Steve Bissette and Dave Sim Chat
Yesterday I got my Steve Bissette Captain Beefheart sketch from the post office and also read the purportedly last entry of the exchange between Steve and Dave Sim about self-publishing, comics in general and many other topics. That’s kind of a shame. I’d like to see the two of these guys go on long …
Tags: captain beefheart, cerebus archive, cerebus tv, comics, dave sim, glamourpuss, stephen r bissetteYou’re the Goofa Man Now, Dog
I’ve been lucky enough to know Mike Fisher since I was a teenager in Augusta GA. I’ve blogged about him before, how cool it was when I saw Chris Gore on Attack of the …
Tags: 3-d pete, comics, mike fisher, star trekDealing With the Post-Scarcity Digital World
When I write a long post that gets any sort of traction in the blogosphere, invariably some drive-by commentor will refer to it as “rambling.” Generally they do this on posts where I try to tie together multiple different stories into a larger meta-story. This will be one of those. Don’t bother bitching about …
Tags: a distant soil, cerebus, colleen doran, comics, comics reporter, dave kellett, dave sim, david brothers, mark waid, scott kurtz, stephen r bissette, steve lieber, walking dead, webcomics weeklyDrop Target Zine Review
I’m a fan of cartoonist Alec Longstreth. I read his blog, buy his comics, have met him at Heroescon several times and even interviewed him once. I was pleased a few months ago when I saw him blog a reference that he was working with fellow cartoonist Jon Chad on a good …
Tags: alec longstreth, comics, drop target, jon chad, pinballXCon 2010 – Myrtle Beach’s Comic Book Convention
Starting tomorrow and running through Sunday Oct 24, the 3rd annual XCon comic book convention will be held at Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach. The con was the cover story of this week’s Weekly Surge, so hopefully that will help bring some locals in. I did like the cover with it’s …
Tags: comics, jonathanhickman, weekly surge, xcon, xcon myrtle beachDaytripper is a Classic of the Comic Form
I’ve been reading Daytripper from Vertigo Comics since it began. It’s a project of Brazilian twins who are artist-writers, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon. Having just read the last issue of the series, I’m declaring this work to be a masterpiece. It is Contract with God good. It is Death of Speedy …
Tags: comics, daytripper, fabiomoon, gabrielba, vertigo comicsRIP, Harvey Pekar
Yesterday I heard the sad news that Harvey Pekar has died at the age of 70. I’ve been a fan of Harvey since I was 18 years old and I happened across an issue of American Splendor in a comic book shop. At the time I was getting in to Love and Rockets so …
Tags: comics, harveypekarMore Heroes Con Wrapups
More Heroes Con wrapups come in. I’m glad I got to meet and hang out with Derek Coward. I was a little surprised that the show was not as explicitly social as many such gatherings. Had I known that you could get in with only a wrist band like a record show, …
Tags: alec longstreth, comic book noise, comics, derekcoward, dustinharbin, heroescon, lizbaillie, longboxdigitalcomics, rantzhoseleyCynicalman Movie
This makes me happy, that someone is making a Cynicalman movie. Even better, Matt Feazell himself is in this clip as “Dad”. I used to see him at various comic conventions around the south …
Tags: comics, cynicalman, mattfeazellNate Powell Insight
I’m listening to Nate Powell getting interviewed on Inkstuds. I’m not that familiar with him, but I might be converted to his fan by this interview. He just had an insight so profound that it might have just sold me Swallow Me Whole.
On why he chose to settle in Bloomington, IN instead of other …
Comics On The Horizon
This is kind of a pointer to myself but hopefully others find it useful. I’ve heard a few interviews with comic creators that interested me in their work:
Today I heard the Inkstuds interview with Derf. I’ve never heard of this guy before but I’m really interested in his graphic novel Punk Rock …
Tags: comics, derf, indiespinnerrack, inkstuds, misslaskogrossHow to Commemorate the Death of the Newspapers
Scott Kurtz of the PVP webcomic has just posted about a new shirt available in his webstore. I think it is a hilarious slogan. “I’m killing newspapers by reading webcomics.” Ha ha, it’s funny because its true.
I like the little throwaway comment at the bottom of that page: “A follow up to …
Three Word Review of the Watchmen Movie
I just saw the Watchmen tonight. I’ll be taking it in and writing about it more later. Whatever my expectations were of the best case scenario for pulling off this adaptation, it was waaay better than even that. Suffice it to say, here is my initial review of it:
Oh.
My.
God.
How to REALLY Make Digital Comics
While I’m in the embedding mood, here is some work by a guy pushing the envelope with digital comics. I have to say that I found this the most compelling argument I’ve ever seen …
Tags: comics, digitalcomics, scott mccloud, ~balak01Umbrella Academy
I’ve heard a lot of recommendations for the Umbrella Academy comic book series. I read the first two issues of the Dallas miniseries this weekend and all I can say is “Wow!” I can’t remember the last time I had my socks so thoroughly knocked off out of nowhere. I also add my recommendation …
Tags: comics, gabrielba, gerardway, umbrella academyTaming the Collection
I’ve been collecting comic books for approaching 40 years now and have amassed a few. While I’m currently working on organizing them and cataloging them online I have them spread out all over the floor of my home office. It is truly a mess, and it’s not like I enjoy having all …
Tags: comicsJonathan Hickman on the Marvel Podcast
Even as I get back into buying comics regularly, I’m still learning a lot about the state of the industry as it is today. I used to read the Comics Buyer’s Guide cover to cover ever week for many years. Nowadays I don’t even understand 2/3 of the things Marvel and DC are up …
Tags: comics, daredevil, ironman, jonathanhickman, marvelcomics, podcastingLiz Baillie Minicomic of the Month
For a complete lark, I just joined the Liz Baillie Minicomic of the Month Club. It seems like an interesting experiment in spurring creativity, throwing a bone to an interesting artist and getting some good stuff in the bargain. I heard about this deal on Indie Spinner Rack #146 and on a whim I …
Tags: comics, indiespinnerrack, lizbaillie, minicomicsComic Book Noise’s Best of the Year
I’m a regular listener to Comic Book Noise. As I get back into collecting comics, it’s one of the tools I use to figure out what books and series sound interesting to me. Derek recently published a show about his top picks for 2008. Here is Part One, As far as I can tell, …
Tags: comic book noise, comics, derekcowardThe Spirit Movie from an Alternate Reality
I am dreading the film version of The Spirit. Don’t get me wrong, I’m going to go see it in the theater. Whatever problems it has, they won’t get better on the smaller screen. It’s just that I fear it will be miserable experience. Everything about it that I’ve seen so far makes it …
Tags: comics, frankmiller, spirit, will eisnerkeep looking »
