Category: News

McGruder Gone for Good [Washington Post] It’s over for “The Boondocks” comic strip, at least for now. After six years — a remarkably short run for a strip that found its way into 300-plus newspapers, Universal Press Syndicate told subscribers
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Neal Adams Interview The guys at Meanwhile podcast have done a fascinating three-hour interview with comics legend Neal Adams. Neal Adams talks in detail about his career from the 1960s to the present, creator’s rights, anatomy, comparative religion and physics.
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New York Comic Con 2007 New York Comic Con has announced its list of guests for 2007. Frank Cho is going to be there, as well as Jeff Smith and Rich Buckler. A complete list of exhibitors can be found
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Paul Taylor Fund-Raiser Update Here’s an update on the fund-raiser for Paul. At last count, the total for all of the BLC-affiliated auctions was very close to $3,000. Thanks to everybody who has been bidding! Some other friends* of Paul
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Everything Cartooning Book When I mentioned my appearance ot the Buckeye Book Fair in November, I heard from a number of readers who hadn’t heard of my how-to book, The Everything Cartooning Book. The Everything Cartooning Book is a 305-page,
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Mel Brooks’ ‘Spaceballs’ Gets Animated [YAHOO] Mel Brooks, whose comedy hits include “The Producers” and “Blazing Saddles,” is bringing his sci-fi spoof “Spaceballs” to television in cartoon form. “Spaceballs: The Animated Series” will air on the G4 television network beginning
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Will Aaron McGruder Resume His ‘Boondocks’ Comic Strip? Dave Astor at Editor & Publisher writes: Is “The Boondocks” coming back? And, if so, when? “The Boondocks” creator Aaron McGruder began a six-month leave of absence in late March. Reports at
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Upcoming appearances I have a couple more appearances before the end of the year, both of which take place in November. Buckeye Book Fair, Wooster, Ohio, Nov. 4. This appearance is to promote The Everything Cartooning Book. There will be
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O’ ‘Deer Please welcome the newest sponsor, O’ ‘Deer. Experience the crazy antics and mischievous adventures of a group of partying friends during their off season at the North Pole. Follow Don, Rudy, Cupid, and Basie as they tackle the
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Fund-raiser for Paul Taylor Blank Label Comics is announcing a fund-raiser for BLC member Paul Taylor. Paul’s first child was born a month prematurely on Aug. 16, and he has required an extended hospital stay. Paul and his wife have
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Makeshift Miracle Here’s a little news about one of my favorite webcomics ever — Makeshift Miracle by Jim Zubkavich. The Makeshift Miracle archives are now completely free. No subscription, no micropayments. At the same time, the Makeshift Miracle book is
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Keencast It looks as if the interview I taped with the affable Chris Daly and the avuncular John Troutman in San Diego during Comic Com International was been posted. PS: Am I the only one who is unable to download
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VILF shirt contest OK… so I’ve decided that I need a good image to advertise VILF shirts. Since the preorders are now shipping and shirts are being distributed at cons, etc., I’m announcing a contest. Send me a photo of
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Baltimore Comic Con Report My appearance at the Baltimore Comic Con this past weekend was a tremendous success! A big thanks to all of you who came out to say hi! I did a whole truckload of convention sketches and
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Site Features I’ve added a new site feature — right below this blog — so I thought it would be a good idea to do a quick rundown of all the things you can do here for any new readers.
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Baltimore Comic Con Come out and say hi to me this weekend at the Baltimore Comic Con. I’ll have VILF shirts on hand, as well as the Evil Inc Annual Report and my other graphic novels and books. My Artist’s
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There’s still hope [SuperHeroHype.com] In a recent TV Guide interview with the gorgeous and talented Charisma Carpenter: Carpenter: …I do have an interesting audition coming up soon, so I’m hopeful. TVGuide.com: Is it with Joss Whedon, and you’re holding a
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Civil Wars: Choosing Sides [CBR]Civil War is encompassing the entire Marvel Universe and the effects of the war are being felt by every hero, villain, and civilian. Civil War: Choosing Sides One-Shot features five stories that shine a spotlight on
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Lea Hernandez If you’re familiar with webcomics, you’re probably familiar with Lea Hernandez. She was the original editor of Modern Tales’ Girlamatic and co-creator of Killer Princess. Hernandez’s collaborator on Killer Princess, Gail Simone, passed along some sad news yesterday:
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Making Comics Fifty State Tour My wife and I drove almost 500 miles with our two kids to visit her family last weekend. That was about 7 hours on the road — which is a lot of time to kill
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Baltimore Comic Con I’m going to be appearing at the Baltimore Comic Convention this weekend. Be sure to stop by and say hi to me in Artist’s Alley. I’m at Table 3. [EDITED! I AM NO LONGER AT TABLE 69!]
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The VILF shirts have arrived! The VILF shirts have arrived! The VILF shirts have just landed on my doorstep and they look terrific! If all goes well, I will begin shipping orders next week! This also means that I’ll have
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On the Katie Couric indignation Just a thought about the righteous indignation you’re reading in your daily newspaper today (or more likely, on that newspaper’s Web site) from a guy who has spent more time inside a newsroom than is
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Greystone cameos There are a lot of Greystone cameos to cover for the uninitiated, so let’s get right to it. The first panel is Samantha, obviously. As for the six small panels in between the first and last panel (top
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My future co-writer My son and I were eating breakfast yesterday morning. My son informed me that I was wearing the shirt of his favorite superhero team, “The Terrific Number Four”. “Fantastic,” I corrected, “They sure are,” he nodded.

CNN Apologizes For Toilet-Talk Leak During Bush Speech CNN has apologized for accidentally transmitting 90 seconds of conversation between two women in the studio toilet while viewers watched President Bush make a live speech from New Orleans. Listeners found themselves listening
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Greystone Flashback: Trever Today’s comic features a cameo appearance by Trever, who started as an intern at Greystone Inn and worked his way up to assistant producer. What you may not know is that I considered spinning Trever off into
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Plastic Man on Cartoon Network [Ain’t It Cool News] It seems there was a Plastic Man pilot created for Cartoon Network, but it is no longer available on YouTube. A description survives, though, here. It sounds fantastic! I can only
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Greystone Flashback: Mac’s Mom Today’s comic features a cameo appearance by Mac’s Mom, from Greystone Inn. Mac’s Mom was a wonderfully malevolent creature who featured prominently in a number of key Greystone Inn storylines. Perhaps her defining moment was her
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Greystone Flashback: Mel Today’s comic features a cameo appearance by Mel, a character from Greystone Inn. Mel was a favorite of mine because he represented a fascinating age of comedy: Vaudeville. Here’s the quintessential Mel storyline. It’s a look into
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More Wonder Woman News Joss Whedon has posted an update on the Wonder Woman movie on the Whedonesque forum: And since I haven’t posted (anything real) in some time let me bring y’all up to speed. The Brothers Warner HAVE
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Bonus comic: Pluto Readers of the Philadelphia Daily News will get subjected to a triple shot of Guigar. Evil Inc on the comics page, Courting Disaster on the page with the sex-advice column and this cartoon that accompanies a story
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Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 2 and VILF shirts I’m well into the process of putting together the second Evil Inc book, the creatively titled Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 2. The book is going to be larger than the
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Samantha and Babysitting Villains Readers of my previous comic strip, Greystone Inn, will recognize the woman at the end of the table in today’s comic. It’s Samantha Miller, Mac’s wife, who was hired into the Evil Inc Public-Relations department. Sam’s
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Tales of the Black Freighter Redux This belongs directly under the heading of “Why didn’t I think of that?” [ComicBookResources] “The kid reading the pirate comic at the newsstand” is one of Dave Gibbons’ most famous images from “Watchmen,” yet
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Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston Remember when I complained that a story about the history of Wonder Woman in the The Philadelphia Daily News lacked any mention of the pervading themes of bondage? Check out this fascinating piece by
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Adam Hughes signs exclusive with DC [ComicBookResources] DC Comics announced today the signing of superstar creator Adam Hughes to an exclusive contract. His first project under the new deal will be All Star Wonder Woman, both as writer and artist.

The Mean Streets of Sesame At first blush, it seems like one of those stories that makes people wax hysterical about that old boogey-man “Political Correctness.” From the Philadelphia Inkwaster… [Philadelphia Inquirer] The gang at Sesame thought it would be
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The Tick vs Season 1 The first season of The Tick is going to be available on DVD a week from today. Kind of. The Tick vs Season 1 includes only 12 of the 13 episodes from the animated series’
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VILF preorders You guys blew the preorders out of the ballpark! I now have 42 preorders — more than enough to place the order and have the T-shirts printed. Thanks for your support! I’ll keep you posted as the T-shirts
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VILF: It’s a Go! We’ve reached our goal! I’ll be placing the order next week, so I’ll still take preorders over the weekend. Thanks to everybody who made this happen! In other news… Kern posted the following in the forums:
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‘Opus’ Movie May Be in the Works This bodes ill… [Editor & Publisher] Will Opus the penguin be starring in a movie? Alan Gardner reported on his DailyCartoonist.com blog that the ComingSoon.net site listed a film, called “Opus: The Last
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Marvel: “Civil War” to See Delays[Comic Book Resources] Marvel Comics told comic retailers Tuesday afternoon that their highly succesful “Civil War” series will see some significant delays. Issue #4, originally schedued to ship tomorrow, has been moved back to September
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Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.Thanks to “Docean” for reminding me of this place on the Shoutbox. [PSFK] While on our window shopping walking tour, we came acrross the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.. Located in the stroller-ridden neighborhood of Park Slope, aspiring
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Schlock / Evil book signingHoward and I are contemplating a joint book signing in the Philly/New Jersey area when he comes to the area to do a lecture at Swarthmore College. My comic shop is Hall of Heroes in the
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52 Steps: Week FourteenI don’t know how I missed it for thirteen weeks, but Comic Book Resources has an excellent series of columns on DC’s “52.” Written, by Justin Eger, it’s a weekly recap of the latest issue, complete with
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VILF preorders — and a little bit of immortalityHere’s the latest update of the VILF shirt preorders. I’m going to close pre-orders this Friday. If we have 35 preorders, I’ll order the shirts, and if not, I’ll do complete refunds.
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Super-Hero NewspaperThis sounds really cool. I’m going to have to look for a copy. [SILVER BULLET COMICS] For those who ever wondered what a major metropolitan newspaper would be like if superheroes were the world, the answer is The Hero
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VILF preorders: UPDATEHere’s an update of the VILF shirt preorders. If you’re having trouble ordering, please let me know. I’m going to close preorders this Friday. If we have 35 preorders, I’ll order the shirts, and if not, I’ll do
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Blank Label Panel in San DiegoIf you weren’t lucky enough to attend the first-ever Blank Label Comics panel at Comic-Con, then have we got news for you! Presented in seven parts is pretty much the entire panel featuring Kris Straub,
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Site FeaturesIt’s been a little while since I mentioned some of this stuff, so here’s a quick run-down of some of the features of the Evil Inc. site. Free e-mail subscription: Just send an e-mail to [email protected] to get added
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Lisa Kirby and John Morrow Discuss “Fantastic Four: Lost”Comic Book Resources has a very interesting interview about “Fantastic Four: Lost” — a lost episode of FF by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby — with Jack’s daughter and a noted Kirby
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VILF wallpaperIn honor of the VILF shirt preorders, I’ve updated the wallpaper that’s available for a one-dollar donation! People who preorder will be directed to the site for their complimentary copy of the wallpaper. People who have already preorderd have
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Wizard World Chicago Comic Book Resources has posted a couple photo galleries from Wizard World Chicago. Here’s Saturday and here’s Sunday. It looks like Power Girl made the flight from San Diego to Chicago. 🙂

Baltimore Comic ConI made a last-minute comic-convention decision. I’m going to be appearing at the Baltimore Comic Convention. If you’re going to be in Baltimore Sept. 9-10, stop by and say hi to me in Artist’s Alley. I’ll selling and
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“Frank and Ernest” creator dead at 81 [EDITOR & PUBLISHER] Bob Thaves, the creator of the long-running comic strip “Frank & Ernest,â€? has died at the age of 81. Thaves started the comic strip in 1972. Over the years, it
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VILF Shirt, PREORDERS!It’s time to get this show on the road! I’ve opened up preorders for the VILF shirt! They will be black T-shirts, available in sizes Medium, Large, Extra-Large and Double-X-L. There is nothing printed on the back or
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VILF Shirt, Part SixThe fans have spoken! I really have to thank you guys! This shirt was your idea from the start, and you’ve guided the design every step of the way. And I have to say, it really looks
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Fanboy Radio August Schedule Wed, 8/2 – FbR #321: Comic Catch-Up – Open Lines LIVE Sun, 8/6 – FbR #322: artist Darick Robertson & writer Garth Ennis (pre-recorded) Wed, 8/9 – FbR #323: The writers of ‘Twisted Toyfare Theater’ &
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Wizard World Philadelphia 2006 Report, Part TwoAnother highlight of Wizard World Philadelphia was meeting Eric Maruscak. Eric is a sidewalk-chalk artist — among other talents — and showed John Herbert (who was exhibiting next door) and me some of his
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VILF Shirt, Part FiveWell, the comments and the voting pretty much lined up behind Design Number One and Design Number Four. Four got more votes, but both sides were equally vocal. So, I made a command decision and went with
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Wizard World Philadelphia 2006 Report, Part OneBetter late than never, eh? Wizard World Philadelphia in June was my very best solo appearance ever, thanks to all of you who showed up to say hi and talk comics. As always, click
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VILF Shirt, Part FourI’m sold on the typography. You guys made some great points about the need for all capital letters to convey the acronym concept. Thanks! I’m pretty much sold on the silhouette design, but I had a couple
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Comic Con International 2006 Report, Part FourThe booth It goes without saying that I really, really love the guys I work with at BLC. Each once of them is phenomenally talented. And each one is a truly funny person. Working
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VILF Shirt, Part ThreeOK… let’s table the color scheme for a moment and concentrate on the design itself. The silhouette design is and overwhelming favorite. I made her a little more sexy, ditched the cuffed boots, and added stilletto heels
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Comic Con International 2006 Report, Part ThreeThe Wyndham at Emerald Plaza The Wyndham was a very nice hotel, excpet for the fact that they actually charged me $30 for the three boxes I had shipped to myself at the hotel.
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VILF Shirt, Part TwoHere are some more variations — along with some different color combinations. Click on the image to see it larger. Any thoughts? To be honest, I was envisioning this being a women’s T-shirt, thus the pink color,
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Comic Con International 2006 Report, Part TwoOne of the things that makes a comic convention a truly exceptional experience is the costumes. As you might expect, the level of theatrics at Comic Con is beyond compare. And, of course, always
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Comic Con International 2006 Report, Part OneI arrived in San Deigo for Comic Con International a little before midnight Thursday night. Unfortunately, that was a early as I could make it out. I was disappointed that I had missed a
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Disney gives traditional animation another shotBoy, I hope this ends up successful… [Reuters] Walt Disney Studios has reunited with the directors of its box office disaster “Treasure Planet” as part of a plan to get back into the decidedly unfashionable
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VILF shirtConsider this a preview of my San Diego Comic Con Report. At one point duting the con, a few people came up to talk to me about Evil Inc. Among them were Gillead and his roommate — dressed as
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Bring Back Melanie!Melanie Martinez, a favorite in the Guigar household, has been fired by PBS for some videos she appreaded in seven years ago. Melanie is the nighttime host for PBS KIDS Sprout, a cable channel that plays kids shows.
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Heath Ledger is the Joker!News from Comic Con International: Heath Ledger will be playing the Joker in the continuation of the Batman Begins franchise. The film is currently in pre-production and does not have a title at this time.

Miller to Adapt the Spirit[VARIETY] Comic book artist Frank Miller will adapt and direct The Spirit, based on comic legend Will Eisner’s classic strip. Miller co-directed Sin City with Robert Rodriguez. The Spirit, which debuted in 1940, tells the story
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Rosario Dawson’s Comic[ContactMusic.Com] Sin City star Rosario Dawson is such a huge comic book fan, she decided to create a cartoon strip of her own. The star and family friend David Atchison crafted a story and a character based on
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New Sponsor: Rumf AdventuresPlease welcome the newest Sponsor of Evil, Rumf Adventures by Mark Palmer. This is an action-packed adventure strip with a dash of humor. It features a cast of thousands, starring the mighty adventurer Rumfus! Go check it
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Superhero Stamps[ASSOCIATED PRESS]Batman and Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl and a half dozen other superheroes will star on new postage stamps being released Thursday. The new 39-cent stamps and 24-cent postal cards will be made public at a comic book show
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Comic Con Countdown: SupplementalComingSoon.Net has posted photos of Comic Con already! Look!

Comic Con Countdown: Blast Off!I’m off to sunny San Diego! Hopefully I’ll see you there! I’ll have most of my books on hand and I’ll be doing sketches throughout the convention. And I’ll be bringing along a few surprises as
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Doctor Strange: The OathThis looks awfully good! CBR has a three-page preview posted on their site and I’m hooked already! You know me. I love comics that take a non-traditional look at the superhero genre — especially the writing that
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Storyline dropdownThe storyline dropdown has been fixed. It was actually fixed a couple weeks ago, but I didn’t get a chance to make the announcement. Well, now it’s not only fixed, but it’s been updated! Also, thanks to a few
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Comic Con Countdown: 1 dayThe Eisner Awards! Scott Kurtz’s PvP has been nominated for another Eisner this year. There are four finalists for the Best Digital Comic category: Copper, by Kazu Jellaby, by Kean Soo, ojingogo, by matt forsythe PVP,
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Comic Con Countdown: 2 daysI seem to remember softball games between Marvel and DC back in the day. I’m really excited to hear that the two are going to be squaring off again in Balboa Park at 3 p.m. on
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WCCA AwardsBlank Label Comic is proud to congratulate two of its members on their WCCA awards. Paul Southworth’s Ugly Hill won in the Best Character Design category, and Kristofer Straub’s Starslip Crisis tied for the Best Sci-Fi award. Blank Label
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Comic Con Countdown: 2 daysI seem to remember softball games between Marvel and DC back in the day. I’m really excited to hear that the two are going to be squaring off again in Balboa Park at 3 p.m. on
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Champion Of A Lost UniverseThis looks really good. Champion Of A Lost Universe is a weekly published web comic ‘super-saga’ set in the year 1984. The villains have finally won. It’s up to the weakest hero of all to save
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Comic Con Countdown: 3 daysComic Con International is nothing if not complete visual overload. Get your eyes in shape for the upcoming festivities with this fantastic archived photo gallery that includes photos of every SDCC since 1998. Enjoy.

ZoomY’know… Hollywood keeps coming out with these superhero-themed movies like My Super Ex-Girlfriend and, now, Zoom . They’re not strict comic-book movies like X-Men and Fantastic Four— rather, they play on the comic-book genre. And so many of them stink!
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I’m Just DrinkingPhil Kahn, writer of webcomics criticism blog I’m Just Saying and editor of webcomics collective Biscuit Press has been working on a top secret webcomics project for a little while now called “I’m Just Drinking.” It’s a pretty
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Comic Con Countdown: 4 daysAnother must-see panel discussion: SUN: 10:30-11:30 History of Webcomics: Join writer T Campbell (Penny and Aggie, Fans, Rip and Teri) and some possible surprise guests to discuss 13 years of online comics, the challenges, conflicts and
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[CNN] PASADENA, California (Hollywood Reporter) — The creators of “South Park” lambasted Comedy Central Thursday for removing an episode that lampooned Scientology and Tom Cruise from the network’s repeat schedule and for blanking out the image of Muhammad during another
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Comic Con Countdown: 5 daysAnother must-see panel discussion: SAT: 6:00-7:00 Webcomics 103: Making Money— Can you really make a living posting comics to the web? Bill Barnes (Unshelved) leads fellow webcomic businessfolk Robert Khoo (Penny Arcade), Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary),
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Watchmen movie update[IGN FilmForce] IGN FilmForce has learned more about the nature of screenwriter Alex Tse’s work on Watchmen. Zack Snyder is attached to direct the long-in-development comic book movie for Warner Bros. Read more.

Comic Con Countdown: 6 daysAnother must-see panel discussion: FRI: 4:30-5:30 Webcomics 102: Finding Your Audience— When will your genius get the adulation it deserves? Bill Barnes (Unshelved) asks fellow web cartoonists Jerry “Tycho� Holkins and Mike “Gabe� Krahulik (Penny Arcade),
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Comic Con Countdown: 7 daysMust see panel: Friday, July 21 at 10:30-11:30 AM. Blank Label Comics: The groundbreaking independent comics co-op offers a look at its unique recipe for success and explains why “webcomics” are dead. Moderated by the hosts
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Comic Con: Are you going?Are you going to be at Comic Con International in sunny San Diego next week? Please let me know if you’re planning on attending so I can have a little something special waiting for you as
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Comic Con Countdown: 8 daysWhen you come to San Diego for Comic Con International, be sure you head straight for the Webcomics Pavilion. We’re in Aisle 1300 — right next to Penny Arcade and Dumbrella.

Comic Con Countdown: 9 daysHere’s a little blast from the past to get your motors running for Comic Con. Hardcore fans of my previous comic, Greystone Inn will recall that I usually devoted a storyline about Comic Con every year
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Sinfest has left KeenspotSinfest has left Keenspot. Take a look.

Comic Con Countdown: 10 days[COMICS2FILM.COM] Saturday, 3:30-4:30: A Marvel Studios Production: The Future of Marvel’s Film Franchises— The next great era of comic book films begins as Marvel Studios launches its new slate. The studio is currently developing many of
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