Sam Gafford

A 24 Hour Comic Event!

A 24 Hour Comic Challenge will be held at the Hugo House in Seattle on July 18th & 19th.From the Press Release: SEATTLE – The Zine Archive and Publishing Project (ZAPP), a program of Richard Hugo House, hosts the...

Benefit for John Ostrander

Veteran comicwriter John Ostrander is finding a battle to save his eyesight. A long-time sufferer from glaucoma, Ostrander has been fighting the disease for years. In the most basic explanation of the affliction, glaucoma causes fluid build up...

Mocca Show in NYC!

This weekend sees the annual Mocca Small Press Comic show in NYC! Once again, thousands of fans and creators of small press comics will converge on the event for dealer's rooms and tables. Within a few short...

Doonesbury faces Anti-Semitism charge

The creator of the venerable comic strip Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, has been fielding accusations of fostering Anti-Semitism since the publication of May 31st's Sunday comic. In the strip, a young, child character is discussing God with the...

A Complete Gahan Wilson Collection?

Word had been circulating about a new collection of cartoons by famed artist Gahan Wilson and it seems to be coming true!In a recent post on his Twitter feed, award winning writer Neil Gaiman commented:"Blog posted (mostly...

No more Lying In The Gutters gossip?

In a surprise move, comics journalist Rich Johnston (who writes the gossip column "Lying in the Gutters" for website Comic Book Resources) revealed that the column has come to an end.Online in one form or another for...

Happy 110th B-Day, "Busy" Arnold from Providence!

Today, May 20th, is the 110th birthday of Everett "Busy" Arnold, one of the prime movers of the Golden Age of comics! And he was born in Providence, RI, to boot!Growing up in Rhode Island, Everett...

Maine Comics Art Festival a success!

Last weekend saw the first Maine Comics Arts Festival in Portland and, by all reports, it was a great success!This one day event showcased small press comics as well as some creators who have done work for major comic...

Bo Obama gets his own comic!

Move over, Krypto the Superdog! There's another powerful pooch in comics now!The first dog, Bo Obama, will be getting his own comic from Bluewater Productions in September. The comic will be written and drawn by Paul...

Remembering Mad Magazine's Will Elder

It was a year ago last Friday (5/15/08) that the comic world lost one of it's pioneering geniuses, Will Elder.For many comic fans growing up in the late 1950's and 60's, Elder was a...

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