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Due out soon: graphic novel of Zen and Steve Jobs
Interesting tidbit coming from Forbes regarding an upcoming graphic novel entitled “The Zen of Steve Jobs” that is due out this fall. For us fanboys (and girls) Here’s the description: Forbes and JESS3 are excited to introduce a reimagined story of their friendship, which explores Steve’s design aesthetic, his religion, his ability to identify what [...]
Posted on: Sep 9, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 0 Comments
Irene floods CCS’ Schulz Library; potentially lost (UPDATED)
Tom Spurgeon reports that Center For Cartoon Studies Director James Sturm and several students made a middle of the night heroic effort to move about 70 percent of the print material from the Schulz Library that lies near the White River. The river is threatening to flood due to Hurricane Irene. The other material was [...]
Posted on: Aug 29, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 15 Comments
Crumb withdraws from art festival after paper calls him a sex-pervert
Robert Crumb was supposed to be the headlining appearance at the Graphic arts festival in Sydney, but the cartoonist has opted to not go after The Sunday Telegraph described him as a “self-confessed sex pervert” and a “very warped human being.” The newspaper’s story on July 31 featured the headline “Cult genius or filthy weirdo”. [...]
Posted on: Aug 9, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 8 Comments
Center for Cartoon Studies awarded $255k grant
The governor of Vermont announced that the Center for Cartoon Studies and the town of Hartford have been awarded a $255,000 grant to launch the Inky Solomon Center. The center will be a “a state-of-the-art industry center designed to help CCS alumni launch projects, incubate start-up companies and create jobs.” Leveraging the world-class talent already [...]
Posted on: Jul 27, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 4 Comments
Interviewed: Jeff Smith regarding Bone and RASL
IO9′s Cyriaque Lamar caught up with Bone creator Jeff Smith to talk about his 20th anniversary and RASL. When did you know you could keep going with the series? The first issue of Bone shipped 20 years ago this month, so this is our twentieth anniversary. I think it was really when we made the [...]
Posted on: Jul 26, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 1 Comment
Osama Bin Laden raid graphic novel coming
Due out on September. It’s a tricky feat, given that much about the raid remains shrouded in secrecy. To accomplish it, the Dyes say they scoured media reports and other public descriptions of the operation, while Capt. Dye interviewed some he knew in the special operations community. There was also, as he put it, some [...]
Posted on: Jun 29, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 0 Comments
Jeff Kinney visiting Schulz Museum
Jeff Kinney, creator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be the featured guest at the Schulz Museum on June 11th. The event is free while tickets last. Jeff will talk about the books success and his participation in the movies based on his feature. He’ll also sign books.
Posted on: May 31, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 0 Comments
Video: New Cowboys and Aliens trailer released
Posted on: May 25, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 1 Comment
Video: Extended Cowboys & Aliens trailer
An extended trailer version of Cowboys & Aliens that debuted last night during the American Idol results show. Cowboys & Aliens is based on a the graphic novel of the same title by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Film hits theaters on July 29.
Posted on: Apr 15, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 0 Comments
Stan Lee joins Japan benefit graphic anthology
A group of comic book veterans are collaborating on a graphic novel anthology to raise money for Japan. Comic book legend Stan Lee has agreed to write the forward. The anthology is entitled “Japan Needs Heroes” and will include the work of writers Peter David (X-Factor and Hulk), Larry Hama (G.I. Joe and Wolverine) and [...]
Posted on: Apr 7, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 0 Comments
Tom Spurgeon visits The Center for Cartoon Studies
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon visits The Center for Cartoon Studies as a guest of their Industry Day. He reports his observations of the school and visit in White River Junction, Vermont. * the senior studios were fun. Every second-year student gets one, in an older building with cryptic notes about not setting foot into any [...]
Posted on: Apr 4, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 0 Comments
Profiled: Shannon Wheeler and ‘Oil & Water’
Too Much Coffee Man creator Shannon Wheeler has a new graphic novel coming out entitled “Oil & Water.” The book is co-written by Steve Duin, metro columnist for The Oregonian. Here’s an excerpt from an interview with Shannon about the book on The Cartoon Bank blog: TCB: Tell us about your trip to the Gulf [...]
Posted on: Mar 16, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 2 Comments
Bluewater Productions to do Charlie Sheen bio-comic
Bluewater Productions is releasing a bio-comic on Charlie Sheen. Comic Riffs’ Michael Cavna has more details. I’m sure it is winning.
Posted on: Mar 9, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 1 Comment
Comics to explain healthcare and for valentines
Two stories of interest. The LA Times is reporting that a MIT economist and presidential advisor Jonathan Gruber is helping create a graphic novel to better explain the new healthcare act passed by Congress and the President last year. It’s due out in September. And secondly, if you’re drawing abilities top out at stick figures, [...]
Posted on: Feb 9, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 2 Comments
Art Spiegelman wins Angouleme Gran Prix
Maus author and artist Art Spiegelman has won the Angouleme Gran Prix. The Gran Prix is awarded at the French Angouleme world comic strip festival – the largest festival in Europe. Michael Cavna has Art’s reaction to learning of the honor.
Posted on: Feb 2, 2011, Section: Graphic Novels, Comments: 1 Comment
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