WHAT I’M READING, by Dave Bullock
Happy Holidays, friends! If you dig books and comics, chances are you have them everywhere in your home. Personally I’m tripping over them all of the time. On any given day I may flip thru an inky Warren magazine like Blazing Combat, a colorful Mary Blair art book or a fun Allison Dare comic. Here’s a look at What I’m Reading …
Hooray Variants! Coolest of the Week (12/18/13)
I like these pictures. Don’t you like these pictures? They’re nice!
HOT PICKS: On Sale This Week (12/18/13)
Mark Waid’s back. Dude likes Image. And Batman. What does everyone else say?
GOTHAM TRIBUNE EXTRA! Figures Toy Company’s Batman ’66 Pix!
It’s a Batman ’66 kind of day in the offices of 13th Dimension’s GOTHAM TRIBUNE. I’ll have so much more to say about these figures down the line, but for now, enjoy these fantastic pix of Figures Toy Company’s new Batman ’66 8-inch, Mego-ish figures due out next year!
GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Digital Sequel to Batman ’66 Movie?
Batman ’66 #6, the print edition of the digital-first DC series, is out tomorrow and I had the chance to circle back to regular writer Jeff Parker for the first time since I first interviewed him when the book launched back in July. I had a number of things I wanted to follow up on, including whether we might get to see Joker, Penguin, Catwoman and the Riddler together again … so read on!
Michael DeForge Poster for TCAF
The Toronto Comics and Art Fest (TCAF) has just released their 2014 poster and it’s a beauty from Michael DeForge…
Robots on a Human-Free Earth by Alcott and Sikoryak
R. Sikoryak drew some funny robots for Todd Alcott’s Meek, the story of robots in a world devoid of humans.
Stumptown Comics Fest Calls it Quits, Merges with Rose City Con
Sad news for indie comics fans and creators in the Northwest; Portland’s Stumptown Comics Fest is no more. It will be folded into the Rose City Comic Con to preserve some of the indie spirit, but will cease to exist as an event on its own.
Report: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Isn’t Nightwing. He’s Sandman.
Deadline says that John “Robin” Blake of “The Dark Knight Rises” has a different DC property in his dreamy future…
Bidding ‘Locke & Key’ Adieu
Menachem Luchins bids farewell to one of his favorite titles, which wraps this week:
Dorkin and Dyer’s Metal Men
While I miss the days when I could stroll into a comic shop and pick up a copy of Milk & Cheese or Action Girl, it’s great to know the husband and wife writing team Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer and creators of those books can still make us laugh. Their Metal Men shorts for Cartoon Network are popping up on YouTube and CN on your TV.
One on One: Don McGregor, Pt. 1 — Marvel’s First Interracial Kiss
There are only a handful of people alive who can actually claim to have changed comics; Don McGregor is one one of them. From writing the first interracial kiss into a mainstream comic to creating one of the first graphic novels, Don has been a pioneer the world of comics.
The Best Comic I Read This Year: Trippe’s “Something Terrible”
To me, the year’s best comic, without a doubt, was “Something Terrible,” Dean Trippe’s autobiographical web comic about being a victim of childhood sexual abuse, the years of trauma that followed and the healing power of superhero and fantasy characters, most prominently, Batman. It’s an extraordinary piece of art and an incredibly brave endeavor.