Author Archives: Joan
The iPad and comics, SXSW style
Operation Ajax and its publishing vendor Cognito Comics got star treatment at this SXSW panel, deservedly so; it’s one of the few emerging graphic-content platforms that I think can really compete with Comixology. I don’t mean it’s a zero-sum game; Comixology … Continue reading
This wk’s strips: Read the labels!
Catching up on my perpetual backlog, I’m realizing I made label-reading jokes back-to-back…But it’s still so relevant these days, no? Especially for Republican primary voters.
Speed Up For LAT Book Prize
Finder: Voice, the latest chapter in Carla Speed McNeil’s long-running, Eisner-winning sci-fi comic series, is up for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Nice! An update on Bad Houses, her excellent OGN collaboration with Sara Ryan, which I acquired and … Continue reading
This wk’s strips: “Discomfort Station”, “Pass Fail”
Yes, OK…just pretend it’s “An Easter Clogdancing Spectacular”.
5E on the Open Road
Great news for my 5E colleague Marjorie Braman, as the cream o’ the crop in traditional and digital publishing continue to forge collaborations. What’s 5E, you ask? Search us under Media/News/Publishing on Facebook, like us, and find out.
Adam Johnson’s latest
Well-known: my pal Adam Johnson’s new novel The Orphan Master’s Son is getting big props. Less-known: Adam’s the mastermind of the Stanford Graphic Novel Project, which has produced both a fantastic academic context for GNs and three student-created original graphic novels … Continue reading
This wk: “Slogan Burn”; “Dread Ringer”
Panel 3 of “Dread Ringer” was supposed to display the floating text “Message Delivery Failed.” I admit this selflessly, hoping to steer all you young innocents away from the flaming hell of forgetful execution.
The Zen of Graphic Journalism
More on The Zen of Steve Jobs from psfk.com, via the article “Why The Graphic Novel Will Save Business Journalism”. Browsers of my links will know I consider this an understatement; graphic journalism is on a major upswing, as evidenced … Continue reading