Five artists from around the world have been nominated.
SDCC ’17: Mark Evanier and Others Discuss What Makes for Good Cover Art
The phrase goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I don’t know anyone who follows it. For that reason, an eye-catching cover is necessary to catch the eyes of potential buyers. At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Mark Evanier (Jack Kirby historian and a comic legend in his own right) collected five comic book […]
SDCC ’16: Comic Book Women Discuss Their Roles as Letterers and Colorists
By: Nicholas Eskey Often in the comic book industry we focus our admiration on the artist, shortly followed by the writer. But what about those unsung individuals that separate comic books from just fancy drawings? I’m talking about the colorists and the letterers. Yesterday in room 24D of the Convention Center, 5 people in those […]
Unscientific Twitter poll: 66% of readers buy comics based on diversity
A couple of snap polls on Twitter suggest that people pick up comics for many reasons, but here’s our own comprehensive poll — vote often and early!
Podcorn Podcast 1/13/16 — All’s Fair in Love and Page Rates
In the media-driven world, there are many voices. In the end, though, money is king.
WonderCon ’15: Recap, Impressions, Big move announcement.
By Nick Eskey For the three years that WonderCon has been in the Anaheim convention center, I’ve been very fortunate to attend it. I say fortunate because compared to my local San Diego Comic Con, this one is much more relaxed. Replacing the large media influence and the sardine-cramped spaces, there is ease and Fandom. […]