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Colleen Coover is an Eisner Award-winning comic book artist based in Portland, Oregon. Her comics include the adult title Small Favors and the all-ages Banana Sunday. She has been published by Dark Horse, Top Shelf, Marvel, and many others. She works with her husband, writer Paul Tobin, on the Eisner-winning series Bandette.
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Happiness Is… a Deadline Met
Yesterday I ushered another new Marvel comic strip into the world, spot on the due date with 15 minutes to spare in my editor’s work day. It’s a good feeling to bring work in on time, made sweeter by the … Continue reading
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Emerald City ’09 Charity Art Book
Emerald City Comic Con 2009 has announced the Monsters and Dames charity art book, a 9″ x 12″ full-color 48-page hardcover to benefit the Seattle Children’s Hospital. It’ll be available exclusively at the show for only $25! Between the preview … Continue reading
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Back Home, to Work!
Paul and I stayed a few extra days in New York after the convention, the Sunday of which was pretty low-key for us, mostly saying goodbye to all the people we’d met during the show. We spent our time in … Continue reading
NYCC day two
After a morning of lazing about watching Premiere League soccer, Paul and I took the train to Penn Station and grabbed lunch at the Tick Tock Diner, far away from the super-inflated prices of Javitz Center vendors. After rolling into … Continue reading
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NYCC day one
My first day at the New York Comic-Con was a pleasant whirlwind, highlighted by meeting for the first time many of the Marvel editors and marketing people I work with regularly. I was delighted to spot and introduce myself to … Continue reading
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New York Comic-Con Bound
Hey everybody! I’m going to be attending the New York Comic-Con this weekend, February 6-8! It’s my first time at an East Coast show, and I’m looking forward to checking out the NYC convention vibe. If you are attending, you … Continue reading
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Delayed Solace
You know how sometimes you can like the idea of something, but not really like the thing itself? Yeah, that’s how it was with me and James Bond, until I saw Daniel Craig in Casino Royale. There was this great … Continue reading
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The New Harpy
While I was drawing the first panels featuring new villainess Edna Blackquill, Paul came over to my table and said, “You must be doing a good job, because just looking at her makes me want to smack her.” Success! Edna, … Continue reading
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Oh, Happy Day!
I cannot express the joy I feel in anticipation to Barack Obama’s swearing in today as President of the United States. I believe it is a moment that is equal to much more than the sum of its parts, and … Continue reading
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Freelancers: Bookmark This!
My studiomate Dylan Meconis points me to possibly THE MOST USEFUL NEW BLOG FOR FREELANCERS TO FOLLOW. Work Made For Hire blogger Katie Lane is an Information Technology contract negotiator and friend to many Portland comic book artists and illustrators. … Continue reading
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Inauguration Attendees, Hear My Plea.
Like most Americans, I have been counting the days until we have a new President; one who by all indications, knows how to sit up straight and utter complete sentences. And like many, I have been following the President Elect’s … Continue reading
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