Posted 10/11/12 9:00 am EST by Don Hatfield in Apps, Comic Books, Digital Comics, Indie
Emanata started life as a simple comic reader app, giving indie comics creators a way to share their stories with the world. Today, things are changing in a big way. While apps like comiXology give readers a full catalog of mainstream digital comics to purchase, download and read on tablets and other mobile devices, Emanata has just introduced a new digital storefront that aims to do the same for indie comics! Read More...
Posted 10/2/12 1:40 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Indie, News
Last year, Harvey Pekar's widow and frequent collaborator, Joyce Brabner, took to Kickstarter with the aim of funding a statue in honor of the late, great comic creator in his Cleveland stomping grounds. That campaign, which went well in excess of its $30,000 goal in a little over two weeks, is now coming to fruition as the statue of Harvey is getting dedicated on October 14th out in front of the Lee Road branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library.
Posted 9/25/12 11:01 am EST by Alex Zalben in Boom Studios, Comic Books, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Image Comics, Indie, Marvel
Looks like with the last week of September, comics have finally gotten their groove back; or at least, there’s a LOT of comics being released this week… Kicking off with one of the most anticipated titles of the Fall, TALON #0. Spinning out of the highly successful “Court of Owls” storyline from Batman, this is the first new character from DC we’ve seen in a good long while, and one that actually has a short of sticking around. So, that’s exciting.
Posted 9/18/12 10:35 am EST by Alex Zalben in Boom Studios, Comic Books, DC Comics, IDW, Image Comics, Indie, Marvel
This week’s comics are once again dominated by a slew of "Zero Month" issues out of DC Comics. The most anticipated? SWORD OF SORCERY #0, which brings writer Christy Marx into the DCU. Beyond raising the female writing ratio on DC books by 33% (don’t check our math on that), Marx is right in her wheelhouse with a new take on Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. There’s also a Beowulf back-up by Tony Bedard, so yay, fantasy!
Posted 9/17/12 1:30 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, First Second, Indie
In the world of "Sailor Twain," the steamboat is king, and fairy tales do exist... In particular, mermaids, who are as beautiful - and dangerous - as you might imagine. Mark Siegel's graphic novel hits bookstores on October 2nd from First Second, but we got to chat with the author/artist in advance of the release to chat about his inspiration, the secret clues littered throughout the book, and Starbucks. Yup, Starbucks:
Posted 9/14/12 3:05 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Baltimore Comic Con, Comic Books, DC Comics, Indie, Interviews
Jeff Lemire's "The Underwater Welder," fromt Top Shelf Comix is easily one of the best graphic novels of the year. It's sincere, heartbreaking, and beautifully illustrated in Lemire's delicate, offbeat style. And when a talent like Lemire unleashes something as special "Welder" the first thing us selfish fans want to know is when we'll get more! Well, we caught up with Lemire at the Baltimore Comic-Con and he told us when we can expect another heartrending "Underwater Welder"-type epic:
Posted 9/11/12 10:58 am EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Dark Horse, DC Comics, IDW, Image Comics, Indie, Marvel
It’s week two of Zero Month, which means we officially don’t understand numbers anymore. But we do understand DC will probably dominate the market again, particularly with a strong slew of bat-books. That’s led by BATMAN #0, which will flash back to the time period around Batman: Year One, but also includes BATGIRL #0 and BATMAN AND ROBIN #0.
Posted 9/4/12 11:30 am EST by Alex Zalben in Boom Studios, Comic Books, DC Comics, Dynamite, Indie, Marvel
This week, the big story is the massive eleven zero issues DC Comics is releasing, showing the “hidden” back story of all of their ongoing comics – and some cancelled (and new) ones. The one that’ll probably garner the most interest this week is GREEN LANTERN #0, introducing the new Green Lantern Baz, the first of Middle Eastern descent.
Posted 8/28/12 12:00 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Dark Horse, DC Comics, IDW, Image Comics, Indie, Marvel
After a light couple of weeks, we’re finally getting a big Wednesday at the comic book store, led by potential juggernaut JUSTICE LEAGUE #12. That’s where Superman and Wonder Woman first start dating, Justice League of America gets teased, and the entire next year of Justice League. So, must buy status: engaged.
Also from DC Comics? FLASH ANNUAL #1, which brings together the Rogues, versus The Flash, versus Captain Cold; GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #1, which launches the massive “Rise of the Third Army” event; and BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #3, by the incredibly talented (and as we found out this past weekend, bluntly honest) Darwyn Cooke. Read More...
Posted 8/21/12 9:52 am EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, DC Comics, Indie, Marvel
There’s a lot of great looking comics coming out this week, but the BEST looking comic is probably going to be IDW’s ROCKETEER: CARGO OF DOOM #1, from the Daredevil team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee. We’re suckers for the retro-Rocketeer adventures from IDW anyway, but this stellar team working on a four issue mini is a combo we just can’t resist. IDW also has the bizarre and enjoyable MARS ATTACKS #3, and STAR TREK #12, which seems to have picked up a lot of steam once work began on the sequel movie.
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Posted 8/1/11 10:29 am EST by Charles Webb in Announcements, Comic Books, Indie
Spoilers: Bluto still be a jerk; Olive Oyl, skinny.
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Posted 6/23/11 4:18 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Indie, Interviews
The Tom Taylor-penned indie comic The Deep: Here Be Dragons is coming in August from Gestalt Publishing. The book—featuring art by James Brouwer—follows the adventures of a family of aquanauts, the Nektons, and they traverse the globe’s oceans in search of adventure and new species. Taylor is no stranger to comics, having written for Dark Horse’s Star Wars: Invasion with upcoming DC work on the horizon.
I’ve had the opportunity to read the first 24 pages of the 88-page OGN and I have to say that it’s pretty impressive stuff thanks to Taylor’s simple and clear take on the Nekton family combined with the wonderful cartoon-style art by Brouwer. It strikes just the right balance between smart, funny, and menacing with the family element being present and a major throughline but never reducing what I read to sitcom material.
Gushing aside, here’s what Taylor had to say about his book in a recent e-mail after the break.
Posted 3/11/11 3:18 pm EST by MTV Geek in Announcements, Indie
The Society Of Illustrators, whose Museum of American Illustration is located in New York City at 128 East 63rd St., will be celebrating the life and work of famous "underground" comic artist Robert Crumb. "R. Crumb: Lines Drawn On Paper" will be held from March 23, 2011 to April 30, 2011, and feature a 90-piece exhibit including original art from ZAP, Arcade, Weirdo and many more. Read on for more details on this retrospective on one of the most influential and important artists in the history of comics:
Official Press Release:
R. Crumb: Lines Drawn On Paper
A Retrospective of the work of R. Crumb
March 23 - April 30, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, March 25, 7:00pm, VIP Reception 6:00 - 7:00pmNEW YORK, NY (2011)— The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators is proud to present “R. Crumb: Lines Drawn On Paper,” a diverse exhibition of work spanning the past four decades by the inimitable R. Crumb. This 90-piece exhibit showcases rare and seminal examples of original art including covers and interior pages from ZAP, San Francisco Comic Book, Head Comix, Bijou Funnies, The East Village Other, Snatch Comics, Motor City Comics, Your Hytone Comix, Big Ass Comics, The People’s Comics, Despair, Black & White Comics, Arcade, Hup and Weirdo. This exhibit features such counter-culture icons as Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, Shuman the Human, Bo Bo Bolinski, Lenore Goldberg and Her Girl Commandos, Horny Harriet Hotpants, Boingy Baxter, Angelfood McSpade and a special guest appearance by the ol’ pooperoo himself—R. Crumb. Works will be on display for six weeks, beginning March 23rd through April 30th in the Museum’s galleries in New York City’s Upper East Side.
Posted 1/31/11 12:30 pm EST by MTV Geek in Comic Books, Indie
By Nick Nadel
While not quite on the level of New York City or Portland, Vermont is fast becoming a major hub of the comic book community. Creators such as Rick Veitch and Alison Bechdel call it home, while The Center for Cartoon Studies, an intensive, two-year cartooning school located in White River Junction, is a hotbed of up-and-coming talent. Now the state has their own Cartoonist Laureate, in the form of indie comics superstar/rock musician James Kochalka (“American Elf,” “Super-F*ckers”).
Kochalka, a native of the state, will be appointed Vermont’s first Cartoonist Laureate on March 10th, in a day-long celebration with events taking place in Burlington, Montpelier, Springfield, and White River Junction. "I love being a cartoonist and I love being a Vermonter,” Kochalka said. “I am honored to be able to combine the two." Appropriately, Kochalka addressed the honor in the form of an amusing comic strip on his long-running autobiographical Web diary.
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin endorsed Kochalka’s appointment, saying, “A cartoonist laureate is the kind of thinking outside-the-box that Vermont supports. Cartooning promotes literacy and literature, two things we can’t have enough of.” In addition to his work with the Center for Cartoon Studies, Kochalka has been a driving force in teaching comics in schools, bringing CCS students to elementary school classrooms to share their love of sequential storytelling.
During his three-year term, Kochalka will commemorate significant Vermont events in comics form and serve as a general “ambassador of comics.” (Kochalka is only the second artist to earn the title of Cartoonist Laureate, after Alaska’s Chad Carpenter in 2008.) Hopefully Kochalka’s love for monkeys battling robots will spread across the Green Mountain State and beyond.
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Posted 1/7/11 2:30 pm EST by MTV Geek in Comic Books, Indie
Bookcourt's bi-annual, "pic-lit" anthology, Cousin Corrine's Reminder #2 has hit the shelves of finer comic shops and book stores everywhere, featuring the Dean Haspiel-curated ComixBlock section with work by Jen Ferguson, Michel Fiffe, Tim Hamilton and Joan Reilly.
If you haven't yet snatched up the first issue of this indie anthology, Cousin Corrine's Reminder #1 is still available and features work from Mike Cavallaro, Jen Ferguson, Michel Fiffe, Tim Hall, Jennifer Hayden, Jonathan Lethem, and Kat Roberts in the ComixBlock section with is curated by Dean Haspiel as well.
For more information, check out: http://www.cousincorinne.com/
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