Comic Riffs: The Comic Book


Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 01/19/2011

'DICK TRACY': Writer-artist Dick Locher hangs up his fedora after 32 years
By Michael Cavna
After three decades, Dick Locher is turning in his badge as storyteller and steward of the iconic comic strip "Dick Tracy." "It's time to move on to other things," Locher, 81, tells Comic Riffs. "It's time to do normal...

By Michael Cavna  |  01:30 PM ET, 01/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Chester Gould, Dick Locher, Dick Tracy, Joe Staton, Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Service

Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 09/22/2010

OBAMA and PALIN share a milkshake? Archie serves up one intriguing 'straw poll'
By Michael Cavna
(images courtesy of Archie Comics) We've grown accustomed to a lot of changes in Riverdale. We've watched Archie, Betty and Veronica share a three-way malted. We've seen this year's debut of gay character Kevin Keller. And we've witnessed last...

By Michael Cavna  |  11:45 AM ET, 09/22/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Archie Comics, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 09/08/2010

FIRST LOOK: Bluewater Comics unveils BETTY WHITE comic book
By Michael Cavna
Bluewater Comics might be facing a legal threat over its Justin Bieber comic, but that won't delay the publisher from pursuing a bio-book about another celebrity recently boosted by social media: BETTY WHITE. Bluewater has announced that the America's...

By Michael Cavna  |  01:30 PM ET, 09/08/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Betty White, Bluewater Comics, Darren G. Davis

Posted at 10:15 PM ET, 08/31/2010

Bluewater's JUSTIN BIEBER comic book prompts lawsuit threat
By Michael Cavna
Comic Riffs reported last month that Justin Bieber was getting his own comic book, courtesy of the Vancouver-based publisher Bluewater Productions. Now, a Los Angeles attorney is saying: Not so fast. Bluewater publisher Darren G. Davis tells Comic Riffs...

By Michael Cavna  |  10:15 PM ET, 08/31/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book, The Comic Book | Tags:  Bluewater Comics, Darren G. Davis, Kenneth Feinswog, Revolutionary Comics

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 08/26/2010

'FRANK CHO's WORLD': Pulling back the cover on the 'Liberty Meadows' cartoonist
By Michael Cavna
Early this year, my fellow Postie Annys Shin came to me with a seemingly simple question: "What can you tell me about Frank Cho?" Simple question, sure, but mine turned out to be a one-hour answer. That's because for...

By Michael Cavna  |  01:30 PM ET, 08/26/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book, The Comic Book | Tags:  Frank Cho, Liberty Meadows, Marvel

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 08/24/2010

'CHEW' sells out -- and gets this new Tarantino spoof cover
By Michael Cavna
Among "Chew" fans, the spoof cover of "Pulp Fiction" turned out to be one bad mutha. Issue No. 13, featuring the "Pullet Fiction" cover, has already sold out, writer John Layman confirms to Comic Riffs. It sold so well,...

By Michael Cavna  |  03:00 PM ET, 08/24/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Chew, John Layman, Rob Guillory

Posted at 02:45 PM ET, 08/02/2010

The apple of our eyesore: Check out THIS Marvel cover for a real surprise
By Michael Cavna
Murphy's Law, meet Newton's Flaw. On Marvel's "S.H.I.E.L.D." book out this week, the cover (No. 3 Variant edition) is striking for at least several reasons. One reason is Dustin Weaver's beautiful artwork. Another reason is the equally eye-catching typo....

By Michael Cavna  |  02:45 PM ET, 08/02/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Marvel Comics, S.H.I.E.L.D.

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 07/17/2010

POP FICTION: Justin Bieber gets his own comic book
By Michael Cavna
One creative Canadian moneymaker is about to feature another. And how: Justin Bieber, the Ontario-born pop star, is getting his own comic book -- courtesy of the Vancouver-based publisher Bluewater Productions. "Fame: Justin Bieber" will be a 32-page bio-comic...

By Michael Cavna  |  09:30 AM ET, 07/17/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Bluewater Comics, Bluewater Productions, Darren G. Davis

Posted at 07:00 PM ET, 06/23/2010

Readers can help write Superman's new road trip
By Michael Cavna
The troubling news straight from the Daily Planet: DC is snubbing D.C. Then again, Washington shouldn't take it terribly personally that the DC's Man of Steel is bypassing our Nation's Capital. Clark Kent is also bypassing the Big Apple...

By Michael Cavna  |  07:00 PM ET, 06/23/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book, The Comic Book | Tags:  DC Comics, Superman

Posted at 09:35 AM ET, 03/30/2010

RIP, Dick Giordano: Remembering a comics legend [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
NOTE: Several more voices of remembrance have been added to this tribute, which was originally published Monday, It's difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a comic-book industry not graced and fostered by Dick Giordano. Giordano touched the field, the...

By Michael Cavna  |  09:35 AM ET, 03/30/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Barry Kitson, Dick Giordano, Steve Ditko

Posted at 06:20 PM ET, 03/29/2010

Ka-ching! SUPERMAN breaks record again with $1.5M comic book
By Michael Cavna
You know Batman couldn't knock down Superman without soon getting clocked himself with a haymaker. At least where the comic-book collectibles industry is concerned. A copy of the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 -- in which Superman...

By Michael Cavna  |  06:20 PM ET, 03/29/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book, The Comic Book | Tags:  Action Comics #1 Superman debut, Batman Detective Comics #27, ComicConnect.com

Posted at 10:55 AM ET, 03/25/2010

Bluewater's Wonder Woman? MICHELLE OBAMA, Comic-Book 'Superhero'
By Michael Cavna
"Welcome to the gun show, America!" "Michelle Obama would just be learning the full extent of her powers." "One little bug bite and she could be crawling the White House walls and slinging webs at Joe Biden." If the...

By Michael Cavna  |  10:55 AM ET, 03/25/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Bluewater Comics, Michelle Obama

Posted at 07:30 PM ET, 02/25/2010

BREAKING: Holy Outta-Control! Batman comic breaks record in million-dollar sale
By Michael Cavna
(Heritage Auction Galleries / AP) Well that record didn't last long. Just three days after a Superman issue became the first comic book ever to sell for a million dollars, a Batman comic book sold today at auction --...

By Michael Cavna  |  07:30 PM ET, 02/25/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Batman, Detective Comics No. 27

Posted at 07:25 PM ET, 02/22/2010

Call the Daily Planet! Superman comic book sells for record $1M [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
[Note: This post from Monday afternoon has been updated.] "This sale is groundbreaking," says a comics dealer who helped conduct the transaction. (ComicConnect.com / AP) It's a story worthy of a banner headline in the Daily Planet. The Holy Grail...

By Michael Cavna  |  07:25 PM ET, 02/22/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book, The Comic Book | Tags:  Action Comics No. 1, Stephen Fishler, Superman comic book, Vincent Zurzolo, record auction

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 12/10/2009

Sarah Palin, hot-selling cartoon character
By Michael Cavna
SARAH PALIN is sparkling big-time sales of not only her memoir, "Going Rogue." The former Alaska guv has also meant serious business for the comic-book company Bluewater Productions. Bluewater says its releasing its fourth printing of its Palin bio...

By Michael Cavna  |  09:30 AM ET, 12/10/2009 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Book | Tags:  Bluewater Productions, Sarah Palin