In response to Wizard’s butt fetish, the impressive Paul Sizer sends along this independent comic version: Click to read the whole thing. Hilarious! He even includes a dog — one of Pam Bliss’, of course.

From the latest Wizard, page 23. Here’s the text: To tie into the Nov. release of Frank Miller’s bootylicious cover to All-Star Batman and Robin #5, we whipped up this fun and saucy mix-and-match game. Below you’ll find eight lovely apple-bottoms (one of which is Miller’s cover); your job is to identify the character by [...]

You may have already heard about the upcoming Marvel/Guiding Light crossover. An eight-page story featuring GL characters interacting with the Marvel universe (written by Jim McCann, Assistant Manager Of Sales Communication, with art by Udon) will be included in a number of all-ages-friendly titles, including Marvel Adventures books, flip titles, and Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. [...]

Via Journalista, Fantagraphics’ response (.doc file) to Harlan Ellison’s lawsuit against them. The first clause, titled “General Denial”, basically says “none of Ellison’s allegations are correct.” Then there’s a list of specific defenses, which include the First Amendment, that Ellison has no facts to back up any of his claims, truth as a defense, and [...]

Love and Capes will put out issue #3 for Valentine’s Day; here’s the cover. Andi Watson does manga! He’s posted half of his “Princess at Midnight” story (25 pages), which will be appearing in The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga. Earlier this week, I told you about Jim Ottaviani’s upcoming Levitation. Now I have a [...]

Here’s a holiday treat: TwoMorrows is giving away copies of Back Issue #18 to the first 500 people in the US who click the banner on their website on Halloween. (Overseas customers can get the issue for a $3 postage charge.) This Halloween, TwoMorrows Publishing is treating the first 500 people who visit their webstore to [...]

I received a press release titled “Design the cover for Grimm Fairy Tales contest!” I thought, ok, good for aspiring artists. Then I read on. Turns on that what they’re looking for is really cheesecake pictures. Getting in the Halloween spirit Zenescope Entertainment is holding a contest asking YOU to play dress up. If you [...]

Noted art-comic publisher Fantagraphics has opened a retail outlet in their hometown of Seattle. The store will contain everything Fantagraphics has in print, including our soon-to-be-legendary damaged room, featuring discounted and often out-of-print books unavailable anywhere else. The space also has room for exhibitions, which we’ll have more news about very soon. Former Fanta employee Tom [...]

This Marvel Adventures Avengers #9 cover makes the issue a must-buy — all the heroes become MODOKs, versions of themselves as giant brains in floating chairs. The Spidey one is especially cool. Art is by Cameron Stewart, and the issue is written by Jeff Parker. I’ve enjoyed his issues of this series, because it’s good [...]

In last week’s Entertainment Weekly, there was a goofy one-page writeup on Heroes, the new NBC TV show. It compares some of the characters to comic book heroes with similar abilities. Cute idea for a puff piece, right? Except one thing jumped out at me as soon as I looked at the page … why [...]

I came back early from SPX under the theory that you enjoy something more if you leave while you still want more. It seems to have worked. I’m still figuring out my reaction to the show… the new location was a nifty building, wonderful to stay in and beautiful, but the area wasn’t as convenient. [...]

I’m heading off to SPX tomorrow, but I’m not as excited about it as I hoped I’d be, and I’m not the only one. I’m hoping that once I get there, I enjoy it a lot, and this is just my disappointment over having to find my way to a new location. There are some [...]