OPB confirms Image Comics moving to Portland
Oregon Public Broadcasting has confirmed Image Comics will move from Berkeley, Calif. to Portland, Ore. by early next year. Image publisher Eric Stephenson told OPB that a big part of…
FCBD 2016: Bay Area Comic Shops List updated
Just in time for Free Comic Book Day I've updated my long outdated list of Bay Area comic book stores. The link is here and up in the menu under…
Launch: Cape and Cowl present Image+
Image Comics is launching it's newest promotional publication at the Bay Area's newest comic shop. Cape and Cowl Comics, 1601 Clay Street in Oakland, is hosting a launch party on April…
Last Gasp seeks to publish historic manga “Barefoot Gen”
Berkeley comics publisher Last Gasp has launched a Kickstarter in an effort to print 4,000 hardcover editions of the historic World War II manga, Barefoot Gen. The manga, originally published in the…
Signing: Kevin Wada at The Escapist on July 25
Watercolor illustrator Kevin Wada is scheduled to sign at The Escapist in Berkeley on July 25. Wada, a fashion illustrator who's turned his talents toward comics, has produced covers for titles including She-Hulk…
Signing: “Death Head” creators Zack and Nick Keller at Dr. Comics
"I heard he lures kids into the tunnel... then chokes them till their necks snap!" Dr. Comics and Mr. Games is hosting a signing for Nick and Zack Keller as they celebrate…
The Advocate names “Stripling Warrior” creator Brian Andersen one of top 15 queers to watch in 2015
Hat tip to Whatever..., 548 Castro Street, for catching that Advocate named San Francisco's comic creator Brian Andersen one of the top 15 "Queers and Allies to Watch in 2015." Andersen has…
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…
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…
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…