Hero Foundry sketchbook benefits NoLa libraries
The Hero Foundry is an organization devoted to raising money to aid the devastated New Orleans library system, and they've put together a convention sketchbook benefit:
The theme for this year's Sketchbook was Supermen and...
It’s that time of year
Things are beginning to slow down a bit, as candy canes dance in little children's heads. We'll be shifting to perhaps a more contemplative mood.
2007 Eisner judges announced; call for entries
PR:
Entries are now being accepted for the 19th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, to be given to the finest publications and creators of 2006.
Publishers can submit any comic, graphic novel, or comics-related...
Cartoon Studies Auction
James Sturm, of the Center for Cartoon Studies, writes to tell of us a holiday auction to be held next Saturday, December 9th, from 1-4. Most of the items will be sold locally, but...
Annie Award noms
These came out yesterday, but it took us forever to find A full list of nominees. Highlights:
Best Animated Feature
* Cars - Pixar Animation Studios
* Happy Feet - Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with...
I have seen the future and it is…Batman
Coney Island means many things to many people, and has been many things in its 150-year history. In our day it was a great place to watch people have sex and throw up on...
Mark Siegel on ‘American Born Chinese’ sales
ICv2 has a nice interview with Mark Siegel, which looks at the metrics of how getting a book nominated for a major award affects sales:
The first list that came out in May...
Shake-up at Wizard
Still playing catch-up, the BIG story today is the the shake-up at Wizard, with long-time EIC Pat McCallum let go in among other staffing changes, as tersely revealed in this press release:
Wizard Entertainment...
There is no try
Whee doggie...so much to catch up on. Having dodged radioactive spies across two continents, we're back in the saddle to say: laugh away, Putty-put!
It does seem that our brief holiday managed to allow...
Homeward Bound
Hello from the Brompton Cemetery, resting place of legendary sufragette Emmeline Pankhurst. We'll be in transit back to the US tomorrow, but the DC month to month sales will be up to tide you...
