ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Cash Rules Everything Around Eddie Campbell in 'The Lovely, Horrible Stuff'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Money. Money, money, money, buzzing around in the news, whirling past your eyes and into your gas tank at light speed while the pump excitedly displays your negative winnings like a slot machine from the Bizarro Universe. Unless you're very rich, ... Read more

 

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]]>eddie campbellEddieCampbellthe lovely horrible stuffTheLovelyHorribleStufftop shelftop shelf productionsTopShelfTopShelfProductionsJohn Parker2012-04-02T15:30:00 00:00'Baja': The Best Noir Comic Set in the Deserthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/24/baja-comic-noir-idw/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/24/baja-comic-noir-idw/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/24/baja-comic-noir-idw/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Good crime comics used to be so hard to find. After the Comics Code Authority spelled doom for the genre after their heyday in the '40s and '50s, they virtually disappeared from the medium for decades. Thanks to the efforts of creators like Ed ... Read more

 

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]]>bajaben wagnerBenWagneridwidw publishingIdwPublishingnathan st. johnNathanSt.JohnsuperlativesJohn Parker2011-12-24T09:00:00 00:00Anthony Bourdain's 'Get Jiro!' Foodie Action Graphic Novel Coming in Junehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/22/anthony-bourdain-get-jiro-june/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/22/anthony-bourdain-get-jiro-june/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/22/anthony-bourdain-get-jiro-june/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It's been a little while since we've gotten an update on No Reservations/The Layover host Anthony Bourdain's Get Jiro!, the foodie icon's 160-page original graphic novel co-written with Joel Rose, with art by Langdon Foss (Heavy Metal), but it ... Read more

 

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]]>Anthony BourdainAnthonyBourdainGet JiroGetJiroJoel RoseJoelRoseLangdon FossLangdonFossOGNTravel ChannelTravelChannelVertigoCaleb Goellner2011-11-22T17:00:00 00:00Marvel's 'Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm' Graphic Novel To Appear On 'Castle' Tonight [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/26/castle-richard-castles-deadly-storm-graphic-novel-heroes-and-villains/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/26/castle-richard-castles-deadly-storm-graphic-novel-heroes-and-villains/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/26/castle-richard-castles-deadly-storm-graphic-novel-heroes-and-villains/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Lan Medina's Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm will get some serious TV love on tonight's superhero-themed episode of the ABC's Castle series, titled "Heroes & Villains." Published by Marvel ... Read more

 

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]]>ABCBrian Michael BendisBrianMichaelBendisCastleCastle Richard Castles Deadly StormCastleRichardCastlesDeadlyStormKelly Sue DeConnickKellySueDeconnickLan MedinaLanMedinaNathan FillionNathanFillionStana KaticStanaKaticCaleb Goellner2011-09-26T13:30:00 00:00'MetaMaus' Takes Readers Behind The Scenes Of Art Spiegelman's Celebrated Graphic Novel [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/26/metamaus-maus-art-spiegelman-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/26/metamaus-maus-art-spiegelman-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/26/metamaus-maus-art-spiegelman-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As conversations with non-traditional comic readers go, the term "graphic novel" almost always conjures up Art Spiegelman's Maus, which uses anthropomorphic animals to tell the story of how his father survived the Holocaust. Celebrated in equal ... Read more

 

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]]>Art SpiegelmanArtSpiegelmanMausMeta MausMetaMausCaleb Goellner2011-09-26T10:00:00 00:00Archaia Reveals New Details About 'Jim Henson's A Tale Of Sand'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/25/jim-henson-a-tale-of-sand-archaia/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/25/jim-henson-a-tale-of-sand-archaia/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/25/jim-henson-a-tale-of-sand-archaia/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Archaia showed off a few pieces of Ramón Pérez's art from the graphic novel adaptation of Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl's unfilmed screenplay, A Tale of Sand, in their 2011 Free Comic Book Day issue, but aside from those images fans ... Read more

 

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]]>A Tale of SandArchaiaArchaia ComicsArchaiaComicsATaleOfSandJerry JuhlJerryJuhlJim HensonJim Hensons A Tale of SandJimHensonJimHensonsATaleOfSandCaleb Goellner2011-08-25T11:00:00 00:00Tom Neely's 'The Wolf' Will Creep You Out Gorgeously [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/18/tom-neely-the-wolf-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/18/tom-neely-the-wolf-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/18/tom-neely-the-wolf-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Billed as a "painted novel," one might mistake Tom Neely's recently released The Wolf as one of those comics that's too proud to consider itself a part of the medium. Fortunately, the complete opposite is true, and the medium couldn't have asked ... Read more

 

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]]>The WolfTheWolfTom NeelyTomNeelyCaleb Goellner2011-08-18T15:00:00 00:00'V for Vendetta' Inspires Anonymous, Creator David Lloyd Respondshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/04/v-for-vendetta-anonymous-david-lloyd/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/04/v-for-vendetta-anonymous-david-lloyd/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/04/v-for-vendetta-anonymous-david-lloyd/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As a loose collective of so-called "hackers" labeled Anonymous continues to cause mostly harmless chaos around the Internet, a symbol born from Alan Moore and David Lloyd's graphic novel V for Vendetta has become synonymous with the cause of ... Read more

 

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]]>alan mooreAlanMooreanonymousdavid lloydDavidLloydV for VendettavertigoVForVendettaAaron Colter2011-08-04T13:00:00 00:00Classic Horror, Crime and Sci-Fi Books of EC Comics to Be Republished by Fantagraphicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/24/fantagraphics-ec-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/24/fantagraphics-ec-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/24/fantagraphics-ec-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


For the first time in decades fans will finally be able to collect the iconic horror, crime and sci-fi stories of E.C. Comics in black and white collections from Fantagraphics starting in 2012. According to The Comics Reporter, Fantagraphics ... Read more

 

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]]>EC ComicsEcComicsFantagraphicsGary GrothGaryGrothCaleb Goellner2011-07-24T15:00:00 00:00Comics We Love: 'Lil' Depressed Boy', a Love/Hate Letter to Hipstershttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/lil-depressed-boy-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/lil-depressed-boy-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/lil-depressed-boy-preview/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


There's a very simple test to see if you'll enjoy Li'l Depressed Boy. Look at the cover. Does this apparent indie title focusing on a loner twenty-something interest you? If yes, continuing reading. If not, then this book probably isn't your cup of ... Read more

 

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]]>lil depressed boyLilDepressedBoys. steven strubleS.StevenStrublesina graceSinaGraceAaron Colter2011-07-08T13:00:00 00:00IDW to Publish Graphic Novel Account of Osama Bin Laden's Deathhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/23/code-name-geronimo-graphic-novel-osama-bin-laden-death/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/23/code-name-geronimo-graphic-novel-osama-bin-laden-death/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/23/code-name-geronimo-graphic-novel-osama-bin-laden-death/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On September 6, IDW and Foxtrot Entertainment will release Code Word: Geronimo, an 88-page original graphic novel based on the May 1 raid by SEAL Team 6 in Abbottabad, Pakistan that resulted in the death of terrorist leader and orchestrator of the ... Read more

 

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]]>Amin AmatAminAmatCaptain Dale DyeCaptainDaleDyeCode Word GeronimoCode Word: GeronimoCodeWord:GeronimoCodeWordGeronimoDr. Julia DyeDr.JuliaDyeFoxtrot EntertainmentFoxtrotEntertainmentGerry KissellGerryKissellIDWJohn M. Del VecchioJohnM.DelVecchioOsama bin LadenOsamaBinLadenSEAL Team 6SealTeam6Caleb Goellner2011-06-23T15:00:00 00:00'The Art of War' Creators Bleed For New Graphic Novel (Literally)http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/18/the-art-of-war-creators-stamp-blood-onto-graphic-novel/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/18/the-art-of-war-creators-stamp-blood-onto-graphic-novel/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/18/the-art-of-war-creators-stamp-blood-onto-graphic-novel/#commentsFiled under: ,


Writer Kelly Roman and artist Michael DeWeese's upcoming graphic novel The Art of War from HarperCollins portrays a dystopian future in the grips of a more global Chinese government infringing on basic human rights at home and abroad. Here in the ... Read more

 

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]]>bloodeventsHarperCollinsKelly RomanKellyRomanMichael DeWeeseMichaelDeweeseThe Art of WarThe Art of War comicTheArtOfWarTheArtOfWarComicCaleb Goellner2011-05-18T11:30:00 00:00Gotham Central: The DCU Police Drama Everyone Should Have Readhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/05/gotham-central-rucka-brubaker/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/05/gotham-central-rucka-brubaker/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/05/gotham-central-rucka-brubaker/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Whenever music cognoscenti talk about sixties art-rockers The Velvet Underground, there's a saying they like to throw around: "The Velvet Underground didn't sell that many records, but everyone who bought a record started their own band." ... Read more

 

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]]>ed brubakerEdBrubakergotham centralGothamCentralgreg ruckaGregRuckamichael larkMichaelLarkJohn Parker2011-04-05T13:30:00 00:00The ComicsAlliance Chanukah Gift List: 8 Nights of Jewish Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/06/chanukah-jewish-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/06/chanukah-jewish-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/06/chanukah-jewish-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


Happy Chanukah, everybody! Even though we've just crossed the halfway point of the Jewish festival of lights, it's not too late to buy some gifts for some of your chosen friends. Luckily, the world of comics has provided us with a whole range of ... Read more

 

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]]>ChanukahGraphic novelsGraphicNovelsHannukahDavid Wolkin2010-12-06T13:00:00 00:00Sarah Glidden Explains 'How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less' [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/02/sarah-glidden-how-to-understand-israel-in-60-days-or-less-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/02/sarah-glidden-how-to-understand-israel-in-60-days-or-less-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/02/sarah-glidden-how-to-understand-israel-in-60-days-or-less-interview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The way that Sarah Glidden tells it, her graphic novel How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less started as an argument with her mother. They were debating the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, a topic that hits close to home for American Jews. ... Read more

 

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]]>BirthrightIsraelMemoirSarah GliddenSarahGliddenDavid Wolkin2010-11-02T13:30:00 00:00'Assassin's Creed: The Fall' Development Diary Digs Into the Comic's Creation [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/25/assassins-creed-the-fall-development-diary-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/25/assassins-creed-the-fall-development-diary-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/25/assassins-creed-the-fall-development-diary-video/#commentsFiled under: ,


Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series breaks out of the video game medium and into the world of comic books with the forthcoming Assassin's Creed: The Fall, and co-creators Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl want you to learn everything there is to know ... Read more

 

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]]>Assassins CreedAssassins Creed: The FallAssassinsCreedCameron StewartCameronStewartKarl KerschlKarlKerschlJosh Wigler2010-10-25T15:00:00 00:00'Theft: A History of Music' Could be a Lesson for Digital Comics About Controlling Contenthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/28/theft-a-history-of-music-graphic-novel/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/28/theft-a-history-of-music-graphic-novel/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/28/theft-a-history-of-music-graphic-novel/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


"Theft: A History of Music" is a forthcoming graphic novel that takes aim at the popular music industry's collusion with the governments of the world to control the way "consume" the music we hear. Created by James Boyle & Jennifer Jenkins and ... Read more

 

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]]>digital musicDigitalMusicJames BoyleJennifer JenkinspiracyTheft: A History of MusicTheft:AHistoryOfMusicAndy Khouri2010-09-28T12:30:00 00:00The Smirking Thing and Huggable Muppets of Doug Hills [Art]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/07/doug-hills-sketch-gallery/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/07/doug-hills-sketch-gallery/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/07/doug-hills-sketch-gallery/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Doug Hills can count himself among an all too small number of convention-circuit artists who can actually sketch The Thing for you and have him look like he has some personality. He can do a lot more, too, going by the Punisher, Green Arrow and ... Read more

 

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]]>doug hillsDougHillsBrian Warmoth2010-09-07T11:30:00 00:00NPR On 'Masterpiece Comics'' Mashup Radnesshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/09/04/npr-on-masterpiece-comics-mashup-radness/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/09/04/npr-on-masterpiece-comics-mashup-radness/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/09/04/npr-on-masterpiece-comics-mashup-radness/#commentsFiled under: ,


One of the arguments comic book readers are pulled into with regrettable regularity is whether or not the medium is an art form, and if so, is it "high art" or "low art?" Fortunately for fans of sequential art, NPR cites one creator working to ... Read more

 

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]]>Drawn and QuarterlymashupMasterpiece ComicsR. SikoryakR.SikoryakCaleb Goellner2009-09-04T15:30:00 00:00Quick Recap: BSG, Caprica Panel - Comic-Con Reporthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/07/24/quick-recap-bsg-caprica-panel-comic-con-report/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/07/24/quick-recap-bsg-caprica-panel-comic-con-report/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/07/24/quick-recap-bsg-caprica-panel-comic-con-report/#commentsFiled under: ,


For a guy who seemed reluctant to climb aboard a Battlestar Galactica series when it first launched, Edward James Olmos is committed body and soul now. At a Friday early afternoon press conference at Comic-Con International, Olmos hosted a BSG: ... Read more

 

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]]>battlestar galacticaBattlestarGalacticabsgcapricacomic-concomic-con2009comicconedward james olmosEdwardJamesOlmossyfyThe PlanThePlanJohn Scott Lewinski2009-07-24T21:32:00 00:00