Archive for January 4th, 2008

Comic book convention Sunday

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: MorningJournal.com CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Comic Book and Sci-Fi Convention is a regular expo in Cuyahoga County, and the first edition of 2008 happens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Wickliffe Knights Party Center, 29101 Euclid Ave., east of downtown Cleveland. Impresario Jeff Harper will ...

Indy IV Comic Book Cover

Friday, January 4th, 2008

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Old Master Q lives on in architect’s hands

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Taiwan Journal Sporting an open-necked shirt and sipping an aromatic espresso, Joseph Wong, the eldest son of Old Master Q comic-strip creator Alfonso Wong, looked every inch a picture of urban chic as he warmly greeted visitors stopping by his office. Thumbing through a small stack of ...

Superheroes are older than we think

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Telegraph.co.uk Alan Moore’s Watchmen was the only graphic novel to appear in Time magazine’s 2005 list of the finest 100 novels written in English since 1923. Moore also wrote The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and V for Vendetta, both of which have been turned into movies. Open ...

Comics: What was good in ‘07, what should be good in ‘08

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Casper Star Tribune Depending on how December’s sales went (and how you measure it), 2007 may be the seventh consecutive year that the American comic-book industry enjoyed growth. If so, “another record year” is my pick for the biggest comics story of 2007. According to “Comics Buyer’s Guide’s” ...

Comic Book Legend John Byrne Talks Upcoming Star Trek Comics

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! I love John Byrne.  Here’s a great interview… http://trekweb.com/articles/2008/01/04/Comic-Book-Legend-John-Byrne-Talks-Upcoming-Star-Trek-Comics.shtml ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

Comic Collector 4 available now

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! We are happy to announce the arrival of a new major version of Comic Collector: version 4.0.   A short summary of the new features in Comic Collector 4: - New fields: Crossover, Story-Arc and Imprint, all three automatically downloaded from our online database. New creator role Cover Painter, ...

Boom! comics’ new series available as downloads on the same day as in stores

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: BoingBoing.net Doktor Tchock sez, “Myspace and Boom! Studios teamed up to release each issue of the new comic North Wind simultaneously with the release date for brick and mortar stores. Issue 1 is up now and you’ll be able to grab the .cbz of each issue of ...

Freshly Digitized: 25 New Digital Comics

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Marvel.com Have you plowed through the first 2,500 books Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited has to offer? Don’t worry! Every week, we add new books into the collection to fuel your fire! We’ll also keep you posted with any updates coming your way! Visit Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited ...

Comic Book Review: Doctor Who Classics Issues #1 & 2

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Blog Critics Tying in with their new Doctor Who comics featuring the Tenth Doctor, IDW Publishing is releasing Doctor Who Classics, newly colored reprints of the black-and-white strips that ran in the magazine Doctor Who Weekly. These adventures were first printed in 1979 and feature the Fourth ...