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Hero Foundry Presents POW! Oh yes, I am a press release junky this fine morning. However, before we jump to the important PR, I view it as my job to help distinguish between the various comic-related non-profit organizations with the word “hero” in their name. Hero Initiative, which used to be called ACTOR, helps… David Hopkins 09/02/08 0
Seth Kushner makes us look good. If you haven’t seen his site yet, I’d recommend checking out Seth Kushner’s photography (click here). He’s working on a portrait series featuring NYC comic book creators. I can’t wait to purchase the completed book. His photo of Art Spiegelman is my new desktop background image. David Hopkins 08/06/08 0
Tiki Joe this Wednesday Mark Murphy’s TIKI JOE MYSTERIES from SLG Publishing will be in stores this Wednesday (click here for a preview). David Hopkins 07/14/08 4 07/14/08
Save Totoro The forest that served as inspiration for the magical setting in My Neighbor Totoro is in danger. Several artists have teamed up to save Totoro and his home. I could care less about endangered pandas or whales, but I could get behind efforts to protect friendly monster spirits. David Hopkins 07/14/08 0
Don’t Think Twice. It’s All Right. This column will be my last one for awhile. I’m taking a break. No, it’s not you. It’s me. No big drama. I still feel the same way I’ve always felt about Pop Syndicate. I love it. There’s no other website vying for my affections. I have other obligations, which… David Hopkins 03/22/07 0
The STAPLE! Interviews, part 8: Rob Osborne This month, my column has featured a series of interviews with comic book artists and creators going to STAPLE! THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA EXPO (this Saturday, March 3rd). Staple is an annual event in Austin Texas to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation, and self-published literature.  In its third year,… David Hopkins 02/27/07 0
The STAPLE! Interviews, part 7: Will Rodriguez This month, my column will feature a series of interviews with comic book artists and creators going to STAPLE! THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA EXPO (Saturday, March 3rd). Staple is an annual event in Austin Texas to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation, and self-published literature.  In its third year, Staple… David Hopkins 02/22/07 0
The STAPLE! Interviews, part 6: David Crosland This month, my column will feature a series of interviews with comic book artists and creators going to STAPLE! THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA EXPO (Saturday, March 3rd). Staple is an annual event in Austin Texas to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation, and self-published literature.  In its third year, Staple… David Hopkins 02/20/07 0
The STAPLE! Interviews, part 5: Kristian Donaldson This month, my column will feature a series of interviews with comic book artists and creators going to STAPLE! THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA EXPO (Saturday, March 3rd). Staple is an annual event in Austin Texas to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation, and self-published literature.  In its third year, Staple… David Hopkins 02/15/07 0
The STAPLE! Interviews, part 4: Chris Nicholas This month, my column will feature a series of interviews with comic book artists and creators going to STAPLE! THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA EXPO (Saturday, March 3rd). Staple is an annual event in Austin Texas to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation, and self-published literature.  In its third year, Staple… David Hopkins 02/13/07 3 09/01/09
The STAPLE! Interviews, part 3: Danielle Corsetto This month, my column will feature a series of interviews with comic book artists and creators going to STAPLE! THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA EXPO (Saturday, March 3rd). Staple is an annual event in Austin Texas to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation, and self-published literature.  In its third year, Staple… David Hopkins 02/08/07 0
The STAPLE! Interviews, part 2: Dean Haspiel This month, my column will feature a series of interviews with comic book artists and creators going to STAPLE! THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA EXPO (Saturday, March 3rd). Staple is an annual event in Austin Texas to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation, and self-published literature.  In its third year, Staple… David Hopkins 02/06/07 0
The STAPLE! Interviews, part 1: David DeGrand This month, my column will feature a series of interviews with comic book artists and creators going to STAPLE! THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA EXPO (Saturday, March 3rd). Staple is an annual event in Austin Texas to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation, and self-published literature.  In its third year, Staple… David Hopkins 02/01/07 0
From Geek to Freak to Emergency Room This week, instead of my usual ramblings about indie comics, I offer this little story about how I spent last night. Since it involves reality television, I figure it still falls within the scope of “Pop Syndicate.” If not, wait a week, and I’ll be writing about comics again. Okay.… David Hopkins 01/18/07 0
The Lonely Genius Last November, Fanboy Radio scored a rare interview with Alan Moore for episode #349. If you missed it, stop reading this column (I’ll still be here when you return) and listen to it right now. We learn a few things about Alan Moore (…do people even call him by just… David Hopkins 01/12/07 0
The Cover Price, Part Two of Two Two weeks ago, I offered a humble list of “conversation-starters” on the matter of money and indie comics. Here’s a continuation of my list. 6. Stop blaming the quality. When retailers and publishers have had trouble selling their small press/independent/alternative comics, I have overheard the occasional gripe about the quality… David Hopkins 01/03/07 0
The Cover Price, Part One of Two This is the time of year, when our President tells the American people to keep shopping in order to help boost our economy. Yep, going to the mall is patriotic. All the while, every year, people sink deeper and deeper into debt, because they spend beyond their means. Even if… David Hopkins 12/22/06 0
Internet Killed the Comic Book Star Oh crap. Are you still reading this column? This marks the 22nd installment of my column Beneath the Underdog. So far, I’ve pondered Will Eisner versus Stan Lee, played chess with Scott McCloud, explored the insane dedication of comic book creators, previewed the Eisner Awards, honored the up and coming… David Hopkins 12/14/06 0
Joining a Fan Club As a kid, I was a joiner. Always starting one club after another, I had a bike club, a tree climbing club, a G.I. Joe club, an X-Men fight club. (We used to pretend we were X-Men characters and beat each other up. The club ended abruptly one day, when… David Hopkins 12/07/06 0
Interviewing My Friends, Part 4: Josh Howard For the last installment of the “interviewing my friends” series, I talk with Josh Howard, creator of Dead@17, Black Harvest, and the Lost Books of Eve, and a really nice guy. DAVID HOPKINS: To make this official, for the record, you acknowledge our friendship and all that it implies? I’m… David Hopkins 11/23/06 0
Interviewing My Friends, Part 3: Brent Schoonover This week, I talk with my friend Brent Schoonover, the artist for Horrorwood. DAVID HOPKINS: To make this official, for the record, you acknowledge our friendship and all that it implies? I’m interviewing you as my friend and thus I probably know more about you than the average idiot with… David Hopkins 11/16/06 0
Interviewing My Friends, Part 2: Wes Molebash Today, I’m talking with my friend and web comic creator, Wes Molebash. His daily comic strip You’ll Have That! is featured on the Viper Comics website. Viper is releasing a second volume of his collected strips soon. DAVID HOPKINS: To make this official, for the record, you acknowledge our friendship… David Hopkins 11/09/06 0
Interviewing My Friends, Part 1: Scott Hinze Without much in the way of preface, this is a conversation with my friend Scott Hinze, the creator, host, producer of the Fanboy Radio. DAVID HOPKINS: To make this official, for the record, you acknowledge our friendship and all that it implies? I’m interviewing you as my friend and thus… David Hopkins 11/02/06 1 05/29/09
A Critical Look at the Critics, part three of three The panel discussion continues with one more question for Ken Lowery of the Ringwood blog, Eric Lindberg of Broken Frontier, Andrea Speed of Comixtreme, Randy Lander of his Comic Pants blog and formerly the Fourth Rail, and Johanna Draper Carlson of her Comics Worth Reading blog. What’s your hope for… David Hopkins 10/26/06 0
A Critical Look at the Critics, part two of three We continue our panel discussion on comic book journalism with these five comic book online reviewers – Ken Lowery of the Ringwood blog, Eric Lindberg of Broken Frontier, Andrea Speed of Comixtreme, Randy Lander of his Comic Pants blog and formerly the Fourth Rail, and Johanna Draper Carlson of her… David Hopkins 10/19/06 0
A Critical Look at the Critics, part one of three Originally printed in the FW Weekly on September 20, 2006 by Kultur: “The problem with most comic books and graphic novels is that most if not all of them are pretty poorly written. Obviously, I haven’t read every title ever published, but I have been through enough to make a… David Hopkins 10/12/06 0
24 hours vs. 10 years This Saturday, October 7th, marks another 24 hour comic book day. The date was moved from late April due to retailer conflicts with the Free Comic Book Day the following weekend. While it certainly made for a holy week of comic book goodness, I can understand needing to spread out… David Hopkins 10/05/06 0
The It List, Part Five of Five And finally: the top five independent/small press/alternative comic book creators you should be keeping an eye on for the next year. These people have got it. Whatever “it” is. I guess from my own perspective—the people on this list are not only talented, but they are producing the kind of… David Hopkins 09/28/06 0
The It List, Part Four of Five The list continues, and we’re now at the top ten comic book creators to keep your eye on for 2006 and 2007. No more pet favorites. This is the no-nonsense-I’ll-debate-it-until-I-die best of the best. 10. Harvey Pekar He’s back, and he’s grumpier than ever. Kinda. Actually, he hasn’t gotten any… David Hopkins 09/21/06 0
The It List, Part Three of Five And the list continues. 15. Brian Wood (last year at #7) After finishing Demo, Brian started into DMZ (DC’s Vertigo imprint), Local (Oni Press), The Tourist (Image), and Supermarket (IDW). This year has been his most successful, and possibly the busiest. He’s writing some great stories, staying true to his… David Hopkins 09/14/06 0
Do It for the Diva The comic book industry is a strange inbred community of sociopaths and insomniacs. It’s a good ole boys club of talented people who waste their careers writing power fantasies, reinforcing sexist images of women and incapable of telling stories outside their own isolated culture. I’m not trying to be ironic… David Hopkins 09/06/06 0
The It List, Part Two of Five And I’m back! Missed me, didn’t you? Sorry for the delay. All my sad excuses are posted on the Pop Syndicate forum. Let’s get straight to the list, a top 20 countdown of the independent, small press, and alternative creators you should be keeping up with. Shame on you if… David Hopkins 09/01/06 0
The It List, Part One of Five Who doesn’t love a good countdown? Hasn’t High Fidelity taught us that life can be better managed in a series of top five lists? Of course. Wizard magazine has their monthly top ten writers, top ten artists, and their hot list for comics. Diamond releases a monthly top 100 list.… David Hopkins 08/17/06 0
In Defense of Mr. Nice Guy Can we all agree that being nice has never been cool? Niceness is largely seen as a quality for the weak. Losers are nice. Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall) in The Breakfast Club was nice. Not surprisingly, at the end of the movie, he’s the only guy without a girlfriend.… David Hopkins 08/10/06 0
The Inconvenient Graphic Novel I really hate it when a newspaper does an article on a comic book or a particular local retailer, and the headline immediately, predictably, makes use of the same old onomatopoeia (yes, I had to look up the word in order to spell it correctly). “Biff! Pow! Bang! Second Chance… David Hopkins 08/03/06 0
Gray Horses and Salamander Dreams “When I first discovered Hope’s work through Girl-a-matic, I knew I was looking at one of the brightest comic artists on the scene.  What I didn’t expect was how wonderfully prolific she would be. With this much talent and work ethic, it’s going to be difficult for the world not… David Hopkins 07/27/06 0
Eisner Awards Preview The18th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are tomorrow night. I will be there. No denying it: I’m a big geek for awards shows. And especially when you have one for comics? Hell yeah. This year, they even allowed me to vote. “As for me, I am in pursuit of… David Hopkins 07/20/06 0
Uncompromised, inadequately compensated “Rebel Unicorn.  I swear I’m going to make this book happen.” - Paul Maybury, http://www.deliciousbrains.com Sometimes, I feel a little guilty when I read a graphic novel. Craig Thompson spent four years working on Blankets. I read it in a few hours. Jeff Smith worked on Bone for approximately thirteen… David Hopkins 07/13/06 0
Everything that has nothing to do with Marvel or DC “If the comic book industry were a person, some days, I’d kick it in the crotch.”—from an e-mail I sent to Jason Burns, assistant publisher of Viper Comics, on June 2, 2006 My first year to attend Comic Con International in San Diego, I had the opportunity to either meet… David Hopkins 07/06/06 0
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