Tag: History
RIP: Fabulous Flo Steinberg
Florence "Fabulous Flo" Steinberg, an iconic member of the original Marvel Bullpen, has passed away, age unknown but truly ageless.
Flo was the sole MArvel...
Looking back at Martin Landau’s cartooning career
We lost a great one with the death over the weekend of Martin Landau, whether it was Mission Impossible, Space 1999, the guy who...
Marvel make Legacy easier to understand with Primer Pages
Confused about the Marvel Universe? Anxious you won't get Legacy? Not sure which Jean Grey is real, which is a clone and which is...
Preview: Josephine Baker by Muller and Bouquet captures a whole era and a timeless...
If you're looking for a real-life badass heroine, you won't find a better one than Josephine Baker.
A Year of Free Comics: Kris Stress is drawing a comic a day chronicling...
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Kris Stress is a Chicago based visual artist who's known for turning out a lot of work. And since November 9th he set himself...
Injustice writer Tom Taylor cancels ECCC appearance over US Immigration policy changes
As mentioned earlier today, ECCC is the first big con of the year, and a ton of comics creators will be there to talk...
The complicated history of the NY Times dissing graphic novels on their bestsellers lists
The publishing industry is still in shock over the New York Times' sudden decision to remove several of their bestseller lists – all done without...
San Diego Comic Fest’s Matt Dunford on the Convention, Jack Kirby’s 100th Birthday, and...
2017 will bring us yet another new year of comic conventions. When one thinks of San Diego and comics, it’s not difficult to summon...
When Labels Don’t Mater: George Herriman and Krazy Kat
We've been writing a bit about Michael Tisserand's comprehensive new biography of George Herriman, Krazy: A Life in Black and White, but last night...
RIP Richard Kyle, inventor of the term “graphic novel”
Alan Brennert reports on FB that comics retail founding father Richard Kyle has passed away at age 87. Kyle had been in ill-health for...
31 Days of Halloween: The Forgotten Worlds of Herbert Crowley
This is book a work of Halloween suitable art, a weird story AND an awesome Kickstarter. Triple Crown.
Beehive Books, the publishing company run by...
RIP religious tract cartoonist Jack T. Chick
Jack T. Chick, whose religious tract comics inspired revulsion and mirth– along with some faith, I'm sure -- passed away over the wekeend at...
