Here’s a press release for those of us that like good, original comic art and want to get it easily. EXCLUSIVE, ORIGINAL COMICS ARTWORK “PIPELINED” DIRECTLY TO FANS COMICS PIPELINE debuts new pairing of top comic creators with web technology! COMICS PIPELINE is a new website that is partnering with some of the hottest talent [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast Episode Seven
Wordless wonders is the name of the game in the seventh episode of the new Extra Sequential podcast by myself and my mate Mladen Luketin. Besides the below topics we ramble onto subjects as diverse as Buster Keaton, Garfield, annoying dinosaurs and superhero evidence in court. Download it here, hear it below or on iTunes [...]
Ten Great Autobiographical Comics
Over at this nifty site there’s a post entitled 10 Autobiographical Comic Books You Should Read. That headline pretty much says it all, and I must say, I agree with their list. Most of the featured books we’ve mentioned on the new podcast I’m co-hosting, such as Stitches, Asterios Polyp, Blankets and Maus. It’s a [...]
Detective Dee and the Reign of the 13 Assassins
Here’s three previews for upcoming Asian films that look interesting, if not entirely original. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. It’s directed by Tsui Hark and opens at the end of September. 13 Assassins is a remake directed Takashi Miike. Finally, opening in October is Reign of Assassins directed by John Woo. [...]
Apocalyptic Kevin Conroy Interview
Here’s a new interview with famed voice-over artist Kevin Conroy who’s getting lots of work as Batman these days, whom he played in the great ’90s Batman: The Animated Series. Here he talks about the role, free coffee, homeless people and Robin Williams. KEVIN CONROY RETURNS TO SEMINAL ROLE AS THE DARK KNIGHT IN SUPERMAN/BATMAN: [...]
Brink Trailer
Parkour, gunplay and cool costumes. Looks like a good combo. This FPS game will be released next year from Bethesda and Splash Damage and is set in a futuristic city on the brink of a civil war.
New Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Clip
Here’s a new clip from DC’s next animated feature and a follow up of sorts to last year’s excellent Superman/Batman: Public Enemies film. Below is the official description and some new pics from the film. The clip doesn’t show much, and none of the titular superheroes, but does reveal its faithfulness to the comics, when [...]
Dapper Men Pin-up Preview
Coming in November from publisher Archaia is what looks set to be an enchanting tale, Return of the Dapper Men, by writer Jim McCann (Hawkeye & Mockingbird, Alpha Flight) and artist Janet Lee. Below is the official description, plus some just released , and gorgeous, pin-ups that will be included in the book. ALL-STAR ARTISTS [...]
Drawn and Quarterly Sale
Publisher Top Shelf just announced their huge sale. Now it’s Drawn and Quarterly’s turn. Let’s hope we get Fantagraphics or Oni Press doing the same tomorrow, to give us a nice hat trick.
Entry Level: September 2010
Hit the ground floor running with this selection covering a mass of genres for the discerning reader. If you’re tired of convoluted epics that make no sense to the newbie, these books will give you a good place to start, or add to, your graphic habit, whether they be the first issue of a new [...]
Graphic Gaffe: Avengers Poster Ad
This one has been out for a few weeks, but it makes it obvious that the PR department don’t always work closely with the comic production people. This in-house ad in some of Marvel’s recent books shows artist Marko Djurdjevic’s excellent and large poster assembling all the new Avengers teams from their own books, whether [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast Episode Six
We get all nostalgic in this week’s podcast when, amongst a bevy of other things, we discuss our fave comics from our past or as my co-host Mladen describes it: We show each other the comics from our childhood. We also find time to talk about gay men’s interests magazines, Juggernaut’s Butt, and envelopes filled with hair. Listen to [...]
Another Massive Top Shelf Sale
Quite possibly my fave indie publisher Top Shelf is having another great sale until September 24. If you’re in the U.S or Canada it’s a must-do as postage is relatively cheap. For us international fans it is $50 but if you can pool your wish lists with other readers, it just might be worth it. [...]
Jimmy Corrigan on TV
Chris Ware’s groundbreaking and experimental OGN from 2000, Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth received some nice exposure on Australian TV recently. First Tuesday Book Club is a book focused show that began in 2006 and in the most recent episode, regular panellist Marieke Hardy mentioned that she’d been reading Ware’s hefty, and much [...]
