Dave Stevens RIP
Obituary by Mark Evanier. Also, check out this 2001 Comic Book Artist interview. Drawing of Wonder Woman by Stevens, culled from here.
Picks of the Week
“The appearance of realism in a superhero costume made from real materials is generally recognized to be difficult to pull off, and many such costumes do not even bother to simulate the presumable effect on the eye and the spirit of the beholder were Black Bolt to stride, trailing a positronic lace of Kirby crackle,…
Here Are the So-Called “Hitler Cartoons”
Roald Bergman has dug up images of the Disney cartoons recently “found” in Norway, which the “discoverer” claims were drawn by Hitler. And if you believe that, I have this nice bridge to sell you.
Denmark on Fire
[PICTURE REMOVED] As a person living in Nørrebro, the Copenhagen neighbourhood where Ungdomshuset used to be, I’ve witnessed quite a lot in recent years. During the battle over “Ungdomshuset”, when anarchists and other pale kids dressed in black defended their base against the radical Christian community, “Faderhuset” (“Father’s House”), by fighting the police, lots of…
Picks of the Week
The danger arises not only when there is an assumption on the religious side that membership of the community (belonging to the umma or the Church or whatever) is the only significant category, so that participation in other kinds of socio-political arrangement is a kind of betrayal. It also occurs when secular government assumes a…
Cartoon Crisis: Murder Plot Against Danish Cartoonist
This morning, three people with Muslim background were arrested by Danish Police, suspected of conspiring to kill Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, one of the 12 cartoonists that portrayed the prophet Mohammed in Danish paper Jyllands-Posten in 2005. Among the suspects are both Danish as well as non-Danish citizens. The group has been under surveillance by…
Steve Gerber 1947-2008
Mainstream comics auteur Steve Gerber, creator of Howard the Duck and Omega the Unknown, passed away Sunday night. Tom Spurgeon has as fine an obituary as you’re going to find up, providing an appreciation of key works and a career overview. Mark Evanier delivers the more personal perspective and friends and fans congregate at Gerber’s…
Manga på Louisiana til efteråret
Fra Louisiana’s hjemmeside: Manga 8. oktober 2008 – 8. februar 2009 Det var den berømte japanske maler Hokusai, der kaldte sine tegnede portrætskitser for manga, som bragte navnet til Vesten. Manga er et særlig japansk tegneserie-fænomen, der historisk rækker 200 år tilbage, og som i dag har international kultstatus med millioner af hæfter solgt hver…
Shaun Tan Wins Book of the Year at Angoulême
This just in: Australian Shaun Tan’s The Arrival, published last year in several languages, amongst them in French as Là où vont nos pères, was awarded the Book of the Year award at Angoulême. Here’s the full list of the Essential Selection, along with other selected awards: Essentials Rutu Modan — Exit wounds Pascal Rabaté…
Heath Ledger RIP
The actor Heath Ledger was found dead in New York earlier today, possibly by his own hand. Sad news. In addition to being too young to go, he was a great talent. His performance as a passionate man lost the closet in Brokeback Mountain (pictured) was what made that film great rather than good. And…
Angoulême 2008
We here at the Bunker are rather depressed that none of us will be going to Angoulême (Jan. 24-27) this year. In addition to always being worth the visit, we’re going to miss all of our Angoulême friends — the great people we unfortunately only meet there, once a year. Please be assured that we…
2007 — The Year in Comics Criticism
Chris Mautner’s New Year’s roundtable as usual brings together commentary from a panoply of comics critics, including yours truly. This time, the subject is the year in comics criticism.