ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Top Shelf Announce New Jeffrey Brown Comic 'A Matter Of Life'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/04/03/jeffrey-brown-a-matter-of-life-top-shelf/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/04/03/jeffrey-brown-a-matter-of-life-top-shelf/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/04/03/jeffrey-brown-a-matter-of-life-top-shelf/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Few creators are as strongly associated with Top Shelf Productions as Jeffrey Brown. The celebrated cartoonist has worked with the publisher for more than a decade, with Top Shelf publishing nearly all of his comics work, including Clumsy, Big ... Read more

 

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]]>A Matter of LifeAMatterOfLifeJeffrey BrownJeffreyBrowntop shelfTopShelfJoseph Hughes2013-04-03T16:00:00 00:00'Nemo: Heart of Ice' Is 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen', Streamlined [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/01/nemo-heart-of-ice-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/01/nemo-heart-of-ice-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/01/nemo-heart-of-ice-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There's a downside to being a fictional character in heroic literature, aside from being beholden to the whims of an author or the deadly danger a character is so often subjected to. The role requires a certain remove from the rest of humanity, ... Read more

 

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]]>Alan MooreAlanMooreKevin ONeillKevinOneillKnockaboutLeague of Extraordinary GentlemenLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemenNemo Heart of IceNemo: Heart of IceNemo:HeartOfIceNemoHeartOfIceTop ShelfTopShelfJ. Caleb Mozzocco2013-03-01T10:00:00 00:00Top Shelf Announces Jess Fink's 'We Can Fix It: A Time Travel Memoir'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/28/top-shelf-jess-fink-we-can-fix-it/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/28/top-shelf-jess-fink-we-can-fix-it/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/28/top-shelf-jess-fink-we-can-fix-it/#commentsFiled under: ,


Time travel is an tricky adventurescape to navigate. Despite a hero or heroine's best intentions, they tend to leave a trail of bodies/fractured timelines/nearly-kissed mothers in their wake across fiction. Cartoonist Jess Fink, on the other ... Read more

 

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]]>jess finkJessFinktop shelfTopShelfWe Can Fix ItWeCanFixItZiah Grace2013-02-28T17:00:00 00:00Top Shelf Announces 'The From Hell Companion' From Alan Moore And Eddie Campbellhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/27/alan-moore-from-hell-companion-eddie-campbell-top-shelf/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/27/alan-moore-from-hell-companion-eddie-campbell-top-shelf/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/27/alan-moore-from-hell-companion-eddie-campbell-top-shelf/#commentsFiled under: ,


While it may not have ever reached the same level of recognition as Watchmen or V for Vendetta, Alan Moore's From Hell -- his collaboration with artist Eddie Campbell, which speculated on the possible identity and motivations of infamous 19th ... Read more

 

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]]>alan mooreAlanMooreeddie campbellEddieCampbellfrom hellFromHellThe From Hell CompanionTheFromHellCompanionJoseph Hughes2013-02-27T14:00:00 00:00Top Shelf Teams With Civil Rights Legend John Lewis To Publish New Graphic Novel 'March'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/11/john-lewis-congressman-march-civil-rights-top-shelf-nate-powell/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/11/john-lewis-congressman-march-civil-rights-top-shelf-nate-powell/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/11/john-lewis-congressman-march-civil-rights-top-shelf-nate-powell/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Congressman John Lewis is a living legend. A more than 25 year veteran of the United States Congress, Lewis was one of the original Freedom Riders. He's also the sole living member of the Big Six -- leaders of six of the significant civil rights ... Read more

 

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]]>Congressman John LewisCongressmanJohnLewisJohn LewisJohnLewisMarchnate powellNatePowellJoseph Hughes2013-02-11T14:00:00 00:00James Kochalka On 'SuperF*ckers': "If Superheroes Were Real, They'd Be Like Teens On The Internet' [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/05/james-kochalka-superf-ckers-cartoon-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/05/james-kochalka-superf-ckers-cartoon-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/05/james-kochalka-superf-ckers-cartoon-interview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last week, James Kochalka's SuperF*ckers debuted as an animated web series from Frederator Studios' Cartoon Hangover, and it is every bit as foulmouthed, hateful and hilarious as the original comic series. Set to run as a 12-episode season, SF ... Read more

 

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]]>Cartoon HangoverCartoonHangoverFrederatorJack KrakJackKrakJames KochalkaJamesKochalkaSuperfckersTop ShelfTopShelfChris Sims2012-12-05T13:00:00 00:00Cartoon Hangover Reveals First 'SuperF*ckers' Animated Clip [NSFW Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/14/first-superfckers-animated-series-clip-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/14/first-superfckers-animated-series-clip-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/14/first-superfckers-animated-series-clip-video/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Jame's Kochalka's Top Shelf series SuperF*ckers has been winning over comic book reading audiences for years with its brand of relentlessly profane teen nonheroism, so fan expectations for its animated incarnation coming to Frederator Studios' ... Read more

 

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]]>Cartoon HangoverCartoonHangoverFrederatorFrederator StudiosFrederatorStudiosJames KochalkaJamesKochalkaSuperFckersSuperFuckersCaleb Goellner2012-10-14T11:00:00 00:00Top Shelf Announces Massive '$3' Online Salehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/09/11/top-shelf-3-dollar-sale/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/09/11/top-shelf-3-dollar-sale/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/09/11/top-shelf-3-dollar-sale/#commentsFiled under: ,


Continuing an annual tradition, Top Shelf is set to announce its fall sale of select merchandise through its website. From now until Friday, September 28, the popular indie comics publisher is offering deep discounts on several of its titles, with ... Read more

 

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]]>alan mooreAlanMooreeddie campbellEddieCampbelljames kochalkaJamesKochalkasalestop shelfTop Shelf ProductionsTopShelfTopShelfProductionsJoseph Hughes2012-09-11T18:30:00 00:00Top Shelf To Release Alan Moore's 'Unearthing' In Decemberhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/01/top-shelf-alan-moore-unearthing/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/01/top-shelf-alan-moore-unearthing/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/01/top-shelf-alan-moore-unearthing/#commentsFiled under: ,


Alan Moore's latest project mixes prose with photography, biography and geography and the history of South London with the life of his close friend and mentor Steve Moore. If nothing else, Unearthing is exactly the kind of book that will ... Read more

 

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]]>Alan MooreAlanMooreTop Shelf ComicsTop Shelf ComixTop Shelf ProductionsTopShelfComicsTopShelfComixTopShelfProductionsUnearthingGraeme McMillan2012-08-01T16:00:00 00:00Top Shelf Announces 'From Hell Companion,' Teases 'SuperF*ckers' Cartoon And More [SDCC]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/16/top-shelf-from-hell-companion-super-fckers-cartoon-sdcc/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/16/top-shelf-from-hell-companion-super-fckers-cartoon-sdcc/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/16/top-shelf-from-hell-companion-super-fckers-cartoon-sdcc/#commentsFiled under: ,


Independent publisher Top Shelf announced a companion to Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell, showed footage from the Superf*ckers cartoon based on the comics series by Eisner-award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka and discussed a flurry of ... Read more

 

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]]>James KochalkaJamesKochalkaRobert VendittiRobertVendittiSDCC 2012Sdcc2012Super FckersSuperFckersthe surrogatesTheSurrogatesTop ShelfTop Shelf ComicsTop Shelf ProductionsTopShelfTopShelfComicsTopShelfProductionsDylan Todd2012-07-16T12:30:00 00:00Ed Piskor's 'Wizzywig: Portrait of a Serial Hacker' Offers Chapters of a Varied Life [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/02/ed-piskor-wizzywig-portrait-of-a-serial-hacker-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/02/ed-piskor-wizzywig-portrait-of-a-serial-hacker-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/02/ed-piskor-wizzywig-portrait-of-a-serial-hacker-review/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The subtitle of Ed Piskor's new Top Shelf graphic novel, Wizzywig, is a bit of a cheat. In classic TV-movie-of-the-week style, we're told the book is a "Portrait of a Serial Hacker," but protagonist Kevin "Boingthump" Phenicle's story is only ... Read more

 

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]]>adam warrockAdamWarrocked piskorEdPiskorhackingWizzywigMatt D. Wilson2012-07-02T14:00:00 00:00The Digital 'Double Barrel' #1 Fires Away With Two Comic Stories and More [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/04/double-barrel-preview-kevin-zander-cannon/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/04/double-barrel-preview-kevin-zander-cannon/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/04/double-barrel-preview-kevin-zander-cannon/#commentsFiled under: ,


Kevin Cannon and Zander Cannon's digital-only magazine Double Barrel debuts this Wednesday on Comixology, iBooks, iVerse, the Top Shelf app and other eBook sources, delivering 122 pages of comic book content and more for $1.99. CA contributor ... Read more

 

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]]>comixologydigital comicsDigitalComicsDouble BarrelDoubleBarrelKevin CannonKevinCannontop shelftop shelf productionsTopShelfTopShelfProductionsZander CannonZanderCannonCaleb Goellner2012-06-04T14:00:00 00:00Cannon Comic Creators Set to Fire Digital 'Double Barrel' [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/01/double-barrel-kevin-cannon-zander-cannon-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/01/double-barrel-kevin-cannon-zander-cannon-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/01/double-barrel-kevin-cannon-zander-cannon-interview/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


On June 6, cartoonists Kevin Cannon (Far Arden) and Zander Cannon (Top 10: Smax), along with Top Shelf Comics, are launching a monthly digital comics project that's ambitious in a lot of ways, but is maybe most audacious when it comes to the ... Read more

 

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]]>comixologydigital comicsDigitalComicsDouble BarrelDoubleBarrelKevin CannonKevinCannonTop ShelfTop Shelf Comixtop shelf productionsTopShelfTopShelfComixTopShelfProductionsZander CannonZanderCannonMatt D. Wilson2012-06-01T13:30:00 00:00First Look at Jeff Lemire's New Graphic Novel 'The Underwater Welder' [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/31/underwater-welder-jeff-lemire-top-shelf-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/31/underwater-welder-jeff-lemire-top-shelf-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/31/underwater-welder-jeff-lemire-top-shelf-preview/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


It is with sincere delight that we bring you the news that The Underwater Welder, the new original graphic novel by Jeff Lemire, is now available for pre-ordering from its publisher Top Shelf Productions. After a well received turn with ... Read more

 

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]]>jeff lemireJeffLemirethe underwater welderTheUnderwaterWelderAndy Khouri2012-05-31T15:30:00 00:00Cash 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'Small Favors': A Girly Porno Comic about a Woman in Love with her Conscience [Sex]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/small-favors-porn-comic-colleen-coover/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/small-favors-porn-comic-colleen-coover/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/small-favors-porn-comic-colleen-coover/#commentsFiled under: ,


Good erotica should make you want to reach under the covers when you read it, and warm yourself up to the level of the acrobatic characters on the page. Great erotica should leave you in a happy post-pornographic glow, filled with thoughts about ... Read more

 

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]]>colleen cooverColleenCoovereroticalesbianpornographysexy comics 2012SexyComics2012small favorsSmallFavorstop shelfTopShelfLauren Davis2012-02-22T11:00:00 00:00'Stuff About Sex': Preview the Top Shelf Digital-Only Sex Ed Comic for Young Men [Sex]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/stuff-about-sex-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/stuff-about-sex-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/stuff-about-sex-comic/#commentsFiled under: , ,


How does a 26-page black and white digital-only comic by a smaller indie publisher like Top Shelf find itself on the ComiXology bestseller list, sandwiched between Avenging Spider-Man and the New 52 reboot of Batman? Well, the title certainly ... Read more

 

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]]>david mellonDavidMellonsexy comics 2012SexyComics2012stuff about sexStuffAboutSextop shelfTopShelfLaura Hudson2012-02-21T16:30:00 00:00'I Think About Whitney': A Whitney Houston Comic Takes a Hard Look at Domestic Abusehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/16/liv-stromquist-whitney-houston-comic-domestic-abuse/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/16/liv-stromquist-whitney-houston-comic-domestic-abuse/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/16/liv-stromquist-whitney-houston-comic-domestic-abuse/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Although she was among the most awarded and beloved of American pop singers, Whitney Houston was also among the most troubled. The 48-year-old star, who was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room last Saturday, was for a long period of her life ... Read more

 

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]]>bobby brownBobbyBrownliv stromquistLivStromquisttop shelf 2.0TopShelf2.0whitney houstonWhitneyHoustonAndy Khouri2012-02-16T13:00:00 00:00Pat Grant's Complex And Beautiful 'Blue' Tackles Immigration And Surfing In Sci-Fi [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/blue-graphic-novel-pat-grant-australia-immigration-surfing-racism/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/blue-graphic-novel-pat-grant-australia-immigration-surfing-racism/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/blue-graphic-novel-pat-grant-australia-immigration-surfing-racism/#commentsFiled under: ,


On sale in March from Top Shelf is Blue, the debut graphic novel of Australian cartoonist Pat Grant. The 96-page hardcover is a beautifully drawn allegorical adventure starring three kids in a provincial beach town as they navigate racism, ... Read more

 

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]]>australiablueimmigrationlocalismpat grantPatGrantracismAndy Khouri2012-02-10T15:00:00 00:00Win 'Blankets' and an Original Craig Thompson Sketch from Top Shelf [Contest]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/11/win-blankets-craig-thompson/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/11/win-blankets-craig-thompson/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/11/win-blankets-craig-thompson/#commentsFiled under: ,


Two larger new editions of Craig Thompson's autobiographical graphic novel Blankets came out yesterday from Top Shelf, reprinting the Eisner Award-winning book about Thompson's first love as a young man from a deeply religious family. Thompson ... Read more

 

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]]>Blanketscontestcraig thompsonCraigThompsonhabibitop shelfTopShelfAaron Colter2011-08-11T16:45:00 00:00