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Small Press Spotlight on Andy Ristaino at Cartoon Art Museum

By anthony | Published: December 1, 2009
Media Release -- Beginning on December 19th, 2009 through March 14, 2010, the Cartoon Art Museum's ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Andy Ristaino. Andy Ristaino is a cartoonist and animator currently residing in the San Francisco. Originally from Franklin, Massachusetts, he has been drawing comics ever since he could. His first published work, a comic strip based on Greek myths entitled Myth Conceptions, appeared in The Pompeiiana Newsletter when he was in high school between 1992 and 1994. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design majoring in illustration/animation, during which time he self published two issues of his martial arts comedy zine Nightblade The Nearsighted Ninja, and drew a back up story featuring the character Dangerman, in Oz Squad from Patchwork Press. Read more
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Oddball Comics – Gory Stories Quarterly, No. 2½

By admin | Published: November 30, 2009
... meeting publisher/retailer Ken Krueger (an attendee of the very first "scientifiction" convention held in 1939, officially making him a member of the elite-if-obscure group known as "First Fandom") and collectible book dealer John Hull. .... Scott's first published comic story appeared in the underground comic book GORY STORIES QUARTERLY.
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Dallas Christian Living Author Scores Top Book Review from Pacific …

By Shervin | Published: November 25, 2009
This article was first published at JKHanok.comThe article can be re-published on your site as long as this message remains intact.This work by JK Hanok Press Release Center is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative ...
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Call Him Creator-Man

By admin | Published: October 7, 2009
Like Walt Disney and George Lucas, Stan Lee has co-created some of the most iconic characters in pop culture: Spider-Man, X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and the Incredible Hulk. Movie’s based on his super-characters have generated more than $2.3 billion in U.S. ticket sales. Toys, books and games have generated billions more. Lee is one of the most important figures in American popular culture. He began working for Marvel (then Timely) Comics in 1939, with his first published work appear
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2009 Friends of Lulu Nominations

By admin | Published: October 6, 2009
The nominations for the 2009 Friends of Lulu Awards, honoring the people, projects and characters who most promoted female participation in comics have just been announced. Voting details are here. Voting is open via email until October 19th, with winners being announced in November. Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent (must have first published work within the last three years) Kate Beaton, Hark, A Vagrant Liz Baillie, My Brain Hurts Mariko Tamaki, Skim Madeline R
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