CR Week In Review

The top comics-related news stories from May 12 to May 18, 2012:

1. The Iranian MP drawn by a countryman in football garb withdraws his complaint, a complaint that was on its way to seeing the cartoonist receive the lash.

2. The political furor over a half-century old political cartoon in a textbook throws the spotlight on recent activities in Indian political culture that has been chipping away at the very strong tradition.

3. A modest amount of money continues to be raised for Jack Kirby and comics-creator related charities by devoted fans who see the Avengers movie.

Winner Of The Week
Roger Langridge

Losers Of The Week
Those associated directly with Marvel Comics. Usually a hugely successful movie is this culture's great moment of glory, but the way Marvel has things set up, glory accrues to Marvel first, the filmmakers and actors second, the businessmen running the studio end of things third and the creators of this material a distant fourth. The comics publishing line is just as likely to be cut in a cost-saving move in a year with successful movies as it is to see any trickle-down effect.

Quote Of The Week
"I think you can have as much or as little detail in a comic as you want, as long as there's a rhythm or flow to the story that carries it along, like each panel is its own beat where the words and images work seamlessly together." -- Joseph Remnant

*****

today's cover is from the small-press and independent comics scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s

*****
*****
 
posted 10:00 am PST | Permalink
 

---

 
Daily Blog Archives
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
 
Full Archives