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Saturday Runaround – Plagiarism, Talking To Women And Monster Trucks

SwipeWatch: The Washington Post asks why cartoonist plagiarists are treated differently to journalist plagiarists.

Pulitzer-winning political animator Mark Fiore thinks that some cartoons — rather than "naked plagiarism" — are cases tinted with shades of gray.

"I think plagiarism is overly tolerated," Fiore tells Comic Riffs, "but it is also harder to prove than in other forms of journalism since cartoons so often veer into the 'homage' and 'tip-of-the-pen' territory."

WomenWatch: Think Progress asks about marketing comics to a female audience.

It's not as if women some sort of mysterious homing pigeon hormones that allow us to swarm the best in lady culture when it's published even if no one lets us know about it. I'd be genuinely curious to know if Marvel and DC have done substantial advertising campaigns in women's magazines, or on female-oriented television shows when they're rolling out new storylines or new artists on comics with female characters? Or if they've pitched their comics characters as cover girls or interview subjects a la Marge Simpson's Playboy spread? Just for fun, I checked the Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire archives for references to She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, the Scarlet Witch, Catwoman, Wonder Woman. Only the last produced any results actually related to comics or related products: in a guide to famous breasts in Marie Claire that misstates Wonder Woman's history.

ShowWatch: Comics Alliance and Robot 6 cover Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festivalk.

DowneyWatch: Iron Man 3 is co-written by friend of Bleeding Cool, Drew Pearce. This is what Robert Downey Jr said about his script.

"Iron Man 3 is probably the best script I've read in five years, which is so funny. I mean, things have come so full circle that a genre superhero movie can actually be the most artistic bit of writing I read. But I think The Avengers is something a lot of the fans are really looking forward to, so I'm excited about that. The third Iron Man to me is an opportunity to go back to the kind of storytelling and character exploration that made the first one good,"

Saturday Runaround – Plagiarism, Talking To Women And Monster TrucksThis is Computo the Comic Link Conqueror speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.

They say I am a work in progress. The fools.

The Comichron: The Blog of The Comics Chronicles: November 2011 puts industry back in black for 2011

It's almost a done deal: 2011 will be the first up year for the comic book direct market since 2008, resuming the trend of the early 2000s and giving the industry nine years of growth out of the past 11.

'Piranha' Director Boards Horror-Thriller 'Horns' (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter

Horror director Alexandre Aja is teaming up with scary storyteller Joe Hill on the feature adaptation of Hill's novel Horns, being made by Mandalay Pictures.

Captain America & Wolverine Monster Trucks Debut in 2012 | Comic News | News | Marvel.com

Feld Motor Sports announced that they have teamed up with Marvel Entertainment, LLC to expand the line of branded monster trucks for the 2012 Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam season to five. Joining the likes of the Spider-Man and the two Iron Man monster trucks will be none other than the First Avenger, Captain America, as well as the most popular member of the X-Men, Wolverine.

DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » Artist Harvey Talibao Joins GREEN ARROW #7

Beginning with issue #7, GREEN ARROW will get an all-new creative team, with artist Harvey Talibao joining previously announced new writer Ann Nocenti on the ongoing series.

 


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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