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Category Archives: Comic Book Features
Interview: Cosplay Wig Makers The Five Wits at NYCC
Interview with cosplay wig makers and artists the Five Wits at the New York Comic Con. Continue reading
Interview: Artist Echo Chernik at NYCC
Interview with comic artist Echo Chernik at the New York Comic Con. Continue reading
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Interview: Brain Food Comics at NYCC
Interview with Brain Food Comics at the New York Comic Con. Continue reading
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Interview: Comic Book Artist Guild at NYCC
An interview with the Comic Book Artist Guild at the New York Comic Con. Continue reading
Maximum Lifespan – Dr. Ed Park Interview
A few months back I reviewed Dr. Ed Park’s Maximum Lifespan, an intelligent and multifaceted sci-fi thriller set in world where medical technology is close to unlocking the secrets of immortality. Ed, a Californian physician practicing Ob-Gyn, Laser Aesthetics and Anti-Aging, financed the book himself, and it has to be one of the slickest self-published packages I’ve ever read.… read more
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Interview: Andrew McGinn on Writing ‘The Legacy’
I recently reviewed Andrew McGinn and David Neitzke’s The Legacy, a hilarious graphic novel about a young artist who inherits his father’s beloved newspaper comic strip “Simple Pleasures” and strives to make it the most offensive and reviled cartoon in America in order to get his commitment cancelled.
The Legacy is sharp, genuinely funny and its subject matter is … read more
Rubicon Publishing Takes Graphic Novels to the Classroom
Earlier this year I featured a book called Fool’s Gold, an ambitious collaborative project from the Dearne High College in Rotherham, which aimed to encourage reading and writing in pupils. It’s always heartening to hear of comic books breaking though literary prejudices, and even more so to see comics enlightening children and teens. Contrary to the mainstream outlook that … read more
Dave Gibbons Interview: On the Digital Artist 2009 Awards and Watchmen
I recently had the opportunity to talk to comic book veteran and Watchman co-creator Dave Gibbons. Dave is currently promoting the Digital Artist 2009 awards, but was also happy to share his thoughts on the virtues of digital illustration and digitally distributed comics.
Please tell us why you decided to get involved in the Digital Artist 2009 awards.
Well, you … read more
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Interview with Death Falcon Zero Co-writer Daniel Boyd
I recently spoke with Daniel Boyd, co-author of the illustrated novel Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords. Daniel is both an acclaimed filmmaker and film professor at West Virginia State University, who several years ago entered pro wrestling at the ripe age of 48. His wrestling alter ego, Professor Danger, appears in the book alongside his fellow Grapes … read more
Christmas Comics Gift Guide 2008
We’ve all suffered those moments when parents, spouses or creepy bearded men ask us for Christmas present suggestions, and struggled with but one. Well struggle no longer, with this concise graphic novel shopping guide.
Rather than concentrate on Chrimbo themed books, I’m opting for the classics, personal choices and the odd surprise. No, this has nothing to do with the … read more
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