MetaMaus celebrates 25 years of Maus
MetaMaus by Art Spiegelman is published this week. It celebrates the 25th anniversary of his ground-breaking graphic novel, Maus, and tells the story of how the original book was put together (via...
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Bil Keane, The Man Behind The Family Circus, Dies
The writer and illustrator behind the long-running comic strip The Family Circus passed away yesterday. Love it or hate it, The Family Circus was well-known for its depiction of the hardworking,...
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R. Crumb on His Rejected New Yorker Cover
Love him or hate him, R. Crumb (Robert Crumb) always makes a statement with his art – he doesn’t leave a lot to be ambivalent about. Vice has a brief interview with Crumb about a strange,...
View ArticleSuperman comic sells for $2.1 million
A copy of the first issue of Action Comics, which includes Superman’s first appearance, has sold for $2.16m (about £1.4m). There’s speculation that the seller is movie star Nicolas Cage, who is a...
View ArticleCreator of Robin and the Joker dies
Comic book artist Jerry Robinson has died at the age of 89. He worked on the Batman team and created Robin and The Joker. The BBC reports.
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Hark! a Great Gift – Kate Beaton’s “Hark! A Vagrant” Book Now Available
If you aren’t familiar with the swooningly brilliant work of Kate Beaton, get thee to a nunnery – or more accurately, buy this book (or at least read some of her hilarious, genius comics online at...
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Art Spiegelman on Maurice Sendak
There’s a lot of talk of wild things around the office here, today, and talk of curdmudgeons and cantankerousness, love of animals and children. Maurice Sendak, who has passed away at age 83, had a...
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“A Wrinkle in Time”– The Graphic Novel
Interesting news – according to science-fiction and fantasy site Tor.com, a graphic novel adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle is going to be available soon. In fact, it’s slated for...
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Happy 10th Birthday, Perogy Cat!
The Perogy Cat was born in 2003, which makes today his 10th birthday. If you want to be specific, it is the 10th anniversary of the first Perogy Cat drawing by Gareth Gaudin. If you just went: “what?”...
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Fantastic Art from Frank Frazetta
If you’ve never heard the name Frank Frazetta, that doesn’t mean you’ve never seen his work. In the latter 20th century, Frazetta was a prolific artist in the fields of fantasy, science fiction and...
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14 Collectible Star Wars Books: May the Fourth Be With You
May the Fourth be with you! Let it never be said that we at AbeBooks shirk our nerdly duty or don’t contribute to the joyful geekery or the culture at large. Here are 14 delicious and collectible Star...
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The Appeal of Post-Apocalyptic Reading
A few years ago, we put together a list of the best post-apocalyptic fiction. But I’ve been reading more and more of it, and there have been some excellent selections since then, so wanted to look...
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The world’s toughest librarian
“Detective 359” might not mean much to most people but to comic fans those words signify the true introduction Batgirl in 1967. Batgirl had appeared in print earlier in the 1960s. However, Detective...
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“Disneyana”– Walt Disney Collectibles and Souvenirs
1993 The Disney Villain $350The Disney Villain from Hyperion Books, signed and inscribed by Disney Animator Mark Mitchell. Additionally laid in is a 1993 Christmas Card from the Walt Disney Company...
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