Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Noted
• Terry Moore’s Abstract Studios has joined Diamond Comic Distributors’ digital program. A downloadable edition of Rachel Rising #11, whose physical copy is scheduled to ship to stores today, is available at the same time. Purchasers of the physical copy for $3.99 can purchase a download code for 99¢ more or can opt to forego the physical copy and just get the digital edition for $3.99. Digital back issues of the series will be available for 99¢ for #1 and $1.99 for #2-10. Work is underway to offer Moore’s other series, Strangers in Paradise and Echo, digitally in the near future.
Yesterday’s Panel Quiz Answer
The Swordsman’s first line in comics was, “No one questions a man with an Avengers I.D. card! If I can join their team, there’s nothing I won’t be able to get away with!” He thought them in Avengers #19 (Aug 65).
Today’s Panel Quiz
Whose first line in comics was “You’re only wearing yourself out ‘Punyman’!”?
Born Today
Dawn Geiger, comics letterer
Charles Moore, comics writer
Winsor McCay (1869), cartoonist
Blake et Mortimer (1946), Belgian comics series
Tintin magazine (1946)
Dylan Dog (1986), Italian horror comics series
Louise Simonson (1946), comics writer and editor
Gabriel Morrissette (1959)¸comics artist
Tom Veitch (1961), comics writer
Birthdays 2 Weeks from Now
Linda Grant, comics writer
Ira Schnapp (1892), comics editor
Harry Donenfeld (1893), comics publisher
Jack Liebowitz (1900), comics publisher
Orlando Busino (1926), comics artist
Rumiko Takahashi (1957), manga creator
Paul Nagy (1959), comics letterer
Douglas W. Dlin (1967), comics editor
Every Wednesday and Saturday. California: City of Industry. Comic Book & Collectible Show.
Sep 28-30 Minnesota: Bloomington. Crypticon The Nightmare Before Halloween.
Sep 29-30 Ohio: Columbus. Mid-Ohio-Con.
Do you have a show coming up? Let us know! You can e-mail the information to showscalendar@krause.com or mail it to Show Calendars, Comics Buyer’s Guide, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945. If you have a creator appearance scheduled, let us know by e-mail to brent.frankenhoff@fwmedia.com.
Comics-related media
• Cartoon Network has Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out at 8 p.m. E.T.
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