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...
And now a word from Jim Starlin
You may recall a few weeks ago when people were talking about what got them into comics, and it turned out that in the...
Fight! Dirk vs Heidi, Round two
A deadline-pressured Dirk takes up his entire post today with the title "Drama Queen Bickering" to respond to my comments yesterday. While my comments...
Civilians in comics shops
MacGuffin looks at the products that are brining civilians into comics shops at an all time record pace: Buffy Season 8, Stephen King's The...
Buffy sells out; Ellis wonders why
Dark Horse has announced that BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SEASON 8 #1 had sold out of a 100K+ initial printing.
Following the book’s release yesterday, Dark...
First Second’s guide to graphic novels
First Second has posted a .pdf primer for those who want to know why graphic novels are the bee's knees. yes, there is...
More on gateway drugs
Well, we have been swirling around a lot of ideas generated by this week's stimulating conversation on Where Comics Are Now, and we don't...
A rising tide kills all Caps
Oh boy, where to begin.
Marvel really lucked out with the Captain America news frenzy -- either that or they were more canny than...
But the kids DO like it!
Yesterday's ennui rant has gotten a little attention around the internet water cooler. It's always an honor when Tom AND Dirk weigh in on...
This is what they want
These days, when we think about books and GNs we feel very optimistic, but when we think about periodicals/pamphlets/floppies, we feel much less so....
Brigid on “the paradigm shift”
We're still finding interesting links about NYCC, and while we won't bore you with them at this late date, this show was a real...
Webcomics ’07
If there was one big story bubbling under all the hoopla at the New York show it was digital distribution. Webcomics are going to...
