Go, Read: ComicsAlliance On Pizza Island Closure
Laura Hudson over at ComicsAlliance covers the recently-announced closure of the Pizza Island studio space by talking to the members of the studio about their immediate plans. This includes Kate...
View ArticlePublishing Notes: One Piece, DC DM Sales Spin, Les Librairies
* the latest volume of One Piece looks to have matched the initial print run of the last, record-setting installment. * DC Comics major players John Rood and Bob Wayne have done two interviews worth...
View ArticleBritish Cartoonist Mike White Passes Away
Mike White, a veteran British industry comics artist best known for a run on Roy Of The Rovers in the late '80s and early '90s, his collaboration with young 2000 AD writers, and a general high level of...
View ArticlePlease Consider Lending A Helping Hand To Rick Trembles
The Montreal-based cartoonist Rick Trembles details via a Facebook post a lengthy ordeal by which he was evicted from his rent-controlled apartment under severely dubious circumstances. He's looking...
View ArticleAnthony Horton, 1968-2012
Anthony Horton, the New York City man whose story of living in tunnels beneath the city and unlikely friendship with a children's book illustrator became the subject of the graphic novel Pitch Black,...
View ArticleGarry Trudeau On The Chicago Tribune's Bouncing Of A Recent Daily
Michael Cavna has Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau's comments on the Chicago Tribune bouncing one of his dailies because it had a code through which people could donate to schools in need. The Tribune...
View ArticleRandom Comics News Story Round-Up
* congratulations to Chris Butcher on his new gig. He's keeping the old one. * I like how Bully's mind works, and I like that my mind doesn't work that way. * John Kane on various kids' comics. Grant...
View ArticleThe Never-Ending, Four-Color Festival: Cons, Shows, Events
By Tom Spurgeon * it's mostly about guest lists this week. * love this special guest list for the forthcoming convention in New Delhi. * that is a stellar initial special guest list for the...
View ArticleThat Upcoming Heritage Comics Auction Does Look Pretty Amazing
It's hard for me to imagine that I'll be running every breathless update sent along by the PR people in charge of hyping the forthcoming comics art auction at Heritage, but a look at the event page...
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