Archive for March, 2007
Friday, March 30th, 2007
Pete Von Sholly Cartoon of the Week
If you haven’t yet ordered your Von Sholly Bundle (containing Comic Book Nerd, his parody of the comics fan press, plus both issues of his Crazy Hip Groovy Go-Go Way Out Monsters spoof of old monster mags), you’re missing out on non-stop laughs. So whatareyouwaitingfor?
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Alter Ego and Back Issue nominated for Eagle Awards
I’m thrilled to announce that ALTER EGO and BACK ISSUE have both been nominated for an Eagle Award in the category of “Favourite Magazine About Comics”. To vote for your favorite, just log on to http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/vote.asp
Polls close at midnight (BST) Sunday, April 22, 2007. The winners are to be announced at the Bristol International Comic […]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Marshall Rogers’ passing
By now, you’ve probably heard about the death this week of artist Marshall Rogers. This one hits really hard; he was only 57 years old, and should’ve had a long life and career ahead of him. Hearing of his passing made me flash back to 1978, when I got to meet him.
I was 15 years […]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
All quiet on the Eastern front?
Yeah, this blog has been a bit quiet over the last few days, but don’t think we’re sitting back, doing nothing here in Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition to wrapping up the new issue of the Jack Kirby Collector (due to press next week), we’ve been doing a lot of major marketing of our line […]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Comics 101 to press!
We just sent the final files for Comics 101, our Free Comic Book Day publication, to the printer today. Orders were nothing short of sensational (wish we had numbers like this on our regular magazines!). Be sure to stop by your local comics shop on May 5 and ask for your free copy. Our editors […]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Michael Eury on the Pulse
There’s an online interview with BACK ISSUE magazine editor Michael Eury, about his new project, The Supervillain Book, on “The Pulse”.
Just look for the feature “EURY & MISIROGLU ON THE SUPERVILLAIN BOOK”, click away, and enjoy!
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Pete Von Sholly Cartoon of the Week
Hey, it’s late, but it’s still Friday for another hour and 13 minutes, Pete!
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Sinnott in da house!
Just received the final layout for Brush Strokes With Greatness: The Life & Art of Joe Sinnott. Authored by Tim Lasiuta, the book was designed (beautifully, as usual) by Jon B. Cooke. This is a long overdue tribute to a man who many believe is the best inker in comics history. Joe’s also one sweetheart […]
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Eric Nolen-Weathington on Silver Bullet
Editor, designer, author, and all-around great guy Eric Nolen-Weathington was just interviewed about our Modern Masters book series on SilverBulletComics.com. It’s a really nice inside look at how the books are produced.
Here’s the link:
http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/features/117445077524245.htm
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Monday, March 19th, 2007
Khoury on Image Comics
George Khoury’s new book on the history of Image Comics ships this May, filled with all the scuttlebutt on the company that knocked Marvel and DC for a loop in the 1990s. It’s done with the cooperation of the Image founders, and George just conducted a podcast interview about it at Augie De Blieck Jr.’s […]
