Sure, she’s smelly and gross, but she’s got a heart of gold! Blecky Yuckerella and her disgusting pals star in this weekly four-panel gag strip, as seen in the pages of the Portland Mercury and Vice magazine (and her very own collections from Fantagraphics Books, of course). Blecky’s final strip ran on July 30, 2010. Visit Johnny’s website for past weeks’ strips, plus information on buying original Blecky art. The final Blecky collection, FUC- –U, -SS –LE, comes out in December 2010/January 2011. {mosimage} Blecky Books (and more) by Johnny Ryan (click covers for complete product details): {product_snapshot:id=144,true,false,true,left} {product_snapshot:id=143,true,false,true,left} {product_snapshot:id=1523,true,false,true,left}…
Congratulations to Inkpot Award winners Peter Bagge, Moto Hagio & C. Tyler!
This is somewhat belated news, but we didn't get the photo uploaded until just now: Peter Bagge, Moto Hagio and C. Tyler were all awarded with Inkpot Awards at Comic-Con this year! Above, Peter and Carol pose with their trophies; Moto didn't bring her trophy to her signings, so if anyone has photos of her receiving or holding the award, we'd love to see them! Update: found at Comicsgirl!
Comic-Con Day 3 Part 3: Hernandez Bros., Moto Hagio, Stephen DeStefano
Xaime! Beto! Mario! My favorite photo of the Con: a next-generation fan enjoying a comic by a next-generation artist (Natalia's The Cat Eyes #1)! It became a daily thrill seeing what Moto Hagio would draw on our whiteboard for each of her signings: Stephen DeStefano was very generous with fans: Final done-in-one Day 4 update coming soon…
Daily OCD: 7/29/10
Online Commentary & Diversions: • Tunes: At Largehearted Boy, Cathy Malkasian provides a musical playlist for her new graphic novel Temperance • Interview: Snap Judgment's Stephanie Foo talks to Mome contributors Jon Adams & Robert Goodin, among others, about their superhero juvenilia in a slideshow with audio • History: At Comics Comics, Tim Hodler posts a 1954 letter from Charles M. Schulz to Walt Kelly provided by Jeet Heer • Plug: Eat, Sleep & Read! spotlights Artichoke Tales by Megan Kelso • Comic-Con: For MTV IGGY, Deb Aoki covers Moto Hagio's appearance at Comic-Con: "Besides signing copies of her new…
New print from Barry Windsor-Smith
Barry Windsor-Smith fans, we are pleased to share the following announcement with you: Windsor-Smith Studio is pleased to announce the publication of POETRY A stunningly colored work printed by the giclée process, making the reproduction as beautiful as the original painting. This signed and numbered limited edition of 375, in a deluxe, foil stamped presentation folder, features a 20" x 12 3/8" image on 22" x 15" UltraSmooth heavy 100% cotton rag, acid free & pH buffered paper. The price is $135, including insured shipping. POETRY is available from Glimmer Graphics, at their web site:http://www.glimmergraphicsprints.com/Poetry.html
Comic-Con 2010 panel audio-rama
Jamie Coville of TheComicBooks.com has posted audio of several panels at Comic-Con 2010, including: the Spotlight on Moto Hagio (MP3); the Spotlight on Peter Bagge (MP3); the Comics Criticism panel with R.C. Harvey, Gary Groth and others, moderated by Ben Schwartz (MP3); the Comics Reprints Revolution panel with Gary Groth and others (MP3); and the Bill Everett panel with Blake Bell & Wendy Everett (MP3). Thanks to Blake Bell for the tip-off! Illustration swiped from Johnny Ryan's Facebook page.
Comic-Con Day 3 Part 2: Peter Bagge, Dame Darcy & Tony Millionaire
We packed three powerhouses of alternative comics behind one table and the result was one of our busiest signings in a week full of busy signings! Peter Bagge was kept busy by a long line of fans requesting sketches of Bizarro, Buddy Bradley and so on: He also used the occiasion to debut his band's new CD! Dame Darcy brought along her usual assortment of lovely couture dolls and other merch: Poor Tony Millionaire got lost in the convention hall for a while but quickly settled in for a brisk round of signatures and Drinky Crow sketches: Tony was joined…
Comic-Con Day 3 Part 1: signings galore
Our Saturday morning kicked off, appropriately enough, with Mitch Schauer & Mike Vosburg, co-creators of our new all-ages graphic novel RIP M.D. Next up, Blake Bell, Andrei Molotiu (seen here talking with Douglas Wolk I believe) and Ben Schwartz & son joined us: Here's Ben meeting actor James Urbaniak, whom you may remember from his portrayal of Crumb in American Splendor and whose voice you may recognize as that of Dr. Thaddeus Venture: Tim Hensley met eager fans, hawked copies of his Victor Banana CDs, and signed copies of Wally Gropius: Carol Tyler brought some amazing collectibles to sell, including…
Michael Kupperman gets Sexy, Law & Orderly
Twitter user Jesse Mack posted this glimpse of Michael Kupperman's artwork from The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex by Kristen Schaal & Rich Blomquist (who, Kupperman notes, met working on Kupperman's Snake 'n' Bacon Adult Swim pilot). In closely related news, Kupperman also notes that he contributed as a writer to the book Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk. And in a last bit of Kuppermanic news, he has the following piece in the Law & Order-themed art show "These Are Their Stories" at Gallery Meltdown in L.A. opening tonight at 8:
Daily OCD: 7/28/10
Online Commentary & Diversions: • Interview: The Minneapolis City Pages talks to Zak Sally about the "2nd Annual Report," a big old hootenanny celebrating and benefitting his small press imprint La Mano which took place at Eclipse Records in Minneapolis last week (which we found out about too late to Flog, dang it): "La Mano is what it is, the stuff I love. A celebration of stuff that people make and create by hand. Last year was great, and if every year there could be a sort of one spot where all that stuff is able to happen in, I'm…
