Comics’ secret economy: animation hiring boom
While walking around TCAF a ton of conversations I overheard involved boarding, backgrounds and other animation type gigs. One publisher even wondered aloud what...
Cartoon Art Museum to host Queer Comics Expo this June
As part of Pride Month, San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum will host the first annual Queer Comics Expo (QCE) on June 8th from 11am...
Cartoon Art Museum to host Queer Comics Expo this June
As part of Pride Month, San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum will host the first annual Queer Comics Expo (QCE) on June 8th from 11am...
Jeff Smith’s Tüki Save the Humans gets a full color comic
It's been a voyage of discovery for Tüki Save the Humans, Jeff Smith's ongoing webcomic. It was always expected to go to print, but...
FLASH trailer debuts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnXsnR-2AvU
Looks like he'll be running...and FAST.
Seriously, this is a fine trailer. And I don't even like the Flash. And the Arrow crossover possibilities...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 5/15/14: Lots of women at ECCC; first Walking Dead Season Five...
§ Emerald City Comicon was a wonderful, diverse event. And a survey of attendees suggests that half the attendees identified themselves as female. ...
On the Scene: Spectrum Fantastic Art Live
by Carolina Cooney
The third annual Spectrum Fantastic Art Live took place this past weekend, and whether you came from the...
Humble Bundle offers Doctor Who bundle
Humble Bundle is at it again, this time with a collection of Doctor Who comics, including seven books of collected comics, and a game. You can pay what you wish and a portion of the price will go to Doctors without Borders. Once again, all good. The first comics Humble Bundle, featuring Image Comics, did very well, as we reported yesterday. Details below:
Interview: Box Brown on Andre The Giant: Life and Legend
Standing at seven and a half feet tall, pro-wrestler Andre The Giant more than earned his title over a three-decade career which saw him...
Tainted Love: DC goes crotch first with The Art of Frank Quitely
The good news is that the Frank Quitely art book is finally coming out! It's called Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely
and its out in June.
By Its Cover (Week Of 05.07.14): Rethinking The Traditional Trade Dress
Last week I asked: "why does anyone still use this layout at all?"
My question was answered via a link in the comments to a...
TCAF panels in audio: Brubaker, Phillips, Robbins, Johnston, Beaton and more!
Jamie Coville has done his usual amazing job of recording panels from TCAF, including several from the librarian and educator conference, Trina Robbins talk...
















