Thursday, April 2, 2015

Comic Round-Up: April 2, 2015

Night Patrol by Ardian Syaf


Event: Ethan Van Sciver, artist of comics including Green Lantern, Superman/Batman, New X-Men, and The Flash: Rebirth, will appear at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower, CA on Saturday May 2nd from 11:00 AM till 4:00 PM for Free Comic Book Day! RSVP on Facebook!

Event: Writer Jeff Parker (Agents of Atlas, Aquaman) and illustrator Evan Shaner (Flash Gordon, Buddy Cops) will appear at Acme Comics in Greensboro, NC on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm!  RSVP on Facebook!


Interview: Gail Simone talks about Dynamite Entertainment’s Swords of Sorrow crossover event, which features all female characters and creators and includes a special variant cover.

Interview: Hope Larson discusses adapting A Wrinkle in Time into a graphic novel.



News: A parent plans to appeal a decision by a New Mexico school district to keep Gilbert Hernandez’s Palomar on the shelves of the Rio Rancho High School Library. Catrenna Lopez complained in February after her 14-year-old son brought home the acclaimed hardcover, insisting it contained “pornographic” images and promoted prostitution.

News: Police from the Cyber Crime Division of Japan’s Chiba Prefecture have arrested a Tokyo man on charges of copyright infringement for uploading a chapter of Shinobu Kaitani’s Liar Gamet. This arrest is connected to the roundup of 40 people for file-sharing that occurred last month.

Reviews: Johanna Draper Carlson on Barnaby Vol. 1. Sean Gaffney on Master Keaton Vol. 2. Joel Meadows on Nemo: River Of Ghosts.

10 Superheroes Marvel Needs To Start Using In Its Movies

Brigid Alverson names six examples of manga works that twist icons of popular western culture.

The divine renaissance of comic books in Hebrew

Harvey Award nomination ballots are out—here’s how you vote

How comic book movies kill the deep, mythic history of comic book characters: My own son will see every superhero movie with me, but no matter how I strategically litter the house with comics, he won’t pick one up.

The Long And Terrible History Of DC Comics Mistreating Batgirl

Marvel Reveals $500 Secret Wars Box Set

Part Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, part interactive comic, part origami... here’s why you should check out Jason Shiga’s work.


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