AMC Metreon 16 is screening “Snowpiercer”
I have a love/hate relationship with the Weinsteins. For all of the great film work they bring to the universe they also do a great deal of damage on the…
Call to Action: San Jose’s Slave Labor Grahics needs support from the comic community
Slave Labor Graphics is one of the longest running independent comic producers in the industry. Over the company's nearly 30-year history the publisher has brought us uniquely quirky titles like…
Signing: Cruzader’s Omar Morales at Dr. Comics & Mr. Games on June 28
What's better than a successful comic book Kickstarter campaign? A successful Kickstarter campaign that goes above and beyond the requested total. Last November, Omar Morales beat his goal to raise…
Tonight! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History Reception and Book Launch
The Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission Street in San Francisco, will be celebrating 30 years of mutated turtles tonight with a reception for the venue's current Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…
SF Weekly is nothing but funny pages
I haven't picked up a copy yet, but SF Weekly's issue this week is mostly entirely comics. The weekly will be hosting a launch party this evening at 111 Minna…
Reminder: First Annual Queer Comics Expo on Sunday at Cartoon Art Museum
Friendly reminder that tomorrow is the first annual Queer Comics Expo. The event takes place between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. and more information can be found at the Cartoon…
Banned Books Week to have focus on Comics
Comics have long been an easy target when it comes to panicked adults and headline craving politicians seeking an easy target for perceived moral corruption. The history of the censoring…
Madefire will bring motion book format to Archie, Clive Barker, and others
Madefire has added four new partners to a growing list of independent publishers signing on with the company to create digital motion comics. This week the Berkeley-based start-up announced partnerships…
Daredevil Tour of the Bay Area: Issue 3
This regular feature on The Shared Universe is intended to act as a tour guide of the Bay Area by following the adventures of our most recent New York City…
PW: Kickstarter comic projects have success rate above 50 percent
Publisher's Weekly has a new article looking at the success rate of crowdfunding publishing projects. It's a worthwhile read for anyone who might be taking into consideration the use of…