Month: May 2011

Stranger than Fiction 2

In a similar vein over at iFanboy.com:

“Sonny Liew is a name you might not know, but you should. Eisner nominated and winner of the Xeric Grant, Liew (My Faith in Frankie, Flight, Sense & Sensibility) is a wonderful cartoonist. These 5 stories center on Atari and Oliver, a couple of street urchins, and their adventures. The book also features pinups by Skottie Young, Mike Allred, and Roger Langridge. I have no doubt that you’ll be hearing about this book come award season next year. Be in the know.”

Malinky Robot: Collected Stories & Other Bits

The english collection of Malinky Robot is out on August 3 from Image comics. Featuring stories from the French and Italian collections (Stinky Fish Blues, Bicycle, Karukuri, Dead Souls Day Out), as well as a new piece (New Year’s Day). Also includes pinups by Mike Allred, Koh Hong Teng, Roger Langridge, Skottie Young, FSC, Arron McConnell, Tony Sandoval , Nicolas Bannister, Gary Choo, Nicholas Jainschigg, Evan Larson, Robb Mommaerts and Nancy Zhang!

Solicit copy below!

Order code: JUN110503

MALINKY ROBOT: COLLECTED STORIES & OTHER BITS  TP

story

SONNY LIEW

art / cover

SONNY LIEW

AUGUST 3

128 PAGES / FC / E

$16.99

Street urchins Atari and Oliver are out to steal bicycles, watch Giant Robot movies and spend some Large Denominational Bills!

MALINKY ROBOT collects five tales by Eisner-nominated artist SONNY LIEW (MY FAITH IN FRANKIE, WONDERLAND, SENSE & SENSIBILITY) featuring stinky fish, philosopher-labourers and summer rain.

A recipient of the Xeric Award, the Utopiales SF Festival’s Best SF Album award and featured in the acclaimed FLIGHT anthologies, MALINKY ROBOT blends dystopian sci-fi and indie sensibilities into a uniquely charming, off-kilter world.

Plus pinups by MIKE ALLRED, ROGER LANDGRIDGE, SKOTTIE YOUNG and more!

Planerds

There’s a new comic store in town, Planerds at the 4th level of 313@Somerset. Haven’t had a chance to drop by yet, but this review suggests it might be close to what the Million Year Picnic is in Boston; a well designed and stocked store with mainstream, manga and alternative titles.

There’ll be signings by local creators this Saturday, 7 May (Election day!). So do drop by if you have the inkling 🙂 A copy of their press release/info here!

Schedule:

130pm:

Koh Hong Teng

Dave Chua

Jerry Hinds

JDC Amane

Shawn Yap

Zhen Ye

Troy Chin  (Polling Day Duties!)

230pm:

Kelvin Chan

Stickgirl

Swee Chin Foo (FSc)

JC Wong

Sonny Liew

Lim Cheng Tju

Repentance

With MM Lee Kuan Yew saying that voters in Aljunied would have “five years to live and repent” should the opposition win in that GRC, it rasies again the question of whether the PAP sees themselves as a Party or  the Government.

Party-centric policies would make statements like “You must expect the PAP to look after PAP constituencies first” more valid, but it seems to make more sense that an elected government has a responsibility to look after the entire country, rather than rewarding/punishing citizens for their excercising their right to choose. Or perhaps opposition ward residents could start paying taxes only to the party in charge there.

In any case, at least no ones getting charged with sex tapes and sodomy, people aren’t falling off buildings, and Michelle Bachmann‘s nowhere in sight.