Go, Read: Dan Nadel On Milo Manara, Milton Caniff, Richard Sala
Dan Nadel has a nice piece up at The Comics Journal on a trio of master cartoonists that are only rarely invited to the alt-comics appreciation party -- Milo Manara, Alex Raymond, Milton Caniff -- as...
View ArticleBrett Ewins Suffers Head Injuries After Stabbing Police Officer
The artist Brett Ewins has apparently suffered serious head injuries after stabbing a police officer in an incident over the weekend. The article suggests that Ewins had suffered through some mental...
View ArticleHerblock Foundation: The Golden Age For Editorial Cartoonists And The...
I urge you read a couple of articles today about the distressing state of editorial cartooning: Bob Duggan's thoughtful article at Big Think, and the PDF of the report from the Herblock Foundation 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 ArticleThis Is The First Time I've Noticed A Digital-Only Announcement
I have no idea if it's the first time someone has done a digital-only series from one of its print-series aimed properties, but IDW's announcement today of a digital-only Transformers series --...
View ArticleCatching Up With Zunar: London Exhibit, Civil Suit Defendant Claims Cartoons...
* the Wall Street Journal has profiled the Malaysian cartoonist Zunar in advance of a London show featuring about 80 of his cartoons. There's a pretty decent contextual placement of the cartoonist's...
View ArticleCR Week In Review
The top comics-related news stories from January 14 to January 20, 2012: 1. A week of fundamental change and recognition of same across the comics industry. As Tundra crosses the 500-client plateau,...
View ArticleThe Comics Reporter Video Parade
Mike Towry And Richard Alf Discuss The Early Days Of San Diego Con via A Peter Pontiac Exhibit via An Interview With Joe Sinnott via Jim Davis Profiled Ben Templesmith Painting An Issue Of Fell via
View ArticleFFF Results Post #279: Same Song, New Verse
On Friday, CR readers were asked to "Name Five Superheroes You Like That Were First Published In 1990 Or Later." This is how they responded. Tom Spurgeon 1. Flex Mentallo 2. Dr. Galapagos 3. Toybox 4....
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