REVIEW: When the Going Gets Tough in HELHEIM #1, TRIGGER GIRL 6, SLEDGE-HAMMER 44
I noticed a common feature in the comics I was reading this week, a feature that made them all compelling as stories: the role...
Persepolis removed from Chicago schools amidst confusion; protest scheduled
Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, a stunning coming of age story considered a classic by many, has been ordered removed from Chicago's Lane Technical High School for reasons that remain unclear.
Manga pioneer Toren Smith as remembered by Lea Hernandez
by Lea Hernandez - My long-time friend Toren Smith has passed away after a protracted bout of ill health, and I'm heartbroken. I worked for him over the course of seventeen years as part of his elite Studio Proteus team; doing retouch on adult comics, and rewriting titles like 3x3 Eyes, What's Michael? And Oh! My Goddess!. If Toren had lived another year, I would've known him for exactly half my life.
Review – Revisiting the New 52 TPBs Part 2 (Animal Man, Captain Atom, DCU...
The local library consortium got a whole bunch of New 52 Vol. 1's, so I'm going through and catching up on a few things...
JManga shuts down, taking all the manga you bought with it
It came in the night like an earthquake or a car crash: JManga, the digital manga portal set up by 39 of Japan's migegst publishers, is shutting down. As of last night you could not make any more point purchases, as of the 26th you will no longer be able to purchase manga and as of May 30th the entire site goes away -- taking all of the manga you bought with it.
More details on Make That Thing, TopatoCo’s Kickstarter Fulfillment House
A couple of interviews with more information on Make That Thing, the new company that helps successful Kickstarter campaign actually send out all their rewards. it's a division of TopatoCo, the webcomics's merchandising company which already has a formidable infrastructure—a fork lift!, warehouses, employees!—and manufacturing contacts to help their cartoonists sell their merch. The program is rolling out slowly as an in house project.
Gillen Interview “most candid ever”
After 18 months on JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, Kieron Gillen has given an extensive interview with Q Magazine's Colin Smith on his UK based blog...
Hitting Soon: Supermag by Jim Rugg
Holy moly. How superb does this new Jim Rugg project from AdHouse Books look? I'd heard (or read) of its announcement here and there,...
ON THE SCENE: Was Will Eisner a Novelist?
Towards the end of his life, witnessing the rise of the graphic novel as a format, Will Eisner commented on the fact that his...
2000AD Tease The Return of Judge Death
Every so often Tharg gets on the blower and gives me a ring, to tell me about new things coming up at 2000AD, the...
Ten Grand (JMS/Templesmith) Preview Art
J. Michael Straczynski has had a strange ride in comics over the last few years. The Twelve, which finally wrapped up last year, was highly...
Kick-Watcher: The way it should be: Lars Brown’s Penultimate Quest
Kickstarter has been a talking point in the comics industry ever since its conception, most recently and prominently for the fallout between Mark Andrew Smith and...
