C2E2: Mysterious O’Malley Seconds Card

Coming this July is the much-anticipated new graphic novel Seconds. It’s a stand-alone story by Bryan Lee O’Malley, one of the major cartooning success stories of the past decade with his Scott Pilgrim series. Not much news has been released about the story so far, although we know it’s about Katie, a chef with a restaurant where things start going wrong. To promote the book, the publisher was handing out these cards at C2E2 last weekend. So I’m guessing that […]

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Spider-Man’s Costumes Through the Years

I don’t normally link to infographics, but I thought this one was well-done, full of actual information, and not obnoxious about the source promotion. I had no idea there had been so many variations on what I thought was just red and blue webbing. Here’s a rundown of Spider-Man’s costumes from the beginning through the upcoming movie. I learned things! Infographic Created by HalloweenCostumes.com

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Detective Dogs Scooby-Doo and Ace the Bat-Hound Are Too Cute

I have no idea why it took this long to do a Scooby-Doo/Batman team-up comic, given how weird the match is but how well it works. Anyway, now we have Scooby-Doo Team-Up, a kids’ comic with adult appeal. Issue #2 features the Mystery Machine kids and the Dark Knight meeting up with the Mystery Analysts of Gotham City (who date from the 1960s) in a story by Sholly Fisch and illustrated by Dario Brizuela. It includes these three pages, my […]

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My Favorite Comic Story of All

(The below was written for the 2011 Team Cul de Sac benefit zine created to raise funds for research into Parkinson’s Disease. It was assembled by Craig Fischer with the question “what is your favorite comic (comic book, comic strip, graphic novel, whatever), and why?”) I can just about guarantee that my favorite comic isn’t shared by many others. In fact, I’m often surprised to find out that anyone’s heard of it. My favorite comic is “Hukka vs. the Bob!” […]

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Melanie Gillman on Comic-Making and Teaching

Melanie Gillman has a year in review comic posted that’s a challenging read. It’s beautifully done, of course, but the content is disturbing, particularly the section about how teaching college as an adjunct isn’t financially secure. (And that’s a crime — our teachers should be better compensated, not living below poverty level.) Yet the end manages a note of optimism focused on creative work. It’s a good thing to remember… and I’d encourage those who can pay for good work […]

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Batman: Hoarder

Kerry Callen, talented author of Halo and Sprocket, has posted a two-page comic on his website called “Batman: Hoarder“, capturing the superhero’s fascination with keeping trophies and weapons. Funny stuff! Particularly given Callen’s facility with beautifully aping recognizable historical styles.

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