Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Comic Round-Up: April 8, 2015

Batman and The Joker by Shannon Maer

"Batman and The Joker" by Shannon Maer

Event: Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover appear at Powell’s City of Books in Portland, OR on Thursday, April 30th at 7:30 pm to sign BANDETTE vol. 2!

Event: The Middle East Film and Comic Con opens Thursday in Dubai, with guest William Shatner and a host of other actors, plus a special preview at the Dubai Mall.

Infographic: 50 Iron Man suits of the last 50 years

Infographic: Daredevil costumes from 1964 to Netflix

Interview: 2000AD editor Matt Smith talks about the inroads that comic has made into the American market. Best known as the home of Judge Dredd, 2000AD is a science fiction anthology with an impressive list of past and present contributors.

Interview: Borb creator Jason Little talks about his creative process.

Interview: Brian Nicholson chats up experimental cartoonist Connor Willumsen

Interview: Carolina A. Miranda talks to Scott McCloud.

Interview: Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight  on Bringing Gritty Heroes to Life

Interview:  Five Ghosts, White Suits, Black Market, and Beyond with Frank Barbiere

Interview: Gary Groth interviewed the late Irwin Hasen several years before he died.

Interview: Megan Kirby profiles Lucy Knisley.

News: Art Community Steps Up for Member Who Lost Wife to Cancer

Reviews: Sean Gaffney on Karneval Vol. 1. Shea Hennum on BORB.

5 Silver Age Flash Covers That Need TV Episodes

13 Unlikely Comic Book Crossovers (That Actually Happened)

Angry Nerd: Will Netflix’s Daredevil Fly or Flop?

Attendance appeared to be down at the fourth Bangalore Comic Con, but this year’s event was better organized. While Indian comics creators were present, foreign media properties such as Game of Thrones seemed to get the lion’s share of attention.

Business Insider's Gus Lubin discusses how Marvel has deemphazied the X-Men, the franchise whose film rights are currently owned by rival studio Fox. The piece includes charts of best selling titles from 1991 that demonstrate how the mighty X-men have fallen from the 6 million copies of X-men #1.

Frank Thorne and Hy Eisman remember the late Fred Fredericks, who drew the Mandrake the Magician comic strip for decades.

God, Communism, and the WB: Smart Pop Books reflects on Smallville.

Here’s an insider look at the making of the Netflix Daredevil series which goes live on Friday, and gets binged watched immediately there after.

Is Skye's Mother Jiaying From Marvel Comics?

A Lost History of Crossovers: The Amalgam Age

Nigerian superhero puts a fresh face on graphic novels

Retailers in Fort Wayne, Indiana, discuss the comics business, how it has changed over the years, and what they are planning for Free Comic Book Day.

The rise of superheroines in comics: The abundance of female lead comics is a sign of a shift in the comic book industry.

Students at the University of Washington set up a freestanding room filled with manhwa (Korean comics) from the 1970s and 1980s as part of the university’s manhwa festival.

Why The Flash is the Best Comic Book Show on TV


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