(ganked from the Smithsonian Institution) So, internships! It turns out that people want them, and then they e-mail us about their internship-related desires. I personally have nothing but good things to say about internships. Without the two amazing internships I had — one at Red Hen Press, the other with Dark Horse Comics — I Read the Rest…
Adding to Gene Yang’s entry about the Comics Festival in Angoulême, here’s a ragged little scan from my journal, of a moment shared with Gene and Moebius…
At the Comic Con this past weekend… Appearances have been changed, but the words are verbatim.
TANYA McKINNON “Miracle Gro” Tanya is a fellow gardener. First Second’s vision needs an editor like Tanya to become reality. She coaches, cajoles, encourages, thrashes and nurtures like no other. Several creators swear by her and show her first anything they ever write.
OUR FIRST BAD REVIEW! It’s very strange, looking at the first :01 titles, on the shelf. They exist! And next week, as you know from Eddie Campbell’s pacing around — the first six of them appear in stores. From concept to realization, to release — and then what? Well, there are reviews. The way it Read the Rest…
Oh you, wide eyed young visitor, who wonder about the exciting adventures that await in the great world of publishing! Perhaps you have felt its powerful lure, its hypnotic pull? Be ye warned! There are dangers which you should know about! Explore at your own risk! For your benefit, under this category of ADVENTURES IN Read the Rest…
Hi everyone. Young parents, take note: here is a very useful item to have in your baby things for when your little one gets cranky. The modern recipe is now free of hard alcohols. It’s also highly recommended for dealing with crabby editors, petulant agents and difficult authors.
Should cartooning types be allowed to run their own graphic novel imprints? Fortunately, I’m not alone: for a number of years, there’s been Chris Oliveros running his stellar DRAWN & QUARTERLY, and now overseas, there are two new graphic novel imprints, one called SHAMPOOING, within Delcourt Publishing, and one called BAYOU, within the prestigious Gallimard Read the Rest…
Well, they keep coming… Here’s a note from Don Daglow, of the impressive STORMFRONT STUDIOS. He confirms some of the problems and possibilities for art in a commercial world. “As video games have grown bigger and budgets have spiraled, we sometimes get preoccupied with the business issues and lose sight of the creative passion that Read the Rest…
