So approximately one month ago, I attended a track and field meet at the UW Dempsey stadium, called: The UW Invitational. It’s a rather special sporting event, seeing so many different yet talented athletes ranging from high school all the way up well into the professional ranks specializing in various events. You have throwers, sprinters, […]
Note: This series covers GI-Joe from 1982 forward, not the original line of dolls from the 1960’s. It all started in Vietnam. The Real World Larry Hama served in Vietnam as a firearms and explosives expert in the US Army from 1969 to 1971. After which, he began working as a commercial and comics artist. […]
I stopped reading comic books in my mid twenties for a couple of years before picking up again digitally on an iPad and catching up on the back issues I had missed. I was fine with the idea of reading comic books on an iPad for quite a few years actually, until I had a […]
Image employees have formed the first workers’ union for the comics industry, calling attention to the conditions in which comics employees have long suffered, and seeking to improve the industry overall.
I know you aren’t supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I frequently do. I like a good book cover that can catch my attention when I see it at the library or the bookstore. The comic Sheets has a cover that caught my eye when I walked past it. The adorable […]
Creator: David Guy Levy Writer: Steffen Schlachtenhaufen Illustrator: Alex Heywood Goal: $15,000 (At the time of writing $33,296) What it is: Introducing Pet Humans, a graphic novel based in a strange world where a human named Buster is a pet to aliens. Taking life from the perspective of the pet, innocent and unassuming, living his […]
Location: Portland, Oregon Owner: Katie Pryde Background: Been in business 5 years this past May/June. KRISTEN: How long have you been into comics? How long has your store been in business? KATIE: I wasn’t a little kid comics reader. I had a few comics that were around in my house. My town didn’t have a […]
Fans of Brian K. Vaughn’s comic series Y The Last Man (YTLM) have been buzzing this September as FX and Hulu release weekly episodes of the story’s TV adaptation. As of this writing, only five episodes are available for viewing, and I, for one, like where the show is going, particularly in contrast with the original […]
In September 2016 I started graduate school, and I was immediately stressed. I had papers to write, long research articles to read, and lectures to watch. I handled my stress by eating massive amounts of Reese’s Pieces and by reading. One day I decided to read a comic that had been sitting on my bookshelf […]
Isaac Willbanks explores the comic industry surrounding Alan Moore's Watchmen, giving a historical context for these stories.
