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Yu-Gi-Oh! manga creator Kazuki Takahashi (real name Kazuo Takahashi) has passed away at age 60 due to an apparent diving accident.
The Coast Guard reportedly found Takahashi equipped with snorkeling gear. Both the Coast Guard and police are currently investigating the events that led up to Takahashi's death. A person on a passing boat had called Japan's maritime hotline to report an apparent body, floating 300 meters (about 1,000 feet) from the coast off the resort city of Nago, at about 10:30 a.m. on July 6, 2022.
Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! manga launched an international hit franchise that continues to this day with card games, anime, toys, and newer manga series. Takahashi won Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award in July 2015. The award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to comics, science fiction and fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom.
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Nothing can sum up Keith Giffen’s character better than the Facebook post he wrote to announce his own death at the age of 70: “I told them I was sick … Anything not to go to New York Comic Con. Thanx. Keith Giffen 1952-2023. Bwah ha ha ha ha.”
That eruption of maniacal merriment was recognised by comic fans as a last defiant laugh from the sardonic comic writer and artist, who has died of complications following a stroke, after a 50-year career during which he created many memorable characters including Jaime Reyes (Blue Beetle), Rocket Raccoon, Ambush Bug and Lobo.
A Mexican-American teenager, Reyes first appeared in Infinite Crisis #3 (2006) and became Blue Beetle two issues later, when he gained superhuman powers via a scarab that morphs into an alien battle suit, eventually going on to appear in the 2023 Blue Beetle movie.
One of the stars of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies was created by Giffen early in his artistic career. Rocket Raccoon was a smart-mouthed anthropomorphic weapons expert who first appeared in Marvel Preview #7 (1976), written by Bill Mantlo, who resurrected the character in his own four-part miniseries in 1985.
Among Giffen’s other early creations, Ambush Bug’s debut in DC Comics Presents #52 (1982) and its sequel, which involved the Legion of Substitute Heroes, were so successful that they led to several miniseries and one-shots drawn by Giffen featuring the absurd, fancifully dressed alien wannabe hero, and a one-shot Legion of Substitute Heroes Special (1985).
In 1982 Giffen joined the writer Paul Levitz on The Legion of Super-Heroes #287 and began transforming the series into a saga of considerable depth. One of the most popular storylines in comic book history, The Great Darkness Saga (#290-294, 1982), featured Darkseid as its cosmic villain and Legionnaires and other heroes from across time teaming up to confront him. As a result, Legion of Super-Heroes became one of DC’s bestsellers of the early 1980s.
Lobo, who first appeared in Omega Men #3 (1983), was intended as a parody of violent characters such as Wolverine, but became a poster boy for violence when Giffen teamed up with the writer Alan Grant and artist Simon Bisley for Lobo: The Last Czarnian (1990), which spawned numerous miniseries and specials in which Giffen continually pushed the envelope of acceptability as Lobo battled everyone from Santa Claus to his own children. Combat Christ and the Howlin’ Apostles proved to be DC’s limit.
Giffen was heavily involved in numerous crossover event series, designed, he said, to “significantly alter the status quo or introduce new characters into the status quo”, including Invasion! (1988), the weekly 52 (2006-07) and Countdown to Final Crisis (2007-08) for DC, and Annihilation (2006-07) from Marvel. His creativity and tongue-in-cheek humour earned him a loyal fanbase and he won an Inkpot award in 1991.
The son of Rosa Ann (nee Duncan) and James, a salesman for a textile company, Giffen was born in Queens, New York, but grew up in Little Falls, New Jersey. He was a fan of comics from the age of eight, when his mother handed him a copy of World’s Finest, and especially loved Marvel’s monster books and Gene Colan’s Giant-Man. He began creating his own characters at high school and went on to spend “one abysmal year” at the School of Visual Arts in New York (“the less said about that, the better”).
Apart from a year of night classes at duCret School of Art, New Jersey, Giffen was self-taught, studying books on anatomy and perspective during his four years working as a hazardous materials handler at Hoffmann-La Roche pharmaceuticals. During a week’s holiday he decided to submit samples to comic companies. At Marvel, an artist had dropped out of illustrating a back-up story (The Sword and the Star) for Marvel Preview, and Mantlo, who had spotted Giffen’s portfolio, suggested they give him a try.
Giffen briefly produced layouts for Wally Wood on Justice Society of America for DC’s All Star Comics (1976), but was let go. After a period of selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door and other odd jobs, he tried again, drawing horror stories and Doctor Fate as a back-up strip in The Flash (1982), and working his way up to the Legion of Super-Heroes.
An accusation of “swiping” the work of José Muñoz in Ambush Bug (1985) – Giffen said he “parroted” it, rather than doing an outright copy – derailed his career for a time, until he was offered the chance to plot, and do breakdowns for, Justice League (1987-92) and its spinoff, Justice League Europe (1989-92), working with JM DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire. He also plotted and did breakdowns for Aquaman (1989) and plots for L.E.G.I.O.N. ’89/’90 (1989-90), a superhero group spun off from Invasion.
The range of Giffen’s output over the next 30 years was astonishing. He drew the superhero parodies The Heckler (1992-93) and Punx (1995-96), the return of Justice League International in Justice League: Generation Lost (2010), and episodes of Outsiders (2011), O.M.A.C. (2011-12) and Infinity Man and the Forever People (2014-15). He plotted or wrote full scripts for Eclipso (1992-93), Vext (1999), Suicide Squad (2001-02), a biography of HP Lovecraft (2004), Blue Beetle (2006-07), Midnighter (2007-08), Wetworks (2007-08), Reign in Hell (2008-09), Doom Patrol (2009-11), Booster Gold (2009-11), Magog (2009-10), Justice League 3000 (2014-15) and The New 52: Futures End (2014-15), all for DC; and for Marvel he wrote stories featuring Marvel Monsters: Where Monsters Dwell (2005), Drax the Destroyer (2005-06), Defenders (2005-06), Nick Fury’s Howling Commandos (2005-06) and Annihilation spin-offs Annihilation: Silver Surfer (2006) and Annihilation: Conquest – Starlord (2007).
During the same period he also penned or plotted various comics for Image (1993-94) and Valiant (1994-96), adaptations of Japanese manga, Battle Royale (2003-06) and Battle Vixens (2004-10), for Tokyopop and 10 (2005), Hero Squared (2005-07), Planetary Brigade (2006-07) and others for BOOM! Studios. He was also a storyboard artist for the animated shows Batman Beyond and Static Shock, as well as writing episodes of Ed, Edd n Eddy and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi for Cartoon Network.
In early 2023 he produced a podcast titled I’m Not Dead Yet, and had recently moved to Tampa in Florida.
He is survived by his children, Kyle and Melinda. His wife, Anna, predeceased him.
🔔 Keith Ian Giffen, artist and writer, born 30 November 1952; died 9 October 2023
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Staff Pick of the Week
Today’s Staff Pick is Mimi Pond’s delightful book Half Off. Pond is a dedicated cartoonist, graphic novelist, and writer with writing credits that include The Simpsons, Pee Wee’s Playhouse, and Designing Women. She has also been a longstanding cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times and won an Inkpot Award in 2014 after her the release of her graphic novel Over Easy.
Half Off presents witty observational stories centered around swimming at the YWCA, bargains shopping at Woolworth’s and Capwell’s, and Pond’s years as a waitress at Mama’s Royal Café in California. The stories are accompanied by relief engravings in Pond’s distinct illustrative style and exuberant color palette. Published by Rebis Press in 1981, Half Off was designed, printed, and bound by Pond and Rebis partner Betsy Davids in an edition of 115 copies signed by both the artist and publisher. The book is joyously finished with a half-shower cap binding and bubblegum pink fishnet overlay. Of the 115 copies made, Special Collections holds number 97, signed by the artist and publisher.
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This is my Triathalon Entry for the 2023 Northshield Kingdom Arts & Sciences Competition, held 22 April. This was supposed to be an easy project: make a paint brush, write a poem, put ink and paint on a piece of parchment so that it looks like the Book of Deer. I am a scribe so I know how to calligraph and illuminate. I am a bard so I know how to write poetry. I know how to make things so I could make a paintbrush. Easy peasy, right?
Wrong.
For one 6x8 manuscript page, I:
Completed 57 pages of written documentation
Compiled over 40 pages of appendix documents
Accessed well over 100 different resources including thesis papers and books
Drafted three general use documentation templates
Wrote a research paper which failed to definitively prove or disprove the existence of paintbrushes
Cut my own reed and quill pens
Made 20+ paintbrushes and used two on my project
Collected 80+ pieces of evidence
Mixed my own orpiment (arsenic) and minium (red lead) paints
Learned how to do freehand knotwork
Acquired one new calligraphy hand
Charted, from scratch, the poetics (rhyme, meter, alliteration) of a specific poem
And wrote a poem in a style which was NOT intended to be written in English
The project took approximately 110 hours spread over 6 weeks. The financial outlay was significant as well: I spent over $100 just in printing costs.
Thankfully, my hard work was recognized: I was awarded first place in the Triathalon and second place in the overall open division for my research paper.
The poem I wrote was inspired by my favorite blacksmith, Master Crispin Fletcher, OL, OP.
Scribe and Smith
Clever craft-folk, he and I
Pen and forge are matched allies
Black iron tools to reach our goal
Mine, gall-ink and his, charcoal
Checking once then twice for sure
Ruler ready, he measures.
"It fits! Yay!" I gleefully preen
Lines with letters like sardines.
Inspired, he feeds his forge fire
Bellows blow, flames climb higher
My own burning questions press
Answers bring light to darkness
Red iron bends with shifting blows
He commands, metal follows.
A quieter smith, I sit
Forging phrases: my habit
Careful strikes create knife's edge
Honing blades with deep knowledge
Honing stanzas, setting free
Meanings made with right trochee
Fixing words, removing scale
Expert eyes see each detail
His hands black from smoke and soot
Mine stained too by my inkpot
Coals cool as he finds his rest
Aching arm gives loud protest.
Three fingers write, eyes are sore
Pen speaks, whole body labors.
A like pair, this scribe and smith,
With rocks and spite, make mischief.
Smelting, shaping, making pure,
Out of naught, something clever.
My documentation is linked below. I will note that the poetics documentation is a little thin; I was intentionally testing the limitations of Northshield’s verbal documentation guidelines. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.
Oh Where Is My Paint Brush: Tools for Insular Manuscript Production 850 CE to 950 CE
Oh Deer: A Reproduction of MS Ii.6.32 f. 5r and 71v
Scribe and Smith: A 9th Century Irish Poem in the Deibide Style
Writing instruments by date
Book of Deer ductus
Pangur Ban poetics chart
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Junji Ito Receives Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award
Comic-Con International 2023 awarded its Inkpot Award to horror manga creator Junji Ito. Ito attended the event, which also featured an exhibit for his works.
Many of Ito’s works have inspired anime and live-action adaptations. VIZ Media has published Ito’s manga, such as Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection, Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection, Black Paradox, Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story…
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3. Gene Deitch
Eugene Merril Deitch.
An American-Czech animated film director.
Born 8th August 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to Czechoslovakian immigrant parents.
At age 5, his family moved to California.
1942, he graduated from Los Angeles High School and got a job at North American Aviation where he designed aircraft blueprints.
During World War II, served in the US Air Force, but was honorably discharged due to pneumonia in May 1944.
He married Marie Deitch and had three kids named Seth, Kim and Simon Deitch, all of them cartoonists themselves.
Deitch was mainly influenced by Jim Flora and Walt Disney and has an interest in drawing from an early age.
In the late 1940s Deitch joined 'United Productions of America' (UPA) after working for the jazz magazine 'The Record Changer'.
At UPA, Deitch started out as an animator, and later as a director and producer and created a newspaper comic, The Real-Great Adventure of Terrible Thompson.
By 1956, Deitch received a job as the new head of animation at 'Terrytoons'.
He created Tom Terrific (1957-1958) based on his Terrible Thompson comic strip.
While Deitch revitalized Terrytoons by challenging its crew to create something new and original, most of his initiatives didn't catch on.
He was fired from Terrytoons in August 1958.
1959, he established his own animation studio, 'Gene Deitch Associates, Inc' which primarily produced TV commercials.
Deitch moved to Prague permanently in 1965 after falling in love with the country of his roots and also a local woman, animator and production manager Zdeňka Neumannová, whom he married later as his second wife.
Deitch' cartoon Munro won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1961, and Winsor McCay Award (2003) and an Inkpot Award (2013).
Around 1962 Deitch was involved in a reboot of a the classic franchise Tom and Jerry and later Popeye.
As Deitch and his crew didn't understand the appeal of the cat and mouse duo, it gave their version an unintentional surreal tone.
His Tom and Jerry cartoons were considered the worst version made for years.
His creations include : Munro, Nudnik, Popeye, Tom and Jerry etc.
He wrote down his memoirs in his autobiography, 'For the Love of Prague: The True Love Story of the Only Free American in Prague during 30 Years of Communism' (2002).
He hosted his own blog since 2011.
Gene Deitch passed away at the age of 95 on 16th April 2020 in Prague.
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Live Now on Kickstart.aTigersTale.com Special Guest Geof Darrow, the American comic book artist, best known for his work on comic series Shaolin Cowboy, Hard Boiled and The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, which was adapted into an animated television series of the same name. His concept art contributions to The Matrix series of films are unmistakable. Darrow's approach to comics and art has been cited as an influence by a multitude of artists and he has been the recipient of the following awards throughout his career - • 1991: Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Writer/Artist or Writer/Artist Team (with Frank Miller, for Hard Boiled - Dark Horse) • 1996: Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Penciller/Inker (for The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot - Dark Horse/Legend) • 2006: Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Writer/Artist (for Shaolin Cowboy - Burlyman Entertainment) • 2012: PROTECT Messenger Award 2012: Inkpot Award @darkhorsecomics #geofdarrow #geofdarrowart #darkhorsecomics #theshaolincowboy #interview #theshaolincowboycrueltobekin #thecomicsfushow #hardboiled #comics #thematrix #comicart https://www.instagram.com/p/CovGBqhPeHt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Dell Nichols, December 28, 1932) is an actress, singer, and voice artist known for her portrayal of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, and its film sequels. Her portrayal of Uhura was ground-breaking for African American female characters on American television. She volunteered her time to promote NASA's programs and to recruit diverse astronauts, including women and ethnic minorities. She is one of four surviving members of the original cast of Star Trek. Her break came in an appearance in Kicks and Co. In a thinly veiled satire of Playboy magazine, she played Hazel Sharpe, a voluptuous campus queen who was being tempted by the devil and Orgy Magazine to become "Orgy Maiden of the Month". She attracted the attention of Hugh Hefner, the publisher of Playboy, who booked her for his Chicago Playboy Club. She appeared in the role of Carmen for a Chicago stock company production of Carmen Jones and performed in a New York production of Porgy and Bess. She was featured on the cover of Ebony magazine and had two feature articles in the publication in five years. She toured the US, Canada, and Europe as a singer with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton bands. She appeared in The Roar of the Greasepaint and For My People and Blues for Mister Charlie. She was a guest actress in The Lieutenant. Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his novel Friday to her. Asteroid 68410 Nichols is named in her honor. She was awarded a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, for her contribution to television. She was awarded a Goldene Kamera for Kultstar des Jahrhunderts. She received an honorary degree from Los Angeles Mission College. She received The Life Career Award, from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films. The award was presented as part of the 42nd Saturn Awards ceremony. She was awarded the Inkpot Award. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphakappaalpha https://www.instagram.com/p/CmtfY7MrvW-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Award-winning & NYT bestselling author (and now Inkpot Award recipient at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday!) of YA Fiction, Comic books, and more: Cecil Castellucci will be signing at @otherrealmsltd - The Comic & Game Specialist • FRIDAY JULY 29 1:00-3:00pm • CGC grading will be provided by @cheehoobooks #dccomics #writer @cecilseaskull #author #plainjanes #batgirl #shadethechanginggirl https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUy6rpPQhk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Randy Reynaldo and Rob Hanes Adventures
Randy Reynaldo and Rob Hanes Adventures
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Randy Reynaldo, comics creator behind the long-running Indy comic book, “Rob Hanes Adventures” and “2018 Inkpot Award winner for Achievement in Comics Arts “ is here to talk about the success of his great, rollicking adventure series and what keeps him producing such inspired work after 30 years. We talk about the indy comics scene then and…
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Jack Kirby (1974)
#Comics#Marvel Comics#DC Comics#Jack Kirby#Photography#Vintage#Marvel#DC#Inkpot Award#Inkpot Awards#1974#1970s#70s
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Another way to help homeless comic book creator William Messner-Loebs is to join the Fans of William Messner-Loebs page on Facebook. There you can order autographed copies of his work in comic books, commission original artwork, and keep up on his latest projects! And please spread the word! We would like to get as many people on to celebrate, to my mind, the most underrated comic book creator of all time. Also, Bill is interested in booking at Comic Cons, so if you are looking for a great guest, please do contact him at the Fans of William Messner-Loebs page.
#William Messner-Loebs#Bill Loebs#The Flash#DC Comics#Wonder Woman#Jonny Quest#Bill Finger Award#Inkpot Award#Marvel Comics#Comic Book#Comics#Comic Con#Wolverine MacAlistaire#Journey#Thor#Fantagraphics#GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book#Macabre Award#Eisner Award Finalist#Harvey Award Finalist
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In-universe magazine & newspaper articles written for Chasing Amy
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Local Pair Have Drawing Power
Homegrown Artists Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards Rack Up Kudos With Their Indie Comic Book '37'
There are those stuck in low paying jobs who would rather complain about their status than reach for something better. Then there are those who can lift themselves out of what they perceive as a morass and create a new career for themselves, excelling beyond the imagination of others.
But every once in awhile, there are those who combine the two.
Former Highlands residents Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards have made quite an impression on the comic book scene with their self-published effort 37. The black and white comic has already received numerous awards in the comics field (with cute names like the Eisner, the Inkpot, and the Wizard Fun Award), and has been sighted as a fave of quite a few notables, including Jersey shore rocker Jon Bon Jovi.
"That meant a lot to us," says Holden McNeil, during a recent visit to The Two River Times offices. "We grew up on Bon Jovi."
"Nailed quite a few girls to the tune of Always," adds McNeil's coarse compatriot and partner in crime, Edwards (after which he was slugged by McNeil and cautioned to behave.) "Well, we did!"
The curious pair suggest a partnership that goes back further than the current drawing board which has brought them a degree of national attention. Raised in Highlands, the pair met at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School, where they discovered their mutual knack for art.
McNeil recalls, "I would draw these pictures of Darth Vader and Jaws, for our fifth grade teacher, Miss Cantanzarite."
"I was more interested in the stuff that would get a reaction," Edwards throws in. "Like renderings of Jesus beating up the Buddha, topless Virgin Mary's, or the Pope giving an orphan the finger. I spent a lot of time in detention."
It was only when the pair got to Henry Hudson Regional High School that their talents were channeled into what would one day make them known.
"Jill Little, our art teacher, encouraged us to try comics," McNeil explains, doodling as he speaks. "For mid-terms and finals, she would accept comic books from Banky and me. She told us it was possible to make a living out of drawing."
But it wouldn't be for another few years before they stumbled upon what would earmark them as the next Charles Schultz.
"We were working at the Food City after a brief stint at Brookdale," says McNeil. "And we were frustrated. Creatively, we were stifled."
"It sucked hard," Edwards blurts out. "There were all these weird people - like this guy who was a guidance counselor, and he'd spend hours looking through all the eggs, trying to piece together a perfect dozen. His job had fried his brain. I spent most of my time explaining his bizarre behavior to the customers."
But it was this close observation of detail that spawned 37.
"One day I said to Banky, 'Let's do a comic book about working here,'" McNeil reveals. "So we put it together, and showed the people we worked with. They loved it. So we decided to run off a bunch of copies and sell them through Comic-Toast (a comic book retailer in the Eden Prairie Mall) and through Comicology. From there, it kind of took off."
And take off it did.
But if you tend to think of Richie Rich or Archie when you hear the word 'comics,' you might be in for a shock with the McNeil/Edwards 37 - which contains coarse, barroom language, frank sexual discussion, nudity, and even an unsanitary tryst on a milk-room floor.
"That was based on something I did while in the employ of Food City," boasts Edwards. "Me and the manager's daughter"
But again, a physical rebuke by McNeil cuts Banky off.
"I don't know how many times I can apologize for him," offers McNeil while Edwards rubs his poked ribs.
He can apologize all the way to the bank. There are rumors in the air that a major comic label is courting the pair for a new project.
"We'll see," McNeil ponders. "It'd have to be something that was as satisfying to work on as 37. Something original."
"Something profitable," adds Edwards.
Does that mean the pair will soon be departing the tri-town area for greener pastures.
"We're looking to rent some studio space in Red Bank," says McNeil. "We don't want to stray from our roots."
"There's no need," interjects the plucky Edwards. "Everything in the world can possibly need is right here. Why anyone would move away from the tri-town area is beyond me Ð especially if you're successful like us. You can rub it in everyone's faces. Why go anywhere else?"
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37 Pair Headed to Contender
Bank-Hold-Up studios, the pair responsible for the indie hit and Eisner winner 37 have hung their banner under the Contender Comics shingle. Starting with issue four of the black and white fave, 37 will become a Contender Comic, as part of an overall deal Bank-Hold-Up principals Holden McNeil and Bany Edwards entered into with the company. The deal also includes the publishing of a new title the pair are hard at work on, Bluntman and Chronic.
"We're ecstatic about the Contender deal", commented Edwards through a press release. They're the best label in the biz, after DC.
"What my partner meant to say," countered McNeil, via a phone follow-up,"Is that for what we're doing now, Contender makes absolute sense, and they're the best at putting out the kind of books we think Bluntman and Chronic will be."
Bluntman and Chronic debut is scheduled for early 1996.
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Routine Anything But
In the growing field of self-publishers, Alyssa Jones' Idiosyncratic Routine is starting to garner quite a few accolades. The ongoing seriocomic tale of one woman's life in the big city was picked by the Comics Buyers Guide as this year's title to watch. Routine has been seen on many critics Best lists (the title was even cited recently as Melissa Etheridge's favorite comic) with back issues reportedly moving like crazy. If your comic store fails to carry it, order Idiosyncratic Routine directly (from Alyssa Jones' Buried in the Rug label) by calling (212) 328-2868. You won't regret it.
by Ward Batty
Hooper X Marks the Spot
White-Hating Coon, the controversial Hooper X title that's taking the industry by storm, has switched publishers yet again. Opiate Press, the company responsible for such radical indies as Evil Legs and Finger F-ch Comics, has picked-up W.H.C. from FlanMan, Inc., who had in turn acquired the title from Distress Ltd. The move should affect the shipping of issue seven only mildly, setting it back by about a week. "F-ck those bitches," Hooper X said in a press release. "FlanMan was a black man's hell. They were always censoring my sh-t. I intend to bring a suit against all those racist c-nts. And you can quote me on that!" X, who had taken to wearing a temporary tattoo on his face that said Slave (known to be a reference to FlanMan), promises even more controversy in the next year. "I'm not saying anything. But some motherf-ckers just might get killed," he swore.
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by Eleanor O'Sullivan
Highlands pair publish comic book: Self-published '37' pops up in local comic book stores
"Batman" and "Superman" it ain't, but "37", a black-and-white "indie" comic book put together from scratch by a pair of locals has some heroes behind it.
Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards, two Highlands 20somethings, took their experiences stocking shelves at the Atlantic Highlands Food City and turned them into the newest entry into the growing world of self-published comics.
"One day I said to Banky, 'Nobody's going to come along and offer us a job drawing comics. Let's make our own breaks,'" relates Holden McNeil, 23, about the book's origin.
"He came up with the idea," Edwards, also 23, adds.
But folks who think about "Little Orphan Annie" or "Baby Huey" when they hear 'comics' better beware -- "37" is not for everyone.
"People curse and have sex, and talk about sex, and curse while talking about sex in real life," points out Edwards. "Why can't they do it in comics?"
The documentary-like approach to the misadventures of a crew of stock boys in a fictional grocery store and the frank discussion of sex may account for the growing popularity of this comic.
"It's something for the kids," says Edwards.
Local comic retail outfit Comic-Toast reports sales of the D.I.Y. funny book are rivaling that of true-blue major label titles, like the "X-Men" and "Wonder Woman".
"I don't know why it's selling so well," offers Steve-Dave, proprietor of the mall-based Comic-Toast. "But people seem to want it. I try to tell people to save their money and spend it on a real comic book, but they keep requesting '37'".
Critics aside, McNeil and Edwards seem to be heading in the right direction. They're already hard at work on their next issue. But can they quit the job that inspired the book?
"Not yet," sighs McNeil. "But one can dream, can't they?"
#chasing amy#view askew#view askewniverse#kevin smith#holden mcneil#banky edwards#alyssa jones#hooper lamante#so many implications to behold here
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Not In Minrathous Anymore
In response to Cyberpunk Minrathous from the Game Awards Trailer. :)
“Vishante kaffas,” Dorian stared at Felix in disbelief. “You mean they don’t have running water everywhere south of the Minater?”
“In cities like Val Royeaux, yes,” Felix said with a slight, crooked grin, “in Ferelden? Hardly.”
“That’s-” Dorian opened his mouth and closed it again. “Ghastly. How do they wash their clothing?”
“In streams? Well water?” Felix shrugged, scribbling equations on a blank sheet of parchment. He tapped a rune on a mug and it filled with steaming water, to which he added a small handful of herbs. “How am I to know, Dorian?”
“You- And the lights? How do people go out at night if there aren’t enchanted lights? Do they just go to-” Dorian shook his head, scrubbing a hand through his hair. “Please don’t tell me the Southerners just go to sleep when the sun goes down.”
“Candles,” Felix corrected. “Candles and fireplaces.”
“Void and Deep,” Dorian murmured, blinking slowly. “They really have no idea, do they?”
“And it’s probably best they don’t, for now,” Felix gave him a self-deprecating smile. “If they have any idea how much we rely on magic-”
“Right, my good man. I suppose you’re-” Dorian sighed. “Are you absolutely certain your father’s cult can’t stay up north? At least we have plumbing.”
“I’ll put in a suggestion,” Felix laughed, rolling his eyes as he dipped his quill back in its inkpot and returned to his page.
#dorian pavus#felix alexius#dragon age 4#da4#dragon age fanfiction#dragon age inquisition#poor dorian#rough times#no wonder he's miserable
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So the American Girl Virtual Store Museum has a room for each historical character (except Caroline, MG&Cece and the best friends.... wth) and it made me wonder what the rooms would look like for those left out.
So uh. Part One: Historicals; Contemps here!
Elizabeth Cole: Slightly fancier than Felicity’s, and tinted blue. We have her bed with overhanging curtains, with her fashion doll and meet accessories on a side table, and a closet showing off her outfits. We should also have a stand of wigs, which she and Felicity stole from Annabelle. Elizabeth’s portraits feature her parents (with names!) and Annabelle.
Caroline Abbott: Her room would definitely be based on her parlor set, with her table and chairs, on which sits her travel basket and meet accessories. Inkpot is at her feet, and her skiff is either shoved into a corner or outside the window. Her family portraits include her father, mother and cousin, and we finally get a name for said mother.
Marie-Grace Gardner: A pale pink room with a vanity and meet accessories, a small closet of outfits (and ribbons), and a trunk holding the masquerade costume. Argos is under the window with muddy pawprints leading out the door, and you can see french language books, portraits of Marie-Grace’s father, uncle and aunt, and sheet music + letters from Cécile on a small desk.
Cécile Rey: A pale blue room with a half-canopy bed, Cécile’s parrot and games, her parlor desk and seat (with her meet accessories atop), and a trunk holding the masquerade costume. The Glassware and Treats can be seen on a table, with a wardrobe of Cécile’s outfits in the corner. On Cécile’s bedside table are books of poetry and letters from Marie-Grace.
Nellie O’Malley: Very similar to Samantha’s room, and including the curtains and table from the main cover illustration of Nellie’s Promise. Nellie’s doll can be seen on the bed, with books that Samantha shared with her on the sidetable. There are also a few items she’s repairing as O’Malley-All-Mended, and her light blue purse.
Ruthie Smithens: A very pink and girly room- exactly what Kit’s mom thought Kit would want- with fairytale items scattered all over- books, drawings of princesses, etc. Ruthie’s meet accessories can be seen on a side table, along with a crate of apples as a nod to Really Truly Ruthie. She also has at least one of Kit’s newspapers somewhere around.
Emily Bennett: She is placed outside in Molly’s yard, wearing her cardigan. While she’s sitting in front of the victory garden (with information on it included), she is on a path, with her scrapbook and rations book at her feet, and her flutophone in her hand. Yank is playing in the grass, near her wooden sled; as a nod to the movie, there is also a copy of A Christmas Carol.
Ivy Ling: Her room is very similar to the one shown in Ivy & Julie: A Happy Balance. She has a dresser with family memorabilia, including the “Good Luck Ivy!” family photo and her gymnastics award. She has several 70s records, tape on her floor from practicing her balance, and several schoolwork books, with a head-start on her family history project. Her denim purse can be seen hanging from her bed.
#american girl#american girl dolls#american girls#beforever#ag virtual store#elizabeth cole#caroline abbott#marie grace gardner#cecile rey#nellie o'malley#ruthie smithens#emily bennett#ivy ling#mine#americangirlstar
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