Monday, October 27, 2014

Comic Round-Up: October 27, 2014

Batgirl by Khoi Pham & Jeremy Colwell

"Batgirl" by Khoi Pham & Jeremy Colwell


Interview: GeekMom chats with Jen Wang of In Real Life

Interview: Michael Cho talks about his new graphic novel, Shoplifter.

Reviews: Jen Sorensen on The Conscience Of A Cartoonist.  Matthew Garcia on Street Angel. Sean Gaffney on Witchcraft Works Vol. 1.  Seth Abramson on Hawkeye.

Bill Nye and xkcd's Randall Munroe Match Wits at NYCC

Christopher Nolan Won't Be Working On DC Comics Movies Anymore, Here's Why

Constantine Premiere Easter Eggs and DC Comics References

Entertainment Weekly considers Why you shouldn't collect comics.

Five must-read graphic novels that prove comics are worthy of a laureate. As the new laureate, graphic novelist Dave Gibbons has all the credentials to boost the misunderstood art of the comic

Germany’s first manga cafe offers 11,000 volumes, but curiously, just 700 of those are in German. It was started by a Japanese expat and serves a mixed clientele of German and Japanese customers; the cafe is located in Dusseldorf, which has a large Japanese population.

Iron Man's ‘Hulkbuster’ armor is the biggest clue to Marvel's 5-year future.

Marvel Teaser Proclaims "The End" of the Ultimate Universe

Paul Di Filippo wrote in to remind me of this Atlantic article from Steven Heller on the use of the word ballon symbol as an icon for bridging cultures at the Palestinian Museum.

ULTIMATE MARVEL COMICS: A Eulogy for a (Possibly) Dying Line

You can read a pristine $3.2 million copy of Action Comics #1 online.  Sure, the story within the pages might be a familiar one to us, but it's still fascinating to leaf through the comic and see the condition it's in - no obvious damage, not even the pages have been stained over 7 and a half decades of existence.   Check out the full scan over at CGC's website.


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