Comments on: Slush Pile: Captain Action, Code Name: Hunter, Diary of Night, Holy Scrolls, The Hookah Girl, Johnny Hiro, Like That, Making Rain

By: From the Slush Pile: Cross Country, Dolltopia, Jam in the Band, Looking Up, Legacy, Experts » Comics Worth Reading

Sun, 23 May 2010 19:51:51 +0000

[...] first saw Husted’s impressive work with her previous book, Making Rain. This book is in the same style, a quiet portrait of a key moment in everyday life. In addition to [...]

By: Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure (Revised Second Edition) » Comics Worth Reading

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:35:04 +0000

[...] the cult toy for several generations of collectors and fans, leading to recent revivals of both comic and toy. This book offers the complete history of the toy and its development and an examination of [...]

By: Johanna’s MoCCA Books and Comics » Comics Worth Reading

Johanna’s MoCCA Books and Comics » Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:08:20 +0000

[...] Dabaie had the second volume of her Hookah Girl and Other True Stories, short stories about the cross-cultural struggle of being American Christian Palestinian. Subjects [...]

By: MoCCA Art Festival 2009 (Johanna) » Comics Worth Reading

MoCCA Art Festival 2009 (Johanna) » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:48:50 +0000

[...] Hiro, collecting the three previous issues with a lot [...]

By: AdHouse Books Coming in 2009 » Comics Worth Reading

AdHouse Books Coming in 2009 » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:51:41 +0000

[...] collection of Fred Chao’s Johnny Hiro (June) containing the three issues out so far plus two [...]

By: Captain Action Encourages Voter Registration » Comics Worth Reading

Captain Action Encourages Voter Registration » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:34:16 +0000

[...] It’s not the first time a comic book has encouraged voter participation — free copies of Ex Machina #1 were given to newly registered voters in 2004 — but this new promotion takes a more modern, online spin. Register to vote, send a copy of your confirmation to TakeActionGetAction@live.com, and you’ll get a free digital copy of Captain Action #0. [...]

By: Looking Up Available to Order » Comics Worth Reading

Looking Up Available to Order » Comics Worth Reading — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:28:23 +0000

[...] very much enjoyed Ursula Murray Husted’s Making Rain, and her new book, Looking Up, is now available for order. The author describes it as “a love [...]

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » July 22, 2008: S&M Barbie

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:06:11 +0000

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson and Don MacPherson on a variety of recent [...]

By: Wein Editor-in-Chief of Bloodfire » Comics Worth Reading

Wein Editor-in-Chief of Bloodfire » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:12:58 +0000

[...] hadn’t even heard of Bloodfire Studios until I read Diary of Night recently, and here they are making a major staff announcement: Their new Editor-in-Chief will be [...]