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Web Exclusive Reviews: Week of 2/11/2008
Among this week's reviews: cashing in on the U.S. prison system, the life and controversial death of a mountaineer, unreasonable business models, mosquitos of the Cretaceous, a new cohort of urban photographers, and a road trip through France makes it to America.
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The Last Issue of Y the Last Man
DC Comics has published the final issue of Y the Last Man, wrapping up writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra's 60-issue Vertigo series about the aftermath of a plague that instantly killed all males on Earth except for a young escape artist and his pet monkey.
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Lolita Culture: An Introduction
The increasingly popular anime/mnag -inspired "Lolita" look features young women dressing like frilly Victorian dolls.
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February Comics Bestsellers
Jeff Kinney’s Sequel to Diary of Wimpy Kid tops the list; followed by Naruto Volumes 27-24; and King’s Dark Tower at #6.
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Comics Briefly
IGN.com Theater at NYCC; Exhibit on Race in Comics; Kennedy Center Spotlights Japan; PW The Beat: Self Publishing, Lit Crit; Essex County Wins Alex Award; Stumptown Comics Festival; Pulitzer Winners in MAD; Cartoonists on NPR ; Iron Man Super Bowl Spot; and Brian Wood at Rocketship
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Jackie Ormes: Resurrecting a Comics Pioneer
Nancy Goldstein’s Jackie Ormes: The First African-American Woman Cartoonist (Univ. of Michigan) offers a fascinating look at a comics trailblazer whose name and works have largely fallen through the cracks of time and memory.
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From Manga to Madame Xanadu
Artist Amy Reeder Hadley covers a lot of ground with her work for both Tokyopop and Vertigo.
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Nonfiction Reviews: Week of 2/4/2008
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Children's Book Reviews: Week of 2/4/2008
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Fiction Reviews: Week of 2/4/2008
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Web Exclusive Reviews: Week of 2/4/2008
This week: an ex-con on his criminal career as a political campaign operative, a pollen researcher on the ice-age Amazon, a physicist on NASCAR and a psychoanalyst on the perils of child custody proceedings. Plus: cookbooks, religion, fiction and audio.
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Pendragon, Nonfiction Launch S&S Comics
This summer S&S Children’s Publishing is releasing a graphic novel adaptation of D.J. MacHale’s Pendragon series by Carla Speed McNeil, Hope Larson’s Chiggers and launching two nonfiction-oriented comics series.
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Muth and Abrams Rediscover M
Abrams is bringing back a long-lost adaptation of Fritz Lang's expressionist classic by acclaimed illustrator Jon. J. Muth.
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Not Just Blood, but Blood+
In February, Dark Horse will begin publishing more than 14 books—both manga and prose—based on the Blood+ anime series.
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Jeff Smith’s New World, Part 2
Jeff Smith talks about the process of working on RASL, his new comics series.
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Comics Briefly
Angouleme Coverage, Winners; Pre-Selling at Cons; Harvey Awards' Ballots; Shojo Beat Music Edition; IDW Offers Rogue Angel; Quesada on The Colbert Report and Viz Anime Via Amazon
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Web Exclusive Reviews: Week of 1/28/2008
This week's roundup features books on sports conspiracy theories, the criminal bankers of BCCI, the nuts and bolts of animal-rights activism, third-party presidential candidates and 20th century American snapshots; also included are how tos on finding a mate, fixing a mate and being "happier than God."
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Marvel, Soleil Bring Euro-Comics to U.S.
Marvel and French comics publisher Soleil have announced a partnership that will bring four of the French publisher's book series to the U.S. in new editions produced by Marvel. Marvel consulting editor C.B. Cebulski and Soleil managing editor Olivier Jalabert and editor-in-chief Jean Wacquet negotiated the deal.
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Jeff Smith: Let’s get ready to RASL
Jeff Smith talks about his new series, RASL, which follows the adventues of a dimension hopping art thief.
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NYCIP Hosts Comics Confab in March
The New York Center for Independent Publishing is hosting SPLAT! A Graphic Novel Symposium, a conference scheduled for March 15 devoted to comics and graphic novels featuring Scott McCloud and such notable creators as Kyle Baker, Nick Bertozzi, Rainer Telgemier and Dean Haspiel
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