Last year, I linked to a comic strip Mike Dawson posted at The Nib titled “Rules For Dating My Daughter“. Now, he’s taken that same title for a book of similar comic essays, due out next March. He describes it as “a collection of thematically linked essays on parenting, politics, and philosophy”, reprinting work from The Comics Journal, Slate, and The Nib along with new comics. Dawson is Kickstarting the book, and he’s already made his goal. You have eight […]

This news came out two months ago, but I wanted to capture it here, because I think it’s significant. On June 22, it was announced that Dark Horse, who previously had established their own digital comic distribution platform, would make “their full digital catalog of collections, graphic novels, and manga” available via ComiXology. Dark Horse was the last large major comic publisher to not be available on the de facto monopoly digital distributor. We were told “all Dark Horse Comics […]

The Small Press Expo is always one of the highlights of my comic-show-going every year. It’s a terrific way to find many amazing comics and interact directly with the artists or publishers. SPX is celebrating its 21st birthday this year, and so the show is planning to spotlight creators who have only worked in the 21st century, which seems a clever way to keep the focus looking forward and feature younger creators. Those special guests announced so far include: Kate […]

Wizard World Comic Con Chicago is this coming weekend — only it’s longer than that now. I hadn’t realized that they’d expanded the show to include 5 hours on Thursday as well as all-day Friday through Sunday. Their website is showing that four-day passes are sold out, but one-day tickets are still available (ranging from $40-60, depending on day), as are most of the upgraded VIP packages. Programming has been announced, with the highlight on Q&A sessions with the various […]

Alan David Doane has resurrected Trouble With Comics, a group-contribution comic website with reviews, commentary, and links. Here’s the core list of contributors. It’s kind of old-fashioned in that it’s all guys, but it’s also nostalgic, since these folks all worked together before Tumblr and Twitter took off. There’s a lot of knowledge and history in that group. I’ll be contributing, although on a very limited basis, since I’m still trying to get back into a working groove on THIS […]

Brian Churilla has posted a sobering analysis of his life as a full-time comic book artist. He drew 12 issues of Big Trouble in Little China and is currently illustrating Hellbreak. He’s also written a breakdown any aspiring comic book artist should read. He covers how much typical artists get paid compared to the amount of work they’re expected to do. Here are some excerpts, but be sure to read the whole thing: One year. 12 issues. 264 pages. 4 […]