Jim Woodring’s Giant Pen
Head over to the Project Site, where Jim Woodring is asking for donations to build a giant fully functional dip pen. I am soliciting $4,500 to manufacture a giant steel dip pen and penholder for public demonstration and display. I hope to promote the understanding and use of this beautiful piece of ... Read More
Birmingham Zine Fest
The Birmingham Zine Festival is rapidly approaching, and features a whole host of events, including exhibitions, a fair, workshops and even a picnic! Head over to the site to acquaint yourself with the schedule and read some interviews with exhibitors. Read More
Freak Leap
Joe List, the brains, hand and pen behind the Annotated Weekender, last year's must-have collection of abrupt stories 'Freak Leap' and the minicomic 'Guts' announced this morning that he has started a webcomic, also entitled Freak Leap. You can read ... Read More
Harvey Pekar Dies aged 70
Really sad news; Pekar, 70, was found dead shortly before 1 a.m. today by his wife, Joyce Brabner, in their Cleveland Heights home, said Powell Caesar, spokesman for Cuyahoga County Coroner Frank Miller. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. Read the full article on the Cleveland blog here. Read MoreAre Sales Dropping?
Head over to Bleedin Cool to read a short article on Diamond's sales figures for the last financial year. This April, it is estimated that Diamond Comics Distributors sold 5,567,648 of the top 300 comic books to American comic stores. The previous April, it is estimated they sold 6,733,040 of the top 300 comic books. That’s ... Read More
New Thrizzle! With Too Much Color!
If you know me, you will know that I love Michael Kupperman's work. Straight up LOVE IT. I am therefore very excited to hear about the coming 'Tales Designed To Thrizzle #6'. Head over to the Fantagraphics site to read a four-page excerpt. Fantastic ... Read More
James Sturm Quits the Internet
James Sturm, director of CCS, conducts an interesting experiment; he quits the internet. As the director of a small school, I have a lot of legitimate reasons to be online. Every day, I am communicating with students, staff, visiting artists, board members, and alumni. ... Read More
Marvel App on the iPad
I'll be posting up a more detailed roundup of some of the talk surrounding the imminent arrival in the UK of Apple's iPad soon, but for the time being, head over to BoingBoing to read their hands-on review of Marvel's iPad app; First impression: ... Read More
