FoL’s statement on Empowerment Fund
I'm going to have more to say about this whole matter after I've solved comics' marketing and distribution problems. In the meantime, Friends of Lulu president Shannon Crane has sent out the following statement:
Official...
Eisner offers two Mickey Mantles and a Nolan Ryan for Topps
Remember Michael Eisner, who ruled Disney for many profitable, synergistic years? What's he up to these days? Well, it looks like he really likes bubble gum. His investment company The Tornante Group has made...
Scottish cartooner hasn’t stopped beating his wife
A top Scottish cartoonist has admitted to assaulting his wife, the BBC reports.. 63-year-old Malky McCormick repeatedly punch his wife Ann in the head during an argument caused by her insomnia. However, the couple...
CNN BREAKING NEWS! NO CAP #26!
Just kidding, there will be a CAPTAIN AMERICA #26 and many, many more to come by creative team Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. But, speaking of events and news and cycles and recreational readers...
Illidge joins Archaia
Former Milestone and DC editor Joe Illidge has come back to the fray at Archaia, where he will be editing their creator owned line. PR and a list of new titles in the jump....
You kids behave.
I've taken the liberty of closing comments on the most recent post on the Ellison/Fantagraphics suit. For the record, I am fond of both Unca Gary and Unca Harlan, and I think they are...
Bizarro Army sex fiend preys on Kryptonite -weakened recruit
Usually here at SBM we have a field day when a criminal decides to dress as a cartoon character before committing a crime. This time, forcing someone to dress as a character IS part...
Nerds in crime: Superman, Vader, Spielberg
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This video has been all over the internet this weekend: an old lady taking a driving test crashes into the waiting room at the DMV, and while chaos ensues, a guy dressed as...
CRACKED crumbles
Comedy blog The Apiary publishes a letter from editor Jay Pinkerton that reveals that the CRACKED revival is folding as a magazine -- it continues as a website however. There's a joke to be...
Lee’s Comics announces Fund Raiser for Fantagraphics at Wonder Con.
Lee's Comics is holding a fundraiser for Fantagraphics legal costs in the Harlan Ellison suit at WonderCon:
Lee’s Comics situated at Booth #400 at the San Francisco WonderCon this weekend is holding a...
Crumb Crisp Coating
The other day we linked to a funny recording of William Shatner giving some voiceover directors the business. In the comments someone made reference to a similar Orson Welles voiceover outtake, which you can...
Rick Olney at it again
While we don't expect anyone to dive into the Legendary Rick Olney thread at CBR, Graeme has a mini round-up, but even BETTER, Olney himself has waded right into it, by YET AGAIN...
