Random Comics News Story Round-Up
* Sean Gaffney on Sakuran. Michael Buntag on Batman: Earth One. Andrew Hickey on Doctor Who. Philip Shropshire on "Fracking." Alan David Doane on A Treasury Of XXth Century Murder: Lovers Lane. Sean...
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 ArticleComics By Request -- People, Projects In Need Of Funding
* this Kickstarter sponsored by a public radio show would probably freak me out a little bit if Jim Ottaviani weren't involved. A problem with organizations including but not limited to publishers...
View ArticleCollective Memory: Sergio Toppi, 1932-2012
Commentary and reaction around the Internet to the passing of the illustrator Sergio Toppi (1932-2012), with an emphasis on commentary from and material related to the world of comics. *****...
View ArticleGo, Look: Picadilly Circus: The Convention Of Comic Book Characters
Robert Boyd directed my attention via e-mail to this Peter Blake artwork featuring a bunch of superhero characters in London's Picadilly Circus. I don't have anything to say other than there it is, and...
View ArticlePortland People Maybe Head To The Bad Apple This Weekend
I saw a note in passing on Facebook that The Bad Apple in Portland is closing down on August 26. I think the mention said -- and now I can't even find it -- that many folks already knew about it. I...
View ArticleYour Friday Afternoon Late-Breaking News Round-Up
Well, later than 5 AM this morning, anyway, which is when I shut it down for the day. * there was a shooting incident near the Jim Hanley's Universe location across from the Empire State Building...
View ArticleFive For Friday #306 -- Going All The Way
Five For Friday #306: Name Five Comics Works That Have Been Reprinted In Part Or Otherwise Intermittently That You'd Like To See Get A Full, Archival Reprinting 1. Steven by Doug Allen 2. Peter Wheat...
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