JIM LEE-A-RAMA: THE ED BRUBAKER SHOW
Jim catches up with Ed Brubaker this time out, and confirms (and talks up) his upcoming run on The Authority, as well
as a couple of dozen other topics including trades vs. monthlies,
artists, and Hawkman... -- more
at Newsarama
ED
BRUBAKER: AFTER THE ARM WRASSLIN'
Honestly, when I suggested arm-wrestling fans as part of a
free-comic giveaway to James Sime, I was kind of kidding,
but now I'm really glad he took me seriously, because Friday's
Sleeper party at the Isotope was probably the most fun I've
had in my professional career. --
more at Newsarama
ED
@ ISOTOPE COVERAGE via THE COMIC PIMP
By all accounts, it was a highly successful and memorable
in store event. The crowd was so dense at times as to make
it difficult to get to the bathroom, despite the holiday obligations
and absence of many of the Isotope's regulars. Of the seventy-five
copies of the Sleeper trade paperback that I had in stock
that day, only a few copies remain. -- more
at Comic Book Resources
UP TO DATE: GOTHAM CENTRAL #13
Gotham Central #13, the second part of Soft Targets hits
shops today, continuing the story of the GCPDs response to
the Jokers murder spree with a sniper rifle. One of DCs
critical darlings (it garnered two more award noms than that
Fables book everyones talking about), weve got what you
need to be Up to Date. -- more
at Newsarama
UP
TO DATE: CATWOMAN #24
She’s given up her criminal ways, she’s become something
of an erstwhile champion of the East End of Gotham City, she’s
been Slam Bradley’s main squeeze, played tonsil-hockey
with Batman, and is just wrapping up a road trip with her
best friend, Holly. Catwoman #24 hits this week, and we’ve
got what you need to be Up to Date. -- more
at Newsarama
PERMENANT
DAMAGE w/ ED
Steven talks at great length with 'Gotham Central' and 'Sleeper'
writer Ed Brubaker. It's an interview you won't want to miss.
-- more
at Comic Book Resources
WAITING
FOR TOMMY w/ ED
... SLEEPER, while gaining good reviews, hasn't been picking
up sales. Like mine for a start. After all, I'm waiting for
the trade. With a trade paperback announced despite the title's
disappointing sales, how does Ed feel about this new expectation,
this trend that has already killed a number of titles such
as SWEATSHOP and BAD GIRLS? -- more
at Dynamic Forces
HAVING
WAITED FOR THE TRADE
In December, Wildstorms uphill battle fighter, Sleeper will
get a validation of sorts when Out in the Cold, the series
first trade comes out, collecting issues #1-#6. Critically
acclaimed, yet commercially lukewarm, the collection means
a lot on different levels for series co-creator and writer
Ed Brubaker --
more at Newsarama
NEW
CATWOMAN ARTIST
Starting in November's #25, superstar artists Paul Gulacy
and Jimmy Palmiotti join Ed for a run on Catwoman. A departure
from the original art direction laid down by the revamped
series co-creator and Catwoman redesigner Darwyn Cooke, expect
a darker and slightly sexier edge, as the story veers back
into Gotham's darkest alleys with a vengeance. "When longtime
collaborator Cameron Stewart decided to leave the book, we
felt it was just too hard trying to fill Darwyn's shoes any
longer. Everyone who's worked with me on this book has been
great, and I love the style that Darwyn laid down, but after
two years, it just seemed like it was time for a bit of a
change. And the chance to work with Paul and Jimmy couldn't
be missed," said Brubaker. -- see
new art in the Catwoman Section
THE
BEAT (PART 1): ED BRUBAKER TALKS 'GOTHAM CENTRAL'
"The main idea is basically, what is it
like to be a cop in a city with the Joker, the Mad Hatter,
the Scarecrow, and you know, a Bat-Signal on the roof for
when you need to call in the big guns," explains Brubaker
of "Gotham Central's" driving concept. "What are the crime
scenes like, how do the cops feel about Batman? Stuff like
that. It's a way to look at Gotham from a different perspective,
and a way to do character driven police procedurals in comics
all at the same time." -- more
at Comic Book Resources
FULL
BLEED #2
"Right now Ed Brubaker is not only writing three and a half
books a month: Catwoman, Detective Comics, Sleeper and alternating
arcs on Gotham Central, but manages to set a standard for
quality writing on a schedule that would crush lesser beings."
-- more
at Broken Frontier
CATWOMAN
ARC "DISGUISES" WINS 2003 PRISM AWARD
"...the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC),
in partnership with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
and the National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded the 2003
PRISM Awards, commending media that portrays “accurate
depictions of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction
in television, feature film, music and comic book entertainment.”
-- more
at Newsarama