“We’re doing everything we can to insure that the largest number of customers and retailers can continue to get a large majority of Marvel Comics at the standard $2.99 price.” — Joe Quesada…
• There are several new developments at Capes Comic Book Lounge in Benson. Thursday is now “Ladies Night,” which means 20% off everything in the store starting at 4 p.m. Important note — WOMEN HAVE TO BE PURCHASING THE STUFF. Guys, you can’t just bring a girl with you and get a discount. Capes also…
This is a short but fascinating look at how Emmanuel Guibert created the art for Alan’s War from First Second. First Second released the excellent Prince of Persia graphic novel this summer. We’ve also got an overdue review of their Slow Storm book by Danica Novgorodoff on the way. h/t: The Daily Dish
The Omaha World-Herald covered Sunday’s zombie walk. The fundraiser was held in conjunction with World Zombie Day. For the past 15 years, horror movie fans have gathered on Oct. 26 to celebrate zombies and help charities. Omaha was one of 57 cities to participate this year. “We’re having a great time, but we weren’t counting…
• Big thanks to the good folks at Krypton Comics for being awesome 24 Hour Comics Day hosts. They fed us sandwiches, pizza and donuts and provided us with free drinks for the whole 24 hours. We met some cool people and had a great time. • The Lincoln Journal Star covered Lincoln’s 24HCD event…
As promised last week, here’s a roundup of all the 24 Hour Comics I could find. First off, from Doomkopf.com — we’ve been posting our 24 Hour Comics throughout the week, but here they are in one spot: • “Portals of Doom” by Fin Fang Doom • “Space Dinosaurs from the Future” by Doom DeLuise…
This here comic wasn’t written by one of us on the blog, but it was written and illustrated by a dear friend of ours who attended 24-Hour Comic Day with us in Omaha last weekend. Let’s call him Doom ‘n’ Gloom. He can’t offer us any insight into what went through his mind while he…
The weekend of zombie walks is just a few days away, so here is all the information you’ll need to participate in Omaha. Click on either poster for a much larger version with all the info. • Saturday, October 25: Benson 4-5 p.m.: Meet at The Waiting Room (6212 Maple St) We will have someone…
As I mentioned during our live blogging, I was struggling to come up with an idea for my comic. Fin Fang Doom brought some random words and genres to draw from to help inspire people; I drew “real-life,” “horror,” and then stuff like “rhubarb.” I’d had a dream earlier that morning about a dispute over…
The Lincoln Journal Star had an article on Lincoln’s 24HCD event in yesterday’s paper. The works that came out of the day range from the spectacular to the mundane, from the elaborate to the stick. Here are a few of the creators discussing their comic books. Justin McDowell, the organizer of the local event: “Mine’s…