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Adrian Tomine's Optic Nerve #12: exclusive preview
I've been waiting a long time for issue #12 of Adrian Tomine's comic book, Optic Nerve. It'll be available on Wednesday. Find a local comic shop that sells it. Order it directly from the publisher. In...
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My favorite images from Monster Brains
I've spent an inordinate amount of time over at Monster Brains, a blog filled with thousands of scans of comic books, movie posters, science fiction paperbacks, model kit boxes, and other media...
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Anthology of forgotten Carl Barks' Barney Bear comic books
My friend Craig Yoe (a designer and comic book historian whom I interviewed on Gweek a while back) has has edited over 30 books about comic books and illustration, including Krazy Kat & the Art of...
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Groo: Friends and Foes #4
I gobble down each issue of Groo: Friends and Foes faster than our bumbling hero slurps down cheese dip. In issue 4 (out now from Dark Horse), Groo and Rufferto stumble into his old "friend," Arcadio...
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Archie vs Sharknado worth a giggle
The kids of Riverdale have to take on a Sharknado: a storm that unites Betty and Veronica like never before and leaves Moose realizing that Reggie isn't that bad of guy. The comic's special effects...
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Captain America sworn in as Bay Area councilman
Last night, Lan Diep held Captain America's shield during his swearing in as a San Jose, California city councilman. From NBC Bay Area: Diep, a Republican legal aid attorney, received cheers after he...
View ArticleThat time Charlton Comics published a trans sci-fi story in 1953
Back in September, a rare print edition of Space Adventures #7—originally published by the new-defunct Charlton Comics in 1953—sold for $1,800. The comic book speculator market isn't normally the kind...
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NPR's Planet Money explores the economics of super hero intellectual property
I've been reading comics my whole, and among the many things they've given me, one of them was my first real entry into understanding the many complications of creators' rights and intellectual...
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EXCLUSIVE: introducing "The Dusk," a new superhero for dads who realize...
At this point, it's become almost a tired Internet joke: Batman is awesome, yes, but he's also practically terrible. A billionaire? Who builds gimmicky weapons to help the cops beat up criminals,...
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There's an official $#@&ing terminology for censoring swears like $#@&: Grawlix
Artist Mitch Gerads is perhaps best known for his award-winning collaborations with writer Tom King which deconstructed the mental health struggles of less popular DC superheroes such as Adam Strange...
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Substack is trying to break into comic books, with a ton of great creators
In early June 2021, Business Insider reported that Substack had recruited comic scribe Nick Spencer (known for Morning Glories, the most recent volume of Amazing Spider-Man, and turning Captain America...
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Kickstart this cool new comic of North American folktales by Indigenous artists
Iron Circus Comics is a great independent press that's been kicking around since 2007. Founded by artist/writer C. Spike Trotman — creator of comics like Templar, Arizona and Smut Peddler — the...
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The wordless "Frank" by Jim Woodring is one of the first comics I ever read
The first comics I laid eyes on were Jim Woodring comics, because I could enjoy them at an age before I knew how to read. Many of Woodring's comics lack text, and it's up to the reader to interpret...
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The hilarious himbo leftist heroes BEEF BROS are back with new graphic novel
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aubreysitterson/bbbb In the fall of 2020, comic creators Aubrey Sitterson and Tyrell Cannon launched their "aspirational leftist superhero comic," BEEF BROS, a...
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Secret Identity is a fantastic crime novel set in the seedy 70s comic book...
Alex Segura has his roots deep in comics. He's worked at Wizard and DC, even served as the Co-President of Archie Comics before his current role as a Senior VP at Oni Press. And all the while, he's...
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An AI illustrates Taylor Swift in the style of different comic book artists
Like a lot of other people, I've been having fun with the AI illustrators that have been popping up — particularly the free service Craiyon, formerly known as DALL•E Mini. So I asked it to draw me a...
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Illustrator Dean Haspiel is Kickstarting a new dystopian sci-fi satire comic...
I've been a fan of Dean Haspiel's illustrations since he worked on The Alcoholic with Jonathan Ames, though he's probably better known for his work on Billy Dogma and The Red Hook, or his...
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Review: "Boys Weekend" is like a queer "Cabin in the Woods" for the CryptoBro...
Boys Weekend is a new graphic novel from writer/artist Mattie Lubchansky, whose work you may recognize from The Nib (RIP) or The Antifa Super-Soldier Cookbook. While Lubchansky's iconic sci-fi satire...
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Sneak peek of The Devil's Cut, the first book from the much-hyped new comic...
DSTLRY is a brand new creator-centered comic book publishing endeavor from David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, the founder and former head of content (respectively) of ComiXology. The company made waves...
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Get ready for Matt Lesniewski's stunning new comic, "Faceless & The Family"
Comic book fans will be thrilled to hear that Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Matt Lesniewski has a new series on the way. Lesniewski is set to release his latest, Faceless & The Family #1, in...
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Just in time for the full moon and Halloween, it's Gene Colan's classic...
As a full moon looms and distant Halloween howls chill the air, what better way to celebrate the creepiest time of the year than Fantagraphics' latest haunting endeavor: reprints of Marvel Comics'...
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Read this incredible essay about Magneto, Judaism, and the legacy of the...
Over at Defector, writer Asher Elbein just published one of the single best pop culture-politics crossover essays I've read in a long time. In The Judgement of Magneto, Elbein expertly analyzes the...
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Romeo and Juliet battle to the bloody death in new Kill Shakespeare comic
Back in 2010, writers Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery teamed up with artists Andy Belanger, Ian Herring, and Kagan McLeod for a bloody, pulpy take on the ol' Bard. The first volume of Kill...
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A new posthumous comic book by Joe Matt to be released
When autobiographical cartoonist Joe Matt passed away of a heart attack last fall at the age of 60, he was found at his drawing desk. One might assume that he was a prolific cartoonist whose incessant...
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Marvel's new "Aliens vs Avengers" comic is fun
Marvel Comics just released the first issue of its new Aliens vs Avengers miniseries—which, as the name suggests, is a complete unnecessary cash grab of two iconic Intellectual Properties mashed up...
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