The cartoon character Pogo by Walt Kelly is best remembered for his line, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”
That sentiment was the underlying theme of Bill Maher’s Real Time on Friday, as the comedian and his guests explored the various ways that America remains divided, often by our own hand.
B.J. Novak of The Office was up first. His new film comedy, Vengeance, has undertones of the social struggles that divide America. Maher played up that angle, asking about the red state/blue state divide and how it’s possible to love those who don’t share your views.
What’s separating us, Novak said, is more about emotion than the argument. He suggested that we stop “picking at the scab” of the things we disagree about, and focus on comedy, sports, art, “or sitting down over dinner. That is a start.” He added, “There is no separating.
That sentiment was the underlying theme of Bill Maher’s Real Time on Friday, as the comedian and his guests explored the various ways that America remains divided, often by our own hand.
B.J. Novak of The Office was up first. His new film comedy, Vengeance, has undertones of the social struggles that divide America. Maher played up that angle, asking about the red state/blue state divide and how it’s possible to love those who don’t share your views.
What’s separating us, Novak said, is more about emotion than the argument. He suggested that we stop “picking at the scab” of the things we disagree about, and focus on comedy, sports, art, “or sitting down over dinner. That is a start.” He added, “There is no separating.
- 8/20/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Nickelodeon is expanding the world of its popular toon “The Loud House” with the multicultural spinoff “The Casagrandes,” which premieres Monday, Oct. 14, at 1:30 p.m. Et/Pt before moving to its regular timeslot on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. beginning on Oct. 19.
The new series follows Lincoln Loud’s friend 11-year-old Ronnie Anne Santiago, who moves to the big city with her mother and older brother to live with their multigenerational Mexican-American family, the Casagrandes, over their family-owned mercado. Ronnie Anne and her brother Bobby were first introduced on the first season of “The Loud House” in the episode titled “Save the Date.” The extended Casagrande family appeared during season 2 in the episode “Relative Chaos.”
While the series visually still lives in “The Loud House” world, the design of “The Casagrandes” is deeply steeped in Mexican-American culture with its own color palette and designs.
“I think the color palette...
The new series follows Lincoln Loud’s friend 11-year-old Ronnie Anne Santiago, who moves to the big city with her mother and older brother to live with their multigenerational Mexican-American family, the Casagrandes, over their family-owned mercado. Ronnie Anne and her brother Bobby were first introduced on the first season of “The Loud House” in the episode titled “Save the Date.” The extended Casagrande family appeared during season 2 in the episode “Relative Chaos.”
While the series visually still lives in “The Loud House” world, the design of “The Casagrandes” is deeply steeped in Mexican-American culture with its own color palette and designs.
“I think the color palette...
- 10/10/2019
- by Terry Flores
- Variety Film + TV
Geek Culture doesn’t provide all the answers to all of life’s tough questions. Or, at least, I try to tell myself that … and then, without thinking, I’ll draw a parallel to a real world issue from an old Batman story or a Star Trek episode.
Like so many Americans, I’m horrified by the divisiveness of the upcoming elections. As a country we’re more than 200 years old, but still so many of our political conversations start with drawing lines and contentious finger pointing.
It’s the same on the local level. For over 25 years, I’ve lived in the great little town of Ridgewood. It’s a mix of Smallville, Camelot and Twin Peaks (on a good day). In Ridgewood, our Village Council eschews the standard Democratic/Republic affiliations. You’d think that would help sand off the rough edges of politics, but lately our village...
Like so many Americans, I’m horrified by the divisiveness of the upcoming elections. As a country we’re more than 200 years old, but still so many of our political conversations start with drawing lines and contentious finger pointing.
It’s the same on the local level. For over 25 years, I’ve lived in the great little town of Ridgewood. It’s a mix of Smallville, Camelot and Twin Peaks (on a good day). In Ridgewood, our Village Council eschews the standard Democratic/Republic affiliations. You’d think that would help sand off the rough edges of politics, but lately our village...
- 4/18/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Comic-Con International has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2015. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, highlight the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from companies big and small, in print and on line. The awards will be given out during a gala ceremony on Friday, July 10 during Comic-Con International: San Diego.
Best Short Story
“Beginning’s End,” by Rina Ayuyang, muthamagazine.com
“Corpse on the Imjin!” by Peter Kuper, in Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster)
“,” by Lee Bermejo, in Batman Black and White #3 (DC)
“,” by Max Landis & Jock, in Adventures of Superman #14 (DC)
“When the Darkness Presses,” by Emily Carroll, http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Astro City #16: “Wish I May” by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin...
Best Short Story
“Beginning’s End,” by Rina Ayuyang, muthamagazine.com
“Corpse on the Imjin!” by Peter Kuper, in Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster)
“,” by Lee Bermejo, in Batman Black and White #3 (DC)
“,” by Max Landis & Jock, in Adventures of Superman #14 (DC)
“When the Darkness Presses,” by Emily Carroll, http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Astro City #16: “Wish I May” by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin...
- 4/24/2015
- by Luana Haygen
- Comicmix.com
I’m a fossil. I know it. Proof positive: I read the daily newspaper. Not on a pad or tablet or my computer, I go out and actually buy the blamed thing. I read it during breakfast. Yes, I still get a certain percentage of my news from the computer and/or Jon Stewart and The Daily Show but I like having the physical newspaper, just as I prefer actual books to an e-reader. If I don’t get to read the paper, I get cranky. Or crankier.
I think I got that from my father, Joel W. Ostrander Sr. He was always the first up in the morning but, during my high school years, I was up second. We’d both be at breakfast and we would read the newspaper. I’d get the sections he was done with; that’s where I learned to be possessive about my newspaper.
I think I got that from my father, Joel W. Ostrander Sr. He was always the first up in the morning but, during my high school years, I was up second. We’d both be at breakfast and we would read the newspaper. I’d get the sections he was done with; that’s where I learned to be possessive about my newspaper.
- 1/4/2015
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
New York City – There are legends, and then there is Joan Rivers. The comedian and show business survivor had a life journey as an influential star from the 1960s all the way to the end of her life. Joan Rivers died on September 4th, 2014, in New York City after suffering respiratory failure last weekend.
Joan Rivers, Forever Young
Photo credit: E! Entertainment Network
Joan Alexandra Molinsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Barnard College. As she developed her comic act, her agent at the time – Tony Rivers – suggested a name change, so Joan took his last name as hers. She was fired by Rivers as a result. Her training in comedy included a seven-month stint at The Second City in Chicago, but she got her feet wet in the comedy clubs in New York City in the 1960s, which included fellow comedy performers like George Carlin,...
Joan Rivers, Forever Young
Photo credit: E! Entertainment Network
Joan Alexandra Molinsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Barnard College. As she developed her comic act, her agent at the time – Tony Rivers – suggested a name change, so Joan took his last name as hers. She was fired by Rivers as a result. Her training in comedy included a seven-month stint at The Second City in Chicago, but she got her feet wet in the comedy clubs in New York City in the 1960s, which included fellow comedy performers like George Carlin,...
- 9/4/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
It's been decades since visionary Jim Henson first created the Muppets, yet today his lovable creations are as popular as ever.
But for as much time as the Muppets have spent in the spotlight, there's still a lot you don't know about Henson's clever creations. From the first national Muppet "star" to the materials that created the Kermit prototype, here are 19 things you probably don't know about The Muppets.
1. Jim Henson created The Muppets in 1955, making them nearly 60 years old!
2. Henson coined the term "Muppet," but it is not a combination of the words "marionette" and "puppet" -- a belief that was once supported by Henson himself. Rather, it has been reported that Henson just liked the sound of the word.
3. A key factor for the Muppets success is that Henson's realization that TV would allow him to put the puppets front and center, while still hiding the puppeteers. With...
But for as much time as the Muppets have spent in the spotlight, there's still a lot you don't know about Henson's clever creations. From the first national Muppet "star" to the materials that created the Kermit prototype, here are 19 things you probably don't know about The Muppets.
1. Jim Henson created The Muppets in 1955, making them nearly 60 years old!
2. Henson coined the term "Muppet," but it is not a combination of the words "marionette" and "puppet" -- a belief that was once supported by Henson himself. Rather, it has been reported that Henson just liked the sound of the word.
3. A key factor for the Muppets success is that Henson's realization that TV would allow him to put the puppets front and center, while still hiding the puppeteers. With...
- 3/21/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
Adhouse Books
Basewood Hc (not verified by Diamond), $19.95
Andrews McMeel
For Better Or For Worse It’s One Thing After Another Tp, $22.99
Ape Entertainment
Black Coat The Blackest Dye Gn, $12.99
Archie Comics
Afterlife With Archie #4 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $2.99
Afterlife With Archie #4 (Tim Seeley Variant Cover), $2.99
Archie Double Digest #249, $3.99
Mega Man #34 (Ben Bates Mega Man X Variant Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #34 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover), $2.99
Sonic Super Sized Super Digest #6, $6.99
Sonic The Hedgehog Mega Man Worlds Collide Volume 2 Into The Warzone Tp, $11.99
World Of Archie Double Digest #37, $3.99
Avatar Press
Extinction Parade #5 (Raulo Caceres Leather Cover), $14.99
God Is Dead #8 (German Nobile Carnage Wraparound Cover), $3.99
God Is Dead #8 (Jacen Burrows End Of Days Cover), $3.99
God Is Dead #8 (Jacen Burrows Gilded Incentive...
Adhouse Books
Basewood Hc (not verified by Diamond), $19.95
Andrews McMeel
For Better Or For Worse It’s One Thing After Another Tp, $22.99
Ape Entertainment
Black Coat The Blackest Dye Gn, $12.99
Archie Comics
Afterlife With Archie #4 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $2.99
Afterlife With Archie #4 (Tim Seeley Variant Cover), $2.99
Archie Double Digest #249, $3.99
Mega Man #34 (Ben Bates Mega Man X Variant Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #34 (Patrick Spaziante Regular Cover), $2.99
Sonic Super Sized Super Digest #6, $6.99
Sonic The Hedgehog Mega Man Worlds Collide Volume 2 Into The Warzone Tp, $11.99
World Of Archie Double Digest #37, $3.99
Avatar Press
Extinction Parade #5 (Raulo Caceres Leather Cover), $14.99
God Is Dead #8 (German Nobile Carnage Wraparound Cover), $3.99
God Is Dead #8 (Jacen Burrows End Of Days Cover), $3.99
God Is Dead #8 (Jacen Burrows Gilded Incentive...
- 3/3/2014
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Press Release:
Yoe Books! Falls Down Another Rabbit Hole With Alice In Comicland Alice Seen Through The Comic Book Looking Glass
San Diego, CA (December 9, 2013) – Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most beloved novels ever written as well as considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. So it only makes sense that Idw Publishing and Yoe Books! would partner up to collect the fantastic and wild variations of Alice as seen in comic books and comic strips from the Golden Age and beyond in Alice in Comicland.
Coming this March, Alice in Comicland is a 160 full-color page collection of comic books and comic strip stories featuring Alice that range from humor to horror by masters like Alex Toth, Walt Kelly, The Simon and Kirby Studio, Dan DeCarlo, David Berg, George Carlson, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, R.F. Outcault,...
Yoe Books! Falls Down Another Rabbit Hole With Alice In Comicland Alice Seen Through The Comic Book Looking Glass
San Diego, CA (December 9, 2013) – Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most beloved novels ever written as well as considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. So it only makes sense that Idw Publishing and Yoe Books! would partner up to collect the fantastic and wild variations of Alice as seen in comic books and comic strips from the Golden Age and beyond in Alice in Comicland.
Coming this March, Alice in Comicland is a 160 full-color page collection of comic books and comic strip stories featuring Alice that range from humor to horror by masters like Alex Toth, Walt Kelly, The Simon and Kirby Studio, Dan DeCarlo, David Berg, George Carlson, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, R.F. Outcault,...
- 12/11/2013
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
About a thousand years ago, I was on Steve King’s Wgn radio show (now sorely missed) and somebody called in and asked about the name “Comic Book.” I was taken aback momentarily, trying to decide if I should go into my “we’ve kicked the kids out of the donut shop” auto-rant. Out of respect for Steve and his 33 state / five province reach, I did a short history instead.
I talked about how the original comics were simply reprints of newspaper strips, some funny (hence the term “funny books”), some were adventurous, and the best were surreal. Within a few years all the licenses were tied up – not just the good ones – and new publishers like Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson had to hire young (read: inexpensive) writers and artists to create new stuff.
Funny comic books continued to dominate newsstand and subscription sales for the better part of two decades.
I talked about how the original comics were simply reprints of newspaper strips, some funny (hence the term “funny books”), some were adventurous, and the best were surreal. Within a few years all the licenses were tied up – not just the good ones – and new publishers like Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson had to hire young (read: inexpensive) writers and artists to create new stuff.
Funny comic books continued to dominate newsstand and subscription sales for the better part of two decades.
- 9/25/2013
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Having spent the past four days in Baltimore attending my favorite comics convention – the one that’s actually about comics – I had the opportunity to spend some serious conversation time with a lot of my friends. However, because the show is a four-hour-plus drive from La Casa Del Oro, the best conversation is with my daughter and ComicMix cohort Adriane Nash. Whereas much of her work is behind the scenes, Adriane is the one who kills here each year on April Fool’s Day and at least one of her hoaxes has graduated to the level of Urban Myth.
As her dad, this makes me very proud. But (sing along, folks), I digress.
After returning from Baltimore Monday night, while cuing TiVo for Ricky Gervais’ appearance on David Letterman, we had one of those “let’s tie-up everything we’ve been talking about” conversations. This one was about how, given time,...
As her dad, this makes me very proud. But (sing along, folks), I digress.
After returning from Baltimore Monday night, while cuing TiVo for Ricky Gervais’ appearance on David Letterman, we had one of those “let’s tie-up everything we’ve been talking about” conversations. This one was about how, given time,...
- 9/11/2013
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
The 2013 Eisner Award Winners have been announced at San Diego Comic-Con with Chris Ware leading the wins for his celebrated work Building Stories, alongside Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga which also won a number of awards.
The Eisners are awarded each year at the San Diego Comic-Con and are the most prestigious awards in the comics industry, being the comics equivalent of the Oscars.
The Eisners are named after Will Eisner, one of the most celebrated artist/writers in comics whose works included creating the superhero series The Spirit as well as his masterpiece, A Contract with God, one of the best books of the 20th century.
This year saw artist/writer Chris Ware pick up the lion’s share of the awards for his book/construction project Building Stories, winning Best New Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design.
Also among the winners...
The Eisners are awarded each year at the San Diego Comic-Con and are the most prestigious awards in the comics industry, being the comics equivalent of the Oscars.
The Eisners are named after Will Eisner, one of the most celebrated artist/writers in comics whose works included creating the superhero series The Spirit as well as his masterpiece, A Contract with God, one of the best books of the 20th century.
This year saw artist/writer Chris Ware pick up the lion’s share of the awards for his book/construction project Building Stories, winning Best New Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design.
Also among the winners...
- 7/21/2013
- by Noel Thorne
- Obsessed with Film
The final ballot for the 2013 Harvey Awards is now available. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. The 26th Annual Harvey Awards will be presented Saturday, September 7th, 2013 as part of the Baltimore Comic-Con.
If you are a comics professional, you can vote online at harveyawards.org/2013-final-ballot/. This will enable easier and faster methods for the professional community to submit their nominees. Ballots are due by Monday, August 19, 2013.
And the nominees are…
Best Letterer
Chris Eliopoulos, Cow Boy: A Boy And His Horse, Archaia
Joe Caramagna, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Todd Klein, Fables, DC Comics
Jack Morelli, Archie, Archie Comics
Chris Ware, Building Stories, Pantheon
Best Colorist
Laura Allred, Ff , Marvel Comics
Matt Hollingsworth, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Tito Pena, Archie, Archie Comics
Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, http://www.the-gutters.com/
Fiona Staples,...
If you are a comics professional, you can vote online at harveyawards.org/2013-final-ballot/. This will enable easier and faster methods for the professional community to submit their nominees. Ballots are due by Monday, August 19, 2013.
And the nominees are…
Best Letterer
Chris Eliopoulos, Cow Boy: A Boy And His Horse, Archaia
Joe Caramagna, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Todd Klein, Fables, DC Comics
Jack Morelli, Archie, Archie Comics
Chris Ware, Building Stories, Pantheon
Best Colorist
Laura Allred, Ff , Marvel Comics
Matt Hollingsworth, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Tito Pena, Archie, Archie Comics
Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, http://www.the-gutters.com/
Fiona Staples,...
- 7/15/2013
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Comic-Con International has released the complete list of nominees for the 2013 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The winners of the award will be revealed during the annual ceremony held at Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 19.
Official Press Release
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noire to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures.
Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each. Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel...
Official Press Release
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noire to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures.
Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each. Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel...
- 4/17/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Comic-Con International is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards of 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noir to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures. Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each.
Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel). Both are nominated for Best Continuing Series, Best New Series, Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Cover Artist. (Fatale also shares the coloring nomination for Dave Stewart.)Close behind with 4 nominations are Boom!/kaboom’s Adventure Time (Best New Series,...
Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel). Both are nominated for Best Continuing Series, Best New Series, Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Cover Artist. (Fatale also shares the coloring nomination for Dave Stewart.)Close behind with 4 nominations are Boom!/kaboom’s Adventure Time (Best New Series,...
- 4/16/2013
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Early last month, in one of the more economically-depressed cities in my home state, a 19-year-old man confronted a teenager about a $20 debt supposedly owed by the younger teen’s father. The 19-year-old forced the teen to strip naked and then whipped him with a belt. We know this because one of the 19-year-old’s accomplices recorded the assault on a two-and-a-half minute video which ultimately wound up on YouTube where it garnered over 40,000 views.
How the video wound up on YouTube, no one knows, but according to The Star-Ledger, “dozens of Twitter users placed the blame on a young Newark hip-hop artist who posted the video on his personal page…”
According to the artist, who would only identify himself in the story by his stage name of Riq Bubz, “We had nothing to do with the video, had no intentions of making it say like we were promoting bullying.
How the video wound up on YouTube, no one knows, but according to The Star-Ledger, “dozens of Twitter users placed the blame on a young Newark hip-hop artist who posted the video on his personal page…”
According to the artist, who would only identify himself in the story by his stage name of Riq Bubz, “We had nothing to do with the video, had no intentions of making it say like we were promoting bullying.
- 3/4/2013
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
A great many idioms have their roots planted firmly in the comics media, and to the present generation there is none more vital than Walt Kelly’s famous phrase that occupies the headline space above.
Kelly, in case you didn’t know (and shame on you for that), was the cartoonist who created, wrote and drew the feature Pogo for comic books, newspaper strips, and miniature trade paperbacks starting in 1942 (Animal Comics #1, published by Dell). He continued working on Pogo until his death in 1973. Pogo was a funny, clever strip that was uniquely gentle in its political and sociological satire. The phrase “We have met the enemy and he is us” was used several times, usually in conjunction with ecological issues. Indeed, for Earth Day 1970 Kelly produced a lavish poster with Pogo looking at a beautiful forest littered with garbage; it employed this famous phrase.
A couple days ago I...
Kelly, in case you didn’t know (and shame on you for that), was the cartoonist who created, wrote and drew the feature Pogo for comic books, newspaper strips, and miniature trade paperbacks starting in 1942 (Animal Comics #1, published by Dell). He continued working on Pogo until his death in 1973. Pogo was a funny, clever strip that was uniquely gentle in its political and sociological satire. The phrase “We have met the enemy and he is us” was used several times, usually in conjunction with ecological issues. Indeed, for Earth Day 1970 Kelly produced a lavish poster with Pogo looking at a beautiful forest littered with garbage; it employed this famous phrase.
A couple days ago I...
- 1/16/2013
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Above: André François’ poster for L’humeur vagabonde (Edouard Luntz, France, 1971).
Two weeks ago, in my post about the work of Pierre Etaix, I mentioned Etaix’s admiration for the cartoonist, painter and sculptor André François, who designed a number of posters for Etaix’s films. This got me searching for more of François’s work.
Born in 1915 in Austria-Hungary—in what is now Timisoara, Romania—André Farkas, as he was then known, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest before moving to Paris in 1934 where he worked with the great French poster designer A.M. Cassandre, became a French citizen and changed his name. By the 1940s he was already a popular and prolific illustrator, working for satirical magazines in France and Britain. In his New York Times obituary, Steven Heller wrote that François’ “biting satires of the human comedy influenced a generation of American editorial illustrators...
Two weeks ago, in my post about the work of Pierre Etaix, I mentioned Etaix’s admiration for the cartoonist, painter and sculptor André François, who designed a number of posters for Etaix’s films. This got me searching for more of François’s work.
Born in 1915 in Austria-Hungary—in what is now Timisoara, Romania—André Farkas, as he was then known, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest before moving to Paris in 1934 where he worked with the great French poster designer A.M. Cassandre, became a French citizen and changed his name. By the 1940s he was already a popular and prolific illustrator, working for satirical magazines in France and Britain. In his New York Times obituary, Steven Heller wrote that François’ “biting satires of the human comedy influenced a generation of American editorial illustrators...
- 11/2/2012
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
I’m not the person to tell you how important Pogo is as an American comic strip; Walt Kelly died when I was still just a (as one of his characters might put it) “l’il shirt-tail tad,” in the early 1970s. The strip has been intermittently reprinted, but not for a long time, and I have to admit that I’d never read it before.
But the long-promised complete reprinting of the full comic-strip run of Pogo (there is also a separate stream of Pogo comic books, which started a few years earlier and ended much earlier) finally got started last fall, after all of the production difficulties of finding and cleaning up sixty-five-year-old (and, at the time, considered very disposable) art were finally cleared up. This book is the first of a promised twelve volumes that will take Kelly’s Pogo from its start in 1949 (and, as an appendix here,...
But the long-promised complete reprinting of the full comic-strip run of Pogo (there is also a separate stream of Pogo comic books, which started a few years earlier and ended much earlier) finally got started last fall, after all of the production difficulties of finding and cleaning up sixty-five-year-old (and, at the time, considered very disposable) art were finally cleared up. This book is the first of a promised twelve volumes that will take Kelly’s Pogo from its start in 1949 (and, as an appendix here,...
- 8/19/2012
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
I only met Judith Crist once, but her career had an enormous role in shaping the world of the movie critics who followed her. She was the first full-time female movie critic for a big American daily newspaper, but set aside her gender: By her success and fame, she created jobs for movie critics where there were none before.
When she went to work for the New York Herald-Tribune in the 1940s, few newspapers had movie critics writing under their own names (the New York Times was an exception). The movie reviews were considered a "house column," farmed out on a film-by-film basis to assorted reporters, who wrote under such punning bylines as "Kate Cameron" (New York Daily News) and "May Tinee" (Chicago Tribune). Crist was fearless, acerbic and merciless--"Hollywood's most hated person," it was said.
She wrote a sensational pan of "Cleopatra," saying Elizabeth Taylor's acting "often rises to fishwife levels.
When she went to work for the New York Herald-Tribune in the 1940s, few newspapers had movie critics writing under their own names (the New York Times was an exception). The movie reviews were considered a "house column," farmed out on a film-by-film basis to assorted reporters, who wrote under such punning bylines as "Kate Cameron" (New York Daily News) and "May Tinee" (Chicago Tribune). Crist was fearless, acerbic and merciless--"Hollywood's most hated person," it was said.
She wrote a sensational pan of "Cleopatra," saying Elizabeth Taylor's acting "often rises to fishwife levels.
- 8/9/2012
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
12-gauge Comics
Anti #1 (Of 4), $1.00
Aazurn Publishing
Indie Comics Magazine #6 (not verified by Diamond), $6.49
Abrams
Nathan Hales Hazardous Tales Volume 1 One Dead Spy Gn, $12.95
AC Comics
Golden Age Greats Spotlight Volume 9 Catman And Kitten Sc, $29.95
Alpha Control Press
Seaview 50th Anniversary Tribute To Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea Sc, $39.95
Altus Press
Doc Savage All New Wild Adventures Volume 3 The Infernal Buddha Sc, $24.95
Amryl Entertainment
Cavewoman Natural Selection #1 (Of 2)(Budd Root Special Edition), $6.95
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #140, $3.99
Archaia Entertainment
Mouse Guard Black Axe #5 (Of 6), $3.50
Archie Comics
Betty And Veronica Double Digest #204, $3.99
Kevin Keller #4 (Dan Parent Variant Cover), $2.99
Kevin Keller #4 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #16, $2.99
Sonic Super Special Magazine #4, $9.99
Ardden Entertainment
Phoenix #6 (not verified by Diamond), $2.99
Aspen Mlt...
12-gauge Comics
Anti #1 (Of 4), $1.00
Aazurn Publishing
Indie Comics Magazine #6 (not verified by Diamond), $6.49
Abrams
Nathan Hales Hazardous Tales Volume 1 One Dead Spy Gn, $12.95
AC Comics
Golden Age Greats Spotlight Volume 9 Catman And Kitten Sc, $29.95
Alpha Control Press
Seaview 50th Anniversary Tribute To Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea Sc, $39.95
Altus Press
Doc Savage All New Wild Adventures Volume 3 The Infernal Buddha Sc, $24.95
Amryl Entertainment
Cavewoman Natural Selection #1 (Of 2)(Budd Root Special Edition), $6.95
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #140, $3.99
Archaia Entertainment
Mouse Guard Black Axe #5 (Of 6), $3.50
Archie Comics
Betty And Veronica Double Digest #204, $3.99
Kevin Keller #4 (Dan Parent Variant Cover), $2.99
Kevin Keller #4 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #16, $2.99
Sonic Super Special Magazine #4, $9.99
Ardden Entertainment
Phoenix #6 (not verified by Diamond), $2.99
Aspen Mlt...
- 8/6/2012
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
12-gauge Comics
Anti #1 (not verified by Diamond), $1.00
215 Ink
Vic Boone Tp, $14.99
Action Lab Entertainment
Double Jumpers #2 (not verified by Diamond), $3.99
Altus Press
Doc Savage All New Wild Adventures Volume 3 The Infernal Buddha Sc (not verified by Diamond), $24.95
Antarctic Press
Airboy Deadeye #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Gearhearts Steampunk Glamor Revue #3, $3.99
Gold Digger Platinum Volume 4 Tp, $14.95
Last Zombie Neverland #5 (Of 5), $3.99
Nazi Zombies #3, $3.99
Victorian Secret Girls Of Steampunk #1, $3.99
Archie Comics
Archie #635 (Jill Thompson Variant Cover), Ar
Archie #635 (Gisele Lagace Regular Cover), $2.99
Archie And Friends Double Digest #18, $3.99
Archie Clash Of The New Kids Tp, $11.99
Betty And Veronica Friends Double Digest #227, $3.99
Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #3 (Alex Saviuk Regular Cover), $2.99
Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #3 (Matt Herms Variant Cover), Ar
Aspen Mlt
Soulfire Grace #1 (Cover A Michael Ryan...
12-gauge Comics
Anti #1 (not verified by Diamond), $1.00
215 Ink
Vic Boone Tp, $14.99
Action Lab Entertainment
Double Jumpers #2 (not verified by Diamond), $3.99
Altus Press
Doc Savage All New Wild Adventures Volume 3 The Infernal Buddha Sc (not verified by Diamond), $24.95
Antarctic Press
Airboy Deadeye #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Gearhearts Steampunk Glamor Revue #3, $3.99
Gold Digger Platinum Volume 4 Tp, $14.95
Last Zombie Neverland #5 (Of 5), $3.99
Nazi Zombies #3, $3.99
Victorian Secret Girls Of Steampunk #1, $3.99
Archie Comics
Archie #635 (Jill Thompson Variant Cover), Ar
Archie #635 (Gisele Lagace Regular Cover), $2.99
Archie And Friends Double Digest #18, $3.99
Archie Clash Of The New Kids Tp, $11.99
Betty And Veronica Friends Double Digest #227, $3.99
Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #3 (Alex Saviuk Regular Cover), $2.99
Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 #3 (Matt Herms Variant Cover), Ar
Aspen Mlt
Soulfire Grace #1 (Cover A Michael Ryan...
- 7/22/2012
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Sydney - The judge set to hear Kim Dotcom’s extradition case in New Zealand next year, has recused himself from the case after a backlash against comments he made at an conference last week when he referred to the U.S. as the “enemy” in copyright practice. Judge David Harvey, a well regarded Internet law expert, reportedly made the comments at NetHui during a conference discussion on copyright and trade talks with the U.S. He referred to a tweet which had played on a reference to cartoonist Walt Kelly: "We have met the enemy and he is [the] U.S.
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- 7/19/2012
- by Pip Bulbeck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In this space last Saturday, my dear friend and adoptive bastard son Marc Alan Fishman stated “modern comics are writing rings around previous generations. We’re in a renaissance of story structure, characterization, and depth… I’d like to think we the people might defend the quality of today’s comics as being leaps and bounds better than books of yesteryear.”
Simply put, the dear boy and my close pal and our valued ComicMix contributor is full of it.
Don’t get me wrong: there’s a hell of a lot of great writing out there today, and I agree with his opinions about most if not all of the young’un’s he cites. Today’s American comics reach a much wider range of readers. There’s also a hell of a lot more comics being published today – although those comics are being read by a much smaller audience...
Simply put, the dear boy and my close pal and our valued ComicMix contributor is full of it.
Don’t get me wrong: there’s a hell of a lot of great writing out there today, and I agree with his opinions about most if not all of the young’un’s he cites. Today’s American comics reach a much wider range of readers. There’s also a hell of a lot more comics being published today – although those comics are being read by a much smaller audience...
- 6/13/2012
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
12-gauge Comics
Boondock Saints Volume 1 In Nomine Patris Hc (Limited Edition), $34.99
Action Lab Entertainment
Princeless Volume 1 Save Yourself Tp, $14.95
Amryl Entertainment
Cavewoman Mutation #2 (Devon Massey Special Edition), $6.85
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #138, $3.99
Ape Entertainment
Richie Rich Digest Volume 2 Pursuit Of Pesos And Other Stories Tp, $6.99
Scouts Drafted Gn, $6.99
Archie Comics
Archie Double Digest #229, $3.99
Jughead #213, $2.99
Sonic Universe #40, $2.99
Ardden Entertainment
Flash Gordon Vengence Of Ming Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.99
Audiogo
Doctor Who The Lost TV Episodes Collection Four 1967 Audio CD, $124.95
Torchwood Fallout An Audio-Exclusive Adventure Audio CD, $24.95
Azure Press
Ninjas Vs Zombies Bundle (contains #1-4 and signed bonus issue), $14.99
Big Dog Ink
Ursa Minor #1 (Ian Snyder Regular Cover), $3.50
Ursa Minor #1 (Natalie Sanders Variant Cover), Ar
Black Library
Void Stalker...
12-gauge Comics
Boondock Saints Volume 1 In Nomine Patris Hc (Limited Edition), $34.99
Action Lab Entertainment
Princeless Volume 1 Save Yourself Tp, $14.95
Amryl Entertainment
Cavewoman Mutation #2 (Devon Massey Special Edition), $6.85
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #138, $3.99
Ape Entertainment
Richie Rich Digest Volume 2 Pursuit Of Pesos And Other Stories Tp, $6.99
Scouts Drafted Gn, $6.99
Archie Comics
Archie Double Digest #229, $3.99
Jughead #213, $2.99
Sonic Universe #40, $2.99
Ardden Entertainment
Flash Gordon Vengence Of Ming Gn (not verified by Diamond), $12.99
Audiogo
Doctor Who The Lost TV Episodes Collection Four 1967 Audio CD, $124.95
Torchwood Fallout An Audio-Exclusive Adventure Audio CD, $24.95
Azure Press
Ninjas Vs Zombies Bundle (contains #1-4 and signed bonus issue), $14.99
Big Dog Ink
Ursa Minor #1 (Ian Snyder Regular Cover), $3.50
Ursa Minor #1 (Natalie Sanders Variant Cover), Ar
Black Library
Void Stalker...
- 5/13/2012
- by GeekRest
- GeekRest
Well, I didn’t see you at the Will Eisner panel/celebration, held last Thursday, March 1st, at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, which, if you need to ask, is located at 594 Broadway, New York City, in the district known as SoHo. (And if you did need to ask…let’s just say that any comics reader, casual or otherwise, who is in lower Manhattan and has not yet visited Mocca, and continues not to visit Mocca just may have condemned themselves to an eternity of having Seduction of the Innocent read aloud to them by Bobcat Goldthwait.)
But back to the panel/celebration: you weren’t there and we didn’t miss you because we had what was pretty nearly a full house and that was gratifying. The “we” to whom I refer was three people who knew, or knew a lot about, Will, who died in 2005; Judy Hansen,...
But back to the panel/celebration: you weren’t there and we didn’t miss you because we had what was pretty nearly a full house and that was gratifying. The “we” to whom I refer was three people who knew, or knew a lot about, Will, who died in 2005; Judy Hansen,...
- 3/8/2012
- by Dennis O'Neil
- Comicmix.com
For many years a film has been in development based on the wonderful comic series Bone by Jeff Smith. The comic tells the story of three cousins lost in a strange land, where they're caught in the flare-up of an old conflict and realization of an ancient prophecy. Bone was one of the best things to come out of the self-publishing wave of black and white comics in the early '90s. Initially championed by Dave Sim in the pages of Cerebus and very quickly embraced by both critics and audiences, the series ran 55 issues and stands as a landmark piece of comic storytelling. It has been republished in color and seems to find a new audience every few years. The last time we heard about a possible film was when Jeff Smith revealed [1] that he was "actually excited" about a four-minute CGI test clip. Warner Bros. is planning an...
- 1/19/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
A slightly less conventional (and certainly less played) Christmas special for you– from 1969, we bring you The Pogo Special Birthday Special, which also works as a holiday special for Valentine’s Day, Harbor Day, the fourth of July, and the entire month of Octember.
And it’s a Christmas special too? Well, any special which has Albert the Alligator and Beauregard performing and arguing over the correct lyrics to “Deck Us All With Boston Charlie” simply has to be a Christmas special.
So sit back, relax, and listen to June Foray as Pogo, Les Tremayne (yes, Mentor from Shazam!) as Churchy Lafemme, Chuck Jones as Porkypine, and Walt Kelly hisself as Albert The Alligator and P.T. Bridgeport.
Click here to view the embedded video.
And if you’re of a mind to, you might want to order a copy of Pogo: The Complete Daily & Sunday Comic Strips Volume 1. It’s worth it.
And it’s a Christmas special too? Well, any special which has Albert the Alligator and Beauregard performing and arguing over the correct lyrics to “Deck Us All With Boston Charlie” simply has to be a Christmas special.
So sit back, relax, and listen to June Foray as Pogo, Les Tremayne (yes, Mentor from Shazam!) as Churchy Lafemme, Chuck Jones as Porkypine, and Walt Kelly hisself as Albert The Alligator and P.T. Bridgeport.
Click here to view the embedded video.
And if you’re of a mind to, you might want to order a copy of Pogo: The Complete Daily & Sunday Comic Strips Volume 1. It’s worth it.
- 12/24/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
By Andrea Duncan-Mao
Just in case you’re thinking about your 2012 vacation plans, Carnival’s Concert Cruise Line has announced a new one-off voyage. You can cruise the Caribbean in luxury, stopping in various island locales and hanging out with, uh … R. Kelly.
That’s right! The Pied Piper of R&B is the star of the new "Love Letter Cruise," which sails next October. If you book by Dec. 17, you can lock up a two-person cabin on Kelly's love boat for a cool $500 deposit, securing you a spot on the five-day trip with the controversial crooner, who is slated to perform a "romantic" set. If that’s not incentive enough, you can also sign up for step classes or a "12 Play" basketball game to sweat out the calories from all those all-you-can-eat buffets.
Mister Kelly has never taken a traditional approach to his career, and in recent months, he...
Just in case you’re thinking about your 2012 vacation plans, Carnival’s Concert Cruise Line has announced a new one-off voyage. You can cruise the Caribbean in luxury, stopping in various island locales and hanging out with, uh … R. Kelly.
That’s right! The Pied Piper of R&B is the star of the new "Love Letter Cruise," which sails next October. If you book by Dec. 17, you can lock up a two-person cabin on Kelly's love boat for a cool $500 deposit, securing you a spot on the five-day trip with the controversial crooner, who is slated to perform a "romantic" set. If that’s not incentive enough, you can also sign up for step classes or a "12 Play" basketball game to sweat out the calories from all those all-you-can-eat buffets.
Mister Kelly has never taken a traditional approach to his career, and in recent months, he...
- 12/14/2011
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
Yep, the gift-giving holidays are upon us once again. Here’s three recent releases that are among the top of my list.
The Stan Lee Universe, by Danny Fingeroth and Roy Thomas TwoMorrows Publishing, $39.95 hardcover; also available in softcover and digital
If you’re asking “who’s Stan Lee and why should I care about his universe?” then I’m asking “why are you reading a website called ComicMix?” I’m not going to waste bandwidth establishing Stan’s street cred. The Stan Lee Universe is not the definitive biography of Stan Lee; even at 89 years of age (in three weeks), he’s continuing to create new comics properties and appearing on television shows and in movies and his story remains a work in progress. As a life-long comics fan and practicing professional, I find great comfort in that.
The Stan Lee Universe is a massive gathering of articles, interviews,...
The Stan Lee Universe, by Danny Fingeroth and Roy Thomas TwoMorrows Publishing, $39.95 hardcover; also available in softcover and digital
If you’re asking “who’s Stan Lee and why should I care about his universe?” then I’m asking “why are you reading a website called ComicMix?” I’m not going to waste bandwidth establishing Stan’s street cred. The Stan Lee Universe is not the definitive biography of Stan Lee; even at 89 years of age (in three weeks), he’s continuing to create new comics properties and appearing on television shows and in movies and his story remains a work in progress. As a life-long comics fan and practicing professional, I find great comfort in that.
The Stan Lee Universe is a massive gathering of articles, interviews,...
- 12/7/2011
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Fantagraphics Books has revealed that The Complete Pogo Daily & Sunday Comics Strips volume one has gone to the printers. The first installment of the planned 12-volume series reprinting Walt Kelly's strips is finally on its way. Mark Evanier, who has been providing editorial assistance on the project, revealed that the first volume has gone to press on his blog. "Some of Pogo has been reprinted before, not always in the best possible manner," he said. "Now, all of it will be republished - every daily strip and every Sunday page with the latter in colour - in 12 volumes being issued by Fantagraphics Books. "This is not as simple as someone saying, 'Hey, let's reprint Pogo', (more)...
- 8/24/2011
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Dennis Nishi Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith has the classic indie success story. His award-winning comic “Bone” was rejected by newspapers and publishers before the Columbus, Ohio artist decided to self-publish the series in 1991 under his own company Cartoon Books. “Bone” follows the escapades of three swindling cousins that are driven out of their hometown. The trio end up lost in a Tolken-esque world of red dragons, racing cows and voracious rat creatures.
The bimonthly series ran for 13 years before the...
Jeff Smith has the classic indie success story. His award-winning comic “Bone” was rejected by newspapers and publishers before the Columbus, Ohio artist decided to self-publish the series in 1991 under his own company Cartoon Books. “Bone” follows the escapades of three swindling cousins that are driven out of their hometown. The trio end up lost in a Tolken-esque world of red dragons, racing cows and voracious rat creatures.
The bimonthly series ran for 13 years before the...
- 7/28/2011
- by Dennis Nishi
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The Hand (Original Release Date: 24 April 1981)
The Hand is the answer to the question "What else did that kid who played Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest do?" That's the kind of movie The Hand is: one you're liable to know about because of its relationship to another movie, director, or star, and not one you're liable to have seen. (Another answer to this question, it turns out, is The Happening, where she plays "Woman with Hands Over Ears." I consider this neither a step up nor down, and, without bothering to look at the three decades' worth of [likely] bit parts in between, declare her career to be remarkably consistent.)
I consider myself reasonably familiar with the careers of Michael Caine and Oliver Stone, and feel I should have at least known The Hand existed. I didn't. It also never would have occurred to me to pair Caine and Stone, but...
The Hand is the answer to the question "What else did that kid who played Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest do?" That's the kind of movie The Hand is: one you're liable to know about because of its relationship to another movie, director, or star, and not one you're liable to have seen. (Another answer to this question, it turns out, is The Happening, where she plays "Woman with Hands Over Ears." I consider this neither a step up nor down, and, without bothering to look at the three decades' worth of [likely] bit parts in between, declare her career to be remarkably consistent.)
I consider myself reasonably familiar with the careers of Michael Caine and Oliver Stone, and feel I should have at least known The Hand existed. I didn't. It also never would have occurred to me to pair Caine and Stone, but...
- 4/29/2011
- by Thurston McQ
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Fantagraphics Books has announced a release date for its first Pogo volume. The publisher first unveiled its plans for a 12-volume collection of the Walt Kelly comic strip in February 2007, but nothing has emerged regarding the project since, reports Robot 6. "[A] new year is upon and it’s time to 'fess up about all the late Fantagraphics titles you were expecting to have by now, and don't, because (more)...
- 1/7/2011
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
In a possible not-so-distant future, an element of America.s fight against terrorism has taken a terrible turn for the worse. Under the newly instituted Freedom of Observation Act, Eyeborgs, high tech surveillance robots, have been created to monitor all human activity 24-7. If you are inclined to believe that a camera can.t lie, think again. Eyeborgs as a story reminds me of Walt Kelly.s (Pogo comic strip) famous quotation, .we have met the enemy and he is us.. In a frighteningly believable but overzealous attempt to offer its citizens more protection from terrorism, the government has passed the Observation Act bill. Instead of protection, unfortunately the results may be the end for humans. This act allows...
- 7/8/2010
- by June L.
- Monsters and Critics
The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
After a pair of, to be blunt, piss-poor films from Michael Bay, the Transformers franchise has finally been beautifully redeemed in video game form with Transformers: War For Cybertron (Activision, PS3-$59.99 Srp, Xbox-$59.99 Srp), which brings players to the frontlines of the struggle between the Autobots and Decepticons on their home planet, that instantly brings players back to the franchise’s 80’s glory. Spinning...
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
After a pair of, to be blunt, piss-poor films from Michael Bay, the Transformers franchise has finally been beautifully redeemed in video game form with Transformers: War For Cybertron (Activision, PS3-$59.99 Srp, Xbox-$59.99 Srp), which brings players to the frontlines of the struggle between the Autobots and Decepticons on their home planet, that instantly brings players back to the franchise’s 80’s glory. Spinning...
- 7/2/2010
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Saga of the Swamp Thing Book Two
By Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben
DC Comics, 224 pages, $24.99
DC’s hardcover collections of Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing continues with the release of the second volume next Wednesday. The nicest thing about these releases is that it prompts us to go back and reread the stories to conjure up memories of what it was like the first time we encountered these tales.
By the time these eight stories saw print in 1984 and 1985, the buzz had grown deafening and clearly this was the most talked about series and set of creators at the time. What Alan did was bring fresh thinking to American comic book concepts and played with the readers’ expectations for mainstream storytelling and horror.
Moore’s gift for words crowded the pages with allusions and imagery previously unseen and when we could look at the artwork, it was stunning.
By Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben
DC Comics, 224 pages, $24.99
DC’s hardcover collections of Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing continues with the release of the second volume next Wednesday. The nicest thing about these releases is that it prompts us to go back and reread the stories to conjure up memories of what it was like the first time we encountered these tales.
By the time these eight stories saw print in 1984 and 1985, the buzz had grown deafening and clearly this was the most talked about series and set of creators at the time. What Alan did was bring fresh thinking to American comic book concepts and played with the readers’ expectations for mainstream storytelling and horror.
Moore’s gift for words crowded the pages with allusions and imagery previously unseen and when we could look at the artwork, it was stunning.
- 11/20/2009
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Back in 2008, it was announced that Jeff Smith had signed a deal with Warner Brothers to adapt his epic comic adventure series “Bone” into a CG-animated film. And while details have since been scarce, Smith offered some surprising information during a panel at last weekend’s Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco.
According to a report by Comic Book Resources, Smith said that he is “very happy” with the progress on the project so far and added that Warner Brothers would “probably end up making three films” in order to complete the “Bone” storyline.
Smith also spoke about his previous attempts to bring “Bone” to the big screen as a hand-drawn animated film. Smith noted that even though he had several of his friends in the animation industry onboard to help him, the project was unable to get made.
"It was just too big, too expensive," Smith said. "I ended...
According to a report by Comic Book Resources, Smith said that he is “very happy” with the progress on the project so far and added that Warner Brothers would “probably end up making three films” in order to complete the “Bone” storyline.
Smith also spoke about his previous attempts to bring “Bone” to the big screen as a hand-drawn animated film. Smith noted that even though he had several of his friends in the animation industry onboard to help him, the project was unable to get made.
"It was just too big, too expensive," Smith said. "I ended...
- 10/23/2009
- by Blair Marnell
- MTV Splash Page
Warners connected to the film 'Bone'
Warner Bros. has picked up rights to "Bone", the acclaimed independent comic book series from artist Jeff Smith. Dan Lin will produce.
The fantasy series followed three cousins from the Bone family who are small, white and bald humanlike creatures with big noses. The trio are run out of their hometown and find themselves in a mysterious valley where they are separated and hunted by other creatures. They are taken in by a girl named Thorn and her grandmother, and find out that the valley is threatened by an evil force called the Lord of the Locusts.
The series ran irregularly from 1991-2004. Scholastic has been publishing the collected stories in graphic novel format since 2005, selling more than 1 million copies so far.
Smith, who will executive produce, was influenced by classic cartoonists Walt Kelly, Charles Schultz and Will Eisner on the series, which won several comic awards. Smith went on to become a noted artist whose work will be exhibited in the spring at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio.
The fantasy series followed three cousins from the Bone family who are small, white and bald humanlike creatures with big noses. The trio are run out of their hometown and find themselves in a mysterious valley where they are separated and hunted by other creatures. They are taken in by a girl named Thorn and her grandmother, and find out that the valley is threatened by an evil force called the Lord of the Locusts.
The series ran irregularly from 1991-2004. Scholastic has been publishing the collected stories in graphic novel format since 2005, selling more than 1 million copies so far.
Smith, who will executive produce, was influenced by classic cartoonists Walt Kelly, Charles Schultz and Will Eisner on the series, which won several comic awards. Smith went on to become a noted artist whose work will be exhibited in the spring at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio.
- 3/8/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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