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First new comics in ages!
Recently, I finally found a copy of the out-of-print TPB “Hitman: Local Heroes”. Zombie Night at the Gotham Aquarium is still one of the best comic book stories I’ve read. It has page-turner panels, splash pages, hilarious dialogue and a unique premise. If Hitman were to ever be adapted to the screen, it would…
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Manga prize news
HOLY CRAP UPDATE!: Our friend Josh Elder of Mail Order Ninja is mentioned in the article! Way to go, JOSH!!! How awesome is it to fire up my morning links and find a news item about manga as the featured top story on FoxNews?! So awesome I’m blogging about it from work even though I…
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At last: Acceptance!
Who here likes mysteries? I just received an e-mail from ComicsNow.com. My package has been packed and shipped, and they’ve given me the tracking number. Funny thing is: I didn’t order anything! Another funny thing: my birthday is a week from today. Is that it? Is this a birthday present? Who could it be from?…
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See you at MicroCon in April!
On April 29th, I’ll be appearing at MicroCon in St. Paul, Minnesota. I hope you’ll all show up! This is going to be an interesting con. For one thing, thanks to ComicSpace I’m meeting many Minnesota-based creators and hoping to see them there. Also, this is the first convention since Phil Meadows took his leave…
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Artist Bob Oksner R.I.P.
Mike Evanier reports that Bob Oksner has passed away. Bob worked on newspaper comic strips including Dondi. Bob did a lot of work on funnybooks, from Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis to Ambush Bug, but he also worked on Superman, Wonder Woman and even Elvira when she hosted House of Mystery. He retired…
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Nick Burnham artwork
Erik Burnham’s ComicSpace now features a complete 8-page Nick Landime story and some of his “doodles”. Doodles like this one:
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Joe Staton’s next project
Christopher Mills recently announced that he and Joe Staton are doing a Femme Noir mini-series this year. I’ve enjoyed Femme Noir (I linked to the online comics in the past) and think it’s welcome news. Even better, the colorist on the mini is going to be Melissa Kaercher of “Dr. Blink, Superhero Shrink” and someone…
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Dreading the inevitable BOF!
I finish reading today’s “Astro City”, closed the book and saw it: the dreaded BOF. Big Ol’ Fingerprint. As I evaluate my comic books for cataloging, I hate finding that BOF. I mark down the reduction in quality and value, natch. (Gotta reassure all the buyers out there.) Look, I’m never going to be the…
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New hero patrols the rivers of Columbia
Aquaman? No, it’s BATFISH! EDIT: I see cplotter beat me to it. Once again, there is nothing I can have that he cannot take away. Curse you, Belloq!
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Small Press Idol ’07 announced
Dimestore Productions unveils Small Press Idol 2007. This is the contest that Phil Meadows and I won a couple years ago. You pitch a new comic book, and the winner gets published.