old G4 with its amazing 1.25 gigs...
I hope to continue earning your support
Wow.
When I started fretting about my computer repairs yesterday, Tom Spurgeon offered to suggest that people donate some money to help out, and I...
The pink and blue striped screen of death
Well the old Mac Book Pro decided to throw a tantrum last night, and after a night of crying and weeping, it's still throwing...
The 2013 Comics Industry Person of the Year is Kim Thompson
This marks the fourth year we’ve run the Comics Industry Person of the Year Poll, and the results were very straightforward, as you’ll see. The guidelines for voting are as follows: "This can be the most important person, someone who had the biggest impact, an innovator, someone who set the pace, or had a banner year creatively.” The winner’s impact this year was bittersweet, but still something to celebrate.
