Matthew Inman’s The Oatmeal hits #2 on Amazon
John Glynn reports that Matthew Inman new book “5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And…
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The Ballad of Rango: The art and making of an outlaw film
Tonight the movie “Rango” opens in theaters nation wide. From the trailer (see below) it looks like a quirky film…
Wes Hargis’ book hits #4 on Times best seller list
Remember the comic strip Franklin Fibbs (also ran as Little Fibbs)? Fibbs co-creator Wes Hargis has a book on the…
Borders files for bankruptcy protection
Sad news for book publishers. Borders was once seen as the brainier of the large chains, beginning in 1971 as…
Profiled: Nick Galifianakis and his new book
Nick Galifianakis has a new book entitled, “If You Loved Me, You’d Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About…
Drawn & Quarterly to publish Hark! A Vagrant collection
Drawn & Quarterly has secured the North American rights to publish a new book collection of Kate Beaton’s Hark! A…
Pogo first volume due out this fall
I wish more company execs were as blunt as Fantagraphic Books Co-Publisher Kim Thompson: Anyway, a new year is upon…
IDW to offer full-length graphic novels for iPad
IDW has started releasing digital graphic novels every week for the iPad according to Comics Alliance. Just launched books include…
SF Chronicle on Bill Amend’s 20 year collection
The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed Bill Amend about his career and his recently released 20 year collection , The Best…
End of year must have cartooning products
We’re closing in on the end of the year. 2010 was a good year, but mostly a blur. That said…
This is how you promote a book
We talk a lot about the new economy for cartoonists. This video ought to be a case study of what…
Bloom County turns 30
Geoff Boucher, writing in the Hero Complex blog of the LA Times, notes that last week was the 30 year…
Mr. Media interviews Andrew Farago
As always, an interesting interview by Bob Andelman (AKA Mr. Media) with Andrew Farago, who is not only the curator…
Ted Rall appears on MSNBC to promote revolution
Ted Rall appeared on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan show to talk about his book “The Anti-American Manifesto” and the need for…
Review: Doonesbury and the Art of G.B. Trudeau
I buy comic collections for a number of reasons. Pure entertainment, “behind the scenes” information, interesting comic history and love…