https://twitter.com/beckycloonan/status/918253791983652864 § Nice Art: Inktober continues, this time from Becky Cloonan. § So when I reported on that story about the handyman stealing $250,000 worth of art and comicsfrom a Sparta, NJ home the other day….I knew that Marvel’s chief creative officer Joe Quesada and his wife Nanci Quesada have a home there, but I […]
08/01/2017: Small Press & Indie Comics Galore
§ Nice Art § Zviane contributed a wonderful illustration for the month of August in a 2017 calendar and it is beautiful. Perhaps it’s the weather, or the fact I’m going camping next week, but this illustration just screamed SUMMER to me. Zviane is a phenomenal cartoonist and her recent sell-published anthology series Jungle has been an […]
MoCCA Festival ‘ 17 announces programming
This year’s MoCCA Festival is coming in a few weeks, April 1-2, with guests Gene Luen Yang, Blutch, Becky Cloonan and more. And the programming, curated by Bill Kartalopoulos, has just been released. You can see the full listings here , but the basic line-up is below. Programming takes place at Ink48 Hotel (653 11th Avenue at 48th […]
Preview: Churck Forsman’s Slasher looks creepy as heck
Charles Forsman has been building a body of work that combines indie-style introspection with new action violence and action. His ongoing Revenger comic (Bergen Street Comics) is a gut-punch shoot ’em up; The End of the F••king World (Fantagraphics) is a disturbing story of affectless youth who turn to violence to allow them to feel something; […]
Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise returns in 2018
Appearing at a spotlight panel at the Paris Comic Con, Terry Moore revealed that after he finishes his series Motor Girl (which debuts next month), he’ll return to Strangers in Paradise in 2018 for the series’ 25th anniversary. (Has it really been that long? Ayieeee.) You can view the panel in a Periscope, LIVE on […]
You have only a few short hours to pre-order Short Box 2
Pre-orders for the second edition of Short Box, the box of exclusive comics and swag curated by Zainab Akhtar (with some logistical help from Thought Bubble’s Clark Burscough) is now available for pre-order , but the cut-off is midnight today (7/27/) in the UK, which is like, 7 pm edt. The line-up will want to […]
Publishing News: Faith #1 gets fourth printing; Ethan Young gets new YA graphic novel, 2D Cloud and more
There’s a lot of news about comics out there, so this is going to be a lot of column. • Faith #1 continues to be a huge hit for Valiant and is now in its FOURTH printing! The new printing hits on March 30th along with Faith #3. Here’s a cover gallery and some interiors. […]
Conundrum’s fall line allows you to become a kitten
Of course there are some great graphic novels in Conundrum Press’s fall line, but the book I’m choosing to headline is “You Are a Kitten!’ — a shoose your own path book that will redefine how we perceive reality and yarn balls. But all these books look great. In particular, Fitzgerald had a great debut with Photobooth, a non-fiction graphic novel about the history of the photobooth. Turning her storytelling to her own tale sounds very promising.
Koyama Press Fall slate includes double DeForge, Mai, Wertz and more
Canada’s Koyama Press continues to present a lively slate of boundary-pushing work, and this fall they are putting out their biggest line ever, including two books by Michael DeForge, new books by Jane Mai, Cole Closser and some newcomers, a kid’s book and a revamped version of Julia Wertz’s Drinking at the Movies. I expect one of the most interesting will be Robin Nishio’s Wailed which follows “a group of friends who also happen to be the vanguard of alternative comics making.” And you thought The Sponsor was shattering!
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MoCCA 2015 Debuts Bonus plus a reminder about Best American Comics 2016
Here are some new and notable books that will be debuting at today’s MoCCA Festival at Center 548. The previous round-up is here. The exhibitor list is here. But first a reminder:
The Best American Comics 2016 will be accepted at the Rebus Books table. Any new, North American work published between September 1, 2014 and August 31, 2015 is eligible for The Best American Comics 2016. If Series Editor Bill Kartalopoulos is not present at the table, material can be given to anyone working Table 226 and it will be included with BAC 2016 submissions.