Jack Teagle rug designs If you thought those hero/heroine/villain facial composite card and wrapping paper designs were neat, check out what Teagle can do with a rug. Dreamy! £600 of dreamy, but that’s what fantasy is for, right? Teagle is a really interesting British cartoonist on the rise (along with frequent collaborator Donya Todd, of…
Drink Your Comics: Redheads at the Bar
Redheads are a big thing in comic books. Ashley Schmuecker’s list of her top ten ginger comic book heroines continues to be one of our most popular posts. While we’ve shared some other festive alcoholic creations (Colleen’s Megahex cocktail, Claire’s Ginger Beer, and Ginnis’ mulled wine), we decided to revisit Ashley’s list with some more themed drinks to…
Drink Your Comics: Tackleford’s Finest Ginger Beer
How to make ginger beer! It’s really easy. But this is a comics site, so first let’s get thematic. When I think “ginger,” I think of my favourite webcomics redhead: Shelley Winters. (Not actually true, but a useful lie.) Scary Go Round dot com is currently in Bobbins Now gear. I’ve mentioned my penchant for…
Life Geek! 11/16/14-12/10/14
Life Geek! is our bi-weekly lifestyle feature where we offer readers a glimpse into our geeky lives. Claire I found! A mechanic! Who will explain! How things work to me! And it’s that time (winter) when keeping the bike clean is super-necessary. So it’s been scrubbing time this week. My Operation Margarine review is lagging,…
Leave Zoella Alone: Publishing Loves a Sexist Scapegoat as Much as Anyone
Day-before-yesterday in publishing: turns out the YouTube-to-bestseller helter-skelter can deliver you right into the croc pit. Zoella, vlog sensation, became the proud recipient of a fastest debut seller ever crown early in December. Then this week, we’re all atwitter because maybe there was assistance given, in the writing of this book. What’s that, Scoob? A…
Britain, Books, Politics: Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan Said “The Ban on Sending Books to Prisoners Was Always an Absurd Policy”
If you had to hide drugs, would you hide them in a book? I wouldn’t. And if I was relying on drugs as either a balm or a currency during time spent in prison, would you say “well the exact thing she doesn’t need in her life is books?” No! Because you aren’t a bonehead….
Old Man Grumpus at the Con: How to Win Friends and Influence Sales
EYES ON THE PRIZE: How to get new and youthful punters to approach your table, as an art-man working largely before the current generation could even read! Some creators find it easy — gaining fans, treating them well, and improving the social side of the industry as they get new, excited eyes on the goods that…
Bruise: Sarah Horrocks at Sacred Prism
Sarah Horrocks talks comics with high standards, entry level requirements, and no quarter given. Reviewing her work feels like an exam. I’m raising my hand in McGonagall’s class. Bruise, her 2014 risograph from Sacred Prism, is the first time I’ve read Horrocks’ comic output. I’ve looked at her art before, I’ve read her crit, and…
Thunderpaw: When a GIF is a Comic is Something New
GIFs! GIFs in comics. Okay. I am WILD excited about gifs in comics. GIFs in comics push the definitions, question your complacency. WHY do you like “comics?” What makes “a comic?” This is animation, this is animated, but is it not a comic? It is. It takes what a comic has to be (a series of…
9 Great Gifts for Geeks: Apparel and Accessories
Your geeky friend, colleague, or neighbor not into stuff or food (what, why, how?)? Here are nine clothing/accessory ideas for the sartorially inclined. Why nine gift ideas and not ten? Because Even numbers are boring. Nine is divisible by three!
Thought Bubble: The Greatest Love of All
Last year, Thought Bubble was terrific. This year it was better. Layout improvements, food options, queue management. It’s all a total dream.
Durarara!! Cover Stories: Judge a Book on Whether You’d Buy It
Manga! Those lovely small-sized books of satisfactory thickness. They’re a compelling buy, if perhaps higher priced than is strictly desirable. Especially as volumes in a series are far less skippable than your average cape comic. Weigh it up: long-form story by one creative team (or creator!) But how do you find out what’s good? You…