Manuel “Spain” Rodriguez, an influential indie comics artist who, along with R. Crumb and Robert Williams, was one of the original contributors to Zap Comix, has died at age 72 after a six-year battle with cancer, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He was also a founding member of the mural movement in San Francisco’s mural movement, and remained active until his death at his S.F. home on Wednesday — he put the finishing touches on a poster for a Woodie Guthrie tribute concert honoring the labor movement this weekend. (more…)
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November 30, 2012, 7:46 am
Spain Rodriguez, Zap Comix Artist and S.F. Mural Promoter, Has Died at Age 72
October 15, 2012, 7:30 am
A New Online Social Network Changes the Landscape For Collectibles Traders
Are you a serious collector of comics? Tried searching for that rare X-Man issue on eBay, Comic Art Fans, or one of the many other online auction sites out there with little luck? Curicon, a new hybrid social network and marketplace out of Australia, came to New York Comic Con this weekend to tell fans it’s here to solve just such woes. (more…)
October 11, 2012, 4:02 pm
MOCA Launches Social Media Superhero Drawing Contest in Time for NY Comic Con
Comic book fever is in the air. New York Comic Con is finally here, and the Museum of Chinese in America has just opened their concurrent exhibitions “Marvels & Monsters” and “Alt. Comics.” The shows (already surveyed by ARTINFO) chronicle the history of Asian contributions to comics over the years, along with interactive displays of iconic characters and original artwork. Just as crowds are set to don the costumes of their favorite fictional villains and heroes, MOCA is offering fans a chance to win prizes for putting their fantasies to paper. (more…)
December 1, 2011, 7:22 pm
Nicolas Cage’s Superman Comic Sells for $2.2 Million at Online Auction
A copy of the first issue of “Action Comics” — the comic that introduced Superman to the world — sold online at ComicConnect.com for $2.2 million Wednesday (est. $1.1 million). This specific copy is not only one of “the most important comic in the history of comics,” according to ComicConnect, but also is of exceptionally high quality and has a storied provenance, including a high-profile theft from the home of Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage.
