Seeing as today is the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik 2 launch, it seemed to be a good time to check in with Nick Abadzis, creator of the Laika graphic novel. I caught up with him last night, as he was preparing for today's Laika presentation, including a new animation and a toast to the late great Soviet space dog herself, at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) in London. Comics Alliance: ...

Simon Oliver, best known for his work on Exterminators, is expanding his horizons--taking on a 6-issue arc of Wildstorm's Gen-13 (as revealed in San Diego), and just announced--writing a Hellblazer spinoff mini-series featuring Chas, John Constantine's long-suffering cab-driver friend...with art by Goran Sudzuka (Y: the Last Man, Lady Constantine) and covers by Glenn Fabry (Hellblazer, Preacher). ...

So it's Memorial Day. Time to reflect on past wars...and past war comics. But since all the continuing war comics ceased publication over a generation ago, I figured a few of you might need a little primer on the war comics of yester-year.... With the American comics industry really kicking into full gear in 1938-39, it's understandable that WWII would pervade the consciousness of the medium. ...

If you read my previous post on the subject, you know I was a bit skeptical of Steven Spielberg's plans to make a (presumably) live-action Tintin movie. But now it looks like I'm gonna have to eat some crow because both Comics2Film and Variety are reporting that not only will the forthcoming trilogy of Tintin movies be animated, but they will be animated in 3-D by Peter Jackson's own WETA ...

These next posts were supposed to be done "live", from on the road, but my wi-fi had other plans. So pretend I'm writing this from Nick Abadzis' London studio.... Back in the glory days of the early 1990s, there was an awesome British magazine called Deadline. It had reprints of great American indie comics like Love & Rockets and Milk & Cheese, plus a pretty cool feature by Jamie Hewlett ...

Dunno how I missed this one (actually I do, I was on vacation and having wi-fi problems), but did anyone see the Tintin movie article on AOL Money & Finance? I briefly got all excited, envisioning an early-1980s Spielberg spectacle along the lines of Raiders of the Lost Ark, adapting Flight 714 or Tintin in Tibet, with fantastic location shots and killer action. But then reality came crashing ...

Now don't get me wrong. We were very happy with all the business we did last week, thanks to the "death" of Captain America. I was actually pretty pleased with myself for having ordered a bunch of extra copies. Marvel had hinted that something big was going to happen in Cap #25 (which I took with a grain of salt), but when I saw that there was no solicitation for Cap #26 in April, I figured ...

Well I had an absolute blast at the New York Comic Con. I got to catch up with some old friends, eat some great food, and generally enjoy the energy and excitement that goes with a good con. I probably should have slept some more and drank some more water, but whatever... My only complaint was that I didn't discover anything amazing and new comics-wise. While I expect to discover lots of new ...