odessasteps Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Quote I'm sad to learn of the death of Sid Friedfertig, the world's expert on the Superman newspaper strip and the whole reason we have much of it in hardcover collections today. Sid literally traveled all over the world for years just to find, some here and some there, print-ready copies of strips from the 1940s-1960s. Besides me, Sid's the only other person to have a complete collection of the Sundays and, unlike me, a complete run of the dailies as well, which he graciously shared with the Library of American Comics for their publications. It's rare that I cede the title of expert on anything Superman-related, but this was one of those cases. Rest in peace, friend. From mark waids FB page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Wasn't sure where to post this, but according to BC, The DC/Marvel crossovers are going to be reprinted, including all the Amalgam books. I'm stoked to be able to get a copy of New Teen Titans/X-Men, which I've never read. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Funny, I just make a joke about that over the weekend, when someone was talking about WBD and Disney being part of that proposed sports streaming service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 RIP Paul Neary. I remember him from JMDM’s cap run in the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 The JLX and Magnetic Men issues written by Gerard Jones were removed from the DC/Marvel Amalgam Omnibus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 6 hours ago, Kang said: The JLX and Magnetic Men issues written by Gerard Jones were removed from the DC/Marvel Amalgam Omnibus. It's a bummer but also absolutely the right call. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Oh, also DC Comics go back to Wednesday on-sale dates as of this summer. Which, as someone who still does a little time as a retailer, is gonna be a welcome return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 The Public Domain version of Micky Mouse appeared in issue of Savage Dragon. Also will appear in some Joe Biden comic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 On 2/29/2024 at 11:14 PM, Kang said: The Public Domain version of Micky Mouse appeared in issue of Savage Dragon. Boy did he. Like I'm not posting the pages but Bleeding Cool did and I encourage y'all to see it because it is *something*. The Public Domain years are gonna be wild. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Mickey Mouse is showing up again in Savage Dragon. And in some Boom! Studios comic, in Uncanny Valley 6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 There is a lot of misinformation in Bleeding Cool articles, and when it comes to Rich, he is not understanding and reading the comics the right way. He is only good for leaks and leaked rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/27/2024 at 2:03 PM, Kang said: There is a lot of misinformation in Bleeding Cool articles, and when it comes to Rich, he is not understanding and reading the comics the right way. He is only good for leaks and leaked rumours. he truly is the Dave Meltzer of comics. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Does he rate manga 6 stars instead of five, 7 if you read it in the Tokyo Dome? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 This Ed Piskor thing is messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 MD Bright passed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 We had one of the best selling Q&W stores in the country and got to have Priest do an in store signing. RIP Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) 22 hours ago, ohtani's jacket said: This Ed Piskor thing is messed up. He committed suicide. https://www.thewrap.com/ed-piskor-dies-suicide-hip-hop-family-tree-artist/ Edited April 2 by Kang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 I hate a lot about this situation. I hate that a lot of people are using Piskor's suicide to argue that the women he tried to groom should have just stayed silent and that the idea that calling people out on their bad behaviour will make you somehow responsible for their deaths will keep more victims of bad behaviour silent. It's also just so selfish. A ton of creators have misconduct allegations and are still doing just fine creating stuff and/or coasting on royalties. Warren Ellis abused over 100 women and femme nonbinary folks and people are still glazing his work and the impact it had on them. I'm not saying this as a good thing. It sucks that there's real limited consequences for being a piece of shit in the business. But as long as your stuff still sells, there's nothing stopping you from working in comics unless you catch Gerard Jones style charges. Dude didn't have charges coming his way. He could have kept making comics and likely his perennial stuff would have kept making him money. But he couldn't stand the idea that the image of him as a cool artist was tainted or that he might have to do work that isn't just the kind of comics stuff he liked, so he's leaving his kids worse off because he was more concerned with his public image as an artist than he was about the well being of his children. He left a note that's basically just a sad bit for revenge, trying to deny all responsibility or wrongdoing with real paper thin excuses while trying to get some kind of revenge on the people who actually held him accountable. It was a petty, vindictive, selfish piece of work on his way out. I have all the sympathy for his friends and family who are having to deal with all of this, but nothing but contempt for the dude himself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I don't think he had any children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Dang, I really thought he did. I must have conflated the bits about his nieces and nephews. Well then, I rescind some of the stuff around that bit. I stand by saying that trying to get revenge on the people you feel wronged you on the way out because you can't deal with the consequences of your own behaviours still deeply sucks. And of course, the reactionaries are already using it as fuel to do an anti-bullying crusade focused on bullying the people named in the note. It's just a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 (edited) RIP Trina Robbins, age 85. Edited April 11 by odessasteps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Can't ask for much more than 85, but another real pioneer of the industry gone. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Mark Millar wants to do Public Domain Superman https://comicbookmovie.com/comics/dc-comics/kick-ass-creator-mark-millar-details-his-possible-plans-for-a-public-domain-superman-comic-in-2033-a210442#gs.7egz5f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madl Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 18 hours ago, Kang said: Mark Millar wants to do Public Domain Superman https://comicbookmovie.com/comics/dc-comics/kick-ass-creator-mark-millar-details-his-possible-plans-for-a-public-domain-superman-comic-in-2033-a210442#gs.7egz5f Going to be amusing when public domain Superman & Batman titles have better creative teams than their DC counterparts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 On 4/14/2024 at 2:55 PM, Kang said: Mark Millar wants to do Public Domain Superman https://comicbookmovie.com/comics/dc-comics/kick-ass-creator-mark-millar-details-his-possible-plans-for-a-public-domain-superman-comic-in-2033-a210442#gs.7egz5f Please let him fuck up the Public Domain elements and become the litmus test case for it. Please it would be so funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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