Here are some of the best posts/articles regarding comic book reprints and collected editions that I have retweeted on @ChrisCCL, Facebook, Google+, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.

Almanac

• John Tebbel – thanks to The Beat

Announcements / PR

• Library Of American Comics (IDW) will be publishing a new line called The Essentials – Volume 1 Baron Bean by George Herriman, Volume 2 Polly and Her Pals by Cliff Sterrett and Volume 3 The Gumps: The Saga of Mary Gold by Sidney Smith
• Archaia Announces Creative Talent for “Hawken” Graphic Novel
• Titan Books to Publish “The Dark Knight Rises” Novelization
• Hermes Press Announces Two Dark Shadows Collections in Time For Movie

Awards

• Ali Ferzat named 100 Most Influential People in World
• Finalist Jack Ohman’s 2012 Pulitzer Prize Submissions
• Matt Wuerker wins the Pulitzer
• 2012 Inkwell Awards announce tour and voting details
• Anders Nilsen Wins 2012 Lynd Ward Prize For Big Questions

Interviews

• Interview With Joe Keatinge (video)

Law / Business

• Diamond to distribute DC Comics graphic novels in UK

News

• Fantagraphics needs help with their Pogo collections!
• Uncollected Editions: Top Uncollected Marvel Stories – Lists like these are always subjective, so take it with a grain of salt.
• Amazon to Reissue James Bond Books

Reviews

• Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Superman TPB (DC Comics)
• Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Wonder Woman (and Aquaman) TPB (DC Comics)
• American Barbarian (AdHouse Books)
• The Bean Volumes 1 and 2
• A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel Vol. 1 HC
• Flex Mentallo (DC Comics)

…and at the end of the shelf:

• Jeffrey Brown’s Darth Vader and Son

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Here are some of the best posts/articles regarding comic book reprints and collected editions that I have retweeted on @ChrisCCL, Facebook, Google+, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.

Almanac

• Rex Babin (born August 17, 1962 – died March 30, 2012) was an American political cartoonist.
• Don Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1st Marquess of Daroca (17 January 1919 – 3 April 2012), also simply known as Mingote – was a Spanish cartoonist, writer, and journalist.

Announcements / PR

• Add Toner: A Cometbus Collection from Last Gasp Books – Add Toner is a collection of favorite stories, interviews, and artwork from long out-of-print issues of Cometbus.
• Meteor and Archaia to publish Hawken hardcover graphic novel

Awards

• Nominees Announced For 2012 Eisner Awards – I’m proud to be a writer for the nominated Back Issue Magazine.
• Foreword Review Announces Book of the Year Graphic Novel Finalists
• Nominate a Young Editor for the Ashmead Award
• 2012 Stumptown Comic Arts Awards Final Nominees Announced

Interviews / Commentary

• Kim Deitch, interviewed by Seth
• Daniel Clowes talks about his art for the New York Times (video)

Law / Business

• Marvel’s David Gabriel On Various Sales-Related Stories

News from Emerald City Comic Con and elsewhere

• Fear Agent Omnibus Announced - My favorite news to come out of Seattle.
• BUCKO webcomic to be collected by Dark Horse
• Dark Horse announces brand-new PORTAL 2 art book
• Criminal Macabre earns new hardcover collection - My 2nd  favorite news to come out of Seattle.
• Scott Pilgrim returns in deluxe full-color hardcover edition - Still waiting for the Omnibus.
• Oni to Publish ‘Penny Arcade’ Collections
• Brian Bendis To Write “How To” Comics Book

Reviews

• Avengers Academy, v. 2: Will We Use This in the Real World? (Marvel)
• The World of Flashpoint Featuring Wonder Woman (and Aquaman) (DC Comics)
• Captain America: The Captain trade paperback (Marvel)
• Flex Mentallo, Man of Muscle Mystery: The Deluxe Edition (DC Comics)
• Jinx HC (Archie Comics)

…and at the end of the shelf:

• This is how a book is made…

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Here are some of the best posts/articles regarding comic book reprints and collected editions that I have retweeted on @ChrisCCL, Facebook, Google+, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.

Almanac

• Millôr Fernandes (May 27, 1924 – March 27, 2012) – was a Brazilian cartoonist, humorist and playwright.
• Al Ross (1911 – March 22, 2012) – American cartoonist for The New Yorker.
• Edd Gould (1988 – March 25, 2012) – British animator (Eddsworld).
• Roger Bonas – manager at DC Comics, working on foreign licensing and in charge of reproduction and the film archives.
• Kristiina Kolehmainen (1956 – March 27, 2012) – Kristiina Kolehmainen, who worked as the head librarian at Serieteket. Thanks to Tom Spurgeon, Comics Reporter

Announcements / PR

• Sun Tzu‘s The Art of War GN by Writer Kelly Roman and illustrator Michael DeWeese – Read the first three chapters.
• The Walking Dead Compendium hardcover debuts at ECCC – collects the first 48 issues of the series; 1,000-plus page volume, complete with gold-embossed logo and new cover illustration by Adlard and won’t be widely available until Comic-Con International, about 100 copies will be offered this weekend for $100 each at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle (Booth #310).
• The Sincerest Form of Parody: The Best 1950s MAD-Inspired Satirical Comics is now in stock
• 12 page Preview: ‘Dark Shadows’ Vol. 1 TP (Dynamite Entertainment)
• Dark Horse to release deluxe edition of Joe Golem
• 10-page preview of James Bond Omnibus 003 – This book collects The Harpies, River of Death, The Golden Ghost, Fear Face, Double Jeopardy, Starfire and Colonel Sun.

Awards

• 2012 Doug Wright Award nominees announced
• National Cartoonist Society announces Division Awards nominees
• Doonesbury fan pushes for Presidential Medal of Freedom for Trudeau – Personally, I think this is a bit wacko.

Interviews

• Mari Ahokoivu
• Francesco Francavilla

Law / Business / Expertise

• How To Become A Comic Book Historian – Or an expert on any subject.
• Chris Staros of Top Shelf to Teach at Savannah College of Art and Design
• Student cartoonist fired after Trayvon Martin cartoon - How soon will it be before we see a collection of all the Trayvon Martin cartoons?
• DC vs Siegel: DC’s Appeal Brief & Who DID Draw The Action Comics #1 Cover? – Great read!!!
• John Macaluso named CEO of Wizard World – Good luck with that.

News

• Art Books From ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Prometheus’ & Other Blockbusters – These books usually have a low print run and demand a high price on eBay down the road.
• Avengers Heroic Age Hardcover (Hulk Not Included) – You have to see it to believe it.

Reviews

• The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss (Random House)
• Wonder Woman: Greatest Stories Ever Told TP (DC Comics)
• War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath HC/TP (DC Comics)

…and at the end of the shelf:

• This ad for Sony by Wes Anderson was animated by the stop motion team at LAIKA/house with Fantastic Mr. Fox’s animation director Mark Gustafson.

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Here are some of the best posts/articles regarding comic book reprints and collected editions that I have retweeted on @ChrisCCL, Facebook, Google+, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.

Almanac

• Jean Henri Gaston Giraud aka Mœbius (8 May 1938–10 March 2012) – was a French comics artist, Silver Surfer: Parable, The Airthight Garage and The Incal
• Emilio Squeglio (1927-2012) – former Golden Age Captain Marvel artist
• Sid Couchey (May 24, 1919–March 11, 2012) – was an American comic book artist best known for his illustration work on the Harvey Comics characters Richie Rich, Little Lotta and Little Dot.
• Donald D. Markstein (March 21, 1947-March 14, 2012) – The sole writer and editor of Toonopedia: the world’s first hypertext encyclopedia of toons.
• Josie DeCarlo, – wife of legendary Archie cartoonist Dan DeCarlo and inspiration for his signature character Josie.

Announcements / PR

• Nelson Ribeiro aka @TradesJanitor at Marvel reminisces about Wolverine & Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection – Personally, I can’t wait to get this book in my hands.

Awards

• Eagle Awards 2012 – Introduced in 1976, the Eagles are the comics industry’s longest established awards. Acknowledged as the pre-eminent international prizes, they have been featured on the covers of leading US and UK titles across the last 30 years. Unique in that they reflect the people’s choice, the Eagle Awards comprise of two distinct stages.
• Matt Bors wins 2012 Herblock Prize – The Herblock Prize honors editorial cartoonists “preserving the rights of the American people through freedom of speech and the right of expression.”

Interviews

• Gary Panter‘s talks at the Illustrated Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) (video) – Sad to say, I’ve never been there. I plan to change that this summer.
• Director’s Commentary: Ryan Kelly, Giulia Brusco and Paul Cornell welcome us to Saucer Country
• Scott Dunbier On IDW’s Artist’s Editions & Going Back To Press On Wally Wood – Thanks, Comics Reporter, Tom Spurgeon
• Director’s commentary: Dan Lockwood, Si Spurrier and Matt Timson talks us through some Lovecraftian fun

Law / Business / Corrections

• The Mayo Report: “The Walking Dead” Shambles Up the Charts – JOhn and I will be recording next week. Look for the podcast on Wednesday, March 21.
• CBLDF announces charges dropped in Canadian manga case
• Ad incorrectly states hardcover Flashpoint tie-ins
• Punisher Hardcover Delivers Less Than It Promises

News

• Lists of newspapers who pulled Doonesbury this week
• Trudeau posts earlier spiked abortion strips – Thanks, Daily Cartoonist, Alan Gardner
• Walt Simonson’s Alien: The Artist’s Edition from Titan – Now it’s just a matter of time when every company will do their own oversized book.
• Unboxing the Wally Wood Artist’s Edition (Video) – BTW, a 2nd Printing of this book is coming this summer (see above link and pic).
• Sergio Aragones’ Groo The Wanderer – The Artist’s Edition From IDW In June – Thanks, Bleeding Cool, Rich Johnston
• Collected Editions Blog on DC Trade Solicitations for June 2012 – Personally I like Wonder Woman: The Twelve Labors TP
• Diamond’s Top 300 Graphic Novels for February 2012 – Look for my podcast with John Mayo to come out on March 21
• Ed Piskor’s retro cover to the Wizzywig collection – Thank to The Beat
• Emanuela Lupacchino To Draw Richard Castle’s Storm Season in October
• The next Simon & Kirby book from Titan is behind schedule – I’m pretty sure that book is The Simon and Kirby Romance Stories, The Simon and Kirby Horror Tales would then finish up the series of Volume 1s.

Reviews

• Invincible Iron Man: My Monsters Vol. 7 HC/TP (Marvel Comics)
• Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga Deluxe Hardcover (DC Comics)

…and at the end of the shelf:
A tour of Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery

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