Riverdale

Prospect Park Dusk, Prospect Park Dawn

A short comic about Park Slope moms (and parenting in general) by Mike Dawson.

Mike's new book, Troop 142, hits stores in mid-September, with early copies available at the release party this Friday at Bergen Street Comics in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Portal 2 Comic, Part One

The Portal 2 comic is live.

Also, here's an interview with Michael Avon Oeming, who is working with Valve to create the book, which I think looks pretty good, telling an interesting story without spelling too much out.

via @Allison_House

Bane is in the new Batman Movie and I don't care (illustration by @lessthankyle)

To me, Bane is a stupid relic of the '90s, when comics were so dumb I stopped reading them altogether. He's a child of the pro-wrestling craze and the steroid craze, a footnote in Batman Whatever, and the star villain of the idiotic Broken Bat/Knightfall/Belt and Pouch Armor Batman arc. Given the more psychological direction Nolan's Batman movies seem to take, I'm not sure where this is going. I think Bane will probably growl and yell a lot. His psychological thing will be rage, and/or anger and/or yelling; I predict.

But hey, I'm sure it'll be great. Here's where I learned of this, which includes a picture of Anne Hathaway standing next to a fan. Tom Hardy is going to be playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. He was in Inception. Also, he played that Romulan clone of Picard in Star Trek: Nemesis.

To round this out, here is a clip from the New Batman Superman Adventures which features still-ridiculous-looking but not ridiculous-sounding (thanks at least in part to voice director Andrea Romano, who I probably am in love with) Bane.

Batman fan art by @lessthankyle, which directly inspired this Fugu-style post.

Micronauts!

Also, here is some news about J.J. Abrams maybe possibly producing a Micronauts movie (presumably based on the Marvel comic, and not the toy line), which I find both awesome and ridiculous, for some reason. I was a big fan of the comic, and the series took so many weird twists and turns away from the main story (the rebellion against Baron Karza (I think)) that I have a hard time seeing it as a coherent movie story. Also, I could never really get a grip on Commander Rann's character. What was his deal? He used his parent's names as a swear word, and got woozy with the Enigma Force a lot.

Here is a picture I drew of Commander Rann and Marionette. They are yelling. As usual, Rann is yelling "Dallan and Sepsis!" Princess Mari is probably yelling "By the Body Banks" or something.



P.S. I do not hate the Micronauts.

via @butler, @kondef, and @chorn

Sexism Discussions on the Internet

Our friend Gabby Schulz/Ken Dahl made a comic about discussions about sexism on the Internet and it got hundreds and hundreds of comments over the course of a few days, including a couple by Scott McCloud. Gabby has closed the comments, but it was interesting to watch this strip strike so many nerves so quickly.

Cat Rackham by Steve Wolfhard is Pretty Great

If you haven't already, read the epic tale Cat Rackham and the Comforts of Life. Read the others, as well, and marvel.

Bangladeshi HALKa Trailer

Scott Pilgrim Graphic Novel Trailer (via @radiomaru)

Maybe you like this trailer better, yes?

via Brian Lee O'Malley hisself.

So I watch a lot of TV. I was intrigued buy the upcoming The Walking Dead tv show that AMC has started shooting. So I started reading them all a couple nights ago, and now I'm afraid that I might have ruined hours of tv enjoyment. It's a damn fine comic, don't read it until the show gets canceled. (that's canelled for Ruby)

found it on a shoe

kids are rad

Tim Gunn shows you how it's done

the true story of batman

from the back of a bootleg batman toy (not found by me)

Axe Cop!

I think Axe Cop (drawn by 29-year-old Ethan Nicolle and written by his 5-year-old brother Malachai) is my new favorite comic.

X-Men #1: Covered

There hasn't been any comic covers here in a while, you guys. Here's some inspiration from Covered: Dan Scanlon does X-Men #1

Psychiatric Tales Comic: Schizophrenia

Darryl Cunningham has posted the chapter on Schizophrenia from his upcoming comic book exploration of mental illness, Psychiatric Tales. Also, here's the chapter on Bipolar Disorder.

Obviously, I'm intrigued by this use of the comic medium. From Larry Gonick's Cartoon History of the Universe to Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics and Google Chrome: Behind the Open Source Browser Project, to quirky but extremely effective hybrids like CommonCraft, the medium seems uniquely suited to taking the viewer through the "story" of understanding something by building up layers of concepts and making concrete visual connections. Or maybe I just think in pictures.

Also by Darryl Cunningham: The Streets of San Diablo on Act-i-vate.

Desert Island Comics in Brooklyn & Ken Dahl

So this is Desert Island, a comic store in my old neighborhood in Williamsburg. Love it. Gabe, the guy who runs it, suggested a lot of neat stuff for me based on stuff I told him I liked. The store itself is really nicely put together, with a lot of love for the books and stuff he keeps in stock. A lot of stuff you'd expect to find, along with extremely eclectic small-run stuff you'll probably never see again. The store smells good. It's less than two years old, I think. It wasn't there when I lived in Brooklyn, but it seems to be doing okay, even in this, you know, economy. A definite must-visit while in the area.


Got an email from them today, announcing that Ken Dahl will be there tomorrow signing copies of his graphic novel! Sadly, I won't be able to make it. Here is a review of his book, from the press release!

"Ken Dahl's Monsters is probably the most entertaining educational comic ever. Already a worthwhile read for its lessons on STDs and relationships,
Dahl's excellent cartooning and humor make this book required reading for
anyone who has had sex, is going to have sex or wants to have sex."
--Jeffrey Brown, author of Clumsy

I could have sworn I had posted something about Desert Island before, but I totally can't find it. We have posted something about former classmate Ken Dahl before, here.

More Takes on Rom: Spaceknight

A bunch of real artists, with their interpretations of Rom, Spaceknight. Apparently, this is the second series, for a 2010 show and book; a tribute to and benefit for Rom and Micronauts writer Bill Mantlo. Mantlo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in 1992, and has been institutionalized with a brain injury ever since (I did not know this. This was very sad news). The first show was in 2007. Image by chuck bb.

Atomic Robo and I see eye to eye

I came across this today in Atomic Robo:

This reminded me of Ruby's post, when I tried to explain why time travel is impossible--with the same argument! But with less guns and dinosaurs. I think that's always been my problem. Anyway, maybe Brian Clevinger reads Pieces Of Things! Or maybe this just a common idea people come up with when they've got too much time on their hands and think about time too much...

Also in the news:

Conspiracy Theorist Convinces Neil Armstrong Moon Landing Was Faked

"I had been living a lie, " said a visibly emotional Armstrong, addressing reporters at his home. "It has become painfully clear to me that on July 20, 1969, the Lunar Module under the control of my crew did not in fact travel 250,000 miles over eight days, touch down on the moon, and perform various experiments, ushering in a new era for humanity. Instead, the entire thing was filmed on a soundstage, most likely in New Mexico."

And:

Larry Marder does a Cover Cover

To celebrate Marvel Comics' 70th anniversay, Larry Marder, creator of Tales of the Beanworld creates a cover cover using some interesting rules. Check it out!

via @larrymarder