Your New Coffee Table Friend no. 1: Comic Book Design

comic book design

Continuing this informal daily (-ish) holiday series on Wow Cool, that highlights some cultural objects that may have flown under your radar, but are well worth a look for one reason or another, we move on to a few lovely (comic) art books that were published in 2009. In other words, if you have some [...] [...]

Let’s Go Bowling!!!

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It’s true, I just can’t stop thinking about bowling! Found in the archives, circa Feb. 1995, a portrait of yours truly by Kieron Dwyer! Complete with my beloved old DeKalb hat rendered a little differently. I ditched the hat after I found out DeKalb had been taken over by the scumbags at Monsanto. Back in [...] [...]

“Comics is an industry built on exploitation.”

Tom Spurgeon lays down the law. Go read: “I Beg You To Be A Little More Observant” in today’s Comics Reporter. [...]

Free Simon Gane – Graphics Classics 64 page giant on Free Comic Book Day

See some choice Simon Gane art on Arthur Conan Doyle story in the Graphic Classics Free Comic Book Day special, available Friday, May 3rd, 2008 at finer comic book shops everywhere. Simon previews his story here. Read a review of it on Newsarama, where they say that “Simon Gane has a wonderfully busy, angular style [...] [...]

Tom Spurgeon reminds us why he is the best commentator on comics we’ve got

Superman in BT phone box

Among the witless speculation and fantasy being trolled out on what I imagine might still be called comics fandom concerning what the recent decision regarding ownership of Superman might mean in the long run, one shining beacon of reason drops the science on corporate comicbook publishing in spectacular fashion. Be very grateful that Tom Spurgeon [...] [...]

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