2023 Underground Art Market Report
By Eric Buckler Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to Be Kin by Geof Darrow was released as a hardcover graphic novel by Dark Horse Comics in August. The graphic novel includes a guest cover art gallery and sketchbook. Shaolin Cowboy tells the story of a wandering, taciturn …
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The road to publication of The Quarry wasn’t free of rocks and ruts, but now local author Mike Salisbury and local illustrator Marvin Luna are entering the world of graphic novels with a 90-page book and a No. 1 issue sampler that was released on …
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from the to-public-domain-or-not dept I don’t think I’ve ever had a story sent in to me more than Bill Willingham’s Substack/press release announcing that he was putting the Fables comic book property into the public domain, as part of a dispute he’s having with DC …
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Bill Willingham claimed to have put the Fables comic series into public domain while DC insists it retains ownership over the rights to the series. It would appear that The Wolf Among Us/Fables IP may be headed for a heated legal battle between its original …
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Days after Fables author Bill Willingham—whose work was adapted into Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us—announced he had thrust the series into the public domain as a form of “asymmetric warfare” against DC Comics, the publisher has proclaimed that it still very much owns the rights. …
Read MoreKaren Ponzio Photos. Silent Book Club New Haven selections for September. Are you one of those people who grabs a book with all intentions of plowing through a decent number of pages and ends up not reading any — distracted by the phone, the TV or household chores? The …
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We broke the news of Christine Larsen’s fantasy/adventure series Orcs back in 2021, and when the second arc, Orcs: The Curse launched, we had an exclusive preview of the first issue. Now we’re back with another Orcs exclusive: Larsen is embarking on the third and …
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Meems and Feefs Ferrets From Planet Ferretonia from Andrews McMeel tops this week’s list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, along with a second volume in a series from Katherine Tegen Books. Other highlights include the first volume in …
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Eileen’s primary literary love is comic books, but she’s always on the lookout for her next literary adventure no matter what form it takes. She has a Bachelor’s in media studies, a Master’s in digital communication, a smattering of published short stories, and a seriously …
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DC has issued an official statement in response to Bill Willingham’s announcement that he has put his hit comic series Fables into the public domain, stating that the company “reserves all rights” to the property. In a statement shared with IGN, DC has disputed Willingham’s …
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