Wizard World is really expanding next year. They have announced locations and dates for “a minimum of” (so there might be more) 22 shows in 2015, with nine new cities — San Jose, Fort Lauderdale, Cleveland, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Des Moines, Madison, and Greenville — and a Horror Fest show. (I’ve already mentioned the Madison plans, which is now my local.) That’s up from 16 this year. They also note, “Additional cities (new and returning) may also be added […]

Wizard World Chicago, to be held August 21-24 at the Rosemont Convention Center, has begun announcing special guests. They fall into the usual categories: current geek favorites, older celebrities, wrestlers, and Stan Lee. Headliners for this go-round are Matt Smith (Doctor Who), Karen Gillan (Doctor Who, but also this summer’s Guardians of the Galaxy), David Boreanaz (Bones, Angel), Katie Cassidy (Arrow), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead), William Shatner (come on…), a number of other Star Trek actors, and the immortal […]

Afterlife With Archie has been a smashing success for the publisher, so they’re expanding their horror line with a Sabrina comic relaunch, coming in October according to USA Today. It’ll be written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who also writes Afterlife, although this one is described as darker than that. Artist Robert Hack says, “Sabrina takes characters we know and love and pushes them in a new, ghastly direction.” So, not necessarily a comic for me, then. I don’t look forward to […]

The Big Feminist BUT: Comics about Women, Men, and the IFs, ANDs & BUTs of Feminism is an anthology edited by Shannon O’Leary and Joan Reilly that was funded through a successful Kickstarter a year and a half ago. The title comes from how many people feel the need to say “I’m not a feminist, but…” Now, Alternative Comics has done a second edition for the purpose of “wide release to the book store and comic book shop markets.” Oddly, […]

I enjoyed reading Poorcraft: The Funnybook Fundamentals of Living Well on Less in print — not only is it full of great advice on sensible personal spending from C. Spike Trotman, but it’s well cartooned by Diana Nock. Since the book has been out for a couple of years, Spike is now serializing it online, with a new page daily. Follow along for some tips on saving money and living within your means.

C. Spike Trotman, the powerhouse behind the immensely successful Smut Peddler Kickstarters, has created a 32-page minicomic full of advice on the process. You can buy a PDF for $5 of “Let’s Kickstart a Comic (And Not Screw It Up)”, which explains “how to plan, prepare, run, and fulfill a Kickstarter comic project.” I suspect lots of creators will benefit from this.

Last Wednesday was May 14. Archie shipped the following titles to comic shops: Afterlife With Archie #5 (Andrew Pepoy Variant Cover), $2.99 Afterlife With Archie #5 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $2.99 Archie #655 (Fernando Ruiz Cosmo Merry Martian Variant Cover), $2.99 Archie #655 (Fernando Ruiz Regular Cover), $2.99 Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza TP, $14.99 Kevin Keller #13 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99 Kevin Keller #13 (Ryan Jampole Chibi Variant Cover), $2.99 Life With Archie #35 (Chad Thomas Burger Beast […]