Welcome to the first edition of what we hope will be a weekly feature here at the michigan comix collective. In the wake of the San Diego Comic Con, as if a listless fever had suddenly left us, we of the collective are beginning to blog in earnest. Here’s to a long, leisurely convalescence. Here’s to you. Gentle readers, behold: a bang-up round-up of the latest news.
A list of Eisner award winners.
Katharine Farmar on the politics of the Eisner awards.
Gary Panter on the Great Beyond via the Comics Reporter.
The International Comics Festival at Angouleme reveals some of its 2009 program.
Who watches the watchmen? No matter how you feel about the adaptation of Alan Moore’s magnum opus into filmic form, you have to admire the exuberance of the metafictions going into its making. Fan-created advertisements for key character Adrian Veidt’s company will run in the background of the movie. Watch them here. Link via io9.
Stay tuned for another update on Friday, citizens. Over and out.
