Things people did recently
• Congratulations to Agent M, aka Ryan Penagos, who was wed to Elizabeth Keenan this weekend. And yes, they tweeted about it.
• Congrats...
To do: Make to do list
Wow, there is so much GOING ON. Our to do list, dutifully compiled by our Down Under associate, Aaron Humphrey, seems to be barely...
RIP Rusty Haller
Various sources are reporting the death of artist Rusty Haller this week, from this sad thread where his roommate reports finding his body....
RIP: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
The woman that inspired the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" passed away at the age of 46 from Lupus.From the WaPo...
2009 Ignatz Award winners
New host Liz Baillie charmed the audience with haiku, and happy winners danced with their bricks through the legendary chocolate fountain* at the always...
2009 Shuster Award winners
The 2009 Joe Shuster Awards, honoring the finest in Canadian comics, were presented last night at the University of Toronto’s Innis Town Hall. The...
Yaoi Press publisher indicted
Yamila Abraham, the publisher of Yaoi Press and a frequently quoted manga industry observer, has been indicted on seven counts of mail fraud, one...
Drawn and Quarterly big giant SALE
D&Q is having an impressive sale.
How often does this happen? We're cleaning our warehouses and we have put virtually all of our titles on...
Amazon: Cartoonists aren’t authors
Via the ACT-I-VATE blog, George O'Connor, artist on BALL-PEEN HAMMER, a recent GN from First Second, reveals a dispute with Amazon whereby they refused...
Marvel and Aniboom launch contest to find the D.W. Griffith of Motion Comics
Marvel and AniBoom, the online social network for animation, is launching a motion comics contest with a first prize of $10,000.
Marvel is teaming...
Congratulations to Lauren Weinstein and Tim Hodler
Comics Comics reports that Ramona Salley Hodler has just entered the world. Best wishes to the whole family.
