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Bay Area Bugle: Bay Area Comic News Round-Up – October 5, 2016

Jesse Russell — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:02:10 +0000

This is a round-up of Bay Area comic news from the last few weeks. A number of comic books related events and signings are happening in October. Signings include Mike Mignola, Marjorie Liu, Hope Larson and more. See my round-up here. Writing for The Bold Italic, Mel Burke (of Mel Reads Comics) showcases Four Bay […]

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Gene Yang revives the first Asian-American superhero in “The Shadow Hero”

Jesse Russell — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:23:49 +0000

Bay Area creator Gene Yang is arguably one of the most consistently celebrated modern graphic novelists. His 2013 two volume novel Boxers & Saints was a finalist for a National Book Award, landed on numerous end of year lists, and was noted as one of the best books of the year by Library Journal. His […]

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Shaking the comics out of SF’s Litquake

Jesse Russell — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:04:41 +0000

Litquake is an annual Bay Area event that seeks to foster the region’s sense of literary community. Between October 11 and 19 venues open their doors to let in the literature-hungry hordes for readings, workshops, panels, happy hours, and more. Tucked in amongst the established authors, poets, barfly wordsmiths, professors, and publishers are a handful […]

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