“The true beauty of Sakai’s work in Usagi Yojimbo isn’t just his cartooning (which is very good) or his writing (which is refreshingly to the point). It’s how Sakai manages to take things we’re used to, things that are considered rote or mundane, and make them compelling simply […]
Ten minute mini-documentary about women in comics and the Toronto Koffler Centre exhibit, “Graphic Detail: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women” featuring artists Sarah Lightman, Nina Bunjevac and Gutter friend Shannon Gerrard. (via @BlackComix)
The New Yorker writes about George R. R. Martin, his fans, his angry fans, his fantasy epic, A Song of Fire and Ice, the upcoming HBO series based on it, and his next book, A Dance of Dragons, six years in the writing: “I’m living the dream here. […]
Reporting live from the Shire, Peter Jackson records his first videoblog from the set of The Hobbit. (Thanks, Drew!)
Every April at the Gutter, the editors write about something outside their usual domains. This month, Romance Editor Chris Szego writes about animated movies. When I was a kid, cartoons were a real treat. I didn’t watch much TV, but Bugs Bunny and friends were mandatory viewing. […]
Fantasy and Science Fiction writer Kate Elliott offers advice on revising your writing. Comics writer Gail Simone advises newly successful writers: “[H]ow do you select that perfectly awful photo for your book jacket, that one with you pretending to smoke a pipe and pretending (even less convincingly) to […]
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