Making comics can seem like a complete mystery to those who aren’t actively making them, but the conceit is simple: words and pictures tell a story. However, actually understanding how they move from concept to page can be a massive undertaking. I recently sat down with the brilliant artist and author Mark Siegel (Sailor Twain, or the […]
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- 11/16/2018
- by Rosie Knight
- Slash Film
Less than an hour before its 3 p.m. Et Tuesday launch comes word that Al Jazeera America has been dropped by At&T U-Verse as of 11:59 p.m. Et Monday, the company told TheWrap. "We dropped the Current TV channel, and will not carry Al Jazeera America, on U-Verse due to contract disputes," At&T spokesperson Mark Siegel told TheWrap. "We could not reach an agreement with the owner that we believed provided value for our customers and our business." Al Jazeera America was not immediately available for comment. Also read: 5 Reasons Why Al...
- 8/20/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Eisner-nominated for best graphic novel (reprint), Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain, or The Mermaid in the Hudson is a mystery, is a reflection on human nature, and, most importantly, a love story.
From its first line, “Don’t call me Captain,” to its ending, with a lone survivor among a shipwreck, Sailor Twain draws much inspiration from Melville’s classic. Imagine an updated version of Moby Dick, illustrated, with a mermaid instead of a whale, and as a love story, and you get Sailor Twain. Of course, a case can be made that Moby Dick is already a love story, but Sailor Twain is a love story in a different sense. It is both a Romance and a romance, between man and woman, man and women, and man and mermaid.
Siegel takes us aboard the Lorelei, a steamboat traveling along the Hudson River in the late 1880s,...
Eisner-nominated for best graphic novel (reprint), Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain, or The Mermaid in the Hudson is a mystery, is a reflection on human nature, and, most importantly, a love story.
From its first line, “Don’t call me Captain,” to its ending, with a lone survivor among a shipwreck, Sailor Twain draws much inspiration from Melville’s classic. Imagine an updated version of Moby Dick, illustrated, with a mermaid instead of a whale, and as a love story, and you get Sailor Twain. Of course, a case can be made that Moby Dick is already a love story, but Sailor Twain is a love story in a different sense. It is both a Romance and a romance, between man and woman, man and women, and man and mermaid.
Siegel takes us aboard the Lorelei, a steamboat traveling along the Hudson River in the late 1880s,...
- 8/1/2013
- by Richelle Brinkley
- Obsessed with Film
The 2013 Eisner Award Winners have been announced at San Diego Comic-Con with Chris Ware leading the wins for his celebrated work Building Stories, alongside Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga which also won a number of awards.
The Eisners are awarded each year at the San Diego Comic-Con and are the most prestigious awards in the comics industry, being the comics equivalent of the Oscars.
The Eisners are named after Will Eisner, one of the most celebrated artist/writers in comics whose works included creating the superhero series The Spirit as well as his masterpiece, A Contract with God, one of the best books of the 20th century.
This year saw artist/writer Chris Ware pick up the lion’s share of the awards for his book/construction project Building Stories, winning Best New Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design.
Also among the winners...
The Eisners are awarded each year at the San Diego Comic-Con and are the most prestigious awards in the comics industry, being the comics equivalent of the Oscars.
The Eisners are named after Will Eisner, one of the most celebrated artist/writers in comics whose works included creating the superhero series The Spirit as well as his masterpiece, A Contract with God, one of the best books of the 20th century.
This year saw artist/writer Chris Ware pick up the lion’s share of the awards for his book/construction project Building Stories, winning Best New Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design.
Also among the winners...
- 7/21/2013
- by Noel Thorne
- Obsessed with Film
Sdcc's Day 2 horror panels kick off at 10am and end after 8pm. From TV we have "The Walking Dead," "The Following," "Orphan Black," and "Sleepy Hollow"; from the big screen come Riddick and RoboCop.
Early birds get a special look at The World's End; artist Gris Grimly and others discuss the latest trends in Ya graphic novels; Syfy brings "Defiance" and "Helix"; and along with the aforementioned RoboCop, Sony's showing off The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Special screenings are taking place for "The Paranormal and Extraterrestrial Squad," "The 100," and "Almost Human"; Warner Archive and Scream Factory will be talking up their awesome B-movie releases and incredible Blu-ray/DVD collector's editions, respectively; TV Guide holds its popular "Fan Favorites" panel, and one nice surprise on the schedule is a sneak peek of a film we've been talking about for a while now - David Hayter's Wolves.
Listed below...
Early birds get a special look at The World's End; artist Gris Grimly and others discuss the latest trends in Ya graphic novels; Syfy brings "Defiance" and "Helix"; and along with the aforementioned RoboCop, Sony's showing off The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Special screenings are taking place for "The Paranormal and Extraterrestrial Squad," "The 100," and "Almost Human"; Warner Archive and Scream Factory will be talking up their awesome B-movie releases and incredible Blu-ray/DVD collector's editions, respectively; TV Guide holds its popular "Fan Favorites" panel, and one nice surprise on the schedule is a sneak peek of a film we've been talking about for a while now - David Hayter's Wolves.
Listed below...
- 7/5/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Comic-Con International has released the complete list of nominees for the 2013 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The winners of the award will be revealed during the annual ceremony held at Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 19.
Official Press Release
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noire to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures.
Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each. Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel...
Official Press Release
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noire to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures.
Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each. Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel...
- 4/17/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Comic-Con International is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards of 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noir to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures. Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each.
Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel). Both are nominated for Best Continuing Series, Best New Series, Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Cover Artist. (Fatale also shares the coloring nomination for Dave Stewart.)Close behind with 4 nominations are Boom!/kaboom’s Adventure Time (Best New Series,...
Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel). Both are nominated for Best Continuing Series, Best New Series, Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Cover Artist. (Fatale also shares the coloring nomination for Dave Stewart.)Close behind with 4 nominations are Boom!/kaboom’s Adventure Time (Best New Series,...
- 4/16/2013
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
By this time next week the 2011 New York Comic Con will be wrapping up for another year, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves -- there are panels to see and toys to buy first! Here's a look at the horror highlights along with a few other genre-related appearances that should be of interest to our readers.
Thursday, October 13th, is void of horror (might be a good shopping day) so this list just covers the 14th-16th. It is, of course, subject to change so if you're going, keep your eyes on the official New York Comic Con website.
Friday, October 14th
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Once Upon a Time Exclusive Screening and Panel
American Airlines Theater, 1A06
Calling all “Lost” fans – join creators and executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (“Lost” and “Tron: Legacy”) as they introduce you to the magical story of two...
Thursday, October 13th, is void of horror (might be a good shopping day) so this list just covers the 14th-16th. It is, of course, subject to change so if you're going, keep your eyes on the official New York Comic Con website.
Friday, October 14th
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Once Upon a Time Exclusive Screening and Panel
American Airlines Theater, 1A06
Calling all “Lost” fans – join creators and executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (“Lost” and “Tron: Legacy”) as they introduce you to the magical story of two...
- 10/9/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Beginning in February, Verizon will offer the iPhone. As The New York Times reports, “[t]he highly anticipated arrival of the iPhone on Verizon ends a five-year agreement of exclusivity between Apple and At&T. The partnership between Apple and Verizon is multiyear and non-exclusive, executives at both companies said.” At&T is not happy. “I’m not sure iPhone users are ready for life in the slow lane,” said At&T spokesman Mark Siegel. According to a delightful and delicious article titled “At&T and Verizon Trade Taunts Over iPhone, ” “the gloves are officially off.” This makes sense, as iPhones are incredibly difficult to manipulate with gloves still on. Verizon’s rejoinders were equally glib. “At&T is known for a lot of things, but network quality is not one of them,” said company spokesperson Jeffrey Nelson. “It must be backwards day at At&T,” he added. While it may...
- 1/11/2011
- Vanity Fair
The noise emanating from the pen in the communications zoo where the mobile carriers reside seems to be increasing. The U.S.'s largest mobile carriers, Verizon and At&T, are trumpeting the impending arrival of 4G, the sequel to 3G, when G comes out of retirement to fight a malevolent band of dial-up connections expected to supersize mobile speeds. But before anyone gets too excited about the idea of being able to download an entire series of Caprica faster than Usain Bolt runs 100 meters, let's take a closer look at what's been promised versus what's been delivered so far.
European residents, while not enjoying anything so fast as, say, Taiwan or South Korea, have been bombarded by the idea of superfast broadband for both at home and mobile use for some time now. 7Mbps is the fastest service available in Britain, for example, but Virgin Media claims to have...
European residents, while not enjoying anything so fast as, say, Taiwan or South Korea, have been bombarded by the idea of superfast broadband for both at home and mobile use for some time now. 7Mbps is the fastest service available in Britain, for example, but Virgin Media claims to have...
- 2/24/2010
- by Addy Dugdale
- Fast Company
Mark Siegel has launched a new webcomic, Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson. The editorial director of First Second Books is writing and drawing the comic, set in 19th century New York City. “It is 1887," Siegel told Publishers Weekly, "and the depths of the Hudson River hold the unfathomable secrets of two men: the owner of a steamboat, who throws a bottled message overboard each (more)...
- 2/1/2010
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Graphic artist Paul Pope’s Battling Boy has been optioned by Paramount Pictures for a feature film. The movie will be produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B production company according to Variety.
The book, to be published by First Second in spring 2010, is a “gritty tale centers on the son of a god or superhero who comes down from the top of a mountain at his father's behest in order to rid a giant city of monsters.”
Publisher Mark Siegel first announced the project March 22, 2006, saying, “Yes, yes, yes, the rumors are true: Paul Pope is working on a massive, epic project for First Second -- in full color and for young readers.
“Here's a quote from Pope in this week's Publisher’s Weekly Comics Week, just to whet a few appetites:
‘Battling Boy is aimed at kids and it's coming out from First Second in 2007. It's a kind of a fairytale kid Beowulf,...
The book, to be published by First Second in spring 2010, is a “gritty tale centers on the son of a god or superhero who comes down from the top of a mountain at his father's behest in order to rid a giant city of monsters.”
Publisher Mark Siegel first announced the project March 22, 2006, saying, “Yes, yes, yes, the rumors are true: Paul Pope is working on a massive, epic project for First Second -- in full color and for young readers.
“Here's a quote from Pope in this week's Publisher’s Weekly Comics Week, just to whet a few appetites:
‘Battling Boy is aimed at kids and it's coming out from First Second in 2007. It's a kind of a fairytale kid Beowulf,...
- 11/5/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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