Part 5: Rocking Forward
Our man really starts growing up…
Features
Brian Ralph: Day 4
Our hero goes for a dip.
SDCC 2011: Art of the Graphic Novel Panel
Cartoonists including Chester Brown, Seymour Chwast, Eric Drooker, Joyce Farmer, and Craig Thompson talk about the graphic novel medium.
Brian Ralph: Day 3
A lesson in convention etiquete.
Nick Abadzis
Mike talks with the creator of LAIKA and Hugo Tate.
SDCC 2011: Page One Panel
Douglas Wolk moderates Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Jen Van Meter (Hopeless Savages) and Greg Rucka (Stumptown) as they talk about first pages of comics. Filmed by Justin Bloch.
Brian Ralph: Day 2
Our man settles into “the con.”
Marvel/Disney’s Win Against Jack Kirby Heirs Not About Fairness
Copyright attorney Marc Toberoff’s winning streak on behalf of comics creators collided with the Southern District Court of New York’s streak of publisher-friendly, work-for-hire rulings last week and the losers were Jack Kirby’s heirs.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (8/3/11 – Fresh Presentations)
“Oh my god, is that more money? Comics can smurf right off!”
SDCC 2011: Hernandez Bros. Spotlight Panel
Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez talk about Love & Rockets and Citizen Rex; moderated by Kristy Valenti.
Brian Ralph: Day 1
The author of the forthcoming Daybreak takes us to San Diego.
Gettin’ the Band Back Together
Drawing on the spot – machine gun style.
SDCC 2011: 50 Years of Comic Book Fandom Panel
Mark Evanier moderates Jean Bails, Paul Levitz, Dick and Pat Lupoff, Richard Kyle, Bill Schelly, Roy Thomas and Maggie Thompson as they discuss the origins and history of comics fandom.
John Goldwater, the Comics Code Authority, and Archie
How a Poor Orphan Boy Invented One but Not the Other.
The Jesse Reklaw Interview
Catching up with the author of Applicant, Slow Wave, and Ten Thousand Things to Do…
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/27/11 – Traditions Continue!)
One door closes, another door opens. But often in comics it’s an older door to a room you’ve seen…
Wingnuttin’it
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
How Censorship Won: The Final Victory of the Comics Code
Just a few months after the Comics Code met its less than grisly fate, the U.S. Supreme Court cited the anti-comics crusade of the 1950s as an example of misguided censorship.
Jason Lutes
The author of Berlin and Jar of Fools enters the studio.
“I Thought It Was Worth Doing, and That Was Enough”: The Walter Simonson Interview
The Thor and Manhunter artist talks about his new Artist’s Editions, Jack Kirby, Mike Mignola, Stephen King, and trying not to draw Peter Weller.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/20/11 – Blank Room Dispatch)
A summer travel edition, postcards included.
The Joe Simon Interview
In this brief interview, Joe Simon talks to Gary Groth about co-creating Captain America with Jack Kirby, as well as many other titles they worked on together.
The Slow Build
So, what does this have to do with comics?
