ADVANCE REVIEW: Chew #30
Chew, the multi-awarding comic arrives at the halfway point in the series and hits comic stands this Wednesday. The Beat gives you the advanced...
INTERVIEW: Steven Sanders has Designs for the World
Steven Sanders was one of the first people I ever interviewed. An artist and designer who has worked on books such as Five Fists...
The Strange Case of Grant Morrison and Alan Moore, As Told By Grant Morrison
by Laura Sneddon--Over the last few weeks, my good friend Pádraig Ó Méalóid has been writing a series of articles about Alan Moore and Superfolks, which became an edgeways look at the long running friction between Moore and fellow writer, Grant Morrison. While Moore has previously spoken out about his thoughts on Morrison in various interviews, Morrison has generally kept quiet on the issue. There have been occasional barbs of course, and plenty of praise, but very little on the actual facts of the matter.
On the Scene: Thought Bubble!
The wonderful thing about Thought Bubble, an annual festival in Leeds that encompasses the academic Comics Forum and a two day comics convention covering all sequential art from Bunny to Batman, is that two people can attend the event and come away with a completely different experience. So while Steve Morris brilliantly scratched the surface, the following is the tale of my adventures as I visited one of the UK's most popular conventions for the very first time.
Thanksgiving Parades of years past
In 1987 there was a Marvel Comics float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This was around the time right after Marvel was...
On the Scene: The Future of Television Conference Goes Digital
On November 16th, a one day conference held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage brought out the best and brightest in Television to talk...
Studio Coffee Run: Mo’ Hobbits, Mo’ problems, Elysium, Kickass 2, Spiderman 2, etc.
Here is a new pic of a very armed and very bald Matt Damon in a teaser image from Neil Blomkamp's Elysium. The film...
Best Comics of 2012: Washington Post
Well, the year is winding down, and with it comes the annual "Best Of" lists from various websites and media. Publishers Weekly led the...
Kick-Watcher: INTERVIEW with Jimmy Palmiotti on SEX AND VIOLENCE Vol. 1
Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray debut their second Kickstarter project of the year, SEX AND VIOLENCE Volume One.
Project: SEX AND VIOLENCE Volume 1
Talent/Project Manager: Jimmy...
How to: A case study for a first-time Kickstarter, Part 2 — the first...
Here's what our first 24 hours looked like:
5 am - Coffee. Lots of Coffee. Hit the launch button. Create bitly link (bitly.com gives great analytics and allow you to track the reach of your link outside of Kickstarter). Text, email, and Facebook message friends on EST and CST. I made sure to message people individually and not as a group, as I thought this would better my chances of getting them to repost our campaign.
NC Comicon—the local con wins
It was nice to finish up a busy and exhausting year of cons (11 or 12) with one of the strong local shows that has been a hallmark of current comics/nerd culture. The NC Comicon was put together by the guys behind Ultimate Comics, a popular shop in Durham, NC.
Marvel’s 2013 Event will be Age of Ultron
Their first event, at any rate. Today's conference call was with Brian Michael Bendis, who will be writing a 10-issue event story for Marvel...
