Came across this wicked jack-o-lantern carved by a Warren Ellis fan and just had to share. Is there anything more creepy and awesome than a Spider Jerusalem pumpkinhead? And the fans love it. (Who wouldn’t?)
Posts Tagged as ‘comics’
July 15, 2009
Inside Vertigo Comics
This is basically a 7 minute ad for The Vertigo Encyclopedia by DK Publishing. But it offers a few soundbites on the imprint’s history.
The first half of the video is Karen Berger, who runs Vertigo and has been there since the beginning, talking about its genesis 15 years ago, Vertigo’s editorial philosophy, the appeal among [...]
July 1, 2009
Happy Canada Day – with comics
The Beat honours Canada Day and our rich comics history.
Plus William Shatner
Thanks guys!
June 28, 2009
Toronto Comicon sold
The Beat reports that Toronto Comicon is changing hands as Wizard CEO Gareb Shamus announces the purchase of the show from Peter Dixon, owner of Paradise Comics in the city. Toronto has another big mainstream show Fan Expo that has sci-fi and manga components. Heidi talks about the financial difficulties of Comicon and bad blood [...]
June 14, 2009
Comic blog news
Four new blogs I came across the past few days.
DC has launched an official Vertigo blog – Graphics Content – and Wildstorm blog – The Bleed. I was especially excited about the preview pages for the conclusion to Planetary.
Also, Comic Book Resources is touting their new weekly blog by Marvel EiC Joe Quesada, Cup ‘o Joe, [...]
June 7, 2009
Comic book sale
My local comic book shop, Comics & More, is having an anniversary sale on June 27 – a 22 cent TPB sale (“buy one TPB, get the other for 22 cents”), discount bins, 22% off merchandise, and more. If you’re in East Toronto, check it out. Click on the link for more details.
June 7, 2009
Marvel gets Strange
When I read this I nearly fell off my chair. Tony Millionaire, Jason, Paul Pope, and more offer an alt comix take on Marvel characters in the aptly titled, three-issue series Strange Tales. Finally something from Marvel to get excited about. Although the Jason Aaron/Tony Moore team-up on Ghost Rider is worth praising.
I actually don’t care that DC [...]
June 2, 2009
Comic events in Montreal and New York
Wishing I was in Montreal
Tomorrow (June 3), TV on The Radio and Dirty Projectors play the Drawn + Quarterly 20th anniversary bash. Twenty years already? That’s crazy. So much talent there: Chester Brown, Seth, Guy Delisle. I wrote this review of Michel Rabagliati’s Paul Moves Out (published by D+Q) for Maclean’s back in 2005.
Wishing I was in [...]
May 27, 2009
My 2 cents on selling more comics
On Monday, The Beat published a Memorial Day post that included covers of four old war comics. I love that nostalgia stuff.
I was never a big fan of the war comic genre. I was too young when they were around and far too interested in superheroes at the time. But I’ve read Rick Veitch and [...]
May 25, 2009
Comic review: The Unwritten
Silver Snail manager Kin really likes Vertigo’s The Unwritten (Mike Carey, Peter Gross).
“The Unwritten #1 – Quick, run out and buy this book. It’ll only cost you a buck Canuck (unless your store charges more than US cover). W-Mike Carey and A-Peter Gross have created a replacement for the lamented Y the Last Man.
This is [...]
