In the first episode of 2017 we are joined by a special guest comic artist Mitch Gerads to talk about not only his more recent work on the two part arc in Batman 14-15 titled Rooftops as well as his previous works like Marvels Punisher and the critically acclaimed Vertigo…
Ignorant Bliss ep 51: Yellow Perils, Art Fights & Toku with Jamie Noguchi
Happy New Year – this episode is with my friend Jamie Noguchi, creator of the webcomic Yellow Peril and one of the creators of Super Art Fight. We talk about making comics, illustration for a living, Super Art Fight growing success, and a ton of Tokusatsu (Kamen Rider, Super Sentai…
CBLDF Faces Criticism For Support of Simon & Schuster
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is facing criticism as a result of it’s support of Simon & Schuster’s planned publication of Milo Yiannopoulos’ Dangerous. The publisher’s Threshold Editions gave Yiannopoulos a $250,000 contract for the book. You may remember the name as the alt-right fella and Breitbart.com technology editor who got himself banned from Twitter for…
Gerard Jones Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Author and comics writer Gerard Jones 59, was arrested on December 29 after a police investigation and ensuing search warrant at his residence. The search revealed multiple electronic devices storing more than 600 images and videos depicting child pornography in his residence. Authorities say Jones uploaded videos to YouTube depicting a child…
Carrie Fisher’s Remains In Prozac Shaped Urn
Carrie Fisher was laid to rest in a private service alongside her mother Debbie Reynolds. Fisher was cremated per her wishes and her ashes were transported in a giant Prozac-shaped urn. Her brother Todd Fisher said of the urn: “She loved it, and it was in her house, and Billie [Carrie Fisher’s daughter]…