http://comicbookcritics.com Comic Book News & Review Aggregator Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:01:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/02/06/spx-officially-annoucned-clowes-and-ware-as-guests/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/02/06/spx-officially-annoucned-clowes-and-ware-as-guests/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:25 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/02/06/spx-officially-annoucned-clowes-and-ware-as-guests/ Dan Clowes and Chris Ware will both be special guests. Start lining up now. This year's SPX will be held September 15-15 in North Bethesda, MD.]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/02/06/spx-officially-annoucned-clowes-and-ware-as-guests/feed/ 0 http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2012/01/27/andy-kubert-signing-in-stamford-ct/ http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2012/01/27/andy-kubert-signing-in-stamford-ct/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:43 +0000 Alex Nagorski http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/?p=149831 http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2012/01/27/andy-kubert-signing-in-stamford-ct/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/06/this-weekend-face-2-face-in-nyc/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/06/this-weekend-face-2-face-in-nyc/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:52:35 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/06/this-weekend-face-2-face-in-nyc/ More info here. And here's a video of Dean Haspiel talking about the show.]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/06/this-weekend-face-2-face-in-nyc/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/04/to-do-today-la-peanuts-signing-at-meltdown/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/04/to-do-today-la-peanuts-signing-at-meltdown/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:59 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/04/to-do-today-la-peanuts-signing-at-meltdown/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/01/04/to-do-today-la-peanuts-signing-at-meltdown/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/16/to-do-tonight-stanten-island-comic-book-jones-anniversary-party/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/16/to-do-tonight-stanten-island-comic-book-jones-anniversary-party/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:58:50 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/16/to-do-tonight-stanten-island-comic-book-jones-anniversary-party/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/16/to-do-tonight-stanten-island-comic-book-jones-anniversary-party/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/14/to-do-tonight-berlin-erik-mark-sandberg/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/14/to-do-tonight-berlin-erik-mark-sandberg/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:00:03 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/14/to-do-tonight-berlin-erik-mark-sandberg/ we'd go to this. Maybe. We have no idea what it is but t Mark Alan Sandberg's is actually an American Artist, based in LA, who has exhibited worldwide. He's best known for his images of hairy children mixed with startling pop culture tableaux.]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/14/to-do-tonight-berlin-erik-mark-sandberg/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/02/to-do-tonight-retrofit-comics-release-signing-with-pat-aulisio-josh-bayer-and-box-brown/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/02/to-do-tonight-retrofit-comics-release-signing-with-pat-aulisio-josh-bayer-and-box-brown/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:01:36 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/02/to-do-tonight-retrofit-comics-release-signing-with-pat-aulisio-josh-bayer-and-box-brown/ Jim Hanley's Universe. Retrofit Comics is Box Brown's line of pamphlet/floppies that is bringing the periodical back to the indie comics world. Some releases thus far:]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/02/to-do-tonight-retrofit-comics-release-signing-with-pat-aulisio-josh-bayer-and-box-brown/feed/ 0 http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/12/02/dc-comics-the-new-52-art-tour-batwoman-artist-and-co-writer-at-isotope-tomorrow/ http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/12/02/dc-comics-the-new-52-art-tour-batwoman-artist-and-co-writer-at-isotope-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:00:15 +0000 Pamela Mullin http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/?p=126001 http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/12/02/dc-comics-the-new-52-art-tour-batwoman-artist-and-co-writer-at-isotope-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/01/to-do-jack-davis-tonight-and-tomorrow/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/01/to-do-jack-davis-tonight-and-tomorrow/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:26:06 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/01/to-do-jack-davis-tonight-and-tomorrow/ Jack Davis is speaking at The Strand tonight and is headlining an opening of his art at the Scott Eder gallery tomorrow. Strand info here. Davis will be interviewed by Gary Groth but you must buy either his new art book or a $10 strand gift Card in order to attend.]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/01/to-do-jack-davis-tonight-and-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/22/to-do-tonight-crime-stoppers-club-with-kate-beaton-michael-kupperman/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/22/to-do-tonight-crime-stoppers-club-with-kate-beaton-michael-kupperman/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:16:11 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/22/to-do-tonight-crime-stoppers-club-with-kate-beaton-michael-kupperman/ Lizz Hickey and Lauren Weinstein according to various things on Google! 7 pm SHARP, Luca Lounge, 13th St & Avenue B, NY NY]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/22/to-do-tonight-crime-stoppers-club-with-kate-beaton-michael-kupperman/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/14/nice-art-and-to-do-121-kilian-eng-art-at-floating-world/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/14/nice-art-and-to-do-121-kilian-eng-art-at-floating-world/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:01:27 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/14/nice-art-and-to-do-121-kilian-eng-art-at-floating-world/ Kilian Eng is one of the hottest things going in illustration, and he's getting his first monograph from Floating World Comics -- and they'll be holding an opening to celebrate on December 1st at FLoating World. Alas the artist will not be on hand. The book will be available at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival on December 3.]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/14/nice-art-and-to-do-121-kilian-eng-art-at-floating-world/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/10/more-details-of-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-festival/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/10/more-details-of-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-festival/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:30:21 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/10/more-details-of-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-festival/ previously announced legends, also includes Adrian Tomine, Jordan Crane, Michael Deforge, Gabrielle Bell, Dash Shaw, Gary Panter, Frank Santoro, and Leslie Stein.]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/10/more-details-of-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/09/event-report-meeting-lily-renee-and-trina-robbin/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/09/event-report-meeting-lily-renee-and-trina-robbin/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:37:44 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/09/event-report-meeting-lily-renee-and-trina-robbin/ a delightful report up on an event at Books of Wonder with Trina Robbins and Golden Age cartoonist Lily Renée, who is the subject of a new biographical comic written by Robbins. A nice reminder that "Women in Comics" didn't start last month, last year, or even the last decade!]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/09/event-report-meeting-lily-renee-and-trina-robbin/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/07/jack-davis-phoebe-gloeckner-headline-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-fest/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/07/jack-davis-phoebe-gloeckner-headline-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-fest/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:51:30 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/07/jack-davis-phoebe-gloeckner-headline-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-fest/ 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 the legendary Jack Davis, who was not only an EC Comics mainstay, but one of the original MAD artists and one of the most influential illustrators of the 60s and 70s with his unmistakeable "bigfoot" style. So YEAH. Amazing.]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/07/jack-davis-phoebe-gloeckner-headline-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-fest/feed/ 0 http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/11/04/dc-comics-the-new-52-art-tour-with-swamp-thing-artist-yanick-paquette-at-millenium-comics-tomorrow/ http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/11/04/dc-comics-the-new-52-art-tour-with-swamp-thing-artist-yanick-paquette-at-millenium-comics-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:00:41 +0000 Pamela Mullin http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/?p=116321 http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/11/04/dc-comics-the-new-52-art-tour-with-swamp-thing-artist-yanick-paquette-at-millenium-comics-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-november-comica/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-november-comica/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:51:47 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-november-comica/ Paul Gravett has sent out an email with SOME of the amazing events for the month long Comica fest in the UK. The party kicks off tomorrow with an opening night hoedown, and then things unspool fats and furious -- among those appearing Hannah Berry, Warren Ellis, Lenny Henry Richard McGuire and more to come!]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-november-comica/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-115-carousel-for-kids/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-115-carousel-for-kids/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:48:03 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-115-carousel-for-kids/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-115-carousel-for-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-113-lily-renee-wilheim-and-trina-robbins-at-mocca/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-113-lily-renee-wilheim-and-trina-robbins-at-mocca/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:00:08 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-113-lily-renee-wilheim-and-trina-robbins-at-mocca/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/02/to-do-113-lily-renee-wilheim-and-trina-robbins-at-mocca/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/29/to-do-tonight-sf-isotope-trick-or-treat-w-first-second-books/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/29/to-do-tonight-sf-isotope-trick-or-treat-w-first-second-books/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:30:53 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/29/to-do-tonight-sf-isotope-trick-or-treat-w-first-second-books/ A Halloween costume contest at a comics shop -- isn't this the most natural promo ever? Be there and take pictures!]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/29/to-do-tonight-sf-isotope-trick-or-treat-w-first-second-books/feed/ 0 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/29/to-do-tonight-brooklyn-underwire-at-bergen-street/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/29/to-do-tonight-brooklyn-underwire-at-bergen-street/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:00:12 +0000 The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/29/to-do-tonight-brooklyn-underwire-at-bergen-street/ http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/10/29/to-do-tonight-brooklyn-underwire-at-bergen-street/feed/ 0