Brian Steinberg, The Examiner’s comics blogger is watching Tom Batiuk’s Funky Winkerbean carefully. The recent story-line is leading readers to wonder if Tom is killing off another major character – in this case the title character. Yesterday Brian wrote, We know, we know, everyone who reads “Funky Winkerbean” is on tenterhooks trying to figure out […]
Piers Baker is this weeks guest on the Tall Tale Radio podcast. Co-hosting the show with Tom Racine is Rabbits Against Magic creator Jonathan Lemon. The multi-talented Piers Baker of ?Oliie & Quentin? leaps across the Atlantic thanks to the magic of Skype, to talk to me and my co-host, the magical Jonathan Lemon, he […]
DC Comics has announced they have shut down Zuda Comics, first launched in 2007 citing a larger vision. The submissions question is simple: It is the new DC Co-Publishers? plan to expand submissions beyond just Zuda Comics and the Online group into a larger, more comprehensive system that covers all of DC Comics? wide variety […]
The Telegraph reports that DC Comics is giving Wonder Woman a new crime-fighting outfit. The all-American tight shorts and strapless top is being replaced with tights and a jacket over the bear shoulders. Wonder Woman had a “wardrobe issue” that needed to be addressed. “What woman only wears one outfit for 60-plus years?” Mr Straczynski […]
I knew and have even reported the various athletic events Frazz creator Jef Mallet has competed in. In fact, when I took up cycling last year and rode in my first 100 miler event, I thought of Jef. The Chicago Tribune has a pretty good article on Jef’s evangelism of triathlons. When he’s in serious […]
Not many books should come with warning labels, but Rob Roger’s No Cartoon Left Behind should be one of them. It’s not the content that’s troubling. It’s the sheer size of his book. If everyone could find time to work out and build muscles like Tom Richmond this book wouldn’t be a problem, but alas, […]