Welcome back, dear readers! Apologies for my unexpected time away–work emergencies took me away from my one true love, reporting indie comic news to you. But thankfully I’m back to bring you the highlights from the past few weeks of news! Y: The Last Man Going to FX For Potential TV Series Long lost in development…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Sex Criminals Controversy Surprisingly Sex-Free
The Harvey Awards were held this past weekend at Baltimore Comic Con with a slew of creator-owned books winning major awards, including Saga, Rachel Rising, and Southern Bastards. Though Chip Zdarsky won the Special Award for Humor thanks to his work on Sex Criminals, he refused the award because it ignored Matt Fraction’s contribution to…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Ignatz & Ron Wimberly Being Amazing Per Usual
The big news of the week is, of course, the winners of the Ignatz Awards that were announced at Small Press Expo (SPX) over the past weekend. All women winners too! What strikes me look at the awards list is how diverse all the winning works are; sure, they were all created by women but…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: So Many Good Books, So Little Time
First up, a very astute post from Nadia about the limitations of comics’ journalism when we talk about ‘indie’ books. For the sake of this weekly column, I use it as a catch-all term for all those publishers and books outside Marvel and DC, but she’s right that there is a huge difference between a publisher…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Tiny Cute Robots & More Ennis War Stories
Cartoonist Ben Hatke Talks Upcoming Kids Comic Little Robot This absolutely adorable looking book is all about a girl and robot being BFFs, which is a plot hook that I’m immediately on board for. Creator of Zita the Spacegirl, Hatke is an expert at fun comics for kids, and this mostly silent story aimed at…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Comics + Theater = Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together?
Archie Getting a Broadway Musical Adaptation From Funny or Die Creators Riverdale is coming to Broadway, thanks to a recently announced deal that will bring an adaptation of the iconic Archie to NYC stages from the crew behind Funny or Die. This is going to be a comedic take on the idyllic Archie story, and the rousing success…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Battling Boy Gets Director for Animated Adaptation
Transformers Creators Talk In-Depth About New Female Characters, Sci-Fi Politics IDW has just wrapped up a big Transformers event that introduced a bunch of new female characters as well as all the bombastic action that an event comic demands. This interview with writer Mairghread Scott and artist Corin Howell about their work on Transformers: Windblade and all the heavy politicking…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Harvey Pekar Gets A Park (In Cleveland!)
Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland Hometown Honors Cartoonist with Park Dedication, Celebration Known for changing culture’s perception of graphic novels and auto-bio comics, Harvey Pekar was sometimes called “Cleveland’s poet laureate” as his works frequently revolved around the city and his day-to-day life there. Now his hometown has honored the late cartoonist, who passed away in 2010,…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: A Locke & Key Adaptation Is Actually Happening!
Welcome back, diligent news readers! After an unexpected week off thanks to the hellbeast that is my anxiety disorder, I’m back to highlight the best and most interesting recent indie comic news. So soon after SDCC and Image Expo, I expect most fans are still engorged on all the new title announcements and comics news…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Comic Announcements & A Rant About Punk
I thought this week would be mostly Image Expo news, but the July media blitz is already in full swing. Let’s dive in quick, ’cause this girl has got to get up at 4 a.m. tomorrow!
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Put David Tennant in ALL the Comic Adaptations
David Tennant Added to Chew Animated Series Adaptation With David Tennant joining the already-announced Felicia Day and Steven Yeun (a.k.a. Glenn from The Walking Dead) the adaptation of John Layman and Rob Guillory’s Chew is rapidly reaching ultimate nerd fantasy casting. Tennant will be lending his voice to Mason Savoy, partner to protagonist Tony Chu as government agents solving food-related crimes….
Incredible Indie Tuesday: I Want Kate Beaton-Illustrated History Textbooks
Because the universe is a beautiful place, Kate Beaton is putting out TWO books this year and she just did an interview about Step Aside, Pops, the second collection of her web comic out in September. So much discussion of feminism and the incredible Ida B. Wells in this interview! There’s no firm date on its…