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And to start off 2012… one article.
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Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Friendship is Modding – Each week Kotaku posts up some great webcomics.
And to start off 2012… one article.
Around the Blogs:
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Friendship is Modding – Each week Kotaku posts up some great webcomics.
It’s a new week, yay! While you were watching football and listening to our radio show, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Kotaku – Arkham City’s Official Map App Gives Aid to Trophy Hunters – Looks pretty helpful.
Kotaku – A Guide to Batman’s Arkham City Wardrobe – I really need this game.
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Subjective Objective – Each week Kotaku brings some great web comics.
Con Coverage:
CBR – NYCC: Joe Simon Looks Back at His 98 Years
Around the Tubes Reviews:
Feeling Fictional – Vampire Academy
New York Comic Con has come and gone. We’ll have lots of posts, reviews, photos and some video. But for now, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Fox News – Islam-Based Superheroes: Here to Save the Day or Villains in Disguise? – Fox takes on The 99 (ignores Newscorps’ bashing of it).
The Daily Star – Muslim comic series seeks breakthrough in U.S. – And another take on The 99.
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Upright and Locked – Each week Kotaku brings some of the best web comics out there.
Con Coverage:
Kotaku – New York Comic-Con 2011 Day Four Cosplay with Dead Space Kid and Super Friends
Kotaku – NYCC 2011 Day Two in Pictures
Kotaku – The DC Superhero Statues of New York Comic-Con
The Beat – NYCC 2011: Days Three and Four
Bleeding Cool – The Cosplay Gallery Of New York Comic Con, Courtesy Of Marnie Ann Joyce
IGN – NYCC: Brian Wood’s Wolverine Emerges
IGN – NYCC: Rogue’s Legacy Continues
IGN – NYCC: Hulk Smashes the Avengers
Bleeding Cool – Luke Cage, Movie-Calibre Hulking And More In Marvel’s TV Future
The Beat – NYCC Announcements: Dexter, Marvel and Mystery Writers
Bleeding Cool – Recovering From A Hangover With The Women Of Marvel
Comics Alliance – Brian Wood’s Environmental Apocalypse Comic ‘The Massive’ Gets Ongoing Series
CBR – NYCC: Gale Anne Hurd on “Dead Man’s Run,” “Walking Dead”
New York Post – Girls gone geek
CBR – NYCC: Gage Offers the Runaways Shelter at “Avengers Academy”
CBR – NYCC: Geof Darrow’s “Shaolin Cowboy” Returns in 2012
IGN – NYCC: Shazam is Back!
IGN – NYCC: DC All Access: Superman Panel
IGN – NYCC: Avengers: Shattered Heroes Panel
IGN – NYCC: The Avengers Assemble Again
Comics Alliance – The Image Comics Show [NYCC 2011]
MTV Geek – J. Michael Straczynski Announces New MTV Comic At NYCC
IGN – NYCC: War of the Thunderbolts
IGN – NYCC: Remender’s Secret Avengers
Around the Tubes Reviews:
The Atlantic – Feynman
CBR – Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E #2
The Herts Advertiser – Ultimate Spider-Man: Death of Spider-Man
It’s a new week, but with a long weekend, there’s still a whole day to relax! Here’s some articles for you to read during your day off.
Around the Blogs:
New York Times – For Archie Comics, a Return to Superheroes – Not only one of the most progressive comic book companies out there, but also forward thinking in this digital age.
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Meet the New Strip – Each week Kotaku brings some great web comics.
Con Coverage:
Bleeding Cool – The Parties Of New York Comic Con
The Beat – NYCC 2011: MAPS!
Around the Tubes Reviews:
Comicsgirl – The Best American Comics 2011
The Guardian – Habibi
Ultimate Comic Books Online – Turf
It’s a new week and you probably missed last nights great episode of Graphic Policy radio. You should absolutely check out the archived episodes, and while you do that, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Hero Complex – Aquaman’s 70th birthday celebration surfaces at the Shrine – Happy birthday!
Fan Service – Catwoman, Starfire, blah blah blah – Another take on the Catwoman and the “woman issue” DC has.
The National – Egyptian graphic novel rekindles an art form – It’ll be fascinating to see how the art form evolves in the new Egypt and what is produced.
Bleeding Cool – Dwayne McDuffie, Write-In Candidate For Writers Guild Awards – Hopefully folks will get the message.
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Elitism Isn’t Free – Each week Kotaku brings some great web comics.
Con Coverage:
Comicsgirl – Kazu Kibuishi at the National Book Festival
Detroit News – Comic book fans turn out in droves for Detroit Fanfare at Cobo
Hindustan Times – Mumbai to host its first convention on comic books
Around the Tubes Reviews:
Boing Boing – Habibi
It’s a new week, yay! Sundays are usually quiet, but that also means it was a new episode of Graphic Policy Radio, you should check it out. While you do that, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
The Examiner – SF State professor Trevor R. Getz bases graphic novel on 19th century Ghana woman’s quest for freedom – Think this’ll go into my “must read” pile.
Heritage Newspapers – ANN ARBOR: Author Jim Ottaviani pens graphic novel about quantum physicist – Interesting, this is a topic I always wish I knew more about.
Comics Alliance – Openly Gay Superhero To Join DC’s Relaunched ‘Teen Titans’ – Always great to see more diversity.
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: A Fraction of the Price – Each week Kotaku brings some of the best in web comics.
Around the Tubes Reviews:
Firefox News – Daybreak
The 2011 Small Press Expo is over and I’m still recovering. Photos and maybe some video will be up later today. Below is the Sunday news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Entertainment Weekly – Should comic books emulate the TV biz? Plus: More reviews of ‘The New 52’ – There’s some interesting ideas in here.
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Deus XXX – Each week Kotaku puts together some great web comics in a post.
Con Coverage:
The Beat – 2011 Ignatz Awards winners
Around the Tubes Reviews:
Comics Nexus – Swamp Thing #1
It’s Labor Day here in the US, so I don’t expect a lot of news to be hitting today, but that’s not going to stop us with keeping up with posts today. While you wait for those, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Don’t Look a Yoshi in the Mouth – Each week Kotaku brings the best in the past week’s web comics.
Con Coverage:
MTV Geek – The 10th Anniversary Dragon-Con Parade in Photos: Part 3
MTV Geek – Trolling The Exhibitor Booths At Dragon-Con
Bleeding Cool – VIDEO: The Dragon*Con Cosplay Parade 2011
MTV Geek – DragonCon 2011: Your Daily Dragon
MTV Geek – Dragon-Con: Not-To-Miss Action Throughout The Last Two Days!
MTV Geek – Dragon-Con Parade Marches On For Its 10th Anniversary
MTV Geek – The 10th Anniversary Dragon-Con Parade In Photos: Part 2
Bleeding Cool – Cosplay And Drew Blank At Dragon*Con – Confessions Of An Anti-Hero
Around the Tubes Reviews:
The Mary Sue – Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1
Bleeding Cool – Justice League #1
Hopefully post earthquake and hurricane you’re all ok. It’s a big week, with the launch of the new DC universe, how many are actually excited? Ken and I did our latest radio show last night. You can give a listen here. While you do that, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Kotaku – Sunday Comics – Each week Kotaku brings some great web comics.
TechCrunch – Disney Inks Deal with Greenbox, Chinese eCommerce Is Taking Off – Could we see Marvel licenses coming soon? I think a billion people getting to know Marvel comics more might help with sales.
Con Coverage:
CBR – Fan Expo: A Pint O’ CB
MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada Interview: Fred Van Lente and Kyle Hotz Bring “Destroyers” To Marvel
Newsarama – Fan Expo ’11: MARVEL: NEXT BIG THING Panel (New CrossGen)
CBR – Fan Expo: DC’s Bold New 52
MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011: James Robinson Spotlight Panel Recap
Digital Journal – Fan Expo 2011 descends on Toronto
VG Chartz – PAX Prime 2011 Hands-On: X-Men: Destiny
MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011: Marvel’s Fear Itself Panel Recap
CBR – Fan Expo: Pak & Van Lente Upgrade “Alpha Flight” to an Ongoing
CBR – Fan Expo: Van Lente Does the Monster Mash With “Destroyers”
Baltimore Comic Con has come and gone and a lot has come out of it, and some upcoming fun things for Graphic Policy Radio. We’ll have some updates today of the coverage including the usual photos. While you’re waiting for that, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Kotaku – Sunday Comics – Each week Kotaku highlights some great web comics.
Con Coverage:
The Beat – Baltimore Comic-Con: Huge Saturday
Bleeding Cool – The Baltimore Comic Con DC Panel That Wasn’t
GeekWeek – The 2011 Harvey Award Winners
Bleeding Cool – Inception And Doctor Who Win At The Hugo Awards
Around the Tubes Reviews:
CBR – Venom #6
CBR – The Walking Dead #88