12 Reasons Why I Love Her

This charming/frustrating graphic novel captures the key points of a relationship in twelve well-chosen scenes. (Each has a theme song listed to start, too, in case you want the full sensory experience.) Gwen’s a fascinating character, turning expectations on their head from the first chapter, the couple’s first date. She buys Evan flowers, which makes him grumpy and petulent. He doesn’t understand her meaning, but instead of asking about it, he jumps to his own conclusions. Their lack of communication […]

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Age of Bronze: Betrayal

Age of Bronze: Betrayal is the latest installment in Eric Shanower’s glorious retelling of the Trojan War. (The previous were A Thousand Ships and Sacrifice.) A comprehensive Story So Far opens the volume by reminding the reader who’s on whose side and which key events driving the forces together. It’s illustrated with headshots, since this is a graphic novel and visages are important, especially when they boast or glower. Careful attention to detail is rewarded; for example, the two major […]

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Archie Aims for Diversity With New Writers, Characters

Archie Comics has announced two new writers who bring with them characters of different ethnicities. The first is their Mexican publisher, who’s been editing for 25 years: In 2005, Jesús Gil Holguí­n started publishing Spanish Language editions of Archie Comics in Mexico. Jesús is writing his first script for Archie Comics. The story will feature the first Mexican addition to Riverdale High when Toño Diaz is introduced. … Join Toño and his entire family for their first Riverdale adventure in […]

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Tokyopop Manga Magazine Not Dead Yet

I’m running out of headlines to express my surprise whenever another issue of Tokyopop’s Manga magazine shows up. What’s not surprising, though, is that it’s even slimmer than the previous issue, with only 48 pages this time. It’s cover-dated Spring 2008 and has only three paid ad pages. One of which is for the New York Comic Con, which starts in three days, so this release date is cutting it a little close, hmm? But I expect that they’re going […]

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Archie Gets Drafted

I was stunned when I found this story, cover-featured in Everything’s Archie #16, dated October 1971. I had no idea that Archie had tackled anything so timely. It didn’t turn out as all as I expected, either. And look, there’s more than one black guy in Riverdale! The splash page repeats the cover with the addition of this caption: The story you are about to read, is a story with a message for everyone! It is about the feelings and […]

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Batman: Gotham Knight Premiere Announced

The next original animated DC Universe movie is Batman: Gotham Knight, and Warner has just announced that its world premiere will be at Wizard World Chicago on June 28. The evening showing will be followed by a panel featuring members of the film crew and cast, including legendary animation producer Bruce Timm (Superman Doomsday, Justice League: The New Frontier), acclaimed comics writer Brian Azzarello, and Emmy Award-winning television writer Alan Burnett. This movie consists of six short films set between […]

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Friends of Lulu Awards Move

The Friends of Lulu Awards, recognizing the efforts women make in comics, are moving from San Diego to MoCCA’s show. They will be held Saturday, June 7, at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in Manhattan. Along with the museum, this year’s sponsors are IDW, DC, and Archie. The official Board member quote comes from Treasurer Marion Vitus: “We are excited to bring an award event to MoCCA Artfest, and just as excited not to be competing with the […]

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Comic Foundry #2

Comic Foundry‘s second issue is now out, and (obnoxious as this sounds), I was right, it is much better in color. The design is excellent, welcoming and readable. There are plenty of short features covering a range of material, including webcomics, indy publishers, superheroes, and manga. With two or three items on most pages, none of them are terribly deep, but they’re entertaining enough introductions to the subjects. I did weary of them a little before the longer pieces started, […]

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