Yahrzeit Leela Corman In 1939 Leela Corman’s grandfather was caught up in the events of of the second world war. It isn’t so much the war that haunts her, but her grandfather. Corman is walking home one day when an ordinary neighbourhood turns into something fantastical. Trees bend, roots and branches reach out for her,…
Awesome Comics Awards: Day Four
Last set of polls! Today you’re voting on for the most awesome cartoonists, writers and ongoing webcomics! All polls will close on January 12. Previous polls can be found here.
Awesome Comic Awards Day Three: Publishers, blogs and OGNs
Three more categories for you to mull over today: Awesome Site/Blog and Publisher.
Awesome Comics Awards Day Two
Three more categories for you to consider today: Awesome Feminist, Awesome Ally, and Awesome Hashtag/Conversation. Don’t forget yesterday’s polls: vote for your favourite ongoing print comic, penciller, and colourist here.
Awesome Comics Awards: Voting Begins now!
With fifteen categories and loads of great nominations for each, we’ve decided to spread the polls out over the next few days. We want all of these fine comics and comics creators get your full attention. Today, we’re starting big, with Awesome Ongoing Print Comic, Awesome Colourist, and Awesome Penciller. Vote, share, comment!
US Court Rules Holmes is Public Domain–now I can write him into my sexy dinosaur stories
All of the Sherlock Holmes canon is finally recognized as public domain in all of the places! We must therefore prepare ourselves for the coming rash of gonzo Holmes adpatations. Sort of. Maybe. Effectively, this means that anybody can write about Sherlock Holmes, but they might have to leave out some details that were added in later…
Shiapologyscape 2014
Yesterday, noted plagiarist Shia Labeouf hired a skywriting company to publicly apologize to noted nonplagiarist Daniel Clowes. It was a bold move from this shameless copier–the only question is, who did he steal it from? (No, his sincerity is not in question. We know he’s not sincere.) Because we can’t answer that definitively, we put together…
News & Things: Goodbye 2013
News Marvel Halts Sales of Periodical Comics in Bookstores Marvel has decided to stop selling single issue monthly comics in bookstores. They will continue to sell graphic novels in bookstores, and both graphic novels and monthly comics within the direct market. Top Ten Female Writers to Watch in 2014 For Books Sake wants you to…
Detective Comics #27: A celebration of nipples and claws and laziness
Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27, in May of 1939. He wasn’t quite the Batman we know today–he carried a gun, he had no backstory to speak of (it wouldn’t come until November)–but the seeds were there. It’s a significant moment in comics history and, thanks to animated and live action interpretations, in pop…
Alan Turing Pardoned, Pussy Riot Given Amnesty–gee, thanks patriarchy!
On Christmas Eve, Elizabeth Windsor issued a royal pardon, only the fourth of her reign. Long-deceased WW2 codebreaker and international science hero Alan Turing was being pardoned for, well, being gay. For his crimes, Turing was offered a choice between two punishments: chemical castration and imprisonment. He chose castration and suffered greatly because of it. The estrogen…
Top Ten Holiday Movies
Ok, we lied. We’re counting down our Top 12 Holiday Movies, because we couldn’t stop at just ten. So you’ve unwrapped your gifts, had your breakfast of cookies and ‘nog, and now you’re settling in for the time-honoured tradition of avoiding your family until turkey. Have we got some distractions for you! 12. Hogfather It’s Hogswatchnight, when…
New behind the scenes Gravity featurette!
Yesterday, The Hollywood Reporter shared this new Gravity featurette. It’s the second piece of smart marketing/art (smartketing?) from the team behind the smash hit. The release feels like a sales push and a bit of Oscar campaigning all in one. Usually these featurettes are DVD bonuses, but this one tells us: Gravity is important; Gravity is serious;…