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We don’t do much “Comics Business” news here at Comics Comics, but I thought it was interesting to see this article run in BusinessWeek today. It’s about apps for the iPad that Marvel/Disney and other companies are offering for digital downloads of comics. I know the end of standard “floppy” comics is still a ways off, but when I read articles like this in the mainstream press I get antsy. If new comics day and comics shops start to go away because of downloads (recall how many record stores closed within a couple years of the iPod being released) we will all be affected somehow. Just sayin’. Not trying to sound alarmist or start some crazy comment thread section. My dad emailed me the BusinessWeek article and it made me think that if my dad is reading about it then something is really shifting.

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Hey everyone. I just remembered that today, Friday April 2nd, there is going to be a Steve Oliff moderated panel at WonderCon in San Francisco.  Full details here.

The panel is about how computers took over coloring in comics. A subject close to my heart. And it reminded me that maybe some of our newer readers may have not read the interview I did with Mr. Oliff awhile back. He’s a really interesting figure in comics because he spans such a rich history. From four color to full color to computer color, Steve has done it all. Read what he has to say if you haven’t already. And go see that panel! Today!

Steve Oliff interview

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The nonexistence of such a work is abominable. Death cannot be an obstacle. Hogarth’s illustrated edition of Benjamin’s Illuminations is the book for which we wait.

—China Miéville, in response to an enlightening (if typically prolix), 1984 but new-to-me essay by Burne Hogarth, on Tarzan and the modern age. I endorse Miéville’s suggestion.