Captain America: The Winter Soldier Trailer
Here’s the first trailer from the new Cap movie. Joining Chris Evans is Scarlet Johansson, Sam Jackson and hey, that’s Robert Redford! A quick peak at the Falcon, too!
Al Plastino’s JFK Superman Art Stolen? (UPDATED)
From his Facebook page, legendary artist Al Plastino’s plea for help about his Superman art depicting president John F. Kennedy:
“PLease help if you can. The art I donated and thought for all these years was being housed at the Kennedy library at Harvard is now being auctioned off on the anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination. And now I am finding out that the art may have never made it to the library.
YOU SHOULD BE READING THIS, by Menachem Luchins
Menachem Luchins is a regular in our HOT PICKS and AT THE COMIC SHOP features. Here, he makes his 13th Dimension solo debut with YOU SHOULD BE READING THIS, a recurring feature that will star a number of writers here. Menachem will write every other Wednesday. Today he touts his love for Terry Moore‘s Rachel Rising:
AT THE COMIC SHOP: All-Time Faves
It’s the return of our biweekly feature in which the people who work in the comic shops answer a burning query! This week:
What’s your all-time favorite comics story or arc?
WHAT I’M READING, by Joshua Hale Fialkov
Joshua Hale Fialkov is the multiple award-nominated writer of Elks Run, Echoes, I, Vampire, and more, and is currently working on the digital-first-on-Comixology series The Bunker with Joe Infurnari. Many of his works are in film production. Here, he writes this week’s WHAT I’M READING column:
HOT PICKS: Now with 100 percent more Mark Waid
Yep. Mark Waid, the writer who rattled all your cages last week, is now a regular for the weekly Hot Picks:
You Should Read These Comics, by DAN MacLEOD
New around comics? Or just looking to broaden your horizons? Dan MacLeod (@DSMacLeod on the Twitter) is a writer and musician who recently rediscovered his love of the artform. He has a fresh perspective on some cool books for new and experienced readers alike:
Oh, Political Me, by JAMAL IGLE
Writer and artist Jamal Igle writes about how comics turned him into a liberal political junkie — in a very unexpected way:
CBLDF Defends Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere
We just received this from CBLDF: This week, CBLDF took a leadership role in a coalition of anti-censorship advocates — including the National Coalition Against Censorship, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the Association of American Publishers, and the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom — to defend Neil Gaiman’s novel Neverwhere, which has been removed from shelves in Alamogordo High School pending review.
MIGHTY Q&A: Fred Hembeck
It’s always good to start the week with a laugh, so here’s a Mighty Q&A with legendary comics parodist Fred Hembeck! Enjoi:
HEY KIDS, COMICS! by Rob Kelly and Chris Ryall
Rob Kelly is a kindred spirit. He’s a writer and illustrator but he’s also a big, big comics fan with several blogs of his own. Last month, he published “Hey Kids, Comics!: True-Life Tales From The Spinner Rack,” a collection of essays from comics legends, TV and film writers, authors, and others telling their “comic book secret origins” and how comics were influential in their lives. (I’m telling you now, I better be in the sequel, Rob.) Anyway, Rob’s serializing the book here at 13th Dimension, starting today. Look for a new installment every other Friday! We kick things off with IDW’s Chris Ryall:
Painkiller artist Juan Santacruz Deserves Your Attention, by JIMMY PALMIOTTI
And now for something completely different: Writer interviews artist on a project they’re collaborating on. In this case it’s Jimmy Palmiotti talking to his underrated artist Juan Santacruz, the penciller on their upcoming Painkiller Jane: Price of Freedom limited series from Marvel’s Icon imprint. Why? Because even though they have a vested interest in each other’s work, they also understand the collaborative process intimately. And the creative process is something we’re really interested in here. So take a read and take it away, Jimmy:
NEAL ADAMS – EXTRA!: Adams ups the ante for his lost art — and Steve Niles
It’s Thursday, which means it’s Neal Adams Interviews day. I just posted the latest — but this just in: Adams is seeking help for Steve Niles, who was flooded out in Texas. Plus, he’s ready to donate $$ if he gets his lost art returned.