C.R.A.Z.Y.
R.I.P.: My wallet.
Not only rest in peace, Senator Kennedy, but also rest in peace: my wallet. It died today while buying comics. First off, its the final issue of Rex Mundi Arvid Nelson’s Holy Grail epic started […]
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Conventions
Ignatz Award Nominees Announced.
The Ignatz Award nominees for Small Press Expo were announced, and the winners will be announced September 26, 2009. The Beat notes that the nominees were chosen by jury, and at least two jurors are […]
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Russell T. Davies and David Tennant interviewed on BoingBoing TV.
As we’re winding closer to the end of Russell T. Davies run on Doctor Who more and more interviews are popping up featuring the two. This one done with BoingBoing TV’s Richard Metzger and gives […]
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Denver drug ring used comic books as a front for business.
Yesterday, the New York Post told a story about two brothers who bought $500, 000 in collector comic books as a front for their meth business. Police seized comic books worth at least $500,000 while […]
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SMITH Magazine announces THE PEKAR PROJECT.
Jeff “Jahfurry” Newelt announced today that SMITH Magazine will be doing online, every-other-week Harvey Pekar comics, titled The Pekar Project. I never thought I’d see the day that Pekar would even know how to access […]
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Today in Brilliance.
The people behind the “I’m a Marvel, I’m a DC,” completely awesome short videos tackled the Ryan Reynolds playing Deadpool and Green Lantern issue and handled it totally awesome. Like Topless Robot said: Frankly, I’m […]
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LOOKING BACK: Spy vs. Spy.
On Monday, Master of all that is Forbidden Planet, Jeff Ayers and I went out for a drink post Eli Roth signing. Jeff had the three volumes of some original Antonio Prohias works from his […]
Awards
2009 Hugo Award Winners.
Presented in Montreal over the weekend, Science Fiction’s version of The Eisners or The Oscars with toastmasters Julie Czerneda, and translation by Yves Meynard. Presented below here are all the award winners: Best Novel: The […]
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Siegel Family secures Superman origin rights.
And it could mean deep shit for DC/WB, as the Judge decides to restrict the company certain rights. In an ongoing Federal court battle over Superman, Judge Stephen Larson ruled Wednesday that the family of […]
Conventions
NYCC Teams with Brooklyn Book Festival.
Set phasers to Sunday, Sept. 13. This is going to be a fantastic festival. The Beat has a press release announcing the partnership. The renowned Brooklyn Book Festival and New York Comic Con (NYCC) announce […]
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Gene Colan hospitalized.
The Hero Initiative reports that the legendary artist was hospitalized earlier this week with pneumonia, but its likely that Colan should be out of the hospital sometime today. Gene Colan’s wife Adrienne informs us that […]
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Charles Burns’ Best American Comics Lineup.
Woo, this is a doozy. The last one I bought was Harvey Pekar’s edition, but I’m going to have to dive into this version. Check out this lineup, reported by the Comics Reporter: * “Shh!” […]
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Abhay Khosla’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Abhay Khosla is easily one of the best comic book critics, if he isn’t one of the best he is at least the most entertaining. Abhay contributes to the Savage Critics website, as well […]
Conventions
Roundup of news from Chicago Comic Con.
This weekend was Chicago Comic Con, and even though all of the major publishers declined to participate. Wizard Talking Head Gareb Shamus still expected record attendance and said they were committed to the location and […]
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Hey, check out some grainy footage from Iron Man 2 and Kick-Ass.
Over the weekend, grainy footage from the Kick-Ass and Iron Man 2 panels at SDCC wound up on the Internet. The Iron Man 2 footage, which was sweded by a couple of budding fanboys, showed […]
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The (Friday) Walk of Shame #3.
We apologize for the lack of a Walk of Shame for last week, there wasn’t much shame to have regardless, as there was a ton of nothing to read last week. So without further ado, […]
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First episode of “Crazy Sexy Geeks” premieres.
Friend of the blog, Alan Kistler, just premiered the first episode of Crazy Sexy Geeks, where he talked to “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star and comic book writer Amber Benson. This program, meant for every […]
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News tidbits.
DC Comics Editor-In-Chief Dan DiDio will “take over” a monthly series. That’s cool, I’ve been enjoying his “Metal Men” strip in Wednesday Comics. Marvel’s publishing sales flat in the second quarter. Apparently, things haven’t been […]
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Jimmy Fallon interviews Geoff Johns.
Is it a bad thing when a comic book writer has more screen presence than your star? Well, now you know with an extended clip from the segment Jimmy Fallon ran on Comic Con while […]
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Dinner and a Movie. Geek Style.
Our buddy Matt D, a manager of FP NYC, is co-hosting themed movie nights at a local pizza joint on Monday nights in August. Sadly, I’ll be missing this evening’s Bill & Ted’s/Keanu fest, but […]