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Comics Briefly 10/28
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Panelmania: World of Quest
World of Quest, Jason Kruse's kid-oriented sword and sorcery Web comic, which recently made the leap to both print and television animation, hits stands with its second volume this December. In our exclusive 6-page preview, Quest faces the wrath of The Hive.
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Fat Is a Laughing Matter
Meeting author-artist Carol Lay in the flesh is wonderfully disconcerting. So closely does she resemble the cartoon version of herself in her whimsical cartoon memoir about dieting, The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude (Villard)—tall, brunette, with black horn-rimmed glasses and, yes, a slender figure—that shaking Lay's hand becomes an almost metaphysical experience.
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Art Spiegelman Breaks It All Down For You
With Breakdowns, Maus, and In the Shadow of No Towers, Spiegelman taught his fellow artists about what he calls the "grammar" of comics, and he taught the larger book world about a new kind of literature that could grab national attention, illustrate painful and personal subjects, and win a Pulitzer Prize.
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The Mainstreaming of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiyais a cult favorite among anime fans, so it makes sense that Yen Press is launching the Haruhi manga this month with a strong pitch to anime and manga fans.
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Funnies Business: Abandon All Revenue, Ye Who Enter
Several publishers are exploring Web comics, but their revenue stream isn't always clear.
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Panelmania: Alan's War
French creator Emmanuel Guibert writes and illustrates the true story of former American G.I. Alan Cope in his new graphic novel, Alan's War, out on Oct. 28th from First Second Books. In this six-page preview, Cope observes the strange days in Prague before the German surrender at the end of WWII.
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Otsuichi's Goth: Nancy Drew meets Dexter
Just in time for Halloween, Tokyopop is releasing the English translation of the light novel Goth by Otsuichi. A manga adaptation of Goth was released in September, and a Japanese live-action adaptation of Goth is slated for release in Japan in December.
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When the Gift is a Graphic Novel
This year's crop of graphic novels comes in editions from bare bones to deluxe, but there's something for everyone on your list. Collected editions of the medium's historical best—Bill Mauldin and Osamu Tezuka—bump up against clever collage and pop-up books, and oddities like a Japanese Batman manga.
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The Joker's On Azzarello
This month writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo return to the DC Universe with Joker, an original graphic novel that turns its spotlight on Batman's archnemesis.
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Win, Lose or Draw: Political Comics and Campaign '08
The 2008 presidential campaign has been historic and gripping in a multitude of ways, and with the fast approach of Election Day, politics are seeping into many corners of popular culture, including comic books.
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Comics and Classics: Two Stores in One
“My philosophy is good stories and good art,” says Kimberly Johnson, co-owner of Comics and Classics, a 1500 sq. ft. hybrid bookstore, comic shop and art gallery in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., which she and her husband, Percy, started in October 2007. Originally the two were planning a space that would fit the tagline: Where Spiderman Meets Shakespeare. Now she prefers to think of the year-old store as a fusion of art, fiction and comics.
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Books About Comics: From Zap To Tintin
It has been forty years and two generations since Robert Crumb published Zap Comix #1 in 1968, the first major event in the underground comix movement. Marking this anniversary, Patrick Rosenkranz’s Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution—1963-1975 (Fantagraphics Books, $34.99 paper) serves as a comprehensive and invaluable history of this groundbreaking period in American comics.
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More Signs of Financial Trouble at Platinum Studios
Three Platinum Studios employees—including president and chief operating officer Brian Altounian—are selling off more than 21 million shares of their stock in the company, a move financial analysts said could indicate that Platinum is moving closer to insolvency.
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SPX Shines Despite Down Economy
SPX was another showcase for indie comics, and a down economy didn't stop readers from opening their pocketbooks.
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Black and Naifeh Make Good Neighbors
Holly Black and Ted Naifeh have collaborated on The Good Neighbors: Kin, a tale inspired by faerie lore and a true life murder.
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Life in Comics: Does Minx’s Demise Raise Questions about the Book Market?
Our columnist looks at the the cancelation of DC's Minx line means for comics sales in bookstores.
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Comics Education the Eisner Way
W.W. Norton is publishing revised and updated editions of Will Eisner's classic comics instructional books, including the final volume, Expressive Anatomy, which is being published for the first time.
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October Comics Bestsellers
Naruto retakes the top slot from Jeff Kinney's Rodrick Rules, which has been #1 since February; followed by Vampire Knight vol. 5, Bleach vol. 24 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed at #5.
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Yoshitaka Amano: From Vampires to Mozart
Acclaimed illustrator Yoshitaka Amano discusses the impact of music on his work and fantasizes about a future project.
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