Kibbles ‘n’ Bits, August 29, 2013: Gitty-up Daddy
§ Top news today! The city of Scottsdale, AZ, hopes to erect a statue in tribute to cartoonist Bil Keane who was a citizen of the town. While you'd think a statue dedicated to the artist Family Circus might include a diorama of footsteps strewn across a park, this one will feature a 9x7 bronze statue of Keane with the four Family Circus kids riding him like a pony. Hopefully this statue does not have a "torture variant." The above photos are artist's renditions.
Titan To Publish Graphic Novel Based on Capcom’s ‘Lost Planet’
Titan have announced that they'll be publishing a graphic novel based on the Lost Planet series of video games from Capcom. Called Lost Planet:...
Preview: “The History of Nonviolence” from Occupy Comics #3
Occupy Comics #3, the final issue of the Kickstartered anthology, came out today, and to celebrate the release — as well as the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech—Black Mask Studio made a preview of "The History of Non-Violence" by Caleb Monroe and Theo Ellsworth available.
Fraction and Zdarsky unveil their Sex Criminals
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky are collaborating on a new Image ongoing about two people who can stop time when they have sex. We'll...
It’s Jack Kirby’s 96th Birthday
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Today would have been the 96th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby. 26 years ago, on the occasion of Jack's 70th birthday, I was in the basement of the Hotel San Diego with about 600 of my fellow professionals as we waited in a dark room for Jack to appear.
Today would have been the 96th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby. 26 years ago, on the occasion of Jack's 70th birthday, I was in the basement of the Hotel San Diego with about 600 of my fellow professionals as we waited in a dark room for Jack to appear. INTERVIEW: Colorist Brian Reber on his Exclusive Valiant Contract
Valiant Comics have been building up an exclusive roster of creators over the last few months. From writer Joshua Drysart to artists Doug Braithwaite...
EXCLUSIVE: Don’t believe everything you read on the internet
I got an email yesterday urging me to link to this piece from Unleash The Fanboy that reasons that Jarvis, Tony Stark's robotic AI...
Comings and Goings: Todd Allen joins Aerbook
If you've been wondering why Todd Allen hasn't been posting too much at the Beat any more, it's for a good reason. He's been...
Marvel adds perks for Comics Unlimited Plus plan at $99 a year
Marvel's been offering all-you-can-eat access to its digital comics for $69 a year, but they've just announced Marvel Unlimited Plus, which adds a new...
Larry Hama’s 10 rules for drawing a comic book page
GI Joe maestro (and all around comics renaissance man) Larry Hama posted these on FB the other day. I stole them so we could...
The 2013 Joe Shuster Awards in audio
Jamie Coville was at it again and has provided us with audio and photos of this year's ceremony, which was held at the Fan...
13 years later, Ed Kramer is finally going to trial this December
After delays, house arrest and an endless sucession of lawsuits, former Dragon Con co-founder Ed Kramer is finally going to trial After a hearing,...
