Comments on: Links and stuff http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:31:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Ditko Hands http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-456745 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:41:41 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-456745 Jeff Smith is hot! Wow, puts that whole Dave Sim "blogandmail" dustup in a different perspective, don't it? Jeff Smith is hot! Wow, puts that whole Dave Sim “blogandmail” dustup in a different perspective, don’t it?

]]> by: Nikki Cook http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-456546 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:34:30 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-456546 BAH on Byrne. whatever. i vote 95% more pictures of cartoonists in various states of undress! BAH on Byrne. whatever.

i vote 95% more pictures of cartoonists in various states of undress!

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-456532 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:14:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-456532 Tom, I've thought a lot about webcomics too. Interesting. Byrne is crazy and Heidi, don't be a hata', the hip hugger jean look is cool. Tom, I’ve thought a lot about webcomics too. Interesting. Byrne is crazy and Heidi, don’t be a hata’, the hip hugger jean look is cool.

]]> by: Alex http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-455620 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:02:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-455620 I just can't wait for Grant Morrison to fully dissect and interpret the inner psychology of Captain Carrot, and what exactly it means to be part of a 'Zoo' 'Crew' so to speak. I just can’t wait for Grant Morrison to fully dissect and interpret the inner psychology of Captain Carrot, and what exactly it means to be part of a ‘Zoo’ ‘Crew’ so to speak.

]]> by: Sphinx Magoo http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-455185 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:11:51 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-455185 Wow, for a second, Mr. Shaw actually dispelled any negativity in this topic. Kinda like Glinda the Good Witch! Nice job, Mr. Shaw! Wow, for a second, Mr. Shaw actually dispelled any negativity in this topic. Kinda like Glinda the Good Witch! Nice job, Mr. Shaw!

]]> by: Matt Tauber http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454959 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:33:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454959 And why arw they the Zoo Crew? At what lame zoo do you see a pig, poodle, turtle, cat, duck, mouse and rabbit? Sounds more like the "Pet Store Crew" to me. Right on, JB!! And why arw they the Zoo Crew? At what lame zoo do you see a pig, poodle, turtle, cat, duck, mouse and rabbit? Sounds more like the “Pet Store Crew” to me. Right on, JB!!

]]> by: Scott Shaw! http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454572 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:01:13 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454572 Wait no more, Alan Brown! This coming Wednesday, October 10, the first issue of DC Comics' three-issue mini-series, CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK -- starring the Zoo Crew, characters that I co-created (with Roy Thomas) over twenty-five years ago -- will finally hit the stands. CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK has been written by Bill Morrison, drawn by Scott Shaw!, inked by Al Gordon, colored by Tom Luth, lettered by Ken Lopez and edited by Joey Cavalieri. Not a "kiddie comic" -- but, like THE SIMPSONS and ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS, with a multi-tiered sense of humor that appeals to younger readers as well -- CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK explores a world of "funny animals" that mirrors (and parodies) those of more traditional comic books. Captain Carrot (secretly cartoonist Rodney R. Rabbit) leads a team of animal superheroes, the Zoo Crew -- which includes Pig-Iron, Alley-Kat-Abra, Rubberduck, Yankee Poodle, Fastback and American Eagle -- as they face the threat of marine terrorists who are at the forefront of a planet-wide war between land-dwelling critters and the inhabitants of "Earth-26's" oceans. Along the way, we make fun of comic book conventions, J. J. Abrams' upcoming giant monster movie, DC's 52 and COUNTDOWN series (for which CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK is actually an official tie-in), death in comics, lawyers, Tex Avery, Sergio Aragonés, Prince, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Jack Kirby's NEW GODS and much more. And the series' finale features a HUGE surprise that, once and for all, establishes the Zoo Crew's ties to the "regular" DC universe. From my decades of experience in animation, I've tried to integrate designs, staging and acting in this comic book that are more commonly associated with cartoons, but with a distinctly "Jack Kirby-esqe” flair. It's also full of gags, both visual and verbal. Frankly, I think that CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK represents some of the best stuff I've ever drawn. And I think that writer Bill Morrison (editor of SIMPSONS COMICS' Bongo Comics), inker Al Gordon (FANTASTIC FOUR and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) and colorist Tom Luth (SERGIO ARAGONES' GROO THE WANDERER) are all at the top of their respective careers, too. You can view a sneak peek of the first five pages of CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK No. 1 here: http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131956 I respectfully ask all of you to please support our little funnybook series and pick up copies of CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK for yourselves and your kids. I really think you'll all dig it. Thanks! Aloha, Scott Shaw! Wait no more, Alan Brown!

This coming Wednesday, October 10, the first issue of DC Comics’ three-issue mini-series, CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK — starring the Zoo Crew, characters that I co-created (with Roy Thomas) over twenty-five years ago — will finally hit the stands. CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK has been written by Bill Morrison, drawn by Scott Shaw!, inked by Al Gordon, colored by Tom Luth, lettered by Ken Lopez and edited by Joey Cavalieri.

Not a “kiddie comic” — but, like THE SIMPSONS and ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS, with a multi-tiered sense of humor that appeals to younger readers as well — CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK explores a world of “funny animals” that mirrors (and parodies) those of more traditional comic books. Captain Carrot (secretly cartoonist Rodney R. Rabbit) leads a team of animal superheroes, the Zoo Crew — which includes Pig-Iron, Alley-Kat-Abra, Rubberduck, Yankee Poodle, Fastback and American Eagle — as they face the threat of marine terrorists who are at the forefront of a planet-wide war between land-dwelling critters and the inhabitants of “Earth-26’s” oceans. Along the way, we make fun of comic book conventions, J. J. Abrams’ upcoming giant monster movie, DC’s 52 and COUNTDOWN series (for which CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK is actually an official tie-in), death in comics, lawyers, Tex Avery, Sergio Aragonés, Prince, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, Jack Kirby’s NEW GODS and much more. And the series’ finale features a HUGE surprise that, once and for all, establishes the Zoo Crew’s ties to the “regular” DC universe.

From my decades of experience in animation, I’ve tried to integrate designs, staging and acting in this comic book that are more commonly associated with cartoons, but with a distinctly “Jack Kirby-esqe” flair. It’s also full of gags, both visual and verbal. Frankly, I think that CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK represents some of the best stuff I’ve ever drawn. And I think that writer Bill Morrison (editor of SIMPSONS COMICS’ Bongo Comics), inker Al Gordon (FANTASTIC FOUR and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) and colorist Tom Luth (SERGIO ARAGONES’ GROO THE WANDERER) are all at the top of their respective careers, too.

You can view a sneak peek of the first five pages of CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK No. 1 here:

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131956

I respectfully ask all of you to please support our little funnybook series and pick up copies of CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK for yourselves and your kids. I really think you’ll all dig it. Thanks!

Aloha,

Scott Shaw!

]]> by: Alex http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454570 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:50:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454570 Huh. Looks like he took it down... Huh. Looks like he took it down…

]]> by: alan brown http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454408 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:15:24 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454408 Oh my. I've never read captain carrot (I'm waiting for that Showcase, I hope you are listening DC), but those are some very weak quibbles. What is the point of hating a light-hearted 20+ year-old comic book? On a lighter note, "bikini bottom" never fails to make me smile in it's cleverness. Oh my. I’ve never read captain carrot (I’m waiting for that Showcase, I hope you are listening DC), but those are some very weak quibbles. What is the point of hating a light-hearted 20+ year-old comic book?
On a lighter note, “bikini bottom” never fails to make me smile in it’s cleverness.

]]> by: T Campbell http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454388 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:57:25 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454388 Apparently "Iron Man" is a RACIST name, and Tony Stark is calling him that in a desperate attempt to be "street." Apparently “Iron Man” is a RACIST name, and Tony Stark is calling him that in a desperate attempt to be “street.”

]]> by: Sphinx Magoo http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454119 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:59:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-454119 Maybe he's trying to be funny? Maybe it's just lost on me because he doesn't use smileys? Maybe he’s trying to be funny? Maybe it’s just lost on me because he doesn’t use smileys?

]]> by: Brian Davison http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-453995 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:37:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-453995 Every time I read one of John Byrne's asinine positions on subjects like this, I'm reminded of the following quote from FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF... "Pardon my French, but Cameron is so tight that if you stuck a lump of coal up his ass, in two weeks you'd have a diamond." Every time I read one of John Byrne’s asinine positions on subjects like this, I’m reminded of the following quote from FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF…

“Pardon my French, but Cameron is so tight that if you stuck a lump of coal up his ass, in two weeks you’d have a diamond.”

]]> by: Franklin Harris http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-453561 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:24:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-453561 "What would prompt anyone to coin the term 'pig iron' in a world inhabited, at least in part, by intelligent pigs?" Oh, I dunno. Why would a guy call himself Iron Man in a world inhabited, at least in part, by intelligent men? “What would prompt anyone to coin the term ‘pig iron’ in a world inhabited, at least in part, by intelligent pigs?”

Oh, I dunno. Why would a guy call himself Iron Man in a world inhabited, at least in part, by intelligent men?

]]> by: Patrick Dean http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-453531 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:01:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-453531 It's about time some had the balls to cut down Captain Carrot and call it on its bullshit. I mean, a flying rabbit? Thank you, John Byrne for saying what everyone else in the comic industry is afraid to say. I will send you your Medal Of Courage right after I get through with this sarcastic post. It’s about time some had the balls to cut down Captain Carrot and call it on its bullshit. I mean, a flying rabbit? Thank you, John Byrne for saying what everyone else in the comic industry is afraid to say. I will send you your Medal Of Courage right after I get through with this sarcastic post.

]]> by: Sphinx Magoo http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-453487 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:11:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/08/links-and-stuff/#comment-453487 Man. I love Byrne's work, but he's gotta lighten up. Next he'll be going off about SpongeBob and the illogic of there being a beach near Bikini Bottom. Or campfires underwater. Or any other number of things. Man. I love Byrne’s work, but he’s gotta lighten up. Next he’ll be going off about SpongeBob and the illogic of there being a beach near Bikini Bottom. Or campfires underwater. Or any other number of things.

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