On the Scene: World War 3 Illustrated, A New York Institution
Feeling adventurous I journeyed out to an unfamiliar part of Bushwick last night for an opening night party for the new issue of World War 3 Illustrated. Founded in 1980, this comics magazine has been charting politics, struggle, and social causes around the world for more than 30 years. The latest issue's theme is "The Other," surely a propitious one. I've yet to read the whole issue but the parts presented last night were quite striking.
Calling BS On Marvel Unlimited
While promoting the new Marvel Unlimited App over at Gizmodo, Marvel's Peter Phillips indicated that Marvel was updating most of his major titles when...
Marvel Rebrands (Digital) DCU as “Marvel Unlimited,” Tweaks Offering
Marvel's library subscription program used to be called Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited A.K.A. Marvel DCU - an in-joke at DC's expense that likely flew...
Review: The Adventures of Superhero Girl
Sometimes a book comes out that I'm so ridiculously excited about I get paranoid that I'm going to be disappointed in some way. And...
Interview: comics journalism gives wounded vets a voice with Jess Ruliffson
by Dre Grigoropol
New York City based cartoonist Jess Ruliffson presented her collection of comics for her upcoming graphic novel at The Drawing Center in...
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson’s Astro City Returns!
DC have announced that Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson's Astro City will be returning in June! Oh, and look who's doing the covers:
This will...
The strange tale of SULLIVAN’S SLUGGERS
This one is like one of those baseball games that goes into the 17th inning, long and murky with no real payoff.
Lots going on at BOOM!
New logo, new attitude. Boom! Studios has recently rebranded themselves with a new logo and publisher Ross Richie and VP of Publishing and Marketing Filip Sablik have a long interview at CBR talking about where they are going. Short version: it's not all Adventure Time.
Fantagraphics co-publisher Kim Thompson battling cancer
The comics world was saddened last night when this statement was released. It's hard to overstate Kim Thompson's impact on the modern comics world—as the publisher of groundbreaking works Love & Rockets and Eightball, the editor of eveyrthing from Acme Novelty Library to Usagi Yojimbo and one of the finest translators in comics. He's best known for championing European comics and introducing them to a wider audience in the US.
Archie now gets zombie-themed ongoing
Having met KISS, Glee, and Nick Cannon, the Archie gang is now going undead in a new ongoing series called AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE that's...
The Blue Ear Triumphantly Returns to Marvel Comics
Last year, Marvel received a letter from the mother of a young fan, Anthony Smith, who had hearing difficulties, and had been told by doctors...
On the Scene: ‘The Cartoonist in Comics’ at Housing Works with Haspiel, Fingerman, Gulledge,...
Autobiographical comics used to be a feature of zines and small private presses, but readers are increasingly able to follow their favorite genre of...
