My New View of Mocca Fest 2013
By Dre Grigoropol
I have always been a fan of the Society of Illustrators. When I found out they were taking the Museum of Comics...
On the Scene: MoCCA Fest 2013, SelfMadeHero’s Englishmen in New York
It’s a truism that comics culture and the comics industry varies radically from country to country, but MoCCA Fest’s efforts to bring in an...
A Comics Tribute to Annette Funicello
The beloved Disney icon whole burgeoning adolescence entranced a generation of Mickey Mouse Club Watchers—before she went on to become a beach blanket staple and Skippy peanut butter enthusiast—Annette Funicello died earlier this week at the age of 70. In a very full life she also managed to have a surprisingly large comic book presence. While this cover gallery speaks to Disney's endless—and disturbing—series of chintzy movies, looking at Annette's essential perkiness in a jaunty scarf and pristine white gloves, gives ample evidence of why she was so beloved in her day.
REVIEW: 10 Debuts at MoCCA Fest 2013
MoCCA Fest simulates the surreal experience of swimming in comics, even this year when things were more neatly arranged within their red curtained aisles,...
Interview: Image’s Eric Stephenson on the Saga #12 Controversy “Kinda sucks.”
With a he said/they said going around and around and around on the giant cloud chat room, Image publisher Eric Stephenson reached out to set the record straight. Given all the confusion about what the heck happened, I tried to ask questions that establish a chain of events rather than assign blame or point fingers. Many thanks to Eric for his time, and to Ron Richards for setting this up.
Nice art: Inaki Miranda
Inaki Miranda is an amazing Spanish artist best known for TRIBES: THE DOG YEARS and work for Vertigo. He's just launched a new website...
So about that Oblivion Graphic novel…
With Oblivion—the Tom Cruise SF vehicle—opening next week, we have some official word about the graphic novel that inspired it, via Radical Studio's evp...
Is Ike-ification hitting all of Disney?
Have Ike Perlmutter's penny-pinching ways spread to all of Disney?
Weekly news wrap-up: Catalyst, Red Giant, Superman
Instead of Kibbles 'n' bits, we present a bunch of things I had tagged that I never got to write up in all the excitement. The news never sleeps!
Kick-Watcher: Jason Coffee’s Warhawks and Meatspace 2 & 3
Jason Coffee passed away at the age of 33 leaving behind many sci-fi movie scripts that will never see the light of day. Jason's dying...
REVIEW: Gaming and Comics Collide in HAWKEN:GENESIS
Archaia, who makes a strengths out of the crossroads between comics and other visual media, has taken on another estuary zone in HAWKEN: GENESIS,...
Convention Watch: Doj-Con at Dundee
In non-Saga related news, the number of conventions in the UK continues to rise with smaller events around the country becoming even bigger and...
