Marvel announces an all female creator anthology mini series called Girl Comics. It’s kind of a double edge sword. On one side, it’s cool to see such great talent all in one place. On the other, the environment that caused the need for this type of book probably isn’t going to go magically away.
Noah Berlatsky who recently moved his The Hooded Utilitarian blog to the new TJC.com, takes the site to task for problems the launch of the site.
First real look at the cast of the Scott Pilgrim film. I’m scared and excited at the same time.
DC is going to be “relaunching” Batman and Superman…again. The twist this time is they are going to be a series of graphic novels which will be stand alone but also ongoing serials.
Jeff Smith inks a panel. Man his lines are so smooth.
The Comic Journal online has officially launched although with some initial glitches.
Another Best comics of the decade list (this one from Time’s Techland) and another set of blow ups about what is and is not on it. Maybe someone should make a list of the Top worst Top comics of the decade lists.
Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece sold 14.7 million copies in Japan in 2009.
CBR launches (in Beta) an online Event Calendar for Comics and Entertainment
And now for something weird: Alan Moore rocking out.
Alan also launched his Dodgem Logic zine and site. Includes video interview with typical creepy/scary Moore.
The Comic Journal launched a beta version of their online version of their print magazine. Very bloggy.
Darwyn Cooke talks about trying out new drawing styles. Something I’ve been thinking about doing.
Old school lettering course. I would have probably gotten a D.
The AV Club makes a top 25 comics of the 2000′s and then other critics get upset over what is missing (namely manga).
Egypt’s bans the country’s first graphic novel.
A preview of DC’s animated adaption of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s JLA: Earth 2.
Twilight beats Dark Knight’s one day box office total and some comic fans don’t take it too well.
The Comics Journal releases their 300th print edition. At first, they put all of the issue online for free. Then they pull it without notice 24 hours later.
Robot 6 gives a new reader’s guide to Osamu Tezuka, “the God of Manga”.
Vertigo show off some preview images of Peter Bagge’s upcoming release “Other Lives”.
At Webcomics.com, Brad Guigar has been giving critiques of Webcomics’ site designs.
Japanese manga publisher Shueisha (corporate parent with Shogakukan of North American manga publisher Viz Media) will be releasing some of more popular manga on mobile phones.