Comics do at least half of their storytelling through images – but sometimes I wonder if some creators think their images can communicate deep, complex concepts that are clear and crisp in their own minds, even when they don’t embody those ideas in words. Max Huffman’s graphic novel Dogtangle brings up those thoughts: it’s obviously…
Geeks come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Among the earliest might be Henry James, who developed the box score for baseball, which evolved under Bill James into the field of Sabermetrics. An entire generation of people scoured box scores and then followed James, who dug deeper and came up with entire categories Major League…
Credits are always a tricky thing for assembly-line comics. Projects tend to have a particular, clear breakdown of responsibilities – this guy writes, that other guy draws, a third guy inks – but those comics tended to be monthly, and monthly deadlines lead to messiness. (Ask the guy who spent sixteen years in a business…
Human Nature: Book 1By Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, and Jeff Welch208 pages/Abrams ComicArts/$29.99 When an inventive filmmaker like Darren Aronofsky produces a graphic novel, it warrants attention. His work on Black Swan, The Wrestler, and Requiem for a Dream, among other movies, shows an inventive director but also an inquisitive storyteller, examining different aspects of…
GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, January 28, 2026 /budsartbooks.com/ – Longtime comics industry icon Bill Schanes, who entered the comics field at the age of 13 selling at local Southern California comic shows, has concluded his bid to purchase the online mail order business, Bud’s Art Books, the long-serving purveyor of comic strip, comic book, fantasy, horror,…
BURBANK, CA (September 16, 2025) – BELIEVE it or not – the heartwarming and critically acclaimed comedy series, Ted Lasso, is arriving on 4K UHD November 11, 2025. Experience the full charm and humor of all 34 episodes in a stunning 4K UHD collector’s box set, enhanced with Dolby Vision for richer contrast and vibrant…
If this were a TV show, it would be a pilot that didn’t get picked up: it obviously aimed to start a series, and, a decade later, it didn’t. There are a lot of plot points, themes, and ideas that aren’t completely explained or fleshed out here – but of course there would be, if…
Everyone has story elements that annoy them unreasonably. For me, it’s often small factual things that undermine core themes of a book – the ones that make me think, “wait, well if she can do X, then Y can’t be true.” So I spent a lot of time while reading Eric Drooker’s 2024 graphic novel…
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Return to the Quick Stop for this hilarity-filled collection of Kevin Smith’s beloved Clerks movies. This specially designed Premium Box Collection includes a set of Clerks-themed clings that fans can use to customize their set. Clerks will be available for the suggested retail price of $129.99. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS They are the overworked, underpaid, and hardly working…they are clerks!…
SYNOPSIS Broadway bound, the Muppets take Manhattan by storm in this magical musical about breaking into show business! Fresh out of college, Kermit, Fozzie, and the entire cast of Kermitâs musical âManhattan Melodiesâ head for the Big Apple with plans to turn their small play into a big hit! All they need now is someone…
Universal City, California, September 13, 2022 â Oscar®-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) unleashes his latest spine-tingling thriller with NOPE, a mysterious sci-fi pop nightmare available to own for the first time as a Collectorâs Edition on Digital September 20, 2022 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray⢠and DVD on October 25, 2022 from…
Universal City, California, September 13, 2022 â Oscar®-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) unleashes his latest spine-tingling thriller with NOPE, a mysterious sci-fi pop nightmare available to own for the first time as a Collectorâs Edition on Digital September 20, 2022 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray⢠and DVD on October 25, 2022 from…
