A nice overview of Virgin Comics from Current TV, with the interesting tack of examining them as part of India’s burgeoning creative economy.
(Warning: Video)
June 10, 2008
April 14, 2008
Guggenheim for Gloeckner
(via THE BEAT)Cartoonist and art teacher Phoebe Gloeckner has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, which she’ll use to work on a graphic novel about a Mexican girl murdered in Ciudad Juarez. At ImageText last month, Gloeckner was one of the keynote speakers, and she discussed both the project and the heartwrenching research that had gone into it. It’s going to be a phenomenal book.Congratulations, Phoebe!
February 11, 2008
Pride High Wins Queer Press Grant
Tommy Roddy and Justin Hall have been chosen as joint winners of this year’s Prism Comics Queer Press Grant. For Roddy, the money will help finance the first Pride High trade paperback – awesome news for much of the Girl-Wonder community!
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=146336
February 10, 2008
January 17, 2008
He Also Says Nice Things About New Zealand!
You may have read Perry Moore’s Hero, a YA novel about a young gay superhero. If so (and very probably if not) you might be interested in this audio interview!
Talking to Tommy Roddy of Prism Comics (the writer of excellent superhero comic Pride High) Moore discusses the inspiration behind the book, his experience in the publishing industry, the controversy sometimes occasioned by gay heroes and teases at the sequel.
December 4, 2007
Wonder Woman Wardrobe War
Go check out the winners of the Wonder Woman Wardrobe War over at Project: Rooftop, with guest commentator Gail Simone (and yours truly on the judges’ panel)!
October 4, 2007
Art Auction Preview: Honor Among Punks
If Guy Davis’s gorgeous pages piqued your interest in Baker Street, you’re in luck: Guy has also donated three signed copies of Honor Among Punks, the complete Baker Street graphic novel. As if that’s not enough, he’s also taken the time to draw a piece of character art on the first page of each book!
Front Cover:
Drawings:
BID HERE!
BID HERE!
The starting bid for each trade paperback will be U.S. $15.
You’ll be able to bid on these and other items in the Girl-Wonder Art Et Cetera Auction, from October 7-14.
September 30, 2007
Stumptown Mid-Con Update
WOW.
Today is the second day of Stumptown Comics Fest, Portland’s awesome hometown convention and the site of Girl-Wonder’s first-ever booth, and for the first time this weekend, I have the chance to post an update (Livia and Noah are still hard at work at the con).
Stumptown rocks. It’s full of independent comics and creators, and it’s small and friendly enough to avoid the impersonal chaos of bigger cons. If you don’t know everyone going in, you will by the end of the weekend. It draws not only the best and the brightest of Portland’s (numerous) local talents, as well as folks from all up and down the west coast. With a $5/day entrance fee, it’s also accessible to fans who might not be willing or able to shell out the heftier admission prices at larger cons.
And apparently, Stumptown Comics Fest–and it’s exhibitors, volunteers, guests, and attendees–loves Girl-Wonder. We showed up and were greeted by a volunteer who first gushed about how much he dug our site, then solemnly asked if it was okay that we’d been bumped up from a half-table to a full table. We spent Saturday talking with fans and creators, and being generally overwhelmed by their tremendously positive responses. Many had heard of the site; some had sought us out to tell us how much they enjoyed the columns, or the comics, or the forums. Those who hadn’t seemed genuinely interested in checking us out. Partway through the day, we ran back to Kinkos to replenish our rapidly disappearing stickers and fliers. Phil Foglio came to say “hi” and doodle in our sketchbook. Guest of honor Shaenon Garrity stopped by to ask if we were still taking donations for the auction (we’re not, but we made an exception, ’cause c’mon!). Amy Mebberson hung out at our table for a few hours (she’s awesome, by the way!) and drew the cutest superheroes we’d ever seen.
Stay tuned for more updates…
September 11, 2007
So long, Dan Slott
Dan Slott talks about his run on She-Hulk over at Newsrama.
It was Slott’s run that made me fall in love with Shulkie. I think that his version of Jen will always be what I think of when I think of She-Hulk.
So long Dan, can’t wait to see what you do next!
Minority Cartoonists Hold a “Sketch-In”
If you opened your newspaper today and noticed some of the comic strips seemed similar, it’s not unintentional. 11 minority cartoonists have banded together to protest the unequal treatment minority strips receive in many American newspapers.
Listen to NPR’s interview with Cory Thomas (or for those not audio-inclined, read the Washington Post article), and check out his awesome version of the strip.
Other strips participating include Herb and Jamaal, Housebroken, Cafe con Leche, The K Chronicles, Compu-toon, editorial cartoonist Tim Jackson, and Candorville.