Comic Book Resources

SDCC ’09 | Comic-Con Notes

• Christopher Butcher counters an assertion that Comic-Con is too big by arguing that the real problem is that it isn’t big enough.

• The San Diego Union-Tribune declares that the “Comic-Conomy” is booming.

• Graeme McMillan talks with Paul Pope about comics and DJing.

• Steve Bissette chats with the A.V. Club about attending the Joe Kubert school, working with Alan Moore and John Totleben on Swamp Thing, and the origins of John Constantine: “… We began drawing Sting in the background scenes in Swamp Thing. And it was a game we were playing. … And we wrote Alan, and said ‘We’re going to put Sting in the comic, and Alan, you better make it a character, because he’s not going to go away. We’re going to make him more and more visible, whether you like it or not.’ So Alan made him John Constantine.”

• Wired.com names “Seven Women Who Will Rock Comic-Con,” goes behind the scenes of DC Universe Online with Jim Lee and Marv Wolfman, and interviews Adam Besenyodi, author of Deus ex Comica.

• Phillyist checks in with Black Cherry Bombshells creators Johnny Zito and Tony Trovarello after their cross-country road trip so San Diego.

• Retailer Things From Another World has a YouTube channel, which now features an interview with The Goon creator Eric Powell, plus a video from Preview Night.

• Deb Aoki provides a handy guide to manga and graphic-novel publisher exhibiting in San Diego.

• The Los Angeles Times focuses casts an eye toward the fans … and their tattoos.