Tag: Top Shelf
President Clinton blurbs MARCH graphic novel
When you get a genuine American hero to write a graphic novel about his life, you get a lot of attention. Thus it is that MARCH: BOOK ONE, the story of the civil rights...
Preview: Jeffrey Brown’s A Matter of Life
Jeffrey Brown been busy in the past year or so with his best selling Star Wars cartoon books—Darth Vader and Son and Vader's Little Princess—and an indie film based on his work—Save the Date—...
On the Scene: WonderCon 2013, Matt Kindt on MIND MGMT and Being Happy
You’d be forgiven if you think of Matt Kindt as a breakaway success, since the “slow and steady” approach that's defined his career so far looks like a sprint to the finish line with...
24 Hours of Women Cartoonists: Jennifer Hayden
Jennifer Hayden writes and draws her own comics as well as working as an illustrator, and her work appears both in webcomic form and in print. Her first full length book, UNDERWIRE, about her...
Interview: Eddie Campbell — “My theory is that we cannot stand the idea that...
In May Top Shelf in the US and Knockabout in the UK will be co-publishing The From Hell Companion. The Top Shelf website describes it as
An astonishing selection of Alan Moore's original scripts and...
Exclusive UNCENSORED clip from SUPERF***ERS cartoon debuting tomorrow
Tomorrow is the day human history changes direction and sets sail for the future, as SUPERF***CKERS, the cartoon based on the James Kochalka superhero epic, debuts on the Cartoon Hangover video channel.
SPX 2012: the last photo bomb
BY JEN VAUGHN - These photos are photos that SHOULD be out on the internet somewhere instead of sitting on my phone. Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, and Charles Burns are...
Top Shelf's $3 sale offers fantastic bargains
Can't get to SPX? Why not check out THE 2012 TOP SHELF MASSIVE $3 SALE!, which they hold every year to clear inventory and kickstart next year's books. The sale runs through Friday, September...
Alan Moore's UNEARTHING coming from Top Shelf
Luckily for the world Alan Moore is nearly as productive as he is cantankerous, and he has interesting stuff coming out at regular intervals. UNEARTHING, a biography of Moore's close friend and mentor Steve "No Relation" Moore, was originally published in 2010 as a prose book but Top Shelf is publishing a NEW edition with photos by Mitch Jenkins that have turned it into a narrative art book. A special limited edition goes on sale today.
Jen's 2012 Indie Comic-Con Photo Diary
Fun photos from San Diego Comic-Con! I'm no 'virgin' to cons but this was my first time at the BIG SHOW and working at a publisher (Fantagraphics) instead being a freelance cartoonist. Still, I managed to sneak in some photos during my bathroom breaks. More fun below:
SDCC: Digital Comics Price Fight
by Alexander Añé -- One of the hot topics in the comics industry is the movement into the digital medium, and of course the biggest question in that migration is, "what's it going to cost?" Sunday afternoon at San Diego Comic-Con, the leading voices in this debate came together to discuss this topic: Mark Waid representing Thrillbent, Scott Kurtz the creator of PvP, IDW Publishing's ePublishing director Jeff Webber, Chris Ross attending as Top Shelf's director of digital publications, and moderating the panel is comiXology's Chip Mosher.
Top Shelf launches cyber-con sale
If you're looking for some great digital comics, Top Shelf is launching a big sale on some of their best titles. Call it their "virtual" comic-con: