* Heidi MacDonald at The Beat caught that Kazuo Koike will be the Dark Horse guest of honor at this year's Comic-Con. That's something special. I'll wait in line for that panel if there's a panel.
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* Greg McElhatton on Abe Sapien #1-3. Alastair Reynolds on Eagle. Michael Kammen on The Art Of Controversy. J. Caleb Mozzocco on Indestructible Hulk Vol. 1. Grant Goggans with more Legion Of Super-Heroes. Sean Gaffney on World War Blue Vol. 1.
* Justin Green writes about format moving from the newspaper age and into the digital age.
* not comics: I don't always get the costume impulse for people older than 16 -- I'm told "costumes are fun" is pretty much it, but I'm still a bit confused -- and yet I'm also surprised when people don't have photos like this one in their background somewhere. Who hasn't donned a homemade genre costume that was alive before 1980?
* Devin Leonard profiles Marc Toberoff.
* I am a fiend for people talking about their comics consumption habits.
* here's a discussion of price and value in commercial comics. I get that there are a lot of comics people buy where a slight, relative shift in page count or in price can really make or ruin the experience. I understand all of the component elements of this piece; I really do. I'd just suggest a potential additional adjustment: maybe try looking to comics for edifying art on its own terms, as opposed to one with a value attached. That sounds way snotty, I know, but I think if you live in a place where you want amazing experiences and aren't willing to settle for lesser ones the idea of negotiating a price point for that kind of experience goes away a bit. When my eating is under control, I don't mind spending a lot of money on the meal I want. When my eating isn't under control, I think all the time about maximizing my eating experiences according to how much money I have to spend. I think that can be true of art, too. I wonder sometimes if what afflicts a number of comic book readers isn't a sort of sensual gluttony.
* there's a new Syd Hoff-related interactive exhibit here. At least they tell me it's new. I like Syd Hoff; who doesn't like look at that kind of art?
* Sean Murphy draws John Constantine. Renee French has been drawing these guys for a while now. Roman Muradov draws something for a NYT article about playing violin when you're older. Killoffer draws a Lapin postcard. Bunch of portraiture up at The Daily Forlorn right now. Still like looking at this guy.
* Biebercomic continues.
* finally, Trevor Ashfield sent along this link to a CBC radio program on Peanuts from the mid-1970s.
* Greg McElhatton on Abe Sapien #1-3. Alastair Reynolds on Eagle. Michael Kammen on The Art Of Controversy. J. Caleb Mozzocco on Indestructible Hulk Vol. 1. Grant Goggans with more Legion Of Super-Heroes. Sean Gaffney on World War Blue Vol. 1.* Justin Green writes about format moving from the newspaper age and into the digital age.
* not comics: I don't always get the costume impulse for people older than 16 -- I'm told "costumes are fun" is pretty much it, but I'm still a bit confused -- and yet I'm also surprised when people don't have photos like this one in their background somewhere. Who hasn't donned a homemade genre costume that was alive before 1980?
* Devin Leonard profiles Marc Toberoff.
* I am a fiend for people talking about their comics consumption habits.
* here's a discussion of price and value in commercial comics. I get that there are a lot of comics people buy where a slight, relative shift in page count or in price can really make or ruin the experience. I understand all of the component elements of this piece; I really do. I'd just suggest a potential additional adjustment: maybe try looking to comics for edifying art on its own terms, as opposed to one with a value attached. That sounds way snotty, I know, but I think if you live in a place where you want amazing experiences and aren't willing to settle for lesser ones the idea of negotiating a price point for that kind of experience goes away a bit. When my eating is under control, I don't mind spending a lot of money on the meal I want. When my eating isn't under control, I think all the time about maximizing my eating experiences according to how much money I have to spend. I think that can be true of art, too. I wonder sometimes if what afflicts a number of comic book readers isn't a sort of sensual gluttony.
* there's a new Syd Hoff-related interactive exhibit here. At least they tell me it's new. I like Syd Hoff; who doesn't like look at that kind of art?
* Sean Murphy draws John Constantine. Renee French has been drawing these guys for a while now. Roman Muradov draws something for a NYT article about playing violin when you're older. Killoffer draws a Lapin postcard. Bunch of portraiture up at The Daily Forlorn right now. Still like looking at this guy.
* Biebercomic continues.
* finally, Trevor Ashfield sent along this link to a CBC radio program on Peanuts from the mid-1970s.