July '07 Archives

July 30, 2007
Pantheon author Kim Deitch will be appearing in Bumbershoot, a huge music and arts festival in the Emerald City.

July 26, 2007
Ready for The Simpson’s Movie this Friday? I hope so, since it’s about time our favorite American family got its act together for a feature film. Matt Groening has clearly been working hard, but hopefully he’s been steering clear of the sort that made his 1986 classic Work is Hell so painfully funny.

July 23, 2007
Comic Con 2007 is rapidly approaching. Don’t miss your chance to meet Austin Grossman, author of the spectacular debut novel Soon I Will be Invincible. Austin will be speaking on a panel called “Where Do They Get Those Marvelous Toys?” on Saturday, July 28 and one called “Comics Are Not Literature” on Sunday, July 29. Be sure to check them out! For more information about Austin’s panels click here.

July 17, 2007
Nostalgic for some good old-fashioned superheroes? Get yourself a copy of Alex Ross’s Mythology. This is a book you don’t want to miss. Just read what Entertainment Weekly has said about it: “Alex Ross brings to his work an unparalleled sense of the real. His heroes—both super and mortal—have weight; they exist in space, and that space is affected by them in ways never before seen on the page.”

July 9, 2007
Pantheon’s very own Chip Kidd opens up about how he comes up with his book jacket designs in this month’s Esquire. Read the article.

July 2, 2007
Wondering what you missed at this year’s MoCCA Art Festival? Lucky for you, our very own Pam Mullin was there taking notes.

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