test heading Coming this fall, the astonishing AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, by Gene Yang with color by Lark Pien. It's printing as we speak. And here's more, for those who can't stand the wait: an exhibit of some of Gene's original art from AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, at The Cartoon Art Museum ! When and where and [...]
test heading Diary of an author, waiting. Part 2 The duration of a year, between sending in his book, the Fate of the Artist, and seeing it released, is enough time for the author to create in his imagination a completely different version of the work from the one he’s eventually going to have to [...]
from the sketchbooks of Emmanuel Guibert
Derek Kirk Kim has begun serializing his newest opus HEALING HANDS on his website.! Is this a major news item ? Yes. Is this the start of something amazing? Yes. And who will publish the complete work? That's right, you guessed it: First Second!
test heading(From Nick Abadzis, in London, author of the upcoming :01 title LAIKA, about which we shall say nothing yet!) Good Places to Draw People No.1 Many things in England are about waiting, putting up with stuff or queuing. British people love to wait in line. Is this stoicism, or a desire to allow valuable [...]
test heading Diary of an author, waiting. Part 1 In the field of the graphic novel a new attitude has grown up over the last twenty-five years. We tend to think now in terms of comics for the bookshelf. At first the artist used the available machinery of the monthly periodicals, serializing his ambitious narrative [...]
(Continuing in our series of COLLECTIBLE BLOG ENTRIES!) News flash! In the :01 Fall season this year, we're presenting Sfar's KLEZMER... More to come about that, but here's a graphic blog entry from the author of VAMPIRE LOVES -- due out this Spring -- and THE RABBI'S CAT, from the good folks at Pantheon.
test heading(Behind the scenes of LOST COLONY, Book 1: Grady Klein sketches. Click to enlarge!)
An entry from Lewis Trondheim's unpublished "Nothing Diaries"! Before too long, Doodles & Dailies will be a treasure trove. More of these to follow soon...
test heading(An original entry from Emmanuel Guibert! In English! Now there's a collector's item! Do I detect a hint of Herriman in the drawing? Is there anything you CAN'T do, Mister G?) (Click to enlarge)
