Comics by the Bay Archives : The Shared Universe https://www.theshareduniverse.com/category/bay-area-comics-news/comics-by-the-bay/ The Internet's Bay Bridge connecting the Bay Area's comic fandom. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 23:33:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 OPB confirms Image Comics moving to Portland https://www.theshareduniverse.com/opb-confirms-image-comics-moving-to-portland/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 23:26:24 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=1218 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 the decision was due to the culture of the Bay Area changing so much. He said, “it’s become a lot more of a very corporate place.” […]

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]]> FCBD 2016: Bay Area Comic Shops List updated https://www.theshareduniverse.com/fcbd-2016-bay-area-comic-shops-list-updated/ Fri, 06 May 2016 20:42:44 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=1056 Just in time for Free Comic Book Day I’ve updated my long outdated list of Bay Area comic book stores.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 the directory tab. There have been two stores added since the last update. Yay! One store removed due to closure. Boo! And two address changes. Please note, […]

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]]> Launch: Cape and Cowl present Image+ https://www.theshareduniverse.com/launch-cape-and-cowl-present-image/ Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:00:41 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=1000 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 27 for the new magazine Image+. The monthly magazine will be distributed alongside the Diamond Distributors publication Previews. In addition to promoting up and coming Image titles, […]

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]]> Last Gasp seeks to publish historic manga “Barefoot Gen” https://www.theshareduniverse.com/last-gasp-seeks-to-publish-historic-manga-barefoot-gen/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 14:57:46 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=948 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 mid-70s, tells the story of six-year-old Gen Nakaoka and his interactions with other survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Gen not only struggles with the […]

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]]> Signing: Kevin Wada at The Escapist on July 25 https://www.theshareduniverse.com/signing-kevin-wada-at-the-escapist-on-july-25/ Sat, 18 Jul 2015 15:21:05 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=926 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 and Catwoman. The San Francisco-based illustrator was discovered by the world of comics when he started a project redesigning X-Men as fashion illustrations. Website: www.kevinwada.com Tumblr: kevinwada.tumblr.com Twitter: twitter.com/kevinwada […]

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]]> Signing: “Death Head” creators Zack and Nick Keller at Dr. Comics https://www.theshareduniverse.com/signing-death-head-creators-zack-and-nick-keller-at-dr-comics/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:00:13 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=923 “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 release of their new series Death Head. The series was announced in March by Dark Horse Comics at Emerald City Comicon. The first issue will finally […]

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]]> The Advocate names “Stripling Warrior” creator Brian Andersen one of top 15 queers to watch in 2015 https://www.theshareduniverse.com/the-advocate-names-stripling-warrior-creator-brian-andersen-one-of-top-15-queers-to-watch-in-2015/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 03:59:52 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=933 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 most recently been writing the series Stripling Warrior which features the world’s first gay Mormon superhero. According to Advocate “the series tells the tale of Sam Shepard, a […]

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]]> Call to Action: San Jose’s Slave Labor Grahics needs support from the comic community https://www.theshareduniverse.com/call-to-action-san-joses-slave-labor-grahics-needs-support-from-the-comic-community/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:46:04 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=858 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 Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Milk & Cheese, Action Girl Comics, and many more. Now this classic company needs the help of what the crowdfunding-era has proven […]

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]]> SF Weekly is nothing but funny pages https://www.theshareduniverse.com/sf-weekly-is-nothing-but-funny-pages/ https://www.theshareduniverse.com/sf-weekly-is-nothing-but-funny-pages/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:50:21 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=845 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 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Admission is free, but $10 will get you three specialty cocktails and benefit our treasured Cartoon Art Museum. If […]

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]]> https://www.theshareduniverse.com/sf-weekly-is-nothing-but-funny-pages/feed/ 1 Madefire will bring motion book format to Archie, Clive Barker, and others https://www.theshareduniverse.com/madefire-will-bring-motion-book-format-to-archie-clive-barker-and-others/ Sat, 31 May 2014 03:46:33 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=838 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 Archie Comics, Lion Forge, Arcana, and Clive Barker’s Seraphim. Author Clive Barker said in a statement, “Never before have I seen anything like this. Madefire, […]

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