– The Festival International de la BD Angouleme, one of the premiere comics events in Europe, announced their official selections list last week. And hey, Wanted is one of the nominees! Over at Comics Reporter, Eurocomic expert Bart Beaty handicaps the list: “In all honesty, the fact that Wanted has been nominated for this prize made me throw up in my mouth a little bit.”
– The Daily Cross Hatch talks to Beanworld creator Larry Marder and Capacity creator Theo Ellsworth.
– Joshua Dysart takes you behind the scenes of the new Vertigo series Unknown Soldier: “Once a month, on the same Wed. that the new issue of Unknown Soldier hits, we’ll post a segment of the book here, separating each stage of the creative process, from script to breakdowns to inks to lettering to coloring. It’s the closest you’re going to get to looking over Alberto’s shoulder while he works.”
– “Brandon” responds to Spurious’ essay about Charles Crumb that everyone linked to last week.
– Brian Briggs is having a “name that trick or treater” contest over on his blog.
– Richard Sala was sharing scary stories on Weekend America the other day.
