Category: Everything Else Comic
Why haven’t there been more comic articles and reviews?
Hi. everyone, Stan Ford, here, chief of the comics side of the web site. I need to address some things that may have been nagging some of you the way that it’s been nagging me. There’s a dearth of comic articles on the web site, and I need to explain why, if for no reason,
Pixie Trix Webcomics To End
Artist Gisèle Lagacé announced on her Facebook page that Pixie Trix Comix and its collection of webcomics, including Menage a 3, Dangerously Chloe, Eerie Cuties, Sandra On The Rocks, Sticky Dilly Buns, and Magick Chicks, will stop by January 2019. While money is cited as a major issue, Lagacé made a point to note that Menage a 3 had an end planned out around Volume 10. Here is the full text of her post.
Great Idea For Artists: Convention Spending Tracker
Missy Peña is a really good artist, who's done some fantastic covers for BOOM!'s Steven Universe series. Back in March, she shared a great idea on her Tumblr page, a convention spending tracker.
Comic Lover’s Wife: Libraries And Comics
I was online recently checking to see if anyone in our region had a new comic book exhibit to go to. We love to adventure and every once in a while you can catch one of the museums or colleges doing a comic book exhibit. While I was browsing, I was really surprised at just how many colleges and larger public libraries have a comic book collection. They varied in how big and how old their books were, but I was still excited to see so many institutions starting to catch on that comic books are an art form and cultural phenomenon that deserved to be collected and preserved.
2017 Eisner Award Winners
Saga ran away with the lion's share of the Eisners this year, nabbing four. This gave Image Comics five awards. The second runner-up was Sonny Liew's The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, from Pantheon.
Comic Lover’s Wife: The Unknown Future Of Hard Copy Comics.
Being married to a comic book collector and reviewer, we do have regular conversations about popular or interesting comics he comes across. Some of these are hard copy books available in the comic book stores some are web series or digital books. One such conversation got my mind going about the overall comics industry and the future of hard copy comics.
The Joy Of Discovering A New Comic Shop
I was at the last Charlotte Comicon and overheard a couple of dealers telling an attendee about their store in Concord, NC. Bear in mind that for the first few years since I returned to Charlotte, comic stores north of uptown simply didn't exist. Now it seems that there has been an explosion of new stores in the past few years. Chances are, you've seen it in your area as well, as the demand for comics facilitates new outlets for comics and merchandise around them.
Superhero 2044 RPG Promoting Diversity Ahead Of Kickstarter Launch.
When I was younger, like I imagine most of you, I was into role-playing games. I limited myself to super-hero RPGs, primarily the Marvel Super-Heroes Game, although most of the campaigns we played had very little to do with the Marvel Universe. I tried to get into the Mayfair DC Heroes RPG, but it hit just too late in my development, and without enough of a social circle to get a good campaign together.
Cartoonist Fighting Cancer … Again
Chicago cartoonist Ed Siemienkowicz is fighting the battle of his life yet again. A little over two years ago he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which it seemed like he had pretty well beaten by having part of his pancreas, intestines and lymph nodes removed. Then it came back and his entire pancreas was removed. Now it's back again and Ed is in the fight of his life yet again. He has documented part of his battle over on his crowdfunding page, Team Ed. This article about Ed is in three parts, my personal feelings about Ed and his battle, how you can help, and a soapbox.
Artist Barred Entry Into The US For Comics
Canadian comic artist Gisèle Lagacé, known most recently for her work on Jem And The Holograms, Archie Meets The Ramones and Betty Boop, was scheduled to be at Artist's Alley and the IDW table at C2E2 in Chicago this weekend. Unfortunately, she won't be there due to problems she encountered at the US Border with Canada. Here is the full recounting she shared on her Facebook page.
Bingo Love Launches Kickstarter
We get a lot of press releases about Kickstarters, and for the most part we pass them by. If we posted every Kickstarter, the site would fill up pretty fast. Sure, maybe we should be a little more fair, but the comics section of Needless Essentials Online is where we share a love of the
Alterna Comics: “We’re #BringingBackNewsprint”
Alterna Comics is trying to draw in new readers with one of the oldest business tactics, lowering cost. I'm not mentioning prices, because that is a different issue. Alterna is lowering their costs by using cheaper paper, specifically newsprint. This has the dual effect of sparking nostalgia for those of us that get a kick out of the smell of newsprint. Newsprint also has a unique look that modern paper just doesn't have. However, due to this reduced printing cost, Alterna's cover prices are very noticeable for how low they are. Is it a good strategy? It is if the books are good.