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Comic Book Links For Tuesday, December 22nd

Comic Book Daily Staff — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:39:38 +0000

It’s been a pretty busy weekend here at Comic Book Daily Head Quarters, we’ve been scouring the interwebs looking for fun links to get your through the usual Tuesday blahs. As always if you come across an interesting link or article that we may have missed, please by all means e-mail Pete DeCourcy – he needs all the help he can get.

One of my favourite Podcasts (next to Comic Culture, of course) – War Rocket Ajax – hosts the closest things we’ll get to an old timey variety show featuring comic-creators with their WAR OF CHRISTMAS. Take a gander at the names above for just a sample of what to expect. (Canned laughter and clapping included. Jess Nevins Absolutely kills it!)
Week two of The Comics Journal’s tour through the “Conversations” section of their #300 issue. This time, it’s an in-depth discussion between comic book legend Denny O’Neil and rising star writer Matt Fraction
Laura Hudson continues to look at the worst comic books of the decade.
Woah, Wha??????????? [via Everyday is like Wednesday]
The 4th Letter gives you This Week in Panels Volumes Twelve and Thirteen.
Alma is a gorgeous, short animated film by Rodrigo Blaas, and it’s online in its entirety for a limited time. It is, as one person who was retweeted by Marvel Editor Jen Grunwald, said: Just a reminder of how awesome a Pixar horror film could be.
The Gang at Scans_Daily attempt to make Paul Dini’s Detective Comics #826 into their personal X-Mas tradition.
At Reverse Direction, John Seven lists the best graphic novels of the decade, including Emmanuel Guibert’s Alan’s War, Jeff Lemire’s Essex County Trilogy and Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home.
At io9.com, Graeme McMillan takes a year-by-year look at the most important comic-book events of the decade.
Yesterday’s Birthday Boy Chip Zdarsky blesses The National Post with an interactive illustration of 101 of Sesame Street’s most memorable Muppets. Scroll over any of the characters in this Sgt. Pepper meets George Perez image to find out some fun, furry and fabulous facts
The Precocious Curmudgeon introduces the Eisner Committee to some Manga (including Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka and 20th Century Boys, Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s A Drifting Life and Kiyohiko Azuma’s Yotsuba&!.) that’s should be getting some award consideration.
Chris Butcher examines Dave Sims recent decision to go Print-On-Demand, and see what it’s repercussions could be.

Comic Book Links For Tuesday December 15th

Comic Book Daily Staff — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:04:04 +0000

one of my favourite bloggers/web comic writer Kevin Church details his encounter with a comic book retailer and the ensuing twitter back and forth they had. It’s a pretty petty discussion, but if you enjoy that sort of thing – have at it. [it's all fat jokes and he-said-he-sad.]
Alan Moore discusses his new “underground” magazine Dodgem Logic, which is funded in part by sales of Watchmen: “After that wretched film, Watchmen is now selling everywhere, and much as I’m sure it pains them, that means they have to send me huge cheques every three months. I’ve got enough to cover my needs and I’d probably feel guilty if I wasn’t doing something for the area I’ve come from.”
The Mighty God King [a Toronto national treasure] details why he believes the answer to better superhero comics be found in “The Dark Phoenix Saga.”
By way of introducing the New Comic Journal website, Gary Groth offers a brief history of comics criticism.
According to Johanna Draper Carlson, DragonCon organizers have allegedly gone out of their way to inconvenience Least I Could Do co-creators Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza.
Scans_Daily brings us some Simpsons Christmas cheer via the Bartman Christmas Special.
DC Editor Matt Idelson discusses all things Superman over at the DCU Blog.
Every Day Is Like Wednesday takes a closer look at the Battle For The Cowl mini-event and all it’s spinoffs.
Over at the TCJ read a dialogue between Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons and All Star Superman illustrator Frank Quitely.
Matt Brady let’s you know what’s coming out this week.
One of my favourite creators: James Turner (Rex Libris, War Lord of IO) talks comics with Tim.

Comic Book Links For Tuesday, December 8th.

Comic Book Daily Staff — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:44:01 +0000

Marcos Martin is one of the most inventive artists working in comics right now and The Beat has just posted a pretty lengthy interview with him, and it’s chock full with great little tidbits.
Bleeding Cool gives us the Monday Run Around, including news on Stan Lee, Cullen Bunn and more!
Tim Callahan and Chad Nevett are back with their Splash Page. This time, the question is, “Are Mainstream Comics Increasingly Lame, or is it Just Us?” Parts one and two.
The 4thLetter gives us This Week in Panels.
Examine the science behind ….Realm of Kings? Really? I thought that was all about C’Thulu coming through a tear in the fabric of reality…
Everyday is Like Wednesday feels negatively towards Marvel and Brian Michael Bendis’ Seven Years in the Making mini-event Siege.
The Good folks at Sequential Tart discuss the best of the best in superheroes.
Comics in Crisis explains: No Powers? No Problems, and then takes a look at Awesome Aliens.
The Best of the best this week’s Highlights by Comic Book Legacy.
And finally because Tucker Stone makes me laugh …He gives you the Decade in Review.

Comic Book Links For Tuesday December 1st

Comic Book Daily Staff — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:44:41 +0000

Thai cartoonist Jakraphan Huaypetch has won the International Manga Award contest, given by Japan’s Foreign Ministry for works by foreign cartoonists. This is often considered the Nobel Prize of Manga. Good for him, congratulations are in order!
Chris Butcher (from one of Toronto’s best comic shops The Beguiling) live blogs his previews. Hilarious! (Also he provides us with a great little Bryan Lee O’Malley gem.)
School Library Journal lists Book [they] wish [they] could have.
io9 examines some of the dumbest comic book retcons of all time.
“Thousands of manga fans flocked to the funeral Monday of Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui, whose cheeky schoolboy character Shin-chan delighted millions.”
A Fumetti style interview with American Splendor’s Harvey Pekar. [via NY Graphic Novelists]
Will Eisner’s The Spirit Colouring Book offers a look at some of his glorious Splash Pages.
The Boys at Second Printing Offer up some decent Versus-es… DC Cosmic vs. Marvel Cosmic, Super villain Lex Luthor vs.Corporate Lex and finally The Cabal vs. Villains United.
Part Two of Scott Tipton’s Comics 101 World Tour. This Stop: ROME.
How Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman became Teachers …thanks to Punk.
On Flickr, somebody presumably living in or staying in Europe has put up images from that Italian X-Men graphic novel that Chris Claremont and Italian superstar artist Milo Manara did. Right here. Anyone want to translate what the back cover, which is in one the images, says?
Jog talks about one of my favourite comic book series – The Winter Men. Was it worth the wait? (well, for me – yes, obviously – but what does he thinks?)
According to Bleeding Cool Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s next project will be officially announced this saturday!
Tom Spurgeon’s Holiday Gift Guide!

Comic Book Links For Monday November 23rd, 2009

Comic Book Daily Staff — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:19:47 +0000

It’s been a pretty busy weekend here at Comic Book Daily Head Quarters, we’ve been scowering the interwebs looking for fun links to get your through the usual monday blahs. As always if you come across an interesting link or article that we may have missed, please by all means e-mail Pete DeCourcy – he needs all the help he can get.

Brent continues his look at Movies that Could Have Been – included is Frank Miller’s script for Batman: Year One.
Magdy L Shafee’s Metro, was officially banned by the Egyptian government last Saturday.
Chris Sims and Eugene Ahn present a new episode of the War Rocket Ajax podcast where they interview writer Chris Roberson.
Tucker Stone reviews Comics… you’ll either agree or you’ll think he’s a douche. I get a kick out of him.
Oh, and a new installment of Tucker’s Advanced Common Sense:

A profile on Danijel Zezelj one of the best artists working today. (“He doesn’t draw so much as he chisels with ink” is how I described him.)
Panel Discussion with the folks at Geekanerd. This week they include: Batman and Robin, Daredevil, Hellboy and Green Lantern Corps.
Were the 90s really the golden age of cartoons?
Why Rhodey is the Comics Ideal Black Hero. (Hint: He’s being sarcastic.)
Living Between Wednesdays takes a closer look at Marian Churchland’s new GN Beast.
Lobo test film has already happened.. and life will never be the same.
The Association des Critiques et journalistes de Bande Dessinée (ACBD) has named the five finalists for their big 2010 prize, the Grand Prix de la Critique.
Chris Butcher has re-posted some recent trip photos of various manga-related businesses. Beautiful stuff.

Comic Book Links For Monday November 9th, 2009

Comic Book Daily Staff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:56:40 +0000

The New York Times – in honour of Marvel’s 70th anniversary – gives you 70 facts little known facts about Marvel Comics. Some are pretty interesting and obscure.. while others are pretty obvious to comic book fans.
Brian Michael Bendis decides to hold a interview on twitter. Some goodies in there including his return to Daredevil (with the announced in 2007 miniseries Daredevil: End of Days – which will have art by Alex Maleev, Bill Sienkewicz, and Klaus Janson. As well as a creator owned crime project with art by Maleev. ) If you don’t feel like digging through the 125 qs – you can check out CBR’s Robot 6 for a round up of some of the tastier news.
The gang over at Second Printing tackle the unsung writing talents of Peter Tomasi and Will Pfeifer.
Rob Ullman illustrates his Dinner with Robert Crumb in 2 installments. Warning: anti-climatic. (still fun.) one, two
James Romberger interviews comic book legend (and super escape artist) Jim Steranko. This interview is filled with great technical comic book discussion, and techniques. It’s a really interesting read, he’s like the Walter Murch of comics.
Just because it’s fun to read a review of a great book: Tom Spurgeon reviews Darwyn Cooke’s take on Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark’s The Hunter.
I miss Young Justice. So enjoy some fun [via Scans_Daily.]
And just because.. Hey Oscar Wilde, It’s Clobbering Time.
The Unseen Terrors of Naoki Urasawa. [via Are you a serious Comic Book Reader?] Basically a compilation of Urusawa’s excellent use of the unknown and panel layout. In all honesty I truly believe that Urasawa is probably the best storyteller in comics right now, and this is just further proof. Great article.
Also: Naoki Urasawa on making comics. [must read!]
GEEKANERD’s Panel discussion for the week of November 4/09. (Featuring The Great Ten #1, Pyslocke #1, Secret Six #15 and Wolverine The List.
The Best Comics of 2009? Already? Amazon and Publishers Weekly think so.
I Love Rob Liefeld wants to know: Where have you gone Aron Weisenfeld?
Gail Simone reveals that Achilles is gay. Over at the DC boards she explains: “Yeah, no point in being coy. Historically, Achilles was bi, but in this era, he’s absolutely gay. It’s just part of who he is. DC has a ton of lesbians, but not that many gay heroes or even anti-heroes. He’s not meant to be a token, I think he’s a pretty cool character on his own and if he gets a chance to shine, I think we’ll see that–up til now it’s mostly been potential. “
Jog – perhaps one of the best online comic journalists – discusses the comic book evolution of JH Williams The 3rd and how it effects his work on his run on Detective Comics with Greg Rucka.
Did you know that Alan Moore and Peter Bagge collaborated? Well, they did…
This Week in Panels from The 4th Letter.
Warren Peace sings the blues and reviews Jack Kirby’s Mister Miracle series.. one of my personal favourites issues.