Human Trafficking at SDCC, Original Art Market, the Stolen Art Market — Comic Bookmarks 8/11/2024
Let's start off with usual with what was happening around here this week before diving into the news and reviews of the week.
Headlines
As I posted last week about the site Tortoise having two more women step forward with accusations against Neil Gaiman, it was pointed out to me that the podcast Am I Broken: Survivor Stories recently published an episode talking to another woman who talks about being sexually manipulated by author Neil Gaiman.
Writing for PennLive.com, Chris Mautner provides a summary of all of the allegations against Gaiman.
Thinking about just how much these kind of pop culture events are so huge and beloved, it’s off putting to read an Attorney General stating “Unfortunately, sex traffickers capitalize on large scale events such as Comic-Con to exploit their victims for profit.”
Since Initial D Omnibus was nominated for the American Manga Award for Best Publication Design, I wanted to offer some insight as to how the whole thing comes together; basically how it goes from interior black and white pages to the final cover. pic.twitter.com/Nqdkp8E9MG
— Phil Balsman of Odin Star Industries (@ballsybalsman) August 3, 2024
Comic Sites on Comic Sites
Natalie Korach
It always seemed kind of weird that Paramount bought these in the first place, didn’t it?
The Funny Pages
Interviews
Jean Marc Ah-Sen
There’s a lot in this review to chew on but one thing that really jumped out at me is when Bertram talked about how selling his original art has basically subsidized his work in comics. It seems kind of obvious in hindsight but when he mentions that selling his artwork has allowed him to spend years working on only a handful of comics, it makes you realize just how important the original artwork market can be.
Reviews & Features
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The site Four Color Sinners pulls together a lot of documentation around two conventions in 1968 and 1969 related to allegedly stolen original artwork that was on sale at these conventions years before the comic publishers ever returned artwork to the artists.
Beat Staff
Now that’s a barcon story.
When we think about Frederick Wertham, it’s important to remember that there are people all over the world who launched attacks on literature.
d. emerson eddy
It’s weird but I feel like this is a book that we’re already forgetting about. Glad to see d. emerson eddy taking a loot at it in his Classic Comics Compendium series.
