Friday, April 17, 2015

Comic Round-Up: April 17, 2015

Hellboy by Matteo Scalera

"Hellboy" by Matteo Scalera

Event: Marc Wondowlowski appears at Heroes Landing in Clermont, FL on Wednesday, May 6th at 11:00 am to showcase and sell his work from REMA Studios LLC. including all age comics – Totally Nuts!, The Wannabees, Stuck Like Chuck, Get a Clue, and The Many Misadventures of Mr. Jim!

Event: Writer Gail Simone and artist Pete Woods will sign at I Like Comics in Vancouver, WA on Saturday, May 9th from noon till 3:00 pm for to celebrate the launch of Swords of Sorrow from Dynamite.  RSVP on Facebook

Interview: Bastien Vivès talks about his graphic novel series Last Man, which is being published by First Second, and how manga has influenced his work.

Interview: Daniel Way returns to his self-publishing roots after his Deadpool stint at Marvel, crowdfunding his new graphic novel Kill-Crazy Nymphos ATTACK!

Interview: Rich Barlow profiles Boston University alum Joel Gill, creator of Strange Fruit, Tales of the Talented Tenth, and other African-American history comics.

Interview: Wes Locher explains that the inspiration for Unit 44 came while he was watching Storage Wars: “I asked my wife, what would happen if someone opened a storage unit and found items the government had been hiding. I turned off the TV and started writing.”

News: Dexter Taylor, the longtime writer and artist of The Adventures of Little Archie, has died at age 84.  He began working for Archie Comics in the 1950s, first in the production department and then as an assistant to artist Bob Bolling on Little Archie before taking the reins on the title in 1965.

News: Marvel Expands Its Star Wars Universe with "Lando"

Comic Book Bidding War Begins Right Now For Robots Vs. Princesses

Deb Aoki explains how manga publishers are adding other products, such as games and merchandise, to grow the market.

I can't see Saga ever being shot live-action, but the otherwise, this is a good list: 5 Comic Books That Should Get TV Series Of Their Own

Laura B. Mehaffey, head librarian of the traveling Carolina Manga Library, explains how it works: Mehaffey and a staff of volunteers maintain a collection of about 3,000 volumes of manga, which they bring to conventions.

Michael Cavna asks 15 political cartoonists if there are lines they wont cross.

Retconning History: Comic Books and the Holocaust

Students in Professor Corinne Kahn’s German class at Duke University are studying German history through graphic novels, and they have created an exhibit to go with their class.


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