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300,000 copies sold, Ping Pong, selling comics or produce, and more on Van CAF— Comic Bookmarks June 15, 2024
Comics link for the second week of June.
Scott Cederlund
Missing. Presumed having a good time.
Ngozi Ukazu
Barda IS — a look at Ngozi Ukazu’s new comic book BARDA.
It’s a meet-cute story set in the torture dungeons of Darkseid's Apokolips.
Comic Bookmarks
The Comic Bookmarks- VanCAF, Emil Ferris @ CPL, new Manga Awards, Marvel fumbling Pride comic, a couple of returns to the blogosphere and more…
It's the end of Krakoa and I feel fine.
Melissa Mendes
Feeling Gravity’s Pull in Melissa Mendes’ The Weight #13 & 14
This is one of those rare comics that makes you feel something deep and heart-wrenching. It’s painful to read; that’s part of why it’s so good.
Neil Gaiman
Gaiman and Buckingham write the new gospel of Miracleman in The Silver Age
You’ve got to wonder what Miracleman: The Silver Age would have read like if it had come out in the 1990s instead of the 2020s.
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The Weekly Debrief- May 17th, 2024
A Cake fundraiser, musings on comic culture, thinking about Don Perlin and cooking comic books.
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The Weekly Debrief- May 10th, 2024
But until we meet again, read about the goings and comings in the comic journalism realm, a poetry comic by Hagai Palvesky and Danielle Taphenel, and some thoughts on Lynda Barry, Grant Morrison, and Neil Gaiman. And John Oliver.
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The Comics Debrief-May 3rd, 2024
'97 pic.twitter.com/l7daKt2f5r — Michel Fiffe (@MichelFiffe) April 29, 2024 Consider this a soft-launch of a semi-regular link post- the .1 issue of you will allow us to use some comic parlance. For the next couple of weeks, we will be testing out ways to collect links as
Igort
Igort's 'How War Begins': A Poignant Portrait of Ukraine's Struggle, Echoing Global Calls for Compassion
Igort’s "How War Begins" shows the human toll of the Russian invasion on Ukraine through personal narratives, urging readers to empathize with the individuals worldwide affected by conflict.
Bill Mantlo
From the Archives: The Micronauts #1-12 by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden
As Akira Kurosawa is to Star Wars, George Lucas is to The Micronauts, Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden’s 1979 comic series that was based on a toy line.
Paco Roca
Lost Reflections on a Photograph in Paco Roca's Return to Eden
In Paco Roca’s new book, each generation just wants to see their mothers smile.
Chris Claremont
My Claremont Year- The End
Chris Claremont’s X-Men were rarely about the costumes or their super-heroics