Kickstarter of the Week This week I’ve got two horror comics anthologies to recommend. Both campaigns have reached their funding goals, but you still have time to pick up the books, and the rewards of your choice. In The Dark: So you might experience a brief moment of sticker shock. This anthology, edited by Rachel…
News & Things: Are you a girl? Are you a lobster? A sexy lobster?
Kickstarter of the Week Do you want more Bee and PuppyCat? Of course you do. Wait, you don’t know what Bee and PuppyCat is? Shame. Shaaaame. So, it’s a popular cartoon short created by Natasha Allegri, and produced by Frederator/Cartoon Hangover. They’re the lovely souls responsible for Fairly Odd Parents and Adventure Time, respectively. In…
News & Things: The Shadow Hero
Welcome back to News & Things! Today we have news on Gene Luen Yang’s upcoming project, the Earl of Lemongrab vs. Frankenstein’s Monster, why Charlie Hunnam dropped out of Fifty Shades of Grey, and more! Read of the Week Cultural Gutter’s Carol Borden compares and contrasts Frankenstein’s Monster and Adventure Time’s Earl of Lemongrab in…
Nelvana of the Northern Lights: The Kickstarter Project that Warms My Cold, Canadian, Superhero-Lovin’ Heart
The World War II-era comics starring Nelvana of the Northern Lights are being reprinted! She is Canada’s first superhero, and one of the first female superheroes to exist, even pre-dating Wonder Woman by a few months. The project, headed up by Hope Nicholson and Rachael Richey, is being crowdfunded by way of a Kickstarter project….
News & Things: Suburban Zombies
Kickstarter of the Week Instead of promoting a Kickstarter this week, I’m going to point you to a radio show that needs no kickstarting. CBC’s Q with Jian Ghomeshi featured an interview this week with Kickstarter co-founder Yancy Stickler. He talks about the meteoric growth of the site, the future of arts funding, and some…
News & Things: Books, comic books, and fake books.
Megan Purdy I don’t have a Kickstarter pick for you guys this week. But what I do have is this nifty link. Brandon Graham and Emily Carroll did a Betty and Veronica comics jam. Whaaaaa. I’ve loved B&V since I was old enough to sneak a Double Digest into the shopping cart, and I continue…
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Megan Purdy Guys, just a reminder that the Gender Through Comics MOOC starts next week. Liz and I will be taking the course, and from time to time, I’ll be chatting about it here. I’d love it if you would join me in these discussions. Course materials are available on Comixology here. How cool is…