Cartoonist Chris Ware animates a segment on the premiere of the new This American Life television show tonight. Don't have Showtime? Watch Ware's segment here.
(via TV Squad)
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Chris Ware Animation
Cartoonist Chris Ware animates a segment on the premiere of the new This American Life television show tonight. Don't have Showtime? Watch Ware's segment here.
(via TV Squad)
YACB Bulletins
ITEM! There's still time remaining to enter TangognaT's Free Manga Contest; but hurry, entries are due by midnight the 22nd.
ITEM! Opening chapters of the comics blogosphere's favorite OEL whipping child, Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes, are available as a free podcast.
ITEM! If you're at the Boston Zine Fair this coming weekend you'll be one of the first to get the new issue of Cathy Leamy's Geraniums and Bacon; if not, you'll have to wait a little while longer to order it through her Website.
ITEM! Opening chapters of the comics blogosphere's favorite OEL whipping child, Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes, are available as a free podcast.
ITEM! If you're at the Boston Zine Fair this coming weekend you'll be one of the first to get the new issue of Cathy Leamy's Geraniums and Bacon; if not, you'll have to wait a little while longer to order it through her Website.
I'm Back
Completely off-topic post:
I spent the last couple of days at the University of Minnesota at the CIC Library Conference: "Getting in the Flow."
The good: Meeting interesting colleagues at other institutions. Many engaging speakers.
The bad: No free time, so I wasn't able to check out any of the fine Minneapolis comic stores or the famous DreamHaven books.
The ugly: The Minneapolis weather. My cell-phone getting stolen (I hope whoever took it really enjoyed the $5 of free calls they got before I reported it stolen. You should have taken my gloves and ear-muffs, as you would have gotten more use out of them!)
Proof I was at the conference:
(I talk with my hands a lot!)
That was actually take 2. Take 1 was much better, but they had to redo it because of sound issues :(
Regular comic-related blogging will return shortly.
EDIT: Other cool thing: flying through O'Hare on the way back home, we taxied past the new Airbus A380. It's big...
I spent the last couple of days at the University of Minnesota at the CIC Library Conference: "Getting in the Flow."
The good: Meeting interesting colleagues at other institutions. Many engaging speakers.
The bad: No free time, so I wasn't able to check out any of the fine Minneapolis comic stores or the famous DreamHaven books.
The ugly: The Minneapolis weather. My cell-phone getting stolen (I hope whoever took it really enjoyed the $5 of free calls they got before I reported it stolen. You should have taken my gloves and ear-muffs, as you would have gotten more use out of them!)
Proof I was at the conference:
(I talk with my hands a lot!)
That was actually take 2. Take 1 was much better, but they had to redo it because of sound issues :(
Regular comic-related blogging will return shortly.
EDIT: Other cool thing: flying through O'Hare on the way back home, we taxied past the new Airbus A380. It's big...
Friday, 16 March 2007
Coming in July from GT Labs
Pal Jim Ottaviani has two new books coming out in July:Levitation: Physics and Psychology in the Service of Deception is about the development of one of the most dazzling illusions performed on stage. It has art by Janine Johnston.
Wire Mothers: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love is the story of a rogue psychologist's experiments into the nature of the mysterious emotion. It has art by Dylan Meconis.
Both books--part of a series of graphic narratives about the science of the unscientific--will retail for $11.95, and will surely be available from all fine booksellers and enlightened comic shops.
Thursday, 15 March 2007
Missing Manga
MangaCast's list of on hiatus/abandoned/canceled manga is interesting, and in places a bit sad.
While many of the titles are no big loss for not finishing, there's some real quality work scattered throughout the list.
We all know of course what a crying shame it is that ADV isn't publishing any more volumes of Yotsuba&! And I'd really like to read the remainder of Blue Inferior.
CPM's list is nearly as long as ADV's; I think they're out of the manga biz all together, so fans of the popular Slayers may never get to see the end of that manga.
At Dark Horse, both The Legend of Mother Sarah and Shadow Star deserve to continue; strangely enough, both Mother Sarah and 3x3 Eyes have both been abandoned twice, as they were originally being published in comic-sized floppy format back in the day.
DMP's abandonment of Bambi and Her Pink Gun is a shame, but not surprising given that the nihilistic manga had a hard time finding its audience. Maybe DMP will make enough money from their Yaoi lines to be able to publish a quality title with a low readership that can take the time to find its legs.
And then there's Viz. Even the premiere manga publisher can't seem to find an audience for many of its oldest titles, like Area 88, Bio-booster Armor Guyver, and Pineapple Army, which were all initially published in floppy back when today's manga kids were still in diapers. The real surprise though is that Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura and Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack are on the list; when the works of two manga masters cannot continue, there is something deeply wrong.
All hope is not lost; there's always a chance that some of the missing titles may be continued, or even picked up by another publisher. This is what happened with the original abandoned manga title, Lone Wolf & Cub — after disappearing for year when First Comics folded, it was eventually picked up and finished by Dark Horse.
So let's all hope for a few resurrections!
While many of the titles are no big loss for not finishing, there's some real quality work scattered throughout the list.
We all know of course what a crying shame it is that ADV isn't publishing any more volumes of Yotsuba&! And I'd really like to read the remainder of Blue Inferior.
CPM's list is nearly as long as ADV's; I think they're out of the manga biz all together, so fans of the popular Slayers may never get to see the end of that manga.
At Dark Horse, both The Legend of Mother Sarah and Shadow Star deserve to continue; strangely enough, both Mother Sarah and 3x3 Eyes have both been abandoned twice, as they were originally being published in comic-sized floppy format back in the day.
DMP's abandonment of Bambi and Her Pink Gun is a shame, but not surprising given that the nihilistic manga had a hard time finding its audience. Maybe DMP will make enough money from their Yaoi lines to be able to publish a quality title with a low readership that can take the time to find its legs.
And then there's Viz. Even the premiere manga publisher can't seem to find an audience for many of its oldest titles, like Area 88, Bio-booster Armor Guyver, and Pineapple Army, which were all initially published in floppy back when today's manga kids were still in diapers. The real surprise though is that Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura and Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack are on the list; when the works of two manga masters cannot continue, there is something deeply wrong.
All hope is not lost; there's always a chance that some of the missing titles may be continued, or even picked up by another publisher. This is what happened with the original abandoned manga title, Lone Wolf & Cub — after disappearing for year when First Comics folded, it was eventually picked up and finished by Dark Horse.
So let's all hope for a few resurrections!
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
New This Week: March 14, 2007
Based on the NCRL list for this week's comics shipping from Diamond, here are a few things to look for at the local comic shop tomorrow:The Pick of the Week is Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 from Dark Horse. Written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, this issue kicks off the official "Buffy Season Eight." From the preview pages I've seen, it looks like the comic will have the feel of the Buffy tv show, but with a much larger special effects budget.
In other comics:
ALC have the fourth Yuri Monogatari anthology.
Amaze Ink have the third issue of the Disney-esque Wonderland.
Archie have a new issue of Sabrina (#83).
Boom! have the second issue of Tag: Cursed and a new What Were They Thinking: Go West Young Man.
Claypool have (what I think is) the final issue of Soulsearchers (#82).
Dark Horse debut a new BPRD series, Garden of Souls.
DC have two classic reprint collections: the second volume of Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups, and Superman/Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told; a new volume of one of my new fave mangas, Emma (vol. 3); plus new issues of 52 (week 45), Fables (#58), Stormwatch PHD (#5), Superman (#660), and Wonder Woman (#5--completely redone for timeliness!)
Fanfare/Ponent Mon have the third volume of The Times of Botchan.
IDW have the final issue of Angel: Auld Lang Syne (#5).
Image have the massive Complete Invincible Library, vol. 1 HC for you big-pocket comic buyers.
Last Gasp have the one-volume manga Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms, which probably would have been the Pick of the Week if I wasn't such a Buffy fanboy.
Marvel have a new Franklin Richards, Son of a Genius comic ("March Madness"); plus new issues of Blade (#7), The Irredeemable Ant-Man (#6), Punisher War Journal (#5), and Thunderbolts (#112).
Thrud have a new issue of Thrud the Barbarian (#5).
TokyoPop debut the new OEL titles, like Divalicious and King City.
Top Shelf have a second volume of James Kochalka's American Elf: Sketchbook Diaries.
Vix have the final volume of Please Save My Earth (vol. 21).
Plenty of comics to make your wallet thinner this week. Enjoy!
Monday, 12 March 2007
New Library Comics: Week of March 5, 2007
Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last week:
Arnold, Adam. [Alpha Omega Iota] house /[Los Angeles, CA] : Seven Seas Entertainment, c2005- vol. 1
Aronofsky, Darren. [Pi] : the book of ants /[New York?] : Artisan Entertainment, c1998.
Battaglia, Dino, 1923-1983. Till Ulenspiegel /Castiglione del Lago (Perugia) : Di, 2005.
Berrio, Juan. Siempre la misma historia : un álbum de Juan Berrio /[Spain] : Astiberri, c2004.
Chauvel, David. The wonderful Wizard of Oz /Berkeley, Calif. : Image, 2006.
Christopher. Adventures from Mauretania /[United States?] : Magic Symbol ; Printed on demand by Lulu.com, c2005.
City life : ground floor : convention exclusive preview /U.S. : PENCILs, PAPER, ACTION!, c2005.
Cole, Jack, 1914-1958. The Jack Cole reader /Brooklyn, NY : Pure Imagination Publishing, c2006.
Dennis Cramer's Mara : 10th anniversary collection /Seattle, Wash. : Eros Comix, 2001.
Fontdevila, Manel Mas mejor de la Parejita. /Barcelona : Ediciones el jueves, 2003.
Forges, 1942- Arte de am@r : cualquier parecido con tu vida en pura coincidencia /Barcelona : Ediciones El Jueves, [200-]
Geary, Rick. The invisible man /New York : Berkley/First Pub., 1991.
Georgeles, Fotis. Luna /Seattle, Wash. : Eros Comix, 2003.
Hamm, Nils. Astro /Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, c2006.
Hidalgo, Manolo, 1967- Mudo /Madrid : Ediciones Sinsentido, c2003.
Katoh, Tadashi. Cup noodle : Kappunūdoru : the miracle of 8.2 billion served : the magic noodle : Nissin cup noodle /Gardena, Calif. : Digital Manga, 2006.
Laura. Amores locos : tres historias de amor y muerte libremente inspiradas en "Las lágrimas de Eros" de Georges Bataille /Onil (Alicante) : Edicions de Ponent, [2005?]
Lee, Jae. Shadow master : an exclusive comic based on the ultimate fantasy shooter-- /[United States?] : Psygnosis, c1997.
Marcel, Swen. David : das Spielzimmer /Koln : Mattei Medien, c2005.
Max, 1956- El prolongado sueño del Sr. T. /Barcelona : Ediciones la Cúpula, c2005.
McNeil, Carla Speed. Finder : five crazy women /Annapolis Junction, MD : Lightspeed Press, c2006.
Monteys, Albert. Lo más mejor de Tato /Barcelona : Ediciones El Jueves, 2004.
Ortega, Pavel. El Señor "K" : la verdadera historia /Barcelona : Pavel Ortega Comics, 2004.
Ortega, Pavel. Happy to eat shit /[Spain?] : Polen Comix, 2006.
Project : romantic. /Richmond, Va. : AdHouse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2006.
Snyder, John K., 1961- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde /New York, N.Y. : Berkley Pub. Group ; Chicago, Ill : First Pub., 1990.
Som, Bishakh K. Angel /Brooklyn, NY : Hi-Horse, c2004.
The supervillain book : the evil side of comics and Hollywood /Canton, MI : Visible Ink Press, c2006.
Vazquez, Alberto. Psiconautas /Bilbao : Astiberri, 2006.
Ware, Chris, 1967- "Jimmy" Corrigan, the smartest kid on earth. /Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Book Co., c1999.
Ware, Chris, 1967- My new novelty library. /Seattle : Fanta-Graphics & Sons Co., [1999]
Wilber, Ron. Hells mistress /Seattle, WA. : Eros Comix, c2003.
Yaro, Kono. The sexual misadventures of Kung Fu Girl /Seattle, Wash. : Eros Comix, 2003, c2002.
Arnold, Adam. [Alpha Omega Iota] house /[Los Angeles, CA] : Seven Seas Entertainment, c2005- vol. 1
Aronofsky, Darren. [Pi] : the book of ants /[New York?] : Artisan Entertainment, c1998.
Battaglia, Dino, 1923-1983. Till Ulenspiegel /Castiglione del Lago (Perugia) : Di, 2005.
Berrio, Juan. Siempre la misma historia : un álbum de Juan Berrio /[Spain] : Astiberri, c2004.
Chauvel, David. The wonderful Wizard of Oz /Berkeley, Calif. : Image, 2006.
Christopher. Adventures from Mauretania /[United States?] : Magic Symbol ; Printed on demand by Lulu.com, c2005.
City life : ground floor : convention exclusive preview /U.S. : PENCILs, PAPER, ACTION!, c2005.
Cole, Jack, 1914-1958. The Jack Cole reader /Brooklyn, NY : Pure Imagination Publishing, c2006.
Dennis Cramer's Mara : 10th anniversary collection /Seattle, Wash. : Eros Comix, 2001.
Fontdevila, Manel Mas mejor de la Parejita. /Barcelona : Ediciones el jueves, 2003.
Forges, 1942- Arte de am@r : cualquier parecido con tu vida en pura coincidencia /Barcelona : Ediciones El Jueves, [200-]
Geary, Rick. The invisible man /New York : Berkley/First Pub., 1991.
Georgeles, Fotis. Luna /Seattle, Wash. : Eros Comix, 2003.
Hamm, Nils. Astro /Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, c2006.
Hidalgo, Manolo, 1967- Mudo /Madrid : Ediciones Sinsentido, c2003.
Katoh, Tadashi. Cup noodle : Kappunūdoru : the miracle of 8.2 billion served : the magic noodle : Nissin cup noodle /Gardena, Calif. : Digital Manga, 2006.
Laura. Amores locos : tres historias de amor y muerte libremente inspiradas en "Las lágrimas de Eros" de Georges Bataille /Onil (Alicante) : Edicions de Ponent, [2005?]
Lee, Jae. Shadow master : an exclusive comic based on the ultimate fantasy shooter-- /[United States?] : Psygnosis, c1997.
Marcel, Swen. David : das Spielzimmer /Koln : Mattei Medien, c2005.
Max, 1956- El prolongado sueño del Sr. T. /Barcelona : Ediciones la Cúpula, c2005.
McNeil, Carla Speed. Finder : five crazy women /Annapolis Junction, MD : Lightspeed Press, c2006.
Monteys, Albert. Lo más mejor de Tato /Barcelona : Ediciones El Jueves, 2004.
Ortega, Pavel. El Señor "K" : la verdadera historia /Barcelona : Pavel Ortega Comics, 2004.
Ortega, Pavel. Happy to eat shit /[Spain?] : Polen Comix, 2006.
Project : romantic. /Richmond, Va. : AdHouse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2006.
Snyder, John K., 1961- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde /New York, N.Y. : Berkley Pub. Group ; Chicago, Ill : First Pub., 1990.
Som, Bishakh K. Angel /Brooklyn, NY : Hi-Horse, c2004.
The supervillain book : the evil side of comics and Hollywood /Canton, MI : Visible Ink Press, c2006.
Vazquez, Alberto. Psiconautas /Bilbao : Astiberri, 2006.
Ware, Chris, 1967- "Jimmy" Corrigan, the smartest kid on earth. /Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Book Co., c1999.
Ware, Chris, 1967- My new novelty library. /Seattle : Fanta-Graphics & Sons Co., [1999]
Wilber, Ron. Hells mistress /Seattle, WA. : Eros Comix, c2003.
Yaro, Kono. The sexual misadventures of Kung Fu Girl /Seattle, Wash. : Eros Comix, 2003, c2002.
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