Lucid Comics Nov 5
Written by Adam A. Donaldson
Wednesday, 05 November 2008 13:18
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In the News
Heroes no more for Loeb and Alexander
There was big news from the offices of NBC and the television series Heroes this week, when it was announced that executive producers and co-showrunners Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander had been asked to step down from their role on the hit show. Both Loeb (Smallville, Lost) and Alexander (Alias, Lost) have been involved with Heroes since the beginning but according to the industry trade paper Variety, the producers were “let go because of [NBC] execs' frustration with the creative direction of the show.” Ratings have been down this season for the once powerhouse superhero drama, while critical support has dried up as well. In fact, a cover story in Entertainment Weekly last week outlined the problems in the series and how to repair them. In statements, both Alexander and Loeb seemed upbeat and wished cast and crew the best, saying they were proud of their time on Heroes.
Amazon announces picks for Top 10 Graphic novels
The book-selling website Amazon.com just announced its list of Top 10 comics and graphic novels for 2008. Finishing number one was the Dark Horse miniseries The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. Finishing second was What it is by Lynda Barry, from Canadian-based publisher Drawn & Quarterly. Here’s the rest of the list:
3. An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories: Volume 2 (Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, & True Stories) by Ivan Brunetti
4. Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw
5. The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames
6. Omega: The Unknown by Jonathan Lethem
7. Too Cool To Be Forgotten by Alex Robinson
8. Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert by Scott Adams
9. Zot!: The Complete Black and White Collection: 1987-1991 by Scott Mccloud
10. The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard by Eddie Campbell
Doonesbury votes Obama
Cartoonist and political satirist Garry Trudeau went out on a limb Monday when he submitted a comic for publication in Wednesday’s papers where in Democratic Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins the race for President of the United States. Trudeau told the St. Petersburg Times in an e-mail that he "never considered NOT writing about the election, but to avoid lameness, I had to predicate it on an outcome. […] If Obama wins, I'm in the flow and commenting on a genuine phenomenon," he wrote. "If I'm wrong, there'll be such a global uproar that a goofy call in a comic strip isn't going to be much noticed." Universal Press Syndicate offered repeats of August strips to papers not comfortable running the comic, spokeswoman Kathie Kerr said. Of course, Trudeau had the last laugh as shortly after 11 pm eastern time when Obama was affirmed as the 44th President of the United States.
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