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Funn-e-Pages: Let's Talk Webcomics

2010-03-13T01:00:00Z

So Mike Braff and I have been doing a little column on webcomics every Sunday, and we've reviewed and discussed a lot of them over the past few months. But now we're asking you:

Which ones would you like to see discussed?

Which ones would you recommend Mike and I (and others) check out?

Where are we completely wrong (you'll need to check out our old posts to figure that out!)?

"Bullshot" and other ways Penny Arcade expands our vernacular

2010-02-17T14:00:00Z

When Del Rey put together The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 ½ Anniversary Edition, we asked fans for questions they were dying to ask Penny Arcade creators Mike and Jerry. Out of the thousands submitted (thanks, guys!) we were able to include a good number of questions, including the following stumper (excerpted from Splendid Magic)

Here's your chance to answer Jerry's question--the language question, not A/S/L!--and be part of Del Rey's Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade week (Feb 22-26) on Suvudu.com.

Send an e-mail to delrey@randomhouse.com with the subject heading "Penny Arcade Glossary," and include the term(s), the strip that it came from if you can remember it, and (this is optional, but awesome) an example of how you've used it in real life (or in your MMORPG of choice, same difference). We'll be taking submissions today from 1PM EST/10AM PST - 5PM EST/2PM PST.

As a primer, here's a classic example from Penny Arcade in 2005:

Hence our first entry:

During Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade Week we'll reveal some of our favorite Penny Arcade words and phrases each day, ending with the debut of a "Penny Arcade glossary" that Friday. Don't forget that you can read all of Mike and Jerry's fan Q&A when The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 ½ Anniversary Edition, goes on sale February 23!

FABLES FANS (spoiler alert if you haven't reached vol 11 yet)

2009-03-06T19:49:51Z

Okay I JUST finished vol 11 (I've been almost exclusively reading the graphic novels) and I want to talk Fables with other fans! Anyone else wonder what happened to Baba Yaga? Will Prince Charming come back (he is pretty popular in fairytales after all)? Anyone else have any lingering thoughts?

Greatest Graphic Novels Ever

2009-02-24T03:49:10Z

So... a little different question:

What monthly comic book issues should I own? I don't collect comics anymore but if I see something I need and want I buy it and usually get it signed by artist/writer/colorist/inker.

I'm a big Gaiman fan, so I bought Marvel 1602 and am buying these next two issues of Batman that Gaiman wrote. I kind of want to buy the individual issues to Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller. Of course, I'd love the Watchmen individual issues but I'm going to have to wait for a year or more until the prices settle down thanks to the movie.

What should I own? And get signed? And keep forever?

Shawn

The Talisman Q&A w/ Robin Furth & Tony Shasteen

2009-02-23T19:05:39Z

Hi All,

As you may have already heard, Del Rey Books has acquired the right from Stephen King and Peter Straub to adapt in a monthly comic book the very successful novel The Talisman, one of the stories loosely tied to the Dark Tower saga.

In an effort to have this project be the best it could be, Del Rey hired Robin Furth, the long time friend and research assistant of Stephen King, to write the series. Robin knows more about the Dark Tower than anyone and she will be bringing the skills she learned on the Dark Tower comic book adaptations into this project.

Del Rey also hired a wonderful artist, Tony Shasteen, whom both Stephen King and Peter Straub agreed will do a great job. Tony will be responsible for bringing the worlds of The Talisman to life on the page.

Since I am really excited about this project -- having been a long time fan of The Talisman and the Dark Tower in general -- I thought it would be fun to have those two creators stop by monthly and let us know what is going on with the project as well as answer some questions you all may have.

So write your questions here!

It will of course require you to join Suvudu but it is a quick process and wholly free. Post your questions beneath in this thread and from now until Issue #0 hits the San Diego Comic Con between 3 and 7 of them will be chosen at the end of each month -- Robin answering the writing/adapting questions, Tony answering the art questions.

Starting on April 1st, I will post the Questions and the Answers in a separate Forum here and add onto it as the rolling interview progresses month to month. That way all questions are gathered in one spot for easy access!

If you have any questions about ASK ROBIN/TONY, feel free to write me at shawn@suvudu.com!

Best,
Shawn

Books in need of pictures

2009-02-12T15:32:56Z

So, if you've been reading the blog then you know that Stephen King & Peter Straub's The Talisman is being adapted to a graphic novel. Savvy readers will also know that more and more authors (Laurell K. Hamilton, Terry Pratchett, Dean Koontz, and Jim Butcher come immediately to mind) are allowing their works to be re-imagined through the comics lens.

So, here's my question to you - if you were in control of things, what book (or books) would you like to see translated into a graphic novel edition?

Personally, I would like to see Alan Dean Foster's The Taken Trilogy adapted. Or anything by Philip K. Dick (if this has already been done - please tell me, so I can buy! And I'm talking about other than Through A Scanner Darkly, which was mostly screen captures from the movie.).

NY Comic Con? Anyone going?

2009-02-03T19:38:53Z

Just curious who will be attending...? :)

What Comic or Graphic Novel really turned you on to the genre?

2009-01-29T18:23:03Z

So I'm curious: What comic or graphic novel got you interested in the genre?