Papercutz has announced that they will give librarians hosting comic book events free copies of Nickelodeon Magazine. Says the publisher, “This new program ensures that no comics-themed event will have to do without giveaways that incentivize reading.” To participate, librarians should contact Sven Larsen, Papercutz VP of Marketing, six to eight weeks before their event with details of their plans. Papercutz will send 100 copies of the latest Nickelodeon Magazine issue; the library pays shipping. Here are excerpts from the […]

I’m thrilled to hear that the Phoebe and Her Unicorn book collections will continue, since I enjoy the series. I’m told that the next book, Unicorn vs. Goblins: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure, will be available February 23, 2016. You can guess what’s in it by reviewing the online strip archives. I’m just glad there’s more coming!

A couple of months ago, Brian Hibbs wrote a great column about the problems a retailer may have in deciding whether to stock a crowdfunded product. it seems super-attractive to cut out the middleman and go directly to your patrons. The problem that I see is that the actual business model in comics (and probably all art in general, but I’m only certain about my specialty) is the long-game. That is to say: the real benefit comes not from how […]

The DC Bombshells comic will be available as of tomorrow digitally. MTV News posted preview pages, which these images are taken from. It’s written by Marguerite Bennett, designed and drawn by Marguerite Sauvage. Looks fun and attractive (even if that is a terrible pun), although I’ll be waiting for the print version, due August 12.

Amazon has a listing for a collection of Black Lightning comics due next April that’s listed as authored by Tony Isabella. This surprised a number of observers, since Isabella has been vocal for decades about his poor treatment by publisher DC, claiming that they promised him rights and compensation for the creation of the character that were never captured in paper contracts and so never fully realized. Isabella’s outspokenness has often prevented more visibility for the character, since the company […]

Raina Telgemeier is arguably the most important comic author of the modern era, with her books Smile, Sisters, and Drama placing on the graphic novels bestseller list for three years running. She’s created classics for entire generations of young readers and demonstrated that comics for girls can be hugely successful. Her next book, Ghosts, will be published by Graphic in fall 2016, as her other works were, and it will be fiction, as Drama was, but with the emphasis on […]

The most significant comic strip of the 1980s, Bloom County, has returned! (It was funnier and cuter than Doonesbury and not as weird as The Far Side.) I’ve no idea how often we’ll see new strips, but Berkeley Breathed posted this to Facebook today. While the characters look the same as before, the time difference is foregrounded. And what timing! I praised the strip, in that first link, for its political comedy; we could sure use the same this election. […]

As I’ve said before, I really liked Atari Force. Yes, it was originally a home-video-game tie-in, but the 20-issue series by (as Mike Sterling reminds us), Gerry Conway and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez was good science fiction with a motley crew of characters beautifully drawn. Dart, the tough, tattooed bounty hunter, was my favorite. Now comes word that Dynamite and Atari will be working together on several projects: “a retrospective hardcover book comprised of photos and concept artwork, as well as […]