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INTERVIEW: Taking Life Lessons from Sloths in Graham Annable’s “Peter & Ernesto: A Tale...
Ernesto’s bold outgoing personality takes him all over the world, but he doesn’t always pay enough attention to the things he’s seeing. Peter’s introverted nature keeps him closer to home and too fearful to travel the distances Ernesto does. But he really absorbs all the details of his smaller experiences and it’s worth every bit as much as Ernesto’s grand adventuring.
WonderCon ’18: Dan Jurgens, Yancey Labat, and Chris Uminga Advise and Doodle at the...
When asked how his art has changed and evolved over the last 30 years, Jurgens said, “The changes to my art are influenced by what I write. The best way to tell a story also changes over time.”
San Diego’s First Ever “Black Com!x Day” Celebrates Diversity in the Comics Industry
To end Black History Month, I wish to highlight a recent event held in San Diego, California, home of the world-famous San Diego Comic-Con and of local comics publisher IDW.
On February 17th, the augural...
INTERVIEW: Rich Tommaso’s “Dry County” Based (Loosely) on His Own Life
Writer and comics creator Rich Tommaso is known for his anthropomorphic spy-thriller series Spy Seal and his horror-based series She Wolf, both reflecting the 1970s and 1980s crime and horror movies that have influenced...
San Diego Comic Fest: New Guests, Mass Media, and Other Updates
With two months left until this year’s San Diego Comic Fest, there is still a world of work ahead for the convention’s organizers. Despite certain groans of having a volunteer meeting on Super Bowl...
No Fairytale Ending for San Diego’s Villainous Lair
Another closing of a comic shop; another end to a piece of one’s comic community.
For the last six and a half years, Villainous Lair has served as not only a comic and game store,...
REVIEW: DC Bombshells’ Vixen and Starfire
Since DC launched their line of female statuettes in 2013, the line has found great popularity among consumers. Inspired initially by artist Ant Lucia’s take on the ladies of DC as 1940’s pinups,...
INTERVIEW: Cartoonist Justin Hall’s Discusses MINE! and more
In August 2017, ComicMix launched their Kickstarter for Mine!, a comics collection benefiting health services organization Planned Parenthood. Mine! features contributions from Eisner-Award winners and nominees to independent creators and up-and-coming artists, aimed at...
INTERVIEW: Box Brown Talks About Andy Kaufman’s Wrestling Fetishes and More in Newest Graphic...
Ever since his Andre the Giant and Tetris: The Games People Play, writer and artist Box Brown has become better known for his documentary-style, full-length graphic novels. Due to his thorough investigative work, Box...
SDCC ’17: Interview: “Legend of Korra” Writer Michael DiMartino and Artist Irene Koh
On August the 8th, the first book in the Legend of Korra: Turf Wars graphic novel trilogy, published by Dark Horse, will be released. First announced two years ago, a lot of hype has...
SDCC ’17: Jack Kirby Tribute Panel Talks Centennial Birthday, Disney Legend Status, and Projects...
This year, on August the twenty-eighth, comic legend Jack Kirby would have celebrated his one-hundredth birthday. For family and friends, not a day passes that they don’t think of the icon, to whom...
SDCC ’17: Gays in Comics Panel: Iceman Uses Grindr and Midnighter the Backdoor
This year marked the thirtieth-year in which the Gays in Comics panel has existed. When Andy Mangels began the panel three-decades ago, he called for all those interested to get “out of the closet...