Blogger Alan David Doane has run the entire transcript of Barry Windsor-Smith's acceptance speech for the Hall of Fame Award he received last Friday night at the Eisners. The speech turned some heads with lines like "[Work-for-hire is] a legal but unethical instrument designed to rape and plunder young talents," and was read by our own Gary Groth (BWS could not attend the con). Congratulations to BWS' award, and kudos for his candor.
Comicon Post-Mortems
Since I didn't go to Comic-Con this year, I had to enjoy the show vicariously through the blogosphere. My favorite report so far has been this morning's report from Tom Spurgeon at the Comics Reporter. Tom is funny, trenchant, critical, constructive, and his piece elicits the only appropriate reaction possible from such a piece: it simultaneously makes me sorry I missed it and grateful for the chance to enjoy the gorgeous Seattle summer. This quote in particular, about Gary Groth accepting on behalf of several cartoonists at the Eisner Awards, made me laugh: "Gary also always spoke in terms of the…
No Joke
Drew Friedman's latest masterpiece. Maybe W. can step in for the sequel. Visit VanityFair.com for a larger version.
Eisner Winners!
Congratulations to Daniel Clowes, Jason, Paul Karasik and Cathy Malkasian, all of whom took home awards on Friday night at San Diego's annual Eisner Awards gala (they even had Sam Jackson presenting!). Clowes won "Best Short Story" for his "Mr. Wonderful" strip from the NY Times Magazine; while Jason and I Killed Adolf Hitler won for "Best U.S. Edition of Novel"; Paul Karasik took home the "Best Archival Collection" for I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks; Malkasian was this year's Russ Manning Award Winner for Most Promising Newcomer, for her 2007 book, Percy Gloom. Congratulations to all!
Jules Feiffer in the Onion
Jules Feiffer is this week's feature Onion A.V. Club interview, and it's a doozy! The 1,200 word teaser is in this week's issue, or you can read the expanded version here.
Blake Bell Talks Ditko on CBC today
Blake Bell will discuss his Steve Ditko book, STRANGE & STRANGER, today at 2:00PM west coast time on CBC Radio. Listen here. Should be archived in a day or two as well.
Read Me: Feiffer interviewed
Part One at the Daily Crosshatch. UPDATE: And now, Part Two, as well.
Sketchbook #68
Courtesy Dave Cooper:
Art Sale: Jem Eaton
Jeremy Eaton is selling all of his original art at half the going rate for one week only, including beautiful pieces like this one: He's also previewing new work here.
Comics Reporter & Blake Bell talk Ditko
Blake Bell is the subject of Tom Spurgeon's weekly interview feature this morning, and it might be the best (and longest) interview with Blake that I've read yet. If you like Ditko, a must read.
