Thursday, February 06, 2014
Animator Arthur Rankin's obituary in today's Post
Arthur Rankin Jr., filmmaker famous for stop-motion animation TV specials, dies at 89 [in print as Arthur Rankin Jr., 89; Pioneer in stop-motion TV shows such as 'Rudolph'.]
By Elaine Woo and — Los Angeles Times,
Brian Biggs illo in today's Express
Damian Wampler on the economics of Kickstarter comic books
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Comic Riffs on the Green Arrow tv show
CW’s ‘ARROW’: Star Stephen Amell on why fans love the hit show: ‘They can tell that we care’
Feb 6: Comics scholar Aaron Kashtan speaks at GWU
"I'm going to be giving a lecture at George Washington University in Washington DC on Thursday, tentatively entitled "The Graphic Novel: A Gentle Introduction." This talk is primarily intended for students from the creative writing program, but I believe anyone else in the area can also attend. Honors Townhouse, 714 21st Street, N.W. at 7:30 pm, Feb 6, 2014."
Comic Riffs on Waid and Haspiel's Fox comic
Teeming with talent, Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel are sly like the Fox with deft Red Circle miniseries
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
'Dear Mr. Watterson' at Artisphere on March 8
Comic Riffs articles on Ms. Marvel
MS. MARVEL: Marvel Comics’ new focus on women ‘characters and creators’ aims to defy the ‘scantily clad’ cliche
By Sabaa TahirWashington Post Comic Riffs blog February 4 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/ms-marvel-marvel-comics-new-focus-on-women-characters-and-creators-aims-to-defy-the-scantily-clad-cliche/2014/02/04/bde11f7a-8dbd-11e3-95dd-36ff657a4dae_blog.html#pagebreak
MS. MARVEL: Why does Marvel’s new reboot succeed? Because its Muslim teen superhero is ‘sweet, conflicted and immensely relatable’
Rafer Roberts art coming to X-O Man-O-War
X-O MANOWAR Gets 'Star-Studded' 25th Anniversary Issue
Comics writer Damian Wampler interview at City Paper
Meet a Local Comics Writer: A Chat With Damian Wampler
Baltimore Comic-Con Announces First Appearances for 2014 Guests!
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Chris Flick on Jason Loves Life
Jason Loves Life |
Posted: 03 Feb 2014 05:26 AM PST This weeks guest is Chris Flick Chris is a Graphic Designer, Web Designer, an illustrator, and a wecbomic creator. In this episode we chat about changes in how websites are created, how Chris creates his webcomic, finding time for side projects, conventions, and more. Things mentioned in this episode:
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A retailer’s tips on selling minicomics
"As a store, we love selling minicomics! They are far more diverse than comics put out by big publishers and showcase an amazing array of talent. But, as a comics retailer, we’ve also noticed a lot of things that make it hard for minicomic creators to sell us comics, and for us to sell minicomics to customers. Here are some of our tips!" (Read the rest on the Big Planet Comics blog)
Monday, February 03, 2014
'Colonial Comics' out in September
Greg Pak at Fantom Comics on Feb. 7
Nevin Martell on comics and food
Food Comics Turn 'ZAP' And 'POW' Into 'Sizzle' And 'Bubble'
by Nevin Martell
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/03/270985954/food-comics-turn-zap-and-pow-into-sizzle-and-bubble