Oscar wrap-up: DARK KNIGHT brings home two statues
Aside from Tilda Swinton's designer potato sack, there weren't that many surprises at last night's Oscars®. The nerd movie contingent was represented but didn't...
Our annual guide to winning the Oscar pool
One adage we live by here at Stately Beat Manor is that to win the office Oscar pool, you've got to get Best Short...
Random blogging advice
I remember summer!
Via Sleestak.
Now that we've all woken up, let's talk meta. Let's talk THE BLOGGING LIFE AND THE TOOLS THEREOF. The other...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: Business edition
§ Reed Exhibitions is hiring a marketing guru for their pop culture shows:
I am looking for someone to join our team here in Borwalk,...
This will solve all your problems
While we were mocking Japanese bi-porn star dolls just the other day, another thing the people of Japan excel at is books of pictures...
Steve Geppi’s debt woes growing
In recent weeks, while news of Diamond's new trade policies has rippled through every level of the comics business, Diamond's owner, Stephen Geppi, has...
Karen Ellis hit by fire
Karen Ellis, creator of the webcomic PLANET KAREN, is the latest comics creator to face the disaster of a devastating fire, according to a...
DC answers “After WATCHMEN, what’s next?”
In a nod to capitalizing on Google searches if nothing else, DC has unveiled a plan for giving newbies who enjoyed WATCHMEN a place...
Business bits
§ At PW Comics Week, Ada Price surveys s bunch of comics retailers o see how they're doing and the old "cautious optimism" line...
Harvey Awards ballots available; Kurtz to MC
Via PR:
The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con are proud to present the official Nomination Ballot for this year's Harvey...
Eisner Hall of Fame Nominees Announced
The 2009 Eisner Awards: Eisner Hall of Fame Nominees have been announced and they are:
* Matt Baker
...
Meanwhile, in Occidental comics news
The January numbers are out, and while the sales estimates have yet to be tallied. John Jackson Miller suspects that January comics sales will...
