Fantagraphics launches defense fund
Fantagraphics is launching a defense fund to help pay for Harlan Ellison's lawsuit against them:
We want to emphasize that at the core of this dispute is freedom of expression. Depending upon how much time...
Still playing catch-up
Okay, the cough is healing, the sore tendons loosening up, the brain matter is beginning to settle into a recognizable pattern...but we're still behind schedule because the flesh is weak. So weak. So...a little...
RIP: Harlan Stone
Via Archie pr:
Harlan Stone, a longtime radio actor best-known as "Jughead" on the Archie Andrews show, died Wednesday from complications of valve transplant surgery. He started out as a child model and went on...
Comics Bakery rises
Not content to satirize 70s movie posters, the John Green-Dave Roman-Raina Telgemeier-Marion Vitus comics comglomerate has announced they will henceforth be known as Comics Bakery.
Gramling takes over at Wizard
Wizard has hired former FHM EIC Scott Gramling to take over as EIC of the entire Wizard Magazine empire. Hiring a former lad mag guy to take over is a pretty smart guy, and...
How low can you go
Well, this is disgusting. Basically, a "promoter" set up an anime con, promising the extra profits would go to breast cancer research, and the whole thing was a scam. The "promoter" cancelled the event...
Joel Ehrlich joins IFL
Joel Ehrlich, a former exec at both Marvel and DC, has joined the International Fight League as Chief Marketing Officer and President of Sales. You'll recall that the IFL is co-owned by Wizard's Gareb...
The light at the end of the tunnel
Yikes, we have about 500 New York Comic-con related links, and press releases, so we're just going to get through it. We'll be at the ICv2 Graphic Novel conference most of the day tomorrow,...
The Daily Cross Hatch debuts
Wow! A new blog! Can you imagine it? Actually this one is indie-centric and called The Daily Cross Hatch and it states its aims thusly:
The Daily Cross Hatch was created with the intention of...
WonderCon: Brad Bird, Hilary Swank…Gerard Butler
WonderCon unfolds March 2-4 in San Francisco, but there will be plenty of Hollywood previews and stars on hand. Including DDGB. Sadly, we won't be there, but we know our faithful spies will give...
TRIPWIRE returns
Back in the 90s, Brit comics feature magazine TRIPWIRE was one of the better sources of comics features and news. Of course, the internet has made all paper-based journalism a dicey proposition, but editor...
The Ormes Society launches
Cheryl Lynn's The Ormes Society page is up, with a forum and more.
