.@frankmillerink will join us for a Twitter chat this Friday at 1PM ET: https://t.co/2ouPw4aPly#frankmillerchatpic.twitter.com/XjBOtCmXTe — DC Comics (@DCComics) November 18, 2015 Via DC Comics: We’ve corralled co-writer and comic book legend Frank Miller to answer them in a special fan chat on Twitter this Friday, November 20 from 10amPT/1pmET to 11amPT/2pmET. Join in on theContinue reading “#FrankMillerChat On Twitter This Friday. You in?”
Author Archives: Patrick Weibel
Anyone Thankful Gizmodo Has Gobbled Up io9?
Being that I’m writing this before Thanksgiving, and that no ETA is given for when the merge will happen, I’ve opted for a holiday-themed headline for this news because why not, really: Via Comics Beat Will any geeks news sites be left standing as 2015 draws to a close? I would have thought io9, the nerdContinue reading “Anyone Thankful Gizmodo Has Gobbled Up io9?”
Wanna Watch Every Episode Of The Legend of Korra For Free?
From now until Sunday Nov. 30th, Comicbook.com has announced that all episodes of The Legend of Korra are available to stream for free on Nick.com and the Nick App. Looking forward to catching up on this series! #Poll: Do you read #print or #digital #comics? #epub #comicmarket #amwriting #creatorowned #amreading #indie — Patrick Weibel (@Weibart) November 16, 2015 InContinue reading “Wanna Watch Every Episode Of The Legend of Korra For Free?”
POLL: Do you read Print or Digital Comics?
#Poll: Do you read #print or #digital#comics? #epub#comicmarket#amwriting#creatorowned#amreading#indie — Patrick Weibel (@Weibart) November 16, 2015 Twitter now lets you include a poll when you tweet that expires in 24 hours. Interested to see readers’ preferences toward digital or print comics reading! You must have a Twitter account to vote! This poll expires after 10PM ET tonight!
GL:TAS Fanart – Kilowog!
Four years ago today, Green Lantern the Animated Series premiered. Thanks to everyone who watched & made fan art. It means the world. GLTAS — Giancarlo Volpe (@Giancarlo_Volpe) November 11, 2015 Giancarlo’s tweet about the 4th year anniversary of Green Lantern: The Animated Series made me want to draw up some fanart! I sketched theContinue reading “GL:TAS Fanart – Kilowog!”
Popular Ebook Subscription Service, Oyster, Shuts Down
Oyster is shutting down and most of its staff’s leaving to join Google Play Books: Via Publishers Weekly: According to a report on the tech news site Re/Code, most of the Oyster staff, including CEO Eric Stromberg and Oyster cofounders Andrew Brown and Willem Van Lancker, are leaving the company to join Google Play Books.Continue reading “Popular Ebook Subscription Service, Oyster, Shuts Down”
Drew Weing on The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo
First Second to publish Drew Weing’s The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo http://t.co/pqpeSkdYgw pic.twitter.com/xHMdwmgJXr — Heidi MacDonald (@Comixace) September 22, 2015 Do you read Heidi MacDonald’s The Beat? You should be reading The Beat. MacDonald is great at shedding light on kid-lit graphic novels and comics news, and is often the source I find these stories. She reportsContinue reading “Drew Weing on The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo”
Brad Bird On The Value of Bringing Disney-level Quality to Hand-Drawn Animated Movies
Toonzone News reports on Brad Bird’s (The Director of The Iron Giant and The Incredibles) recent Collider interview: Bird “thinks traditional, 2-D, hand-drawn animation is poised for a comeback, but the only way it can do so is if it breaks into different genres than the musical format that dominated it until the advent of CG.” Bird thinks traditionalContinue reading “Brad Bird On The Value of Bringing Disney-level Quality to Hand-Drawn Animated Movies”
This Is How You Do A Book Trailer
This is how it’s done. This is the book trailer for Kairos, a french graphic novel by Author/Illustrator Ulysse Malassagne. Animated by Studio La Cachette. This is a perfect example of two important points. The first point is hand-drawn animation is powerful and deeply engaging to the viewer on a level unique to itself. The secondContinue reading “This Is How You Do A Book Trailer”
Bryan Cohen On How To Write Your Book Sales Description
On one of my favorite self-publishing podcasts, The Creative Penn Podcast, host Joanna Penn interviews Bryan Cohen, who runs the copywriting service for authors called Best Page Forward and is the co-host of the self-publishing podcast the Sell More Books Show with Jim Kukral (also one of my favorites!). Bryan Cohen is running a giveaway called The $1,000Continue reading “Bryan Cohen On How To Write Your Book Sales Description”
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