The Beat goes best with a mocha
We came across this comment from Vivian Hadding Visual Storyteller on The Beat and it is perhaps one of the nicest comments we've ever received:
Then there's Publisher's Weekly The Beat, "The News Blog of...
Is the pamphlet the future of comics?
The native are restless. Or at least the artists are. In our previous item we mentioned Bryan Talbot and ALICE IN SUNDERLAND -- it took him five years to finish it, and that's a...
The week that was
It's a tough blow to lose Kurt Vonnegut and Don Ho and have to pay taxes all in the same week and we're still in recovery. We're leaving for Barcelona tomorrow, so posting will...
The Webcomics killer app?
Joey Manley talks, as he is often wont to do, about the webcomics business model and points out that it still hasn't hit it big:
But think about it: there hasn’t been a YouTube, a...
Just one more post about Kelly/Goldman
The Las Vegas SUN presents a journalistically sound piece on the David Kelly/Todd Goldman art theft matter, and interviews both parties. Goldman still sounds like a jerk, alas:
Of the Internet reaction, Goldman said: "This...
More imagery borrowing
Only a few days ago we were commenting on the success of designer boutique stores, like Giant Robot and Toy Tokyo. Now the Kelly/Goldman scandal has brought to the forefront the cutthroat nature of...
Todd Goldman issues apology
Following up on yesterday's story of seeming idea theft, t-shirt maven Todd Goldman has issued a statement on the subject of reportedly stealing an image from webcomics artist David Kelly:
Popular post pop-artist, Todd Goldman...
Cat fight!
Everyone loves Felix the Cat, right? And everyone loves those Kit-Cat clocks with the black cat with the big eyes, right? Well, did you ever think they were maybe TOO similar? Well, the...
News ‘n’ Notes
§ Local paper profiles cartooner:
Brian Ralph sits at a table in the sun outside Donna's in Baltimore's Charles Village and fidgets with his paper coffee cup.The 33-year-old has messy hair, and wears a short...
What’s up at Wizard?
Ever since we found a way to add Wizarduniverse.com to our RSS feed, we've found all sorts of interesting stories there. Like this round up of 52's greatest moments that actually made us want...
Hustlings and bustlings
It's a busy time in Comicsland, it seems. The success of 300 has ratcheted up Hollywood's interest in comics to even greater heights, the bookstore/manga revolution is moving along, and big doin's are brewing...
