Ulysses "Seen"

“New York, the Super-City”

robberry237 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:06:53 +0000

Most of us working here on ULYSSES “SEEN” are based in Philadelphia, just a short ride into the Super-City. Wish I could be on-hand for this presentation there tonight though, and I encourage any friends and fellow cartoonists in the city to check it out;

The New York Center for Independent Publishing is hosting a roundtable discussion tonight “on how comics culture has promoted potent and memorable images of New York to readers worldwide.” The talk will be moderated by Peter Gutiérrez and includes Danny Fingeroth, Gene Kannenberg Jr. (who’s reviews will now be a regular feature on our ULYSSES “SEEN” blog), Frank Tieri and Billy Tucci. Here’s a longer description of the event from Gene’s own blog with the “where, when and how much.” Stop by and remind the guys that NYC isn’t the only exciting spot in America for making comix. I would myself, but…

THE ART OF DITKO

Gene Kannenberg Jr — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:47:11 +0000

The Art of Ditko, by Craig Yoe. Introduction by Stan Lee. Yoe Books – IDW, 2009. ISBN 978-1600105425 (hc). 208pp.

Review by Gene Kannenberg, Jr.

Steve Ditko is best-known as the artist and co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange for Marvel Comics in the 1960s, his lithe, angular figures (with their expressive hands) defining those characters to this day. Comics cognoscenti also know him for various other superhero work at Marvel, DC Comics and Charlton Comics; his supernatural tales for various publishers, including Warren Publishing; and, most notoriously, his creator-owned work like Mr. A., based on the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand.

So as titles go, The Art of Ditko is a bit misleading. Apart from a dozen or so scattered – but gorgeous – pages of original art spanning much of Ditko’s career, the bulk of the book reprints short stories published only by Charlton…

Colbert Reads Ulysses

Mike — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:50:42 +0000

For a taping of his show at the Vancouver Olympics, Stephen Colbert stopped by the Irish House and invited a cheering throng to celebrate Irish culture:

[Fast forward to 1:55 to get to the reading]