I love comics. I love comic books, comic strips, web comics. I love superheroes, indies, underground, naughty, sci fi, fantasy, auto biography, funny, furry; hell, I even chuckle at Family Circus once in awhile.
"So what," I hear you saying, "we all do (except that Family Circus thing. That’s just freaky)."
Listen closely (or read closely, you know what I mean) and all your questions will be answered.
From an article at TheJournalNews.com, Drawn & Quartered.
“The comics page is usually thought of as a refuge from the rest of the newspaper. But throughout the Iraqi crisis, two comic strips in particular have offered voices of dissent — or at least sharp-edged satire — that have stood out on the comic pages like prickly pears in a petunia patch.
“In Garry Trudeau’s ‘Doonesbury,‘ published in more than 1,200 newspapers around the country (including this one), darts have been tossed at, among other things, President George W. Bush’s budget policies, the run-up to war and what they see as an American sense of empire.
“In Aaron McGruder’s ‘The Boondocks,‘ a three-year-old strip featured in 275 newspapers nationwide, McGruder’s tart-tongued African-American characters have made sport of national jitters about the war on terrorism and the policies of Attorney General John Ashcroft, among other topics.
“Curiously, at a time when boycotts are threatened for any celebrity who dares question America’s Iraq policy, little has been made of the two strips that state contrary opinions. Editors at Universal Press Syndicate, which distributes ‘Doonesbury’ and ‘The Boondocks,’ say they’ve had few complaints from editors at the newspapers that carry them.”
Marvel has added two new and interesting additions to their DotComics lineup: 411 and X-Men Movie #2.
411 is another series put out by Marvel as a result of the events of 911. Marvel has received a lot of grief lately from CrossGen’s CEO Marc Alessi as a result of those series, that they are in fact cashing in on 911.
X-Men Movie #2. X-Men Movie #1’s success caused the huge interest (Spider-Man added to it) in adapting comic’s for the big screen.
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Fascinating article at Washington Times.
“In the fictional village of San Gumer, an impoverished young man’s thoughts are candied by images of U.S. dollars, the Statue of Liberty, hamburgers and blondes posing with brand-new cars.
“‘It’s a paradise, brother,’ a veteran migrant named Checho devilishly tells Berny, the naive country youth who has lost his factory job and is tempted to migrate illegally from Mexico to the ‘Yunaites Staites.’
“From this scene forth, an unhappy tale of dashed dreams unfolds on the pages of a new comic book designed to show that illegal migration is no laughing matter. The 20-page comic features heroes and villains, tearful mothers, grieving widows and sage village elders.
“The comic is a popular attempt to reach people in a state where migration has emptied some villages of all their young men and some of their young women. Journeys over the border are claiming more and more lives.” Continue Reading
Here’s an advance review of the Wallace and Grommit game which will be released to tie in with the 2005 movie. The game’s premise is that an evil penguin, Feathers McGraw, has taken over the zoo that’s imprisoned him and enslaved its inhabitants as part of his jewel-smuggling operation. Wallace and Gromit (mostly Gromit, who the player controls throughout the game) have to free 24 levels worth of imprisoned baby animals in order to free the zoo from the penguin’s domination. Continue Reading
As per an interview @ Anime News Network, Comics One stopped using ebooks due to low sales. They felt they were ahead of their time… would things be different now? If not, when will ebooks be a viable form of distribution?
ANN: Comics One when it started, was only releasing manga titles over the web using software from Adobe. Can you tell us what led to your company originally doing this and then moving away from it?
Nicole: We originally felt ebooks were the next big thing. They had many benefits: portable, easy distribution, no warehousing issues, cheap sales, price, etc… Unfortunately, after a few months of low sales, we knew we were ahead of our time and we began publishing hardcopy books. We now only use ebooks for promotional purposes.
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Gary Chaloner is a lifelong comics fan who created comics from his earliest days. Currently he’s working online with Modern Tales’ Adventure Strips. Chaloner is also the artist on John Law and is working on an upcoming issue of DC’s Power Company. The Pulse spoke with Chaloner about all these projects and more. Continue Reading
When we say this guy works blue, we mean he works *blue.* Check out the workspace from which BoxJam’s Doodle originates.
It’s all a part of KeenCribs, a regularly updated Friday feature at Greystone Inn.
And, hey, don’t forget the comic, the tribute to Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues into next week! Continue Reading
“Watch out for my bio-nuclear impact!”
The Born Image have released the latest episode of their webcomic The Incredible Adventures of The Bamboolais. The latest episode, “Duel”, pays tribute to an old Japanese manga/anime which is very popular in America at the moment… Continue Reading
George Bush announced the commencement of military activity against Iraq last night. Iraq is eight (8) hours ahead of Eastern Time (11 hours ahead of the West Coast). Right now, it’s almost 6 PM in Iraq – towards the end of the first day of war.
There will inevitably be comment, both pro-war and anti-war and various shades of grey in between. And there will be cartoons.
If you see a good one, post a link here. Thanks. Continue Reading
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