Some Random Comic-Con Related Links Heading Into The Weekend
There is a flood of pretty good writing out there about this weekend's Comic-Con International. It reminds me of 1999 when some writers and I commiserated in an e-mail group over the fact that no one...
View ArticleA Few Quick Notes On Attending Comic-Con International 2013
By Tom Spurgeon * I still very much enjoy going to San Diego's Comic-Con International, which kicks off later today with its Preview Night. I still think Comic-Con a great comics show, too, and that...
View ArticleThis Isn't A Library: Notable Releases To The Comics Direct Market
Here are the books that make an impression on me staring at this week's no-doubt largely accurate list of books shipping from Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. to comic book and hobby shops across...
View ArticleRandom Comics News Story Round-Up
* I nearly missed this: Shel Dorf nominations are open. * Sean Rogers profiles Michael DeForge. * the cartoonist Nate Powell is right I think in that I imagine the March book will do well generally and...
View ArticleCR Review: Our Ever Improving Living Room
Creator: Kevin Budnik, Ivan Brunetti (Introduction) Publishing Information: Yeti Press, softcover, 372 pages, 2013, $20. Ordering Numbers: I read this in a bunch of different settings. The first time...
View ArticleNotes From The 2013 Comic-Con International In San Diego Floor
By Tom Spurgeon The following are notes and observations gathered on the floor of Comic-Con International 2013 in San Diego, California. For immediate reactions to what's going on from hundreds of...
View ArticleAssembled Extra: Digital Publisher Monkeybrain Comics Celebrates One-Year...
The digital comics publisher Monkeybrain Comics celebrated its one-year anniversary (actually, one year and 16 days) with a major roll-out of new comics titles on their site, including series by...
View ArticleTitles, Details Released On Fantagraphics Partnership With Tony Millionaire...
By Tom Spurgeon Fantagraphics has released publishing details for and for the first time -- I believe -- officially acknowledges that it is the new home for the comics material created by Tony...
View ArticleRetrofit Comics Releases Full Fall 2013 Schedule: Roman Muradov, Ze...
Retrofit Comics, the small-press publishing line that recalls the glory-days of comic-book format alt-comics publishing with similarly-formatted works from younger creators, has announced its Fall...
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