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Study Group 12 goes digital
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The acclaimed Portland-based Study Group 12 anthology is starting up a web comic portal for several of their contributors, with regular series & one-shots included, in addition to regular blog posts like this one on Craig Thompson’s Habibi process.)
From their blog:
We’ll be uploading new comics every [read more]
Study Group 12 goes digital
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The acclaimed Portland-based Study Group 12 anthology is starting up a web comic portal for several of their contributors, with regular series & one-shots included, in addition to regular blog posts like this one on Craig Thompson’s Habibi process.)
From their blog:
We’ll be uploading new comics every [read more]
A new issue of BERLIN is on the way
Jason Lutes has been working on BERLIN, his tale of Weimar Germany, for something like...14 years. And although it's been about a year between issues, a new issue has been delivered to the DQ offices and publisher Chris Oliveros marvels at their craft:
Jason is the consummate professional. Did [read more]
Jack Davis, Phoebe Gloeckner headline Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest
The featured guests for this Decembers Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival have been announced, and it's pretty spectacular: CF, Jack Davis, Phoebe Gloeckner, Lisa Hanawalt, Chip Kidd, David Mazzucchelli, John Porcellino and Brian Ralph.
If you are like us, you are most excited about the chance to meet [read more]
Comics are art
The new issue of ARTnews has a nice survey of the fine art/Comics crossover: [read more]
2011 Ignatz Awards nominees announced
The nominees for the 2011 Ignatz awards have jus been announced. The nominees represent the best of indie comics and were selected by a five person panel consisting of Rina Ayuyang, Mike Dawson, Kris Dresen, Theo Ellsworth, and John Porcellino. Winners will be selected by attendees of the Small Press [read more]
MoCCA thoughts: The indie evolution
The MoCCA Festival at the Lexington Armory a few days ago was a fun weekend -- the numerous photo shows filled with smiling faces of dedicated artists and publishers show that. Look at Peggy Burns' engaging set or Dan Nadel's. Fun is fine, of course, but [read more]
2011 MoCCA Debuts
Better late than never, new stuff by Austin English, Chuck Forsman, Rina Piccolo, and dozens more!!!! [read more]
To do tonight: Carousel at Parsons
The events surrounding Cartoon Polymaths end with a bang with an outing for the comics slideshow series, Carousel. Someone go and report!
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To do Saturday: Lorenzo Mattotti & Dave McKean in conversation
Dave McKean and Italian comics artist Lorenzo Mattotti will be in London this weekend and will be hold a discussion concerning Celluloid (McKean's upcoming graphic novel), Stigmata (Mattotti's recent graphic novel from Fantagraphics), and who knows what else. [read more]
To do tonight: Richard McGuire at Parsons
I haven't written adequately about the "Cartoon Polymaths" show currently up at Parsons, the NYC art school that teaches design and illustration. It is a concise but museum-level show about cartooning and cartoonists that really sets a new standard for how these subjects can be covered. Aside from showing movies [read more]
Comics Mystery: Shiva Elvis
I work at the home office of Barnes & Noble, and we get a multitude of review copies every day.
Being a bibliovore, I like to browse the shelves occasionally, to see what’s new and interesting, and to grab the occasional graphic novel for myself, or a Christmas present for my [read more]
BCGF wrap-up
Although my "official" news story about last weekend's Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival was published in PW Comics Week, I still had some pictures I wanted to put up.
Over all it was an awesome day. Not much more to say. I thought last year, set in a dramatic [read more]
BCGF News: Crosby, Tong, Bell
A final look at some of the wonderful books on sale tomorrow at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. As always even if you can’t go, click through on some of the links…new, fresh stuff everywhere.
Rosebud Archives
This company — run by comics strip historian Rick Marschall and Jonathan Barli — [read more]
BCGF: D&Q – Tomine, Nilsen
Just to wrap things up, Drawn and Quarterly has a blog post on their BCGF activities. Sadly Peggy BUrns will not be able to attend due to a lost passport (! The Terrorists have WON) but they will have this new Adrian Tomine book and the debut of the final [read more]
BCGF: Pigeon Press announces new Johnny Ryan book: New Character Parade
Pigeon Press, the new company from Alvin Buenaventura has recent books by Lisa Hanawalt amd Matt Furie available at BCBF, and the debut of a new JOhnny Ryan book:
“New Character Parade” by Johnny Ryan
This hilarious and irreverent tome continues the Johnny Ryan brand of gleefully perverse humor! New Character Parade [read more]
More BCGF news and comics: Cotter, Blexbolex, Juliacks etc
More news and notes from publishers and cartoonists at this Saturday's Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. If you are not local, just check out the links for some new and different comics. We had such a fantastic outpouring of info we have ONE MORE post coming later today. It had [read more]
BCGF: Koyama Press debuts “Spotting Deer”
Not only does Koyama Press have a spanking new website, they will also have some new books this weekend:
Koyama Press will be bringing Michael DeForge, the Wowee Zonk collective and Steven Charles Manale from Toronto.
We will be debuting Michael DeForge’s new book ‘Spotting Deer’.
Wowee Zonk will have their new book [read more]
BCGF: Secret Acres debuts Edie Fake’s Gaylord Phoenix
Secret Acres presents a very amazing new book at this weekend's show:
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News: Deitch, English, Little, many more at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival
The response to our call for new books at this weekend's Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest was incredible and overwhelming, with new work by Kim Deitch, Jason Little, Austin English, Mark Alan Stamaty, and MANY MORE. We're still sorting through it. Consider this only part 1! Bring a full wallet. [read more]