Go, Read: Exhibition-Driven Article On Ukrainian Cartooning
That might be the least appealing subject-line in this site's long-history of dubious subject lines, but I quite liked this article about an exhibition of US political cartoons in Kiev that drives a...
View ArticleRandom Comics News Story Round-Up
* Gene Kannenberg Jr. is writing one-sentence reviews. * Bill Baker talks to Gabrielle Bell. Josie Campbell talks to Cliff Chiang. TJ Dietsch talks to Riley Rossmo. Tim O'Shea talks to Patrick Dean....
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 ArticleCR Presents: The Ten Least Powerful People In Comics
10. Comic Shop Owners After outlasting all of the previous two decades' preferred places to sell comics, their shops are somehow still the last place many folks prefer to sell comics. Turned a...
View ArticleThe Never-Ending, Four-Color Festival: Cons, Shows, Events
By Tom Spurgeon * here's how things have changed. I'm not the greatest fan of going to comics shows, but I realized something the other day. If I were independently wealthy, I could easily do a dozen...
View ArticleA Reminder Of What A Successful Crowd-Funder Can Do
I think for the first time ever now I can say it: full time editorial cartoonist.— Matt Bors (@MattBors) November 21, 2012Despite any and all unfortunate to short-sighted outcomes that crowd-funding...
View ArticleSteve Bell Accused Of Anti-Semitism Over Israel Cartoon
Here's a link to the latest on a story that a Steve Bell cartoon about recent Middle Eastern politics and Israel's relationship with Great Britain has been accused of anti-Semitism from certain...
View ArticleThe Answer To Your Questions Is "Jean Schulz"
Enough people seemed baffled about me mentioning a media empire based on a single artist's creation in that least powerful humor post that I just hope that Jeannie is still chairing that board. If she...
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