Thursday, April 19, 2012
Noted
• DC Vice President of Publicity David Hyde has resigned his position and is leaving the company at the end of this week.
Yesterday’s Panel Quiz Answer
Hägar the Horrible’s first line in comics was “Let’s not talk about the kids anymore … let’s just relax and enjoy a nice walk.” He said it in the strip for Feb. 4, 1973.
Today’s Panel Quiz
Whose first line in comics was “Allo, Princess … Seems a long time …”?
Born Today
Jim Ivey (1925), comic strip artist and writer
Sandra I.H. Wehner (1949), comics writer and artist
Martha Thomases (1953), comics editor
Steve Schanes (1954), comics publisher and editor
Mark McKenna (1957), comics artist
Birthdays 2 Weeks From Now
John Cullen Murphy (1919), artist
Mell Lazarus (1927), cartoonist
Denny O’Neil (1939), comics writer
Bill Sienkiewicz (1958), comics artist and writer
Chris Ulm (1963), comics editor
Harrison Fong (1964), comics artist
Adam Hughes (1967), comics artist
Every Wed. and Sat. California: City of Industry. Comic Book & Collectible Show.
Apr 20-22 Pennsylvania: Monroeville. Pittsburgh Comicon.
Apr 21-22 Massachusetts: Boston. Boston Comic Con.
Apr 21-22 Ohio: Columbus. Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE).
Apr 22 Michigan: Livonia. X-trava Con.
Question of the Week
Which comics creator would you most like to meet and why?
Comics-Related Media
• The Big Bang Theory may be a repeat of last October’s “Good Guy Fluctuation” at 8 p.m. E.T. on CBS, but it’s worth watching whether you’ve seen it or not, especially for the final gag.
The Magazine
