§ NICE ART: Chris Reynolds made a name for himself in 80s indie comics with Mauretania, an ongoing published in his native Britain. Nowthe fine folks at New York Review Graphic Novels have brought it out in a new hardcover editions, The New World: Tales from Mauretania, the latest in their series of extremely tasteful and […]
TCAF announces two days of kids programming and 14 guests
The 2018 Toronto Comic Arts Festival continues to roll out the news, with the announcement that this year will have two full days of programing for young readers. The kids’ program is moving to the Forrest Hills Ballroom at the Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel, which features seating for 200, plus spaces for crafts and activities […]
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 12/4/17: John Cena’s Instagram is quite terrifying
§ Nice art: Sleeping Beauty concept art by Eyvind Earle. Via. More in the link. § Best ofs: Rachel Cooke looks at the best of UK comics for the Guardian. § Comic Sans reared its ugly head yet again in a statement released by Donald Trump’s lawyer, Ty Cobb, and all hell broke loose. § […]
INTERVIEW: Hope Larson and Christian Wildgoose talk about the magic and tragedy of Nightwing’s and BATGIRL’s romance
” I’m a sucker for a semi-doomed/complicated romance…”
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Barbara gets caught in a Penguin family feud in BATGIRL #11
This Wednesday in Batgirl #11, the “Son of Penguin” arc reaches its dramatic conclusion! Ethan has it out for dear old daddy Cobblepot (shudder), and he’s assembled a mind-controlled mob to take the Penguin down. can Barbara free the minds of this murderous flash mob before it’s too late? Check out the Comics Beat’s exclusive preview […]
WonderCon ’17: Industry Artists Give Insight on How to Draw for Action Scenes
Many an artist of the comic, graphic novel, and manga format will cringe when the respective writer they work with asks for the dreaded “action scene.” Perhaps more confusing than the rendering of hands, the action scene can easily confound any veteran artist; Do I go for a side-profile view, or over the shoulder? Is […]
A Year of Free Comics: Veitch, Evanier, Larson, Weinstein and more explore the world of Nature
If you’re like me, you have a soft spot for comics featuring animals. Maybe it’s a throwback to my first set of plastic Noah’s Ark creatures. Maybe it’s my collective unconscious memory of Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Anyway if you share this interest, you will like these free Nature comics, produced by “Channel Thirteen” […]
INTERVIEW: Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque Discuss Batgirl’s Controversial Past and her Future in Asia
Alex Lu sits down with the BATGIRL team to discuss Barbara’s journey abroad!
SDCC ’16: DC’s All-Access Panel Offers Change for the DC Universe
Yesterday at San Diego, DC Comics offered another ‘All Access’ look at the current landscape of their comics. With all the goodwill being built by Rebirth and what’s yet to come, the panel proved to be an interesting conversation about where what DC have coming. On the panel were Renae De Liz, Hope Larson, Steve […]
INTERVIEW: Hope Larson on Exploring Seafaring Americana in COMPASS SOUTH: FOUR POINTS
2016 is the year of Hope Larson.