Amelia Rules! Acquired by Simon & Schuster

I was tempted to headline this “No New Amelia Rules! Books for Two More Years”, but that’s because I’m selfish. Congratulations to Jimmy Gownley in getting picked up and republished to a bigger audience! From the press release: Ginee Seo Books, an imprint of Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, today announced it has acquired the world rights to Jimmy Gownley’s popular comic and graphic novel series Amelia Rules! … Centered around the happenings of ten-year-old spitfire Amelia Louise McBride, the […]

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The Cowboy Wally Show

Back in the 90s, Kyle Baker’s The Cowboy Wally Show was one of the great lost graphic novels, a legitimate cult classic. People would pay hundreds of dollars for a copy due to its impressive reputation and rarity. (It was originally released by a book publisher in 1988 before being brought back into print in 1996, then picked up by Vertigo in 2003.) There are two lessons to be learned from this: 1. Today, when comics with a spine are […]

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Iron Man DVD (Review)

I’ve been looking forward to the Ultimate 2-disc Edition of the Iron Man DVD since it was announced in August. I think, though, that my anticipation backfired. My love for the movie hasn’t changed, but I found many of the special features weren’t as exciting as I had hoped. DVD Choices For me, the appeal of the film was the character, the man inside the suit, but that’s not the direction followed here. This was Marvel’s first in-house production after […]

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More on Minx No More

Reactions to DC cancelling the Minx line are popping up all over the web. DC Comics sent out an official statement confirming the news but otherwise saying nothing: Minx will cease publication beginning January ’09. Minx was an experimental imprint for DC Comics and we are extremely proud of the books we published and the stories we told during the past two years. We thank all of the writers and artists who lent their talents to our endeavor and especially […]

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Minx No More: DC Cancels Girls’ GN Line

Wow. I knew the DC line of graphic novels for girls young adults (as DC puts it, and that wishy-washiness may have been one of its problems) wasn’t getting a lot of attention, but I expected it to last through its second year instead of being truncated. Comic Book Resources is reporting that DC has cancelled the Minx line. After putting out six books in 2007, this year so far they’d released Burnout (best of the lot, in my opinion) […]

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No Batman DVD – The Detailed Story

For years fans have wanted a complete collection of the 1960s Batman TV series on DVD. Although you can find bootleg sets out there — just search “Batman TV DVD” on Google, and you’ll see plenty for $50-60 — many would willingly pay well for clean copies with nice extras, and the principals are clearly available to participate. Reportedly, the rights are tied up between Fox (which made the show and owns the episodes) and Warner Bros (which owns the […]

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How to Break Into Writing Comics

Breaking into comics as an artist is relatively easy. You make up some samples, you show them around, you take the advice you’re given, and you persist until you get work or find something more responsible to do. It’s hard work, but it’s a simple plan to follow. But breaking in as a writer… that’s difficult. There are a lot more wannabes than ever will find work in the field, everyone thinks writing is easy, and most people have ideas […]

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Nana Volume 10

Everyone’s getting over their hurt feelings and getting on with their lives. You can’t stay in a state of emotional intensity for long; it’s too tiring. Picking up the pieces, though, may require some work. Nana’s still torn between her deep love for Ren and her jealousy of his band Trapnest’s success in this volume. Well, jealousy isn’t quite the right word; she doesn’t want to be them, she wants her own achievement instead. It’s more a rivalry. Plus, she […]

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