There are times where certain subjects rise to the top of pop culture. Motifs suddenly become the flavor of the month, and ideas pop up in different places — similar concepts appearing from separate sources. Right now, for example, two…
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Impressions of Free Comic Book Day 2012
Free Comic Book Day is a day when comic shops across America (and the world) give away special edition comics from a variety of publishers. It falls on the first Saturday of May, and serves as both a promotional opportunity…
Pop Music Comics: Hopeless Savages
Music is an integral part of Hopeless Savages, but it’s not the focus. This comic is about a cast of characters, a family of brilliant and insane individuals, and their trials and tribulations. Their world so steeped in musical culture…
New York Comic Con 2011: the panels
From Thursday the 13th to Sunday the 16th of October, Manhattan’s Javits Center was taken over by New York Comic Con, and my weekend was spent wandering through the building, meeting people, conversing, looking at comics and books and artwork,…
Sketch Monsters: Escape Of The Scribbles (Oni Press, 2011)
A charming all-ages comic, Sketch Monsters is the whimsical story of eight-year-old Mandy, who expresses her repressed emotions through her drawings. These giant crayon creatures then come to life and proceed run to and fro across town, causing havoc…