Tag: Comics

People, It’s Still 2007!

I’ve been seeing tons of lists out there of the top ten comics and graphic novels of 2007. Here are a few that I’ve stumbled upon lately: Whitney Matheson (USA Today) Heeb Magazine Favourite Comics and Art Books of 2007, From Drawn! SELECTION JEUNESSE 2008 Time Magazine Now, I certainly wouldn’t be so vain as …

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Schulz in Ripley’s

If, like me, you’re interested in things cartooning-related, then chances are you’re either reading, done reading, or plan on reading Schulz and Peanuts, the new bio of Peanuts artist Charles Schulz. In the book it mentions that Schulz’s first published work was a one-off “guest strip” in the Ripley’s Believe it or Not comics page …

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CCCG Holiday Brouhaha

Here’s the invite I did for our upcoming CCCG Holiday Brouhaha:

Heroes in NC for the Eisner Retail Award!

Ballots are now up and available for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retail Award.  Like the site says, the award is presented each year at the Eisner Awards ceremony at the San Diego Comic-Con to, ” an individual retailer who has done an outstanding job of supporting the comics art medium both in the …

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Spx Finds – pt 2

(If you don’t know what the heck “SPX Finds” is all about, see the original post…) Urban Legend – Bradley Day Mini-comic series, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, ~36 pages each, B&W interiors, color covers Autobio comics, particularly autobio minis, are often the subject of a fair bit of scorn. What I find interesting about …

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