DC-Comics

Thursday Afternoon Haiku “The Watchmen” Graphic Novel by Alan Moore (writer) & Dave Gibbons

This? Legendary. At least to comic book fans I am piqued by hype First impression: LOOOOOOOONG. Story is intricate and Convoluted too. Quick recap for newbs: Watchmen used to be heroes Govt made them retire One ends up murdered The others reunite to Try and save the world. The heroes are a Bit hard to(…)

Everyone Is Writing Comics

Romance writers (Marjorie Liu), mainstream fiction authors (Jodi Picoult) and now rock band bassist for My Chemical Romance, Mikey Way, has “penned an eight-page story that will appear in DC Comics’ special “Halloween ’08″ book, which hits stores Wednesday.” Via MTV News. Send to Kindle

DC Comics Invests in Japanese Manga Startup

DC Comics is looking to cash in on the Manga furor in one way or another. Last week saw the release of DC Comics manga for girls and now comes the announcement that it has invested heavily in Flex Comics. Flex Comics will be managed by DC Comics Japan and will produce original manga content(…)

DC Comics Launces Manga Line for Girls

In an effort to capture the interest, and pocketbooks, of girl readers, DC Comics launched a new manga series last month which is designed to appeal to girls. MINX debuted with series like the Plain Janes, surburban outcasts who form a secret art gang; Re-Gifters, a girl falls for a surfer boy who gives a(…)