A few years ago at SPACE, I picked up a couple minis of “Teen Boat,” a comic about a teen who turns into a boat. It was a spoof of Turbo Teen, after-school specials, and the 80s in general. I have two or three episodes, and for me it ends on a cliffhanger. My story sense tells me that the new girl at school was going to be a were-iceberg, but I figured I’d go to my grave not knowing.
Until now.
Via the AV Club, I see that Teen Boat has been solicited as an OGN. Here’s Teen Boat on Amazon. And if I don’t feel like paying, there’s a Teen Boat webcomic.
Because if there’s one thing your 80s teen mashup needs, it’s a win in the end.
Over on my personal blog, I’ve posted my original pitch from a couple of years ago for Ghostbusters: Tainted Love, along with some of the behind-the-scenes notes that detail the process of going from pitch to final book. You can check it all out here.
I think I’m officially the last nerd in America to see Marvel’s Avengers. Want to talk about it?
First off, I need to see these movies a little sooner. I’ve been hearing for two weeks how it was going to change my life, end decompression, and turn Hawkeye into a superstar. I think I tend to be more forgiving of “bad” superhero movies and tougher on “good” ones. But still: Avengers is the best team superhero movie, by a mile.
Random spoileriffic thoughts go in the comments.
A funny look at the overused and cliched covers for urban fantasy and paranormal genre books:
(I recommend muting the sound as you watch, to avoid the crappy soundtrack)
Matt, feel free to use this for your book covers feature.
Sure, it may seem like a laughing matter (ha!) but the world is facing a Helium gas shortage. Did you know that there’s a Federal Helium Reserve operated by the US government? And that the Helium Privatization Act of 1996 puts NASA and the DoD at the top of the supply chain when it comes to Helium distribution?
So if you’d bought those Helium tanks from the back of a comic book for $1.98 back in the day, you’d be sitting pretty high (ha!) on a valuable commodity today.
(From Man-Thing #20, August 1975, Marvel Comics)
The Watchmen toaster.
Yes, you read that right: toaster.
No, it is not April 1.
From the press release:
Dynamic Forces is excited to work with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to release these collectible image toasters that capture the spirit of some of Warner Bros.’ most admired properties and timeless brands,” President of Dynamic Forces, Nick Barrucci said via press release. “We’re thrilled to give fans the opportunity to interact with their favorite brands and characters in a new way.
No comment.
I know it’s short notice, but I forgot to post this earlier.
Indie cartoonist Derf will give a free talk Tuesday, May 15, at OSU’s Wexner Center film/video theater.
Ohio State grad and Cleveland-based cartoonist Derf Backderf visits to discuss his new graphic novel, My Friend Dahmer, an account of growing up in the same small Ohio town as notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Best known for his strip The City, Derf is a two-time Eisner Award nominee and received a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism award in 2006. Join us following the event for a book signing in the Wexner Center Store.
This guy stole PANELista Sean McGurr’s schtick!
A few of my favorites:
Having tattoos is just like slavery but not as bad.
Murder is the number one cause of itself.
The Internet as we know it may be in its final stages of existence. Granted, this is a bold statement.
Bold indeed, you magnificent bastard!
I just picked this up from the Library and was so impressed that I needed to post a review.
I was familiar with Hugo Pratt. I’ve read the Corto Maltese collections from the library, and was always impressed with his art, but Ididn’t realize the extent of his skills as a writer. As for Manara, I was only familiar with the stroy he illustrated for Neil Gaiman in the Sandman “Endless Nights” book.
This stuff is amazing. The first nine pages have no dialogue. Its beautiful (except for the fact that the scene depicts a brutal rape- but its not Millar or Bendis, it actually is the impetus for the stroy that follows. A tragedy that sets off a chain of tragedies.) Manara has been accused of misogyny, and based on some of his other work I’ve seen that probably fact based, but under the writing of Pratt, I really feel like thats not the case in this work. Its sort of a retelling of the “Scarlet Letter”. Amazing stuff. Great art, just beautiful. the figures, the linework, the backgrounds. Didn’t care as much for the second story “:the paper man”, but still enjoyed the art. Highly recommend y’all check this out.
Here are some pages. Just gorgeous.
