Aw Yeah Comics! Hits Kickstarter Target Within Hours
After the cancellation of Superman Family Adventures, the creative team of Art Baltazar & Franco haven't wasted any time in moving onto their next project....
Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day Issue is INFINITY by Hickman and Cheung
Free Comic Book Day is coming up, and Marvel have today revealed what their release is going to be - Infinity, by Jonathan Hickman...
2012 SPACE Prize winners announced
It looks like award season for comics is in full swing, and here's another prize announcement: The 2012 SPACE PRizes, given to the best...
Review: Emily (and the) Strange(rs) #1
If we can trust editor Rachel Edidin (and who wants to live in a world where we can't?) then Emily Strange is a pretty...
BlackBerry offers you a chance to collaborate with Neil Gaiman
The newly rebranded BlackBerry (AKA RIM) has a big new promotion called A Calendar of Tales which involves Neil Gaiman.
Neil wants you to inspire...
Spain, Meskin enter the Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Preliminary voting is in on this year's Eisner Award Hall of Fame and the judges have selected Mort Meskin and Spain Rodriguez for automatic inclusion.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: 2/4/13 — Annie Awards announced
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Willem wins grand Prix at Angoulême amongst some muttering
Despite an attempt to liven things up with a more actually influential cartoonist winning the Grand Prix at Angoulême, 72 year old Dutch cartoonist...
Forthcoming Work by Alan Moore for 2013 and Onwards
Every once in a while, I attempt to document all the forthcoming work from Alan Moore that I know of, with previous attempts at...
Announcing the Pantone Color of the Year: Emerald!
As a hushed world waited with bated breath, the waiting is over: Pantone has announced their Color of the Year. And it's Emerald, aka Pantone 17-5641 TCX. Reviewers hailed the move, saying ""Lively. Radiant. Lush… A color of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of well-being, balance and harmony."
Man sentenced in cartoon obscenity case
In a troubling case, a Missouri man bas been sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of obscene images of children.
Graphic novels recognized by ALA awards and YALSA
The early award season for books is here, and earlier this week the American Library association handed out a slew of literary awards. As has been the recent trend, several graphic novels were recognized among the pictureless books:
