Comic Book Resources

Hammer-Cracking Sci-Fi & Lightning-Cracking Mythology

Fri, November 27th, 2009 | By Kiel Phegley

First Second creators George O'Connor & Adam Rapp deliver two kinds of twisted genre tales from the post-apocalyptic 'Ball Peen Hammer' to the expansive exploration of ancient 'Olympians'

Danica Novgorodoff talks “Refresh, Refresh”

Fri, September 25th, 2009 | By Alex Dueben

Fresh off her Eisner Award nominated debut graphic novel, “Slow Storm,” Danica Novgorodoff speaks with CBR News about her new graphic novel from First Second Books, "Refresh, Refresh."

Richard Sala Talks “Cat Burglar Black”

Wed, September 16th, 2009 | By Alex Dueben

Award-winning cartoonist Richard Sala talks to CBR News about his newest project from First Second books, "Cat Burglar Black," about a young orphan who happens to be a master thief.

Yang & Kim Team Up on “The Eternal Smile

Thu, June 4th, 2009 | By Alex Dueben

Two of comics' most acclaimed and award-winning creators team-up on a new collection of stories from First Second Books. CBR sat down with Derek Kirk Kim & Gene Luen Yang to talk about "The Eternal Smile."

Emmanuel's Travels: Guibert talks "Alan's War"

Fri, May 8th, 2009 | By Kiel Phegley

Acclaimed French cartoonist Emmanuel Guibert comes to North America and tells the story behind the award-winning 'Alan's War' while on the road to this weekend's Toronto Comics Art Festival!

Danica Novgorodoff talks "Slow Storm"

Wed, September 24th, 2008 | By Van Jensen

Eisner-nominated creator Danica Novgorodoff talks about her new graphic novel "Slow Storm," about a firefighter who tries to help an illegal immigrant, survive a massive storm, and get over her own frustrations.

Jordan Mechner Talks "Prince of Persia"

Fri, August 8th, 2008 | By Van Jensen

"Prince of Persia" creator Jordan Mecnher talks with CBR News about his upcoming PoP comics adaptation, the Disney movie, and the origins of his creation. Plus, we have the debut of the "PoP" graphic novel trailer.

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Tue, February 9th | Augie De Blieck Jr.

This week, Augie reviews "Batman: The Cat and the Bat" and "Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher." Both are great fun, but only one has a character with a jet pack. Also, more thoughts on digital comic distribution to the iPad! [more...]

When Words Collide

Mon, February 8th | Timothy Callahan

Tim stops time to look closely at the Daredevil work of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, this week through the lens of the four panel sequence that comprises the epic run's opening page. Comic book realism, exposed. [more...]

One Fan's Opinion

Fri, February 5th | Erik Larsen

This week, Erik looks at the ramifications of Apple's recently-announced iPad for the worlds of both print and digital comics, and tries to put the divide between the two media into perspective. [more...]