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And the Comics Industry Person(s) of the Year are: Stan Lee and Olivia Jaimes

01/14/2019 4:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald 8 Comments

And the Comics Industry Person(s) of the Year are: Stan Lee and Olivia Jaimes

The Man reigned over our year, but newcomer Olivia Jaimes made her voice heard.

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: 2018 creator survey, 2018 person of the year, annie koyama, Dav Pilkey, ginga gagliano, jarrett j krosoczka, lauren weinstien, liana finck, lisa hanawalt, Luke Pearson, ngozi ukazo, olivia jaimes, person of the year, Stan Lee, Tom King

A Year of Free (Animated) Comics: Cuteness and Canibalism in Philippa Rice and Luke Pearson’s “Soft Spot”

01/09/2019 6:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald Leave a Comment

A Year of Free (Animated) Comics: Cuteness and Canibalism in Philippa Rice and Luke Pearson’s “Soft Spot”

Need to take a break from reality with something cute and sweet?

Filed Under: Cartoons, Free Comics, News Tagged With: Luke Pearson, Philippa Rice, sister bffs, soft spot, stop motion animation, we like to eat human meat

HILDA CREATURES Will Appeal to Laid-Back “Collection” Game Fans

10/25/2018 12:30 pm by Samantha Puc

HILDA CREATURES Will Appeal to Laid-Back “Collection” Game Fans

Calling all Hilda fans! If you haven’t downloaded “Hilda Creatures” for your iOS device, we’ve got the 4-1-1 on this sweet, laid-back game.

Filed Under: Cartoons, Video Games Tagged With: hilda, iOS, Luke Pearson, mobile games

Netflix releases teaser of the sweet-looking new HILDA animated series

09/12/2018 3:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Netflix releases teaser of the sweet-looking new HILDA animated series

Netflix has released a teaser for the new HILDA animated series, which debuts on September 21st. The streaming giant had an unexpected hit in picking up the adaptation of the indie comic  THE END OF THE F*CKING WORLD, and now it’s returning to the well for HILDA, originally published by Nobrow.   Ready for an adventure? […]

Filed Under: Indie Comics, Top News Tagged With: hilda, Luke Pearson, Netflix, Nobrow

EXCLUSIVE: Hilda is coming to Netflix and we’ve got the first cover of the adaptation

05/07/2018 5:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

EXCLUSIVE: Hilda is coming to Netflix and we’ve got the first cover of the adaptation

  Over the years we’ve swooned with joy over the awesomeness of the Hilda books by Luke Pearson. Pearson’s art style mixes the cute, the magical and the terrifying in a series of books that follow young girl Hilda’s journey as she encouter trolls, elves and other folk in a remote northern setting. Evidently we […]

Filed Under: Kids' comics, Top News Tagged With: Cartoons, chapterbooks, flying eye press, hilda and the hidden people, hildafolk, Luke Pearson, netfolk, Nobrow, seaerra miller, stephen cavies

Luke Pearson’s Hilda is coming to Netflix

06/15/2016 3:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Luke Pearson’s Hilda is coming to Netflix

Whaaa-at!!! When I first saw this profile of Luke PEarson in The New Yorker, I was pleased as punch. I called Pearson one of the best emerging cartoonists when I first saw his work four years ago and since then he’s definitely emerged are a best selling author. But then I got to the third paragraph with the huge news that Pearson’s Hilda series is being adapted as a 12-episode animated series set to debut on Netflix in 2018. The series will be based on the first four Hilda books, all published by Nobrow. The series will be produced by Silvergate Media (The Octonauts and Peter Rabbit.)

Filed Under: Cartoons, Kids' comics Tagged With: Cartoons, hilda, Luke Pearson, Nobrow

SPX announces first guests: Kate Beaton, Luke Pearson and Noelle Stevenson

06/25/2015 12:45 pm by Heidi MacDonald

SPX announces first guests: Kate Beaton, Luke Pearson and Noelle Stevenson

Millennial comics superstars Kate Beaton, Luke Pearson and Noelle Stevenson have just been announced as the first guests at this year’s SPX which will spotlight creators who have only worked in the 21st Century. So get ready to write either your 6000-word think piece or your series of tweets on what this all means.

This year’s SPX will be held September 19-20, with over 650 creators, 280 exhibitor tables, 22 programming slots and countless rollaway beds. IT’s the annual Camp Comics on the schedule and this sounds like a real watershed year.

Filed Under: Cartoonists, SPX, Top News Tagged With: Cartoonists, Kate Beaton, Luke Pearson, Noelle Stevenson, SPX, spx '15, Top News

Nice art: Luke Pearson covers Charlie Mortdecai

07/07/2014 4:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Nice art: Luke Pearson covers Charlie Mortdecai

I gotta admit, I never heard of the Charlie Mortdecai books by Kyril Bonfiglioli, but I am tickled with the covers to new editions by Luke Pearson. The Mortdecai books, originally published in the 70s, involve the comedic adventures of a shifty art dealer, and are described as Wodehouse-esque. Penguin UK is releasing the books […]

Filed Under: Art, Top News Tagged With: Art, charlie mortdecai, Luke Pearson, Top News

New Luke Pearson and more funny Brits

10/24/2013 5:31 pm by Heidi MacDonald

New Luke Pearson and more funny Brits

From the The Hic & Hoc Illustrated Journal of Humour vol 2: The United Kingdom. Launch party tomorrow at Gosh! in London. For US readers more info here. Lotsa great contributors including >Becky Barnicoat, Gareth Brookes, Stephen Collins, Joe Decie, Luke Pearson and Philippa Rice. English people are funny! It’s true! Heidi MacDonaldHeidi MacDonald is the founder and editor […]

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: Hic and Hoc, Luke Pearson

The British Comic Awards 2012: The Results

11/17/2012 7:15 pm by Steve Morris

The British Comic Awards 2012: The Results

The inaugural British Comic Awards ceremony was held tonight, with founder Adam Cadwell presiding. More details to come tomorrow, but here’s a list of the winners. Congratulations to all, and to all… congratulations! Steve MorrisTalking bunny, Little Mix enthusiast and co-publisher of The MNT, which you can find here. http://stardarkcity.wordpress.com/

Filed Under: Art, Awards, Comics, Conventions, Culture, Small Presses, Top News Tagged With: British Comic Awards, John Allison, Josceline Fenton, Leeds Thought Bubble, Luke Pearson, Raymond Briggs, Rob Davis, Woodrow Phoenix

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