I Saw You…: Comics Inspired by Real-Life Missed Connections Edited by Julia Wertz Random House/Three Rivers Press; February 2009; $12.95 Everyone’s looking for something: money, fame, recognition, wonder, love. For most of those things, you’re on your own. But, for the last one, there’s always the personal ads. Blatantly advertising for love can feel very…
Comics creators come from all sorts of places and today you meet a lady who goes from the burlesque stage to the drawing board. Molly Crabapple has a story to tell and she does it in a new graphic novel, plus that GI JOE series you’ve been waiting for hits the web today, and you…
Diamond officially announced the participation of Dark Horse Comics and Image Comics, including Image Central and Top Cow Productions, in the Diamond “Final Order Cutoff” program, or “FOC” for short. Dark Horse first announced the intent to participate in this program at last fall’s Diamond Retailers summit in Las Vegas to a roar of applause…
Arcade of Cruelty By Joseph Patrick Larkin Also-Ran, 2008, $18 Joseph Patrick Larkin is a self-obsessed, creepy, sexist shut-in with voyeuristic tendencies. And those are his good points. I only know this because I’ve just read his self-published book [[[The Arcade of Cruelty]]] – but, let me back up immediately, because “self-published” will give you…
Jeffrey Brown appeared in the comics world a few years back, with his painfully confessional (and almost as painfully crudely drawn) graphic novels [[[Clumsy]]] and [[[Unlikely]]]. He’s expanded beyond autobiography since then, mostly into odd but straight-faced takes on geeky topics, such as [[[Incredible Change-Bots]]]. He had three new books in 2008 – well, at…
Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son, Volume One Adaptation by Chuck Dixon; Illustrated by Brett Booth Dell Rey, February 2009, $22.95 There comes a time in every best-selling writer’s life when he realizes that he’d like to make money even faster than he can write books. OK, maybe that realization comes to all of us –…
Waiting For Godot, the classic Samuel Beckett play of futility and alienation, is coming to Marvel Comics, courtesy of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev. “It’s a natural,” says editor-in-chief Joe Quesada. “In all my years in the business, I have rarely seen a more natural fit of talent and material.” Godot, for…
In my misspent youth I took French lessons and am able to get through Paris without causing International Incidents. My reading skills in French are better than my ability to speak it, and that’s okay: I like to think you get into less trouble with an open book than an open mouth. Little Did I…
First the New York Times makes a graphic novel bestseller list… now the Hugos are getting int the act. The nominees have been announced for the 2009 Hugo Awards, recognizing the best in science fiction and fantasy writing– and, for the first time, an award will be given out in the newly created Best Graphic…
One of the key differences between watching [[[Watchmen]]] and reading the complete book is the rich variety of extras in print. In addition to the story, there was the secondary story, [[[Tales of the Black Freighter]]], in addition to newspaper clippings and excerpts from Hollis Mason’s [[[Under the Hood]]]. Initially, these extras were never considered…
Mark Ryan will join former Robin of Sherwood mate Jason Connery at CUT! Film Festival 2009 for a screening to celebrate the show’s 25th Anniversary and a discussion about the show’s loyal fan base. Ryan will also sit on a Comics panel with Mike Grell, with whom he partnered to create The Pilgrim. CUT! Film…
Today’s list of quick items– Watchmen, Watchmen everywhere: Flickr: Bad viral marketing. See right. Dave Gibbons video on how 2000 AD influenced Watchmen. Also from Wired: Legendary Comics Writer Alan Moore on Superheroes, The League, and Making Magic From the Onion A/V Club: In the wake of Watchmen: 24 more graphic novels…
