Fantagraphics have released a 25-page preview of the collected edition of Yeah!, the all-ages comic book series written by Peter Bagge and illustrated by Gilbert Hernandez, which was originally published from 1999-2000 by Wildstorm. I’m a massive fan of both Peter Bagge and Gilbert Hernandez, but somehow I missed this series when it was originally [...]
Drawn & Quarterly have released their events schedule for WonderCon 2011, and you can check it out below. Oh look, they’re bringing Seth with them, and I’m not going… just great! From the D&Q Blog: Huh? What’s this, you say? D+Q is at WonderCon this weekend with Seth as a special guest, and Vanessa Davis [...]
From the press release: LIFE WITH A CHANCE OF EXPLODING New SLG Graphic Novel Loserville Explores Meaning of Life and Explosions SAN JOSE, CA - March 30 2011 - Jenna’s life is stagnating. Her husband is a slacker, her job isn’t worth the stress, and hypochondria is her only diversion. That is, until she starts [...]
From the press release: The Devastator is the quarterly comedy magazine for humans, not dragons or spaceworms! We’re ready to interact with many such humans at WonderCon ’11! Our comics and humor have been noted in Wired, CBR, Cartoon Brew, The Beat, and more! However, as it’s our first WonderCon, we want to make a [...]
From the press release: Markosia Enterprises are proud to present their new graphic novel, Slaughterman’s Creed - a surreal London gangland thriller which combines the vicious intensity of British crime fiction with the structure and spirit of a Samurai revenge drama in a nightmarishly compelling urban fantasy. The book re-unites writer Cy Dethan with artist [...]
If, like me, you own every issue of Bone, as well as the ‘phonebook’ one-volume edition, you’ve no doubt been seriously tempted by the newly coloured trades that have been coming out. I even went as far as buying the first two trades, before I stopped myself, and decided to wait for a collected version. [...]
Mark Seifert, Creative Director of Avatar Press and their new Boundless Comics imprint, just Tweeted this amazing wraparound cover for what looks to be the #0 issue of an as-yet-unannounced series called Wargoddess. The Image is drawn by Jacen Burrows, and the comic’s cover indicates that the series will be written by Mike Wolfer, with [...]
Top Shelf have provided Hypergeek with the solicitation information for all of their titles that will be shipping in May 2011. These titles can be ordered from the March 2011 issue of Previews catalog, which hit stores this week. The Homeland Directive by Robert Venditti & Mike Huddleston - $14.95 (US) - 144-page full-color softcover [...]
From the press release: God Is Disappointed in You is for people who would like to read the Bible if only it would just cut to the chase. Stripped of its arcane language and its interminable passages of poetry, genealogy and law, every book of the Bible is condensed down to its core message, usually [...]
From the press release: They say What You See Is What You Get… but Kevin “Boingthump” Phenicle could always see more than most people. In the world of phone phreaks, hackers, and scammers, he’s a legend. His exploits are hotly debated: could he really get free long-distance calls by whistling into a pay phone? Did [...]
