Presenting two real-life stories from my days of yore, although names have been changed to protect both the innocent and the guilty.
Story The First:
I knew a girl in high school – I wouldn’t say we were friends, but she was someone who had never participated in the Piggy horrors. Sally was an A+ student, on the track to an Ivy League school. Pretty (but not gorgeous) and popular (but quiet about it), she came to me one day and said that she needed to talk to me privately. I was surprised… and a bit suspicious. What did she want? But because Sally had never been overtly mean to me, even though she was part of the clique that instigated most of the callous cruelties upon me, and because I still hoped to be “accepted,” and I wanted to believe for some reason she was about to warn me...
Story The First:
I knew a girl in high school – I wouldn’t say we were friends, but she was someone who had never participated in the Piggy horrors. Sally was an A+ student, on the track to an Ivy League school. Pretty (but not gorgeous) and popular (but quiet about it), she came to me one day and said that she needed to talk to me privately. I was surprised… and a bit suspicious. What did she want? But because Sally had never been overtly mean to me, even though she was part of the clique that instigated most of the callous cruelties upon me, and because I still hoped to be “accepted,” and I wanted to believe for some reason she was about to warn me...
- 9/11/2017
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
In 1977, the Syracuse Post Standard blazed the headline “Comic Book Confab Listed” to announce the second Ithaca Comic Convention. Actually, I think it would be more appropriate to say they whispered the headline. It was scrunched in the middle of a crowded page. The article listed professional comic guests such as Walter Simonson and Al Milgrom. I’m not one-hundred percent sure if that’s how my family found out about that second Ithaca Comic Con way back then. It may have been from seeing a flyer on the bulletin board at Fay’s Drug Store. That used to be a legitimate marketing venue too. But the big takeaway is that back then, the concept of a comic-con certainly wasn’t understood.
“People meet to buy and sell old funny books?” The very notion sounded absurd.
Today’s comic conventions and “cons” are part of the nation’s everyday lexicon.
“People meet to buy and sell old funny books?” The very notion sounded absurd.
Today’s comic conventions and “cons” are part of the nation’s everyday lexicon.
- 7/17/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
DC in the 80s is a Webzine for the DC Comics Fans with an affinity for 80s comics. It’s fun, upbeat and engaging. Justin Francoeur and Mark Belkin keep the fan fires burning with wit and a great degree of nostalgic professionalism. I’m fascinated by the their endeavor, so I reached out to discuss it with them.
Ed Catto: Can you tell me a little bit about the site and how it came about?
Justin Francoeur: My formative years of comic book reading were during the early 80s to the early-to-mid 90s. Roughly six years ago, there wasn’t much on the Internet about DC Comics from the 80s (or it was scattered all over the place and not easy to find) so I decided to make a tumblr blog specifically spotlighting the house ads of that era. There were a lot of ‘buried gems’ in that time...
Ed Catto: Can you tell me a little bit about the site and how it came about?
Justin Francoeur: My formative years of comic book reading were during the early 80s to the early-to-mid 90s. Roughly six years ago, there wasn’t much on the Internet about DC Comics from the 80s (or it was scattered all over the place and not easy to find) so I decided to make a tumblr blog specifically spotlighting the house ads of that era. There were a lot of ‘buried gems’ in that time...
- 10/17/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Superman: American Alien #1
Written by Max Landis
Art by Nick Dragotta
Colors by Alex Guimarães
Letters by John Workman
Published by DC Comics
Superman: American Alien #1 takes readers back to a time and place they’ve seen over and over again: the days of a young Clark Kent grappling with his powers on his family’s farm. However, the dynamism between Max Landis’s writing and Nick Dragotta’s art keep the story from becoming another retread of a young boy becoming Superman.
In the miniseries’s first issue, Clark floats (just like the characters from Landis’ film Chronicle). It doesn’t seem tied to a particular emotion or stimulus; Clark just floats with no control over how it starts, continues, or stops. As Superman’s publishing history shows, he’ll get a handle on this. But Landis and Dragotta take an interesting path getting to that point.
First is...
Written by Max Landis
Art by Nick Dragotta
Colors by Alex Guimarães
Letters by John Workman
Published by DC Comics
Superman: American Alien #1 takes readers back to a time and place they’ve seen over and over again: the days of a young Clark Kent grappling with his powers on his family’s farm. However, the dynamism between Max Landis’s writing and Nick Dragotta’s art keep the story from becoming another retread of a young boy becoming Superman.
In the miniseries’s first issue, Clark floats (just like the characters from Landis’ film Chronicle). It doesn’t seem tied to a particular emotion or stimulus; Clark just floats with no control over how it starts, continues, or stops. As Superman’s publishing history shows, he’ll get a handle on this. But Landis and Dragotta take an interesting path getting to that point.
First is...
- 11/12/2015
- by Josh Grant
- SoundOnSight
Sonic the Hedgehog #268: “Champions” Part 1
Writer: Ian Flynn
Artists: Diana Skelly and Terry Austin
Colorist: Gabriel Cassata
Letterer: John Workman
Licensed by Sega
So, Mobius is in pieces due to the Dark Gaia incident and the hunt for the Chaos Emeralds is on. What better than for Sonic, Amy, and Tails to enter a tournament to go find one of the most powerful gems on the planet! Sonic #268 begins a four part tournament arc that has been almost two decades in the making.
The story opens on a bygone battle between Sonic and the old Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad (Referred to as the “S6” for now on) of Coconuts, Scratch, Grounder, and a woman named Breezie, who happens to be a double agent for Eggman. Flash forward to the present, where Breezie is in the media business and holding a fighting tournament for a Chaos Emerald,...
Writer: Ian Flynn
Artists: Diana Skelly and Terry Austin
Colorist: Gabriel Cassata
Letterer: John Workman
Licensed by Sega
So, Mobius is in pieces due to the Dark Gaia incident and the hunt for the Chaos Emeralds is on. What better than for Sonic, Amy, and Tails to enter a tournament to go find one of the most powerful gems on the planet! Sonic #268 begins a four part tournament arc that has been almost two decades in the making.
The story opens on a bygone battle between Sonic and the old Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad (Referred to as the “S6” for now on) of Coconuts, Scratch, Grounder, and a woman named Breezie, who happens to be a double agent for Eggman. Flash forward to the present, where Breezie is in the media business and holding a fighting tournament for a Chaos Emerald,...
- 2/7/2015
- by Robert Mcguigan
- SoundOnSight
RoboCop versus Terminator - Hc
Written by Frank Miller
Art by Walter Simonson
Colors by Steve Oliff
Lettering by John Workman
Cover by Walter Simonson
Published by Dark Horse
RoboCop vs Terminator is that rare kind of crossover—or “mash up” if you’re under thirty—where the two properties fit together perfectly. Oftentimes Batman will meet Spider-man because it’s a good sales opportunity, and the feeble plot device that brings them together is shoehorned in without concern for whether it’s a good fit or not. RoboCop vs Terminator finds a way to make RoboCop relevant in the Terminator universe by making RoboCop the very thing that creates it. Frank Miller brilliantly takes Alex Murphy’s mind—the perfect blend of human emotion and cold calculating software—and makes it the catalyst for Skynet to achieve sentience. This works so well it doesn’t even violate the continuity of the Terminator films,...
Written by Frank Miller
Art by Walter Simonson
Colors by Steve Oliff
Lettering by John Workman
Cover by Walter Simonson
Published by Dark Horse
RoboCop vs Terminator is that rare kind of crossover—or “mash up” if you’re under thirty—where the two properties fit together perfectly. Oftentimes Batman will meet Spider-man because it’s a good sales opportunity, and the feeble plot device that brings them together is shoehorned in without concern for whether it’s a good fit or not. RoboCop vs Terminator finds a way to make RoboCop relevant in the Terminator universe by making RoboCop the very thing that creates it. Frank Miller brilliantly takes Alex Murphy’s mind—the perfect blend of human emotion and cold calculating software—and makes it the catalyst for Skynet to achieve sentience. This works so well it doesn’t even violate the continuity of the Terminator films,...
- 7/4/2014
- by Zachary Zagranis
- SoundOnSight
You’re getting my column a little earlier today.
Reasons:
Wong Kar-wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’ on Netflix Instant
Wrapped crate of Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Grainstorm Black Rye Ipa in my work’s beer freezer
Mad sales on tortilla chips, guacamole and frozen veggie pizzas
Crown Valley Brewing’s Absinthe Release Party at Sanctuaria in the Grove
The third edition of Schlafly Taproom’s local, curated, experimental music concert series, Undercurrents
‘Teaholics’ mixtape by Issue
Blackout #1
Writer: Frank Barbiere
Artist: Colin Lorimer
Colors: Colin Lorimer
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $3
In case you missed it last week with my review of ‘Ghost’ #2, it’s become apparent that Dark Horse Comics is attempting to launch their own “superhero” universe ala Valiant Comics, and Blackout is the latest title to join that universe. Writer Frank Barbiere is best known for his work on Image Comics’ pulp adventure comic ‘Five Ghosts’ but Blackout...
Reasons:
Wong Kar-wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’ on Netflix Instant
Wrapped crate of Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Grainstorm Black Rye Ipa in my work’s beer freezer
Mad sales on tortilla chips, guacamole and frozen veggie pizzas
Crown Valley Brewing’s Absinthe Release Party at Sanctuaria in the Grove
The third edition of Schlafly Taproom’s local, curated, experimental music concert series, Undercurrents
‘Teaholics’ mixtape by Issue
Blackout #1
Writer: Frank Barbiere
Artist: Colin Lorimer
Colors: Colin Lorimer
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $3
In case you missed it last week with my review of ‘Ghost’ #2, it’s become apparent that Dark Horse Comics is attempting to launch their own “superhero” universe ala Valiant Comics, and Blackout is the latest title to join that universe. Writer Frank Barbiere is best known for his work on Image Comics’ pulp adventure comic ‘Five Ghosts’ but Blackout...
- 3/28/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
If I quit my day job, I just might possibly keep up with the output from TwoMorrows Publishing. Sundry regularly published magazines (Alter-Ego, Back Issue, Draw!, etc.), trade paperback and hardcover profiles of significant creators, publishing lines, eras and events – I can’t begin to list them all here. Well, I could, but they do a better job on their own website.
Did I mention they do everything up in both hardcopy and digital? Well, they do, and they’ve made many an otherwise tedious commute into Manhattan a lot more palatable.
I only get to bring to your attention a small fraction of their books. I’m still pissed that travel and work schedules didn’t allow me to review their Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour. So, to paraphrase the great Jack Kirby (and, yeah, they also publish The Jack Kirby Collector), just buy it.
But I...
Did I mention they do everything up in both hardcopy and digital? Well, they do, and they’ve made many an otherwise tedious commute into Manhattan a lot more palatable.
I only get to bring to your attention a small fraction of their books. I’m still pissed that travel and work schedules didn’t allow me to review their Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour. So, to paraphrase the great Jack Kirby (and, yeah, they also publish The Jack Kirby Collector), just buy it.
But I...
- 7/10/2013
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
With the exit from Iraq and the draw-down of troops in Afghanistan, the numbers of Americans killed continues to drop. Still, loved ones are mourning 311 lost, and as of Dec. 17, the wars' toll since 2001 now stands at 6,656. Edward Joseph Acosta, 21 Trevor Brandon Adkins, 21 Ahmed Kousay al-Taie, 46 Erica Paige Alecksen, 21 Tobias Christoph Alexander, 30 Joseph James Altmann, 27 Mabry James Anders, 21 Joshua Ryan Ashley, 23 Bradley Wayne Atwell, 27 Daniel Benjamin Bartle, 27 Jon-Luke Bateman, 22 Jonathan Batista, 22 Rayvon Battle Jr., 25 Taylor John Baune, 21 Jordan Logan Bear, 25 Clayton Ross Beauchamp, 21 Genaro Bedoy, 20 Bryan Richard Bell, 23 Russell Ryan Bell, 37 Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28 Kenneth Wade Bennett, 26 Keith David Benson,...
- 12/22/2012
- by Daniel S. Levy
- PEOPLE.com
Kapow! is once again hosting the annual Stan Lee Awards and the list of nominations has been compiled by a variety of expert judges from the world of comics, movies, TV, gaming, publishing and entertainment. Stan Lee is honoured to have these awards in his name explaining "this is a fantastic platform to reward the cream of comic book talent for all their creativity and imagination". Those who submitted nominations for The Stan Lee Awards 2011 include Jeffrey Renaud and Brian Cronin from Cbr, artist Klaus Janson, director James Gunn, Josh Wilding from Comic Book Movie, Adrian Hieatt from AICN, Iron Man screenwriter Drew Pearce, lettering legend John Workman, Lev Grossman from Time Magazine, John Mosby from Impact magazine, former Marvel and DC editor Jenny Lee, comic journalists Jill Pantozzi, Chris Arrant, Ryan Lindsay, John Barringer, Geeky Girls Love Sci-Fi, as well as former Atomic Comics owner Mike Malve,...
- 2/24/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
We’ve just got word from Capcom that the Blue Bomber himself will be joining the ranks of The Avengers, Transformers and the Mouse Guard on next year’s Free Comic Book Day. Originally released in May 2011, Archie Comics’ Mega Man #1 will hit store shelves May 05, 2012 and it will be completely Free!
“Let the Games Begin!” Part One: The future looks bright when brilliant and benevolent Dr. Light unveils his latest creations: the Robot Masters! But when the nefarious Dr. Wily steals them for his own sinister purposes, there is no one left to stop him; no one except Mega Man! Don.t miss the first issue of this brand new ongoing series!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Patrick .Spaz. Spaziante, John Workman, Matt Herms...
“Let the Games Begin!” Part One: The future looks bright when brilliant and benevolent Dr. Light unveils his latest creations: the Robot Masters! But when the nefarious Dr. Wily steals them for his own sinister purposes, there is no one left to stop him; no one except Mega Man! Don.t miss the first issue of this brand new ongoing series!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Patrick .Spaz. Spaziante, John Workman, Matt Herms...
- 12/5/2011
- by Elvis
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The Free Comic Book Day Committee has announced the Gold Sponsor comic book titles that will be available for next years 11th annual Free Comic Book Day. The Gold Sponsor titles are a collection of single issues that have been selected by retailers on the Fcbd committee who pick from a group of titles submitted by several comic book publishers. This year, publishers submitted over 45 titles for retailers to choose from and the top 10 ‘Gold’ titles have been selected and are listed below.
The free comic books are across the board in terms of taste, including titles such as Avengers, Superman, Transformers, Peanuts and Mega Man to name just a few. In addition to the 10 Gold Sponsor selections, 35 Silver Sponsor books will also be made available on Free Comic Book Day, but you’ll have to wait for Diamond Comic Distributors’ Previews catalog to be released on December 28th to view the complete listing.
The free comic books are across the board in terms of taste, including titles such as Avengers, Superman, Transformers, Peanuts and Mega Man to name just a few. In addition to the 10 Gold Sponsor selections, 35 Silver Sponsor books will also be made available on Free Comic Book Day, but you’ll have to wait for Diamond Comic Distributors’ Previews catalog to be released on December 28th to view the complete listing.
- 12/4/2011
- by geekmaster
- GeekRest
Turf
Written by Jonathan Ross | Art by Tommy Lee Edwards | Lettering by John Workman
Published by Titan Books/Image | Format: 192 page Hardback
“The first comics work from TV ‘s Jonathan Ross is a hard boiled noir crime thriller with girls, guns, fangs and aliens.
New York, 1929. The height of Prohibition. The cops turn a blind eye while the mobs run the city, dealing in guns, girls and illegal liquor. But the arrival of the mysterious Dragonmir Family from Eastern Europe with more of a taste for blood than booze upsets the status quo. As the gangs fall before the fangs, only handful of mobsters survive. But an unlikely alliance formed between tough guy Eddie Falco and a character from a Long way from New York City – a long way from Earth in fact – offers the humans a glimmer of hope. As the strong-willed young reporter Susie Dale from the Gotham...
Written by Jonathan Ross | Art by Tommy Lee Edwards | Lettering by John Workman
Published by Titan Books/Image | Format: 192 page Hardback
“The first comics work from TV ‘s Jonathan Ross is a hard boiled noir crime thriller with girls, guns, fangs and aliens.
New York, 1929. The height of Prohibition. The cops turn a blind eye while the mobs run the city, dealing in guns, girls and illegal liquor. But the arrival of the mysterious Dragonmir Family from Eastern Europe with more of a taste for blood than booze upsets the status quo. As the gangs fall before the fangs, only handful of mobsters survive. But an unlikely alliance formed between tough guy Eddie Falco and a character from a Long way from New York City – a long way from Earth in fact – offers the humans a glimmer of hope. As the strong-willed young reporter Susie Dale from the Gotham...
- 10/9/2011
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
Editor's Note:The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987. The Harvey Awards are nominated by an open vote among comic-book professionals. The winners are selected from the top five nominees in each category by a final round of voting. Winners are shown in Bold. Best Letterer Scott Brown, Box 13, http://www.comixology.com and Red 5 Comics Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’S Parker: The Outfit, Idw Dustin Harbin, Casanova, Image Comics Troy Peteri, Witchblade, Top Cow Robbie Robbins, Locke & Key: Keys To The Kingdom # 1, Idw John Workman, Thor, Marvel Comics Best Colorist Veronica Gandini, Mice Templar: Volume 10, Image Comics Laura Martin, The Stand, Marvel Comics Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, http://www.the-gutters.com Dave Stewart, Bprd,...
- 8/23/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Update 8/21: What a night. So here are the winners:
Best Letterer: John Workman, Thor, Marvel Comics
Best Colorist: Jose Villarrubia, Cuba : My Revolution, Vertigo/DC Comics
Best Syndicated Strip Or Panel: Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Universal Press Syndicate
Best Online Comics Work: Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton, http://harkavagrant.com/ (assuming fellow nominee Scott Kurtz, http://www.pvponline.com/, ever lets her have it.)
Best American Edition Of Foreign Material: Blacksad, Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, Dark Horse Comics
Best Inker: Mark Morales, Thor, Marvel Comics
Best New Series: American Vampire, Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque, Vertigo/DC Comics
Most Promising New Talent: Chris Samnee, Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Marvel Comics
Special Award For Humor In Comics: Roger Langridge, The Muppet Show, Boom! Studios
Best Original Graphic Publication For Younger Readers: Tiny Titans, Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, DC Comics
Best Graphic Album Previously Published:...
Best Letterer: John Workman, Thor, Marvel Comics
Best Colorist: Jose Villarrubia, Cuba : My Revolution, Vertigo/DC Comics
Best Syndicated Strip Or Panel: Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Universal Press Syndicate
Best Online Comics Work: Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton, http://harkavagrant.com/ (assuming fellow nominee Scott Kurtz, http://www.pvponline.com/, ever lets her have it.)
Best American Edition Of Foreign Material: Blacksad, Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, Dark Horse Comics
Best Inker: Mark Morales, Thor, Marvel Comics
Best New Series: American Vampire, Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque, Vertigo/DC Comics
Most Promising New Talent: Chris Samnee, Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Marvel Comics
Special Award For Humor In Comics: Roger Langridge, The Muppet Show, Boom! Studios
Best Original Graphic Publication For Younger Readers: Tiny Titans, Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, DC Comics
Best Graphic Album Previously Published:...
- 8/21/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
I attended my first big comic book show back during the Paleolithic Age. It was either Phil Seuling’s first or second New York Convention, and it was a blast. There were about 500 of us in a Broadway hotel, and at least 475 of us didn’t realize there were so many people who were, in this respect, just like us. We realized we were not alone.
Cut to the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. Add everybody up – paid attendance, freebees, professionals, dealers, Hollywood types, publishing people, foreign distributors, Communist spies – and there were about 150,000 folks stuffed into that convention boxcar. That’s like a 300x increase. Ok, it took over 40 years to get to that point, but still, back in the late 1960s the Seuling show was the only big game in the nation. Today, you’ve got huge shows in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and/or Dallas and/or Austin,...
Cut to the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. Add everybody up – paid attendance, freebees, professionals, dealers, Hollywood types, publishing people, foreign distributors, Communist spies – and there were about 150,000 folks stuffed into that convention boxcar. That’s like a 300x increase. Ok, it took over 40 years to get to that point, but still, back in the late 1960s the Seuling show was the only big game in the nation. Today, you’ve got huge shows in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and/or Dallas and/or Austin,...
- 8/17/2011
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
But why cover comic book awards, you ask? Well, because comic books (aka Graphic Novels) are awesome. Because the award ceremony will be here in Baltimore during the Baltimore Comic Con. And because there are so many movies being made from online and print comics nowadays. So, herewith:
Best Letterer
____ Scott Brown, Box 13, http://www.comixology.com and Red 5 Comics
____ Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’S Parker: The Outfit, Idw
____ Dustin Harbin, Casanova, Icon Comics
____ Troy Peteri, Witchblade, Top Cow
____ Robbie Robbins, Locke & Key: Keys To The Kingdom # 1, Idw
____ John Workman, Thor, Marvel Comics
Best Colorist
____ Veronica Gandini, Mice Templar: Volume 10, Image Comics
____ Laura Martin, The Stand, Marvel Comics
____ Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, http://www.the-gutters.com
____ Dave Stewart, Bprd, Dark Horse Comics
____ Jose Villarrubia, Cuba : My Revolution, Vertigo/DC Comics
Best Syndicated Strip Or Panel
____ Cul De Sac, Richard Thompson, Universal Press Syndicate
____ Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Universal Press Syndicate
____ Mutts,...
Best Letterer
____ Scott Brown, Box 13, http://www.comixology.com and Red 5 Comics
____ Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’S Parker: The Outfit, Idw
____ Dustin Harbin, Casanova, Icon Comics
____ Troy Peteri, Witchblade, Top Cow
____ Robbie Robbins, Locke & Key: Keys To The Kingdom # 1, Idw
____ John Workman, Thor, Marvel Comics
Best Colorist
____ Veronica Gandini, Mice Templar: Volume 10, Image Comics
____ Laura Martin, The Stand, Marvel Comics
____ Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, http://www.the-gutters.com
____ Dave Stewart, Bprd, Dark Horse Comics
____ Jose Villarrubia, Cuba : My Revolution, Vertigo/DC Comics
Best Syndicated Strip Or Panel
____ Cul De Sac, Richard Thompson, Universal Press Syndicate
____ Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Universal Press Syndicate
____ Mutts,...
- 7/18/2011
- by Denise Kitashima Dutton
- Atomic Popcorn
Well, we know who we’re voting for and ComicMix will be on hand, covering events and news happening at next month’s Baltimore Comic-Con.
Baltimore, MD (July 5, 2011) — The 2011 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the final ballot, presented by the Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. They will be presented August 20, 2011 in Baltimore, MD, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con.
Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators – those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field. They are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. Thank you to all that...
Baltimore, MD (July 5, 2011) — The 2011 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the final ballot, presented by the Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. They will be presented August 20, 2011 in Baltimore, MD, in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con.
Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators – those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field. They are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. Thank you to all that...
- 7/5/2011
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
What started out as a joke between editors of the Daily Cross Hatch blog, Brian Heater and Sarah Morean, has stormed across the land to become a for us nerds to celebrate in tandem. Read Comics in Public Day is exactly what it sounds like. Remember to the "norms", "muggles", and "non-nerds" comic books are but mere childish things. While they may have heard of "Graphic Novels", and probably have seen more than one film lately that was once based on some form of comic literature... they themselves wouldn't be caught dead perusing an issue of Action Comics or Ghost World whilst out and about. And while hipsters flick and pan on their iPhones, iPads and Kindles, and the spinsters cling to their romance novels whilst whisking themselves on planes, trains, and buses... They look down their noses at we who de-bag our copy of Ultimate Spider-Man, and revel in the mid-adventures of Peter Parker.
- 8/28/2010
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
Yes, the Muppets are pushing to win Webby awards in the "Viral Video" Category: http://bit.ly/MupViral and in "Music Video" Category: http://www.youtube.com/webby?x=music
What, you thought that we were pushing for our own books for Harvey Award nominations? Perish the thought.
Although, if you haven't voted yet, since this is the last day to vote, you obviously need some suggestions, so we highly recommend:
Best Writer
John Ostrander, GrimJack: The Manx Cat
Mark Ryan, The Pilgrim
Robert Tinnell and Mark Wheatley, Lone Justice
Best Artist
Dick Giordano, White Viper
Best Cartoonist (Single Writer/Artist)
Mike Grell, Jon Sable Freelance
Trevor Von Eeden, The Original Johnson
Best Letterer
John Workman, The Original Johnson
Best Inker
Frank McLaughlin, White Viper
Best Colorist
Jason Millet, The Pilgrim
Best Cover Artist
Trevor Von Eeden, The Original Johnson
Most Promising New Talent
Johanna Estep, Munden's Bar
Best Continuing...
What, you thought that we were pushing for our own books for Harvey Award nominations? Perish the thought.
Although, if you haven't voted yet, since this is the last day to vote, you obviously need some suggestions, so we highly recommend:
Best Writer
John Ostrander, GrimJack: The Manx Cat
Mark Ryan, The Pilgrim
Robert Tinnell and Mark Wheatley, Lone Justice
Best Artist
Dick Giordano, White Viper
Best Cartoonist (Single Writer/Artist)
Mike Grell, Jon Sable Freelance
Trevor Von Eeden, The Original Johnson
Best Letterer
John Workman, The Original Johnson
Best Inker
Frank McLaughlin, White Viper
Best Colorist
Jason Millet, The Pilgrim
Best Cover Artist
Trevor Von Eeden, The Original Johnson
Most Promising New Talent
Johanna Estep, Munden's Bar
Best Continuing...
- 4/23/2010
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
The list is out. Pretty straightforward, with a few surprises (No Todd Klein or John Workman for lettering? And was Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader not eligible?)
Our congratulations to all the nominees. We'll be starting the betting pools in 3... 2...
Best Short Story
• “Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the 3rd Millennium (Fantagraphics/Aben malen)
• “Gentleman John,” by Nathan Greno, in What Is Torch Tiger? (Torch Tiger)
• “How and Why to Bale Hay,” by Nick Bertozzi, in Syncopated (Villard)
• “Hurricane,” interpreted by Gradimir Smudja, in Bob Dylan Revisited (Norton)
• “Urgent Request,” by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile (First Second)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
• Brave & the Bold #28: “Blackhawk and the Flash: Firing Line,” by J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz (DC)
• Captain America #601: “Red, White, and Blue-Blood,” by...
Our congratulations to all the nominees. We'll be starting the betting pools in 3... 2...
Best Short Story
• “Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the 3rd Millennium (Fantagraphics/Aben malen)
• “Gentleman John,” by Nathan Greno, in What Is Torch Tiger? (Torch Tiger)
• “How and Why to Bale Hay,” by Nick Bertozzi, in Syncopated (Villard)
• “Hurricane,” interpreted by Gradimir Smudja, in Bob Dylan Revisited (Norton)
• “Urgent Request,” by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, in The Eternal Smile (First Second)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
• Brave & the Bold #28: “Blackhawk and the Flash: Firing Line,” by J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz (DC)
• Captain America #601: “Red, White, and Blue-Blood,” by...
- 4/8/2010
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
For those who came in late: Jon Sable has been hired by a businessman to deliver both a rare, valuable diamond and a beautiful yet troublesome woman from Africa to New York City. He’s done that, he’s back home, and he’s reconnected with old friends and flames.
Last issue, Jon attended Prinsloo’s party for the Maguffin Diamond and, wouldn’t you know it, everyone’s favorite thief Maggie the Cat was hanging out. While Jon and Maggie were back at her hotel getting … you know, reacquainted … someone stole the rock.
Compelled to return to the scene of the crime, Jon is ambushed on his way to keep his date at the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony… and things promise to go much worse for him.
Mike Grell on story and art, John Workman on letters, yours truly on colors and Mike Gold waving a baton.
Last issue, Jon attended Prinsloo’s party for the Maguffin Diamond and, wouldn’t you know it, everyone’s favorite thief Maggie the Cat was hanging out. While Jon and Maggie were back at her hotel getting … you know, reacquainted … someone stole the rock.
Compelled to return to the scene of the crime, Jon is ambushed on his way to keep his date at the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony… and things promise to go much worse for him.
Mike Grell on story and art, John Workman on letters, yours truly on colors and Mike Gold waving a baton.
- 1/6/2010
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Jon Sable returns in his latest adventure, Ashes of Eden. Sable is hired to deliver a diamond and a girl safely to New York; a simple enough job if the rock wasn't the size of a bomb and the girl wasn't Bashira-- who, of course, is as unbelievably gorgeous as she is completely spoiled rotten. Mike Grell writes and does the art, with John Workman lettering and yours truly coloring, assisted by Shannon Weaver and Matt Webb.
Published by ComicMix and Idw and available at finer comic shops everywhere-- with the really good ones having a variant pencil sketch cover available as well.
Published by ComicMix and Idw and available at finer comic shops everywhere-- with the really good ones having a variant pencil sketch cover available as well.
- 10/14/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
No, it's not impossible.
We have more of The Pilgrim, the groundbreaking series written by Mark Ryan (Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen) and drawn by Mike Grell (Jon Sable Freelance), with colors by Jason Millet and letters by John Workman, coming out soon. The artwork to the left is from an upcoming page... we just wanted to make sure we have a few more pages in hand before we resume a regular publishing schedule.
It also may not be a surprise that recent events in the Middle East have also caused us to rewrite some of the material-- it's the drawback of writing this close to the real world.
But if Warren Ellis can get away with showing a page from Planetary #27 two months ago as proof, we can show a panel here.
We also have footage of Mark Ryan and Mike Grell explaining some of the backstory of The...
We have more of The Pilgrim, the groundbreaking series written by Mark Ryan (Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen) and drawn by Mike Grell (Jon Sable Freelance), with colors by Jason Millet and letters by John Workman, coming out soon. The artwork to the left is from an upcoming page... we just wanted to make sure we have a few more pages in hand before we resume a regular publishing schedule.
It also may not be a surprise that recent events in the Middle East have also caused us to rewrite some of the material-- it's the drawback of writing this close to the real world.
But if Warren Ellis can get away with showing a page from Planetary #27 two months ago as proof, we can show a panel here.
We also have footage of Mark Ryan and Mike Grell explaining some of the backstory of The...
- 6/24/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Watch how we seamlessly blend three items from last week, add a bit of comics history, and... but we're getting ahead of things.
Last week, we had Grant Morrison talking about the new Batman & Robin series he'll be doing with Frank Quitely, discussing (among other things) a new Robin. We also saw lnks to fan images as to whatever happened to Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes now that he's older, with one sweet image and one... not so sweet. (Incidentally, I think the girl's name is Berkeley. No, not Breathed.)
This puts me in mind of what happened the last time we replaced Robin. I was working in the production department at DC during the time of Batman: A Death in the Family , which took Jason Todd out. And at the time, there was a tradition in production of taking that day's Calvin and Hobbes strip, xeroxing it larger, having Bob LeRose color it,...
Last week, we had Grant Morrison talking about the new Batman & Robin series he'll be doing with Frank Quitely, discussing (among other things) a new Robin. We also saw lnks to fan images as to whatever happened to Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes now that he's older, with one sweet image and one... not so sweet. (Incidentally, I think the girl's name is Berkeley. No, not Breathed.)
This puts me in mind of what happened the last time we replaced Robin. I was working in the production department at DC during the time of Batman: A Death in the Family , which took Jason Todd out. And at the time, there was a tradition in production of taking that day's Calvin and Hobbes strip, xeroxing it larger, having Bob LeRose color it,...
- 3/16/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
* the. Speak-er is shaped like a cartoon speech bubble. Of course, if it was a speech bubble, it would have speech recognition to render text on the fly. If it was really cool, it would look like John Workman lettering.
* ICv2 - First Second to Publish Scott McCloud. "First Second Books has announced that it will publish two upcoming works by Scott McCloud, the multiple award-winning author of Zot, Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, and Making Comics. First Second plans to publish a McCloud-penned fictional graphic novel, tentatively entitled The Sculptor, in the spring of 2013 followed by a non-fiction work."
* Val Kilmer to be king of Bacchus in New Orleans parade.
* Aaaah! Zombie filking... wait, I'm being redundant.
* More Nycc stuff: ICv2 says Joss Whedon will preview 'Dollhouse' at 12:45pm (Est) on Sunday, February 8th at the IGN Theater. Whedon will then conduct an autograph session starting at 2pm.
* ICv2 - First Second to Publish Scott McCloud. "First Second Books has announced that it will publish two upcoming works by Scott McCloud, the multiple award-winning author of Zot, Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, and Making Comics. First Second plans to publish a McCloud-penned fictional graphic novel, tentatively entitled The Sculptor, in the spring of 2013 followed by a non-fiction work."
* Val Kilmer to be king of Bacchus in New Orleans parade.
* Aaaah! Zombie filking... wait, I'm being redundant.
* More Nycc stuff: ICv2 says Joss Whedon will preview 'Dollhouse' at 12:45pm (Est) on Sunday, February 8th at the IGN Theater. Whedon will then conduct an autograph session starting at 2pm.
- 2/3/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Via Kevin Melrose at Robot 6:
Actor John Barrowman is teaming with his sister Carole E. Barrowman and artist Tommy Lee Edwards on a comic strip for the next issue of Torchwood magazine.
Barrowman, as viewers of Doctor Who and the spinoff Torchwood know, plays Captain Jack Harkness, a time-traveling former con man who becomes leader of Torchwood.
The comic, which will appear in Issue 14 of the bimonthly magazine, “sees Captain Jack facing a deadly threat on a remote Scottish island, where people are disappearing one by one … To his horror, Jack starts to suspect he may know who or perhaps more specifically what is responsible.”
The previous issue featured a comic by Jack Staff creator Paul Grist. You can catch glimpses of Grist’s art on the magazine’s Facebook page.
Issue 14 will be available in the U.K. on Feb. 19, and in the United States on March 17.
As for me,...
Actor John Barrowman is teaming with his sister Carole E. Barrowman and artist Tommy Lee Edwards on a comic strip for the next issue of Torchwood magazine.
Barrowman, as viewers of Doctor Who and the spinoff Torchwood know, plays Captain Jack Harkness, a time-traveling former con man who becomes leader of Torchwood.
The comic, which will appear in Issue 14 of the bimonthly magazine, “sees Captain Jack facing a deadly threat on a remote Scottish island, where people are disappearing one by one … To his horror, Jack starts to suspect he may know who or perhaps more specifically what is responsible.”
The previous issue featured a comic by Jack Staff creator Paul Grist. You can catch glimpses of Grist’s art on the magazine’s Facebook page.
Issue 14 will be available in the U.K. on Feb. 19, and in the United States on March 17.
As for me,...
- 1/13/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Today on ComicMix, we're starting a new story from Mark Ryan (Transformers) and Mike Grell (Jon Sable Freelance, James Bond: 007) that goes places no other story will go, starting from World War II to today's war on terror to realms unknown. It's an espionage story unlike any other, based in historical facts that are almost impossible to believe-- why did Ian Fleming recruit Aleister Crowley for the war effort, anyway?
The Pilgrim is written by Mark Ryan, who has one of the most varied careers you will ever encounter in your life: as an actor, going from originating the roles of Magaldi in Evita and Nasir in Robin of Sherwood to playing Bumblebee in Transformers and appearing with Eric Idle at Carnegie Hall while wearing a green dress; as a fight director, he taught Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgard and Clive Owen how to swordfight; as a writer, he's written Green...
The Pilgrim is written by Mark Ryan, who has one of the most varied careers you will ever encounter in your life: as an actor, going from originating the roles of Magaldi in Evita and Nasir in Robin of Sherwood to playing Bumblebee in Transformers and appearing with Eric Idle at Carnegie Hall while wearing a green dress; as a fight director, he taught Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgard and Clive Owen how to swordfight; as a writer, he's written Green...
- 11/14/2008
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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