At the Auckland Writers and Readers Fest, writer Dylan Horrocks talked about being in the meetings where the death of Stephanie Brown, the superhero Spoiler and a female Robin, was planned, : “As well as a Dan DiDio impersonation, he told the audience that the writers were told […]
Ryan Holmberg reads Tatsumi Yoshihiro’s Black Blizzard closely with Tatsumi’s memoir, A Drifting Life, and discovers Black Blizzard is an adaptation of pulp mystery writer Shimada Kazuo’s story, “Black Rainbow,” then puts Tatsumi’s work in the context of other mass entertainment of its time. The piece itself is […]
Shaenon Garrity tries to chart “The History of Webcomics” from 1985 to the “Age of This Whole App Thing” at The Comics Journal.
The Womanthology blog interviews Devin Grayson, as part of their neat series of interviews with female comics creators, “Inside the Creator’s Studio.” Grayson discusses acting and writing, writing game scripts, and writing Dick Grayson in his Nightwing guise.
Womanthology will a massive book showcasing the talent of female comics creators, published by IDW, which means it’s going to be pretty. It’s being funded through Kickstarter and you can still contribute and get some pretty wicked rewards–beyond satisfaction, that is.
Responsible newsmen, expert psychiatrists, concerned parents. Learn about the dangers of horror comic books with this complete edition of the 1950s television series, “Confidential File: Horror Comic Books.” (via @PeterGutierrez)
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