Heidi MacDonald wrote a solid, incisive post about poor marketing practices when it comes to attracting a female audience, as evidenced by the array of ...

I received this adorable little Christmas Card from Sonny Liew, creator of Malinky Robot, this morning. What better time to remind you to all rush ...

If you're a follower of the Comics Internet, you might remember a really intriguing conference that's occurred over the past few years, about comics and ...

VIZ MEDIA TO RELEASE ART FOR HOPE DIGITAL ART ANTHOLOGY IN DECEMBER Innovative Art Book Created In Partnership With Autodesk To Benefit Japanese Disaster Recovery; Exhibit ...

Ref: http://www.comicbookdaily.com/championing_comics/retailer-q/retailer-q-5-non-superhero-market/ So my answer there was a sort of a glib place-holder, intended to be expanded upon after a few people had had their say on ...

The initial reports from all the sites linked-to above have settled in on cost-cutting measures rather than performance issues with those let go. This may ...

East Bay Alternative Press Book Fair December 10, 2011, 10am-4pm @ Berkeley City College PRESS RELEASE: Hello Bay Area! As a d.i.y. kick in the ass to the holiday shopping ...

[caption id="attachment_4740" align="alignright" width="250" caption="The first issue of Shonen Jump in North America."][/caption] I like Viz a lot and so this totally pains me to say, ...

Just want to give a quick shout-out to two excellent indy comics projects that got announced this weekend at NYCC, which may or may not ...

Hey, Air Canada, who I booked my flight to NYC with, was scheduled to have their flight attendants walk off the job 6 hours before my ...

[caption id="attachment_7406" align="alignright" width="360" caption="Students from Carlton University at the Manga Wall we donated from The Beguiling. Photo from here. "][/caption] The time has really, really flown ...

So here it is, broken-down, real simple like: The State of Digital Comics [Ref: David Brothers] Consumers want graphic novels available on their digital devices for ...

Dear Ontario, Today is voting day all across the Province, where we decide who will govern us for the next 4 years, give-or-take. Now, I know it's ...

I'm trying something a little different. Over at my Flickr, I've just posted a walk through Nakano, one of the suburbs of Tokyo. It's 2 or ...

Mom: "Do you think this Starfire is a good hero?" 7 Year Old Girl: "Not really." "Do you think the Starfire from the Teen Titans cartoon is ...

I had music growing up. I say that because, particularly in geek circles, it's not always assumed that people had music as children. My first ...

http://www.palladiumboots.com/video/tokyo-rising#part1 Great short doc about Tokyo and Japan's creative class following the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami, featuring Pharrell Williams. Definitely worth the watch. Sorry for the autoplay, ...

On our walks through Shinjuku, we've already been to the flagship Kinokuniya store, located at the New South Entrance of Shinjuku station. Renown for having ...

You now have exactly 5 days left to fund a cool Kickstarter campaign to help out a buddy of mine who had some troubles and ...

"It was going to be an adventure action story starring attractive superheroes. But that is when 9-11 and the war broke out, and that made ...

Infinite Kung Fu Launch Party - Featuring Hop Fu! Friday September 2nd, 2011 @ Revival Bar, 783 College Doors open at 8:30 - Presentations start ...

[caption id="attachment_6993" align="aligncenter" width="540" caption="Shinjuku at night, November 2010"][/caption] In the lead up to TCAF I was itching to travel. Despite the fact I'd been in ...

I helped arrange a few creators at UDON to participate in this project--I think it's going to be very cool and worthwhile, raising still-badly-needed funds ...

"Save the date! We are excited to announce the debut of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (or “CAKE” for short) in the summer of 2012! ...

A thing I think is important is that we have a vital, healthy series of expos/festivals/conventions to promote and support comics creators, particularly people doing ...