Maurice Sendak, Grump without Peer
Maurice Sendak displays his unparalled curmudgeonly powers in an interview with The Guardian.
Self Publish, Safe Publish
Jim C. Hines has been busy self-publishing on the side, and has lots of data to talk about… Meanwhile, John Scalzi talks about some of the good guys and some of the bad guys in publishing: Writer Beware and “The Write Agenda”.
Jim Lee on NPR
Worlds collide as DC Co-Publisher Jim Lee is interviewed about the new DC line on NPR’s All Things Considered. Includes a quartet version of “I Am (Superman).” Meanwhile, NPR’s Glen Weldon goes into a little more depth.
“Batgirl! The Secret Origin”
In a guest post at DCWomenKickingAss, former DC Comics’ editor and writer Scott Peterson discusses the secret origin of Batgirl!
“The Flaws of Kickstarter”
At the Beat, MK Reed writes about the flaws of Kickstarter, particularly for artists trying to make a start in the comics industry and has some suggestions for what the Womanthology project can do with its extra donations.
The Batgirl of San Diego
Fans are upset with DC’s drop from 12% female creators to just under 2%, or, well, 3 total. And fans, most notably the Batgirl of San Diego, asked about it at San Diego Comic Con. DC’s Dan DiDio responded by demanding of a male fan, “What do those […]
The Cultural Gutter 