Tag: Comics

Pinocchio by Winshluss: Read this Now.

It’s been a while since a comic really rocked my world to a degree that made me rush online to extol its virtues–I think maybe 2008’s Gus and His Gang by Christophe Blain is the last such book–but the recent English translation of Pinnochio by Winshluss is one for sure. This book is a masterpiece. …

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TCAF 2011 Con Report

The Toronto Comics Art Festival—AKA “TCAF”–is now over. This was the first time I exhibited there and here’s my con report in short: there’s a heck of a lot to love about TCAF. Getting There Pre-show, I wasn’t really able to suss out the general consensus on whether TCAF was a show where original pages …

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I’m TCAF-bound, Y’all!

You’re Going Where?! That’s right, people: I’m breaking out of my crusty SPX/Heroes Con-only shell and exhibiting at a new (to me) convention this year! I’d heard nothing but fantastic stuff about the Toronto Comics Art Festival (AKA “TCAF”) and so I applied to exhibit this year… and was incredibly surprised and honored to have …

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“Talking with Tim” Interview at CBR’s Robot 6

I recently did a really enjoyable interview with Tim O’Shea for his “Talking with Tim” feature over at ComicBookResources.com. As is my wont, I wound up flapping my trap overmuch and consequently what probably should have been a short “what are you working on” interview wound up being me rambling on about everything from TinTin …

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Defective Comics Panel Audio Now Available

Last year, at Heroes Con ’10, Craig Fischer and I did one of our (in)famous “mega-presentations” in which we discussed offbeat and oddball superhero comics. One portion of that presentation was a panel discussion featuring Colleen Coover, Jeff Parker, Chris Pitzer and Evan Dorkin–and, at long last, the recorded audio from that panel is now …

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