From Publishers Weekly:
Hope Larson, the acclaimed cartoonist behind Salamander Dreams and Gray Horses, has joined the ranks of comics artists making the move to big publishing houses, signing a two-book deal with Ginee Seo’s YA imprint at Simon & Schuster.
The first book under the deal will be Chiggers, which Larson describes as a story about two nerdy 13-year-old girls.
The full article can be read here. Congratulations, Hope!
Kean Soo has posted a photo report from Anime North, proving that he does indeed attend anime cons. Our friends Bryan Lee O’Malley and Ryan North were on hand to celebrate the release of their new books, Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness and Dinosaur Comics: Your Whole Family is Made out of Meat.
Sonny Liew follows up his Xeric-winning debut Malinky Robot with a new installment, entitled “Bicycle”. Also included in the book is “Dead Soul’s Day Out”, his Malinky Robot story from Flight Volume 2. Sonny also illustrated the newly released Wonderland, which seems loosely based on the Disney take on the tale. Both books are published by Slave Labor Graphics and Wonderland is written by Tommy Kovacs. For more info on “Bicycle”, you can read about it at Newsarama. For more on Wonderland, check out the Pulse.
Clio and Derek met each other in Paris last week in some kind of a lucky trip collision. Derek was here for 4 days while Clio was in the middle of her 2 months European trip. I seized the occasion to go meet them for the first time and went back home with a big happy smile on my face and THIS LITTLE REPORT.
Scott McCloud has just announced the 50 state tour to celebrate the release of his new book, Making Comics. Find out about an appearance near you, or book an event by checking in on the site. Not only is Scott one of the greatest scholars on the subject of comics, but he is an incredible speaker as well. If you’re lucky enough to be in his path, be sure to flag him down and attend one of the seminars.
The Boneville website has been redesigned, and it comes complete with a blog by Jeff Smith! Bookmarked.
Doug TenNapel‘s new graphic novel, The Iron West, comes out in July from Image Comics. You can read an interview with Doug at Comic Book Resources here.
A new print by Yoko Tanaka entitled “Glass Store” is this week’s featured print over at Tiny Showcase.
Neil Babra has now taken over the drawing reins of the latest Li’l Mell and Sergio story arc, “Adjustment,” over on Girlamatic! Written by Shaenon Garrity, the comic updates every Wednesday — the archives require a subscription, but each new installment can be read for free each week!
Just a quick note to point out that Catia Chien has another gorgeous new print, “Healer,” making its debut over at Tiny Showcase. Since their print runs are limited to only 100 copies and they have a tendency to sell out within a matter of hours, you might want to head over there now to see if you can still grab one in time!