Monday, February 9, 2015

Comic Round-Up: February 9, 2015


"Spider-Woman" by France-based Julia Lost


Interview: Carolyn Belefski talks about receiving the email asking her to make comics for the White House, and how she developed the characters once the project was under way.

Interview: Eric Powell discusses the latest arc of The Goon, which may be the last

Interview:  Jeff Lemire on the Stellar Future of Descender

Interview:  Miss Lasko-Gross discusses her latest work, Henni, the story of a young girl struggling against religious fundamentalism in a world that’s drawn from several cultures.

Interview:  Tony Wolf, writer of Suffrajitsu, explains about the real-life suffragette Amazons of Edwardian England.

News:  Longtime MAD Magazine cartoonist Mort Drucker has been named as the first recipient of the National Cartoonists Society’s Medal of Honor.

Reviews: Richard Burton on Johnny Nemo. Henry Chamberlain on Adventures On A Desert Island. Sean Gaffney on Hayate The Combat Butler Vol. 25. Grant Goggans on Judge Dredd: Dark Justice. James Kaplan on a pair of Valiant Comics. Sean Kleefeld on Lobo #1. Rob McMonigal on Terrible Movie Nights #1.  J. Caleb Mozzocco on Marvel Zombies 5. Chad Nevett on Thanos Vs. Hulk #1. Paul O'Brien on All-New X-Factor Vol. 3. Brian Truitt on The Sculptor.

Comics were all over the ALA Midwinter prize announcements, including This One Summer becoming the first book to take home a Caldecott Honors award.

DC Comics announced the details of their forthcoming soft line reboot emphasizing titles representing diversity in creator, character and style/approach.

Thank You Comics, in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, is closing its doors after two and a half years in business.


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