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Rest in peace, Mr. Simon.
Friday, December 16, 2011
In Memoriam: Joe Simon
Joe Simon, co-creator of Captain America Comics and Young Romance, passed away this week at the ripe age of 98. My wife Crystal suggested ETC honor him by running a favorite story from COMIC BOOK COMICS, about his first big job in comics with Victor Fox, adapted, of course, from Simon's own Comic Book Makers, which he cowrote with his son Jim.
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Rest in peace, Mr. Simon.
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Rest in peace, Mr. Simon.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Comic Book Comics collection announced!
THE COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS
Written by Fred Van Lente
Drawn by Ryan Dunlavey
224pp • B&W • Standard Comic Size: 6.625 x 10.25 • Price TBA
For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Spiegelman, Hergé, Osamu Tezuka — and more! “Done with wit, energy, a healthy dose of insolence and a dedication to getting it right.” — NPR. Collects Comic Book Comics #1-6.
Written by Fred Van Lente
Drawn by Ryan Dunlavey
224pp • B&W • Standard Comic Size: 6.625 x 10.25 • Price TBA
For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Spiegelman, Hergé, Osamu Tezuka — and more! “Done with wit, energy, a healthy dose of insolence and a dedication to getting it right.” — NPR. Collects Comic Book Comics #1-6.
We're very pleased to be working with IDW - more details when we have them!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Only one week left to see Action Philosophers!
Remember kids, the remount of Action Philosophers is scheduled to close on October 16, so you just have one week left to see the show that L Magazine made an Editors' Pick: "The biggest hit of the summer's Comic Book Theater Festival returns triumphant!"
Showtimes and tickets can be found here, and if you need visual persuasion: Check out these set photos from playwright and photographer Crystal Skillman.
Showtimes and tickets can be found here, and if you need visual persuasion: Check out these set photos from playwright and photographer Crystal Skillman.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Early Preview: RENAISSANCE #1
RENAISSANCE #1, pages 17-19. A graphic novel about the painting of the Mona Lisa (plus betrayal, war, sex, torture, intrigue and more) from #1 New York Times bestselling writer Fred Van Lente (Action Philosophers) and Russ Manning Award-nominated cartoonist Sarah Oleksyk (Ivy).
We're going to get a few more issues in the can before soliciting the first, but we thought we'd whet your appetite first. Click on an image to enlarge it.
We're going to get a few more issues in the can before soliciting the first, but we thought we'd whet your appetite first. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Comic Book Comics Comics Cabinet!
View from the Front:
View from the Top:
Each one of those four drawers have comics inside 'em -- they sold 600 floppies altogether!
Like a lot of people in comics, I (FVL) have accumulated quite a number of "floppies" over the years, and keep them in longboxes in my office. But here's the thing: Aesthetically, longboxes are kind of ugly.
So I was thrilled when I was invited to be a guest at the Comics Geek Speak Supershow this year and discovered there the work of CGS's own Bryan Deemer's brother Adam, who co-owns a woodworking shop in Redding PA called 2 Skinny Guys. Among other things, they construct "Comic Cubes," or wood cabinet specifically designed to hold cabinets.
They looked terrific, and when I learned they could laser engrave any image I wanted on the front, I was sold. I ordered a 600 comic-capacity "Cube," with what I thought was an appropriate Ryan Dunlavey image engraved on it; Ryan was kind enough to provide me with the line art to the cover to Comic Book Comics #2:
After about six weeks, Adam drove down from Pennsylvania to Brooklyn ("Where The Weak Are Killed And Eaten") and dropped the cabinet off today -- I can't help but show it off.
Needless to say, I'm thrilled with how the cabinet came out, and highly recommend the work of Adam and his partner Scott. Check out their web site at 2skinnyguys.com.
View from the Top:
Each one of those four drawers have comics inside 'em -- they sold 600 floppies altogether!
Like a lot of people in comics, I (FVL) have accumulated quite a number of "floppies" over the years, and keep them in longboxes in my office. But here's the thing: Aesthetically, longboxes are kind of ugly.
So I was thrilled when I was invited to be a guest at the Comics Geek Speak Supershow this year and discovered there the work of CGS's own Bryan Deemer's brother Adam, who co-owns a woodworking shop in Redding PA called 2 Skinny Guys. Among other things, they construct "Comic Cubes," or wood cabinet specifically designed to hold cabinets.
They looked terrific, and when I learned they could laser engrave any image I wanted on the front, I was sold. I ordered a 600 comic-capacity "Cube," with what I thought was an appropriate Ryan Dunlavey image engraved on it; Ryan was kind enough to provide me with the line art to the cover to Comic Book Comics #2:
After about six weeks, Adam drove down from Pennsylvania to Brooklyn ("Where The Weak Are Killed And Eaten") and dropped the cabinet off today -- I can't help but show it off.
Needless to say, I'm thrilled with how the cabinet came out, and highly recommend the work of Adam and his partner Scott. Check out their web site at 2skinnyguys.com.
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