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The Joker's On Azzarello
This month writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo return to the DC Universe with Joker, an original graphic novel that turns its spotlight on Batman's archnemesis.
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Win, Lose or Draw: Political Comics and Campaign '08
The 2008 presidential campaign has been historic and gripping in a multitude of ways, and with the fast approach of Election Day, politics are seeping into many corners of popular culture, including comic books.
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Comics and Classics: Two Stores in One
“My philosophy is good stories and good art,” says Kimberly Johnson, co-owner of Comics and Classics, a 1500 sq. ft. hybrid bookstore, comic shop and art gallery in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., which she and her husband, Percy, started in October 2007. Originally the two were planning a space that would fit the tagline: Where Spiderman Meets Shakespeare. Now she prefers to think of the year-old store as a fusion of art, fiction and comics.
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Books About Comics: From Zap To Tintin
It has been forty years and two generations since Robert Crumb published Zap Comix #1 in 1968, the first major event in the underground comix movement. Marking this anniversary, Patrick Rosenkranz’s Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution—1963-1975 (Fantagraphics Books, $34.99 paper) serves as a comprehensive and invaluable history of this groundbreaking period in American comics.
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More Signs of Financial Trouble at Platinum Studios
Three Platinum Studios employees—including president and chief operating officer Brian Altounian—are selling off more than 21 million shares of their stock in the company, a move financial analysts said could indicate that Platinum is moving closer to insolvency.
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Web Exclusive Reviews: Week of 10/13/2008
Friedman returns! Plus: five reasons not to dread the future, death of a Great Books series salesman scheme, awaited memoirs from a rambunctious Louisiana shrimper and a long-time indie music darling, post-Katrina high school football underdogs storm the state champs, another attempt to nail down time and two general purpose category-killer cookbook/references--one focusing on science, the other on dogma. Also: true stories of cancer survival, baby procurement and bad dogs.
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Hoberman Picked as Poet Laureate
As part of its fifth annual Pegasus Awards, the Poetry Foundation has selected Mary Ann Hoberman as Children’s Poet Laureate. Hoberman inherits the two-year position, which comes with a $25,000 prize, from Jack Prelutsky.
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Turning Make-Believe into Real Success
Though the books might be about dolls, the creation of the Doll People series has been anything but child’s play. The Runaway Dolls is the third book in Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin and Brian Selznick’s well-received series that began with The Doll People in 2000.
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Q & A with Neil Gaiman
Children's Bookshelf spoke with Neil Gaiman about his new novel, The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins).
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‘City of Ember’ Premieres in Manhattan
City of Ember, a film based on the book by Jeanne DuPrau, opens in theaters this Friday. The book's agent, Nancy Gallt, attended its premiere.
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Sheff Takes His Drug Recovery Public
Nic Sheff’s bestselling memoir about methamphetamine addiction, Tweak, landed on bestseller lists earlier this year. Now, a new blog by the author, New Dawn Transmission, has quickly found a strong following.
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SPX Shines Despite Down Economy
SPX was another showcase for indie comics, and a down economy didn't stop readers from opening their pocketbooks.
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Black and Naifeh Make Good Neighbors
Holly Black and Ted Naifeh have collaborated on The Good Neighbors: Kin, a tale inspired by faerie lore and a true life murder.
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Life in Comics: Does Minx’s Demise Raise Questions about the Book Market?
Our columnist looks at the the cancelation of DC's Minx line means for comics sales in bookstores.
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Comics Education the Eisner Way
W.W. Norton is publishing revised and updated editions of Will Eisner's classic comics instructional books, including the final volume, Expressive Anatomy, which is being published for the first time.
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October Comics Bestsellers
Naruto retakes the top slot from Jeff Kinney's Rodrick Rules, which has been #1 since February; followed by Vampire Knight vol. 5, Bleach vol. 24 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed at #5.
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Yoshitaka Amano: From Vampires to Mozart
Acclaimed illustrator Yoshitaka Amano discusses the impact of music on his work and fantasizes about a future project.
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Comics Briefly
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Good Times At 2008 Small Press Expo
This years SPX looked to be a success, drawing an impressive number of attendees to its new Saturday/Sunday format.
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Fiction Reviews
Etta Gerald Kolpan . Ballantine , $25 (336p) ISBN 978-0-345-50368-8 The sketchy details of the life of Etta Place, outlaw and paramour of William “Sundance Kid” Longabaugh, are imaginatively filled in by first-time novelist Kolpan in this winning tale of the Wild West. After her wealthy father's disgrace and demise, Etta departs Philadelphia society and heads west to become a Har...
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