Bell to produce Everett book
Via PR, Blake Bell is following up his Steve Ditko book with one on Bill Everett, creator of the Sub-Mariner, and donating 10 percent of his royalties for the book to the Hero Initiative....
SD08: Fantagraphics
You can read all of FBI's Comic-Con activities here , but we've pasted in the signing schedule, which is highlighted by Kim Deitch, Los Bros, Jim Woodring and the debut of...Natalia Hernandez.
WEDNESDAY Signings:
6PM-8PM:...
Bottomless Belly Button Trailer
http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=55430
Dash Shaw has created an animated trailer for Bottomless Belly Button his epic tome that has every one talking. View it above and then read Laura Hudson's analysis. BONUS: Laura breaks the...
News Bytes: Valiant, Wash Tubbs
§ ICv2 reports the thrilling news that Fantagraphics will begin reprints of Prince Valiant and Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy, two more incredible comic strips that deserve to be seen once again.
Prince...
Fantagraphics goes exclusive with Diamond
Diamond sent out a press release yesterday confirming that Fantagraphics is going exclusive to the comic shop trades with Diamond. You can read the whole thing in the jump. While Norton's exclusive with FBI...
Fantagraphics going with Diamond?
The TCJ board floats the rumor that Fantagraphics is going exclusive with Diamond for the DM -- if true. Norton would continue to be their bookstore distributor, of course. Barry Rodges emails Tony Shenton,...
James Jean Prada video
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Prada Animation - Trembled Blossoms from kwest on Vimeo.
Pretty pretty.
Drew Friedman on tour this week
Flog alerts us to a couble of appearances by Drew Friedman. They may not become as famed as his Friar's bash, but should provide good fun:
THURSDAY NIGHT IN SEATTLE:
DREW FRIEDMAN: THE FUN...
THE BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON cover
More Jacob Covey-designed goodness! The cover to Dash Shaw's upcoming BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON.
Awesome BEAST-y goodness
BEASTS art director Jacob Covey has linked to a Flickr page of submissions for his open call and the results are super tasty. Above, Mario Trigo.
HOTWIRE PARTY TONIGHT! FInally!
The rescheduled HOTWIRE release party--felled by a blizzard on the original date-- takes place tonight at Rocketship.
DRINKS! COMICS!! BEEF PATTIES!!(?)
and.......CARTOONISTS!! ZANGO!!!!
Mark Dean Veca
Sam Henderson
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