On the Scene: How Awesome is Heroes Con
Heroes Con, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, is so awesome that its progam has 12 pages of listings for Artists Alley, and in...
The week in women: do we write about gender issues too much?
I had about 20 posts in various stages on gender issues this week...let's put them all into one big roil, complete with shocking personal...
Quick Review: Deep in the Woods (with teenage girls)
Deep in the Woods by Noah van Sciver, Nic Breutzman
You might remember Deep in the Woods from it's modest Kickstarter campaign late last year,...
Marvel’s Next Big Thing – Mighty Avengers from Al Ewing and Greg Land
Marvel got on the dog and bone again today, for a conference call around the comics internet - CBR, Newsarama, John Siuntres and others....
And more sales charts: BookScan’s Top 20 Graphic Novels in May
ICv2 has posted the sales rankings for Bookscan's Top 20 Graphic Novels for the month of May. ICv2 notes that The Walking Dead has...
Weekly Amazon Graphic Novels Sales Chart: Jeffrey Brown’s Little Princess rules
by Dave Carter
Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more...
Marvel leads again in May as sales are up in double digits
The lady X-Men led the single issue sales charts for May, while kids comics made a strong showing on the graphic novel chart, with Adventure Time or My Little Pony coming in at 1, 5 and 7. Superman charted with the paperback versions of Earth One V.1 and Action Aomics V.1. The Walking Dead and Saga both had strong backlist showings.
Preview: The Art of Sean Phillips
English artist Sean Phillips is perhaps best known for his marvelous collaborations with Ed Brubaker like Fatale and Criminal, but he's a general MVP...
The Hulk statue, the library and the miracle
Okay, so there was this library in Illinois that got the idea to build a 9-foot tall statue of The Hulk out front. As...
Webcomic alert: Rat Park
In the 80s a famous experiment was conducted into the roots of drug addiction using rats. Previous experiments had shown that rats left in...
To do: HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC
HeroesCon is kicking off today in Charlotte, and those of you already on the scene are already having a good time, for sure. This year, as with everything "comic con" HeroesCon has gotten bigger and stronger: the show floor has DOUBLED in size from 100,000 to 200,000 square feet. The local newspaper has a general preview with a few more facts and figures:
The Phoenix Presents: Zak Simmonds-Hurn on Simon Swift!
Every Friday, Stately Beat Mansion invites round a comic creator or two for a cup of tea, complementary Kit Kat, and a chat about...
