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#StayHome with Sequart

Mike Phillips — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:25:50 +0000

We know the current crisis is taxing for everyone, and we all could use a little joy while we stay home. Sequart would like to help, in our own small way. So beginning this Wednesday,… [more]

Clark Bint on Frank at Home on the Farm #3

Mike Phillips — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:00:58 +0000

Frank at Home on the Farm #3" title="Clark Bint on Frank at Home on the Farm #3" style="float:left;" />Frank at Home on the Farm is a wild and unique book from publisher Mad Robot Comics. Created by writer Jordan Thomas and artist Clark Bint, Frank is a psychological horror mystery set in a 1920s… [more]

Bulent Hasan on Black Project

Mike Phillips — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:13:00 +0000

Black Project" title="Bulent Hasan on Black Project" style="float:left;" />Black Project is an upcoming comic by Bulent Hasan currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo. PHILLIPS: What inspired you to enter the indie comics arena? HASAN: I’ve been a comic book fan all my life, and to… [more]

Tony McMillen on Serious Creatures

Mike Phillips — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:19:45 +0000

Serious Creatures" title="Tony McMillen on Serious Creatures" style="float:left;" />Recently, Sequart sat down with Tony McMillen to chat about his new comics series Serious Creatures. He talks about the comic itself, his ‘70s & ‘80s horror movie effects influences, his early Image Comics &… [more]

Beehive Books Celebrates Trailblazing Feminist Painter Artemisia Gentileschi in New Kickstarter

Mike Phillips — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 18:21:21 +0000

PRESS RELEASE: Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Rubens; these old masters are celebrated historical figures and household names. But there was one among their number — a woman who created Baroque masterpieces when she was just a teenager… [more]

Jordan Thomas on Kickstarting and Frank at Home on the Farm #2

Mike Phillips — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:36:10 +0000

Frank at Home on the Farm #2" title="Jordan Thomas on Kickstarting and Frank at Home on the Farm #2" style="float:left;" />Frank at Home on the Farm is a wild and unique new book from publisher Mad Robot Comics. Created by writer Jordan Thomas and artist Clark Bint, Frank is a psychological horror mystery set in a… [more]

Jordan Thomas on Frank at Home on the Farm #1

Mike Phillips — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 14:46:30 +0000

Frank at Home on the Farm #1" title="Jordan Thomas on Frank at Home on the Farm #1" style="float:left;" />Frank at Home on the Farm is a wild and unique new book from publisher Mad Robot Comics. Created by writer Jordan Thomas and artist Clark Bint, Frank is a psychological horror mystery set in… [more]

Help Sequart by Shopping at Amazon

Mike Phillips — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 14:00:23 +0000

Do you shop at Amazon? If so, there’s a way for you to do your normal shopping at Amazon and support Sequart at the same time at no additional cost to you. (Simply put, Amazon will pay us… [more]

Spotlight on Alan Moore

Mike Phillips — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 01:50:54 +0000

Here at Sequart, we’ve published dozens of books and movies. Today, we thought we’d tell you about a couple that address comics legend Alan Moore. Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen, edited by Richard Bensam, examines Watchmen… [more]

Spotlight on Daredevil

Mike Phillips — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:00:03 +0000

In time for the debut of Daredevil season 3 on Netflix, we want to remind you about our book The Devil is in the Details: Examining Matt Murdock and Daredevil, edited by indy comics phenom Ryan K.… [more]

Spotlight on Green Arrow

Mike Phillips — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 11:00:59 +0000

In time for this week’s debut of Arrow season 7, we want to remind you about our book Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow, by Richard Gray, covering all aspects of the archer’s history.… [more]

Spotlight on the Legion of Super-Heroes

Mike Phillips — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 23:13:50 +0000

Just in time for the debut of Supergirl season 4 (on which the Legion of Super-Heroes will debut TV’s first trans super-heroine), Sequart would like to remind you of its big book on the Legion, Teenagers from… [more]

An Open Letter to Guys

Mike Phillips — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:50:37 +0000

Editor’s Note: The author of this piece requested anonymity. Dear Guys, It sucks being a woman these days. I am a straight, cisgender, white woman, and there is not a day that goes by that… [more]

Spotlight on Classics on Infinite Earths

Mike Phillips — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:48:57 +0000

Classics on Infinite Earths" title="Spotlight on Classics on Infinite Earths" style="float:left;" />With DC expanding its movie and TV offerings, we thought we’d remind you about our big book on the Justice League and DC’s universe-wide crossovers, written by Julian Darius. In this series, acclaimed comics scholar… [more]

Two Sequart Products Spotlighting Comics History

Mike Phillips — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:00:41 +0000

Most Sequart books and movies address some aspect of comics history, but the two releases below are especially designed to investigate and further our understanding of the history of this medium we love. The British… [more]

Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods is Now Free on YouTube

Mike Phillips — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 01:00:28 +0000

Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods is Now Free on YouTube" title="Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods is Now Free on YouTube" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that their feature-length documentary Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods is now available for free on Sequart’s YouTube channel SequartTV. Grant Morrison is one of the most… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is Now Free on YouTube

Mike Phillips — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:00:49 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is Now Free on YouTube" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is Now Free on YouTube" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that their feature-length documentary Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is now available for free on Sequart’s YouTube channel SequartTV. Captured Ghosts features the most extensive interview ever… [more]

Expanded Version of Chris Claremont’s X-Men Now Available from Amazon Video, iTunes

Mike Phillips — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:00:20 +0000

Chris Claremont’s X-Men Now Available from Amazon Video, iTunes" title="Expanded Version of Chris Claremont’s X-Men Now Available from Amazon Video, iTunes" style="float:left;" />Originally clocking in at 42 minutes, Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that a revised and expanded 70-minute version of Chris Claremont’s X-Men is now available on Amazon Video and iTunes! Chris Claremont… [more]

Two Free Sequart Books Available on Kickstarter!

Mike Phillips — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 20:19:51 +0000

To encourage people to pledge to the new Kickstarter for The Synthetics #1, a fun robot comic, we’re offering two incentives: Everyone who pledges by the end of Tuesday, 23 January, Central U.S. time, will get… [more]

She Makes Comics Now Available to Stream from Netflix

Mike Phillips — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:00:10 +0000

She Makes Comics Now Available to Stream from Netflix" title="She Makes Comics Now Available to Stream from Netflix" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that She Makes Comics is now available to stream from Netflix. Directed by Marisa Stotter, She Makes Comics traces the fascinating history of women in the comics industry.… [more]

Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow in Current Previews Catalog

Mike Phillips — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:00:34 +0000

Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow in Current Previews Catalog" title="Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow in Current Previews Catalog" style="float:left;" />If you like to make your hard-copy purchases through your Local Comics Shop, and you want Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow by Richard Gray, we are pleased to announce that the book… [more]

She Makes Comics Now Available on Amazon VOD and iTunes

Mike Phillips — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:00:47 +0000

She Makes Comics Now Available on Amazon VOD and iTunes" title="She Makes Comics Now Available on Amazon VOD and iTunes" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that She Makes Comics is now available on iTunes, Amazon VOD, and cable VOD. Directed by Marisa Stotter, She Makes Comics traces the fascinating history of women… [more]

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously Now Available on STARZ On Demand

Mike Phillips — Sun, 21 May 2017 13:00:12 +0000

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously Now Available on STARZ On Demand" title="Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously Now Available on STARZ On Demand" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously is now available to watch on STARZ On Demand. (Once you’ve gotten your fill of STARZ’s American Gods, watch the documentary… [more]

The Best There is at What He Does in Current Previews Catalog

Mike Phillips — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 06:01:06 +0000

The Best There is at What He Does in Current Previews Catalog" title="The Best There is at What He Does in Current Previews Catalog" style="float:left;" />If you like to make all of your hard-copy purchases through your Local Comics Shop, and you want The Best There is at What He Does: Examining Chris Claremont’s X-Men (by Jason Powell), we are pleased… [more]

Watch The Image Revolution Free on Amazon Prime Video

Mike Phillips — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:57:05 +0000

The Image Revolution Free on Amazon Prime Video" title="Watch The Image Revolution Free on Amazon Prime Video" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization is pleased to announce that our documentary The Image Revolution is now available to stream for free, if you subscribe to Amazon Prime. Simply click HERE and begin watching! 20 years ago, a… [more]

The British Invasion in Current Previews Catalog

Mike Phillips — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:00:30 +0000

The British Invasion in Current Previews Catalog" title="The British Invasion in Current Previews Catalog" style="float:left;" />If you like to make all of your hard-copy purchases through your Local Comics Shop, and you want The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer… [more]

A Novel Approach to Comic Books

Mike Phillips — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 01:25:46 +0000

Tokyo-based Australian creator Andrez Bergen has two literary books out this year, on top of a continuing stream of comic titles that he both scripts and often illustrates. What makes the back-to-back novels – Bullet… [more]

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously is Now Available on Vimeo for Streaming Pre-Order

Mike Phillips — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:00:16 +0000

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously is Now Available on Vimeo for Streaming Pre-Order" title="Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously is Now Available on Vimeo for Streaming Pre-Order" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that their newest documentary, Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously, has been picked up by Vimeo. The film is now available for pre-order and will be released on… [more]

Ryan K. Lindsay on The Devil is in the Details

Mike Phillips — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:00:02 +0000

The Devil is in the Details" title="Ryan K. Lindsay on The Devil is in the Details" style="float:left;" />As part of its ongoing Patreon campaign, Sequart runs a Book/Movie of the Month Club. Patrons get a digital copy of a Sequart book or movie at the beginning of each month, and they’re invited… [more]

Julian Darius on The Weirdest Sci-Fi Comic Ever Made

Mike Phillips — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:00:19 +0000

The Weirdest Sci-Fi Comic Ever Made" title="Julian Darius on The Weirdest Sci-Fi Comic Ever Made" style="float:left;" />As part of its ongoing Patreon campaign, Sequart runs a Book/Movie of the Month Club. Patrons get a digital copy of a Sequart book or movie at the beginning of each month, and they’re invited… [more]

Thomas J. McLean on Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen

Mike Phillips — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:00:29 +0000

Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen" title="Thomas J. McLean on Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen" style="float:left;" />As part of its ongoing Patreon campaign, Sequart runs a Book/Movie of the Month Club. Patrons get a digital copy of a Sequart book or movie at the beginning of each month, and they’re invited… [more]

Shout! Factory Picks up The Image Revolution for Distribution

Mike Phillips — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:00:35 +0000

The Image Revolution for Distribution" title="Shout! Factory Picks up The Image Revolution for Distribution" style="float:left;" />Sequart is proud to announce that Shout! Factory has picked up our documentary, The Image Revolution, for distribution. We’re very excited to get the film out to a wider audience, and Shout! Factory is a great company… [more]

Information for the Fourth Annual Locust Moon Comics Festival

Mike Phillips — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:00:11 +0000

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The Locust Moon Comic Festival, Philadelphia’s rapidly growing independent comics expo, has announced a star-studded guest list and an expanded slate of programs for its fourth annual event, to be held… [more]

Forrest Helvie on The Adventures of Whiz Bang

Mike Phillips — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:00:49 +0000

The Adventures of Whiz Bang" title="Forrest Helvie on The Adventures of Whiz Bang" style="float:left;" />Sequart: Forrest, I understand you’re running a Kickstarter campaign for an emerging-reader comic book? Forrest Helvie: I am! It’s for my book The Adventures of Whiz Bang: The Boy Robot, and it’s running now through… [more]

She Makes Comics Wins Best Documentary at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival

Mike Phillips — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:00:36 +0000

She Makes Comics Wins Best Documentary at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival" title="She Makes Comics Wins Best Documentary at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival" style="float:left;" />Sequart is proud to announce that our film She Makes Comics won best documentary at the 2015 CCI Independent Film Festival! At the festival, which ran concurrently with the San Diego Comic-Con, She Makes Comics screened… [more]

Richard Bensam on Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen

Mike Phillips — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:00:30 +0000

Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen" title="Richard Bensam on Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen" style="float:left;" />As part of its ongoing Patreon campaign, Sequart runs a Book / Movie of the Month Club. Patrons get a digital copy of a Sequart book or movie at the beginning of each month, and… [more]

Tim Callahan on Grant Morrison: The Early Years

Mike Phillips — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:00:45 +0000

Grant Morrison: The Early Years" title="Tim Callahan on Grant Morrison: The Early Years" style="float:left;" />As part of its ongoing Patreon campaign, Sequart runs a Book / Movie of the Month Club. Patrons get a digital copy of a Sequart book or movie at the beginning of each month, and… [more]

Sequart Releases Classics on Infinite Earths: The Justice League and DC Crossover Canon

Mike Phillips — Mon, 04 May 2015 17:00:28 +0000

Classics on Infinite Earths: The Justice League and DC Crossover Canon" title="Sequart Releases Classics on Infinite Earths: The Justice League and DC Crossover Canon" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization is proud to announce the publication of Classics on Infinite Earths: The Justice League and DC Crossover Canon, by Sequart founder Julian Darius. In this series (which is currently slated as a tetralogy),… [more]

Julian Darius on Improving the Foundations

Mike Phillips — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:00:08 +0000

Improving the Foundations" title="Julian Darius on Improving the Foundations" style="float:left;" />As part of its ongoing Patreon campaign, Sequart runs a Book / Movie of the Month Club. Patrons get a digital copy of a Sequart book or movie at the beginning of each month, and they’re invited… [more]

Sequart Announces Five Books on Star Wars and Planet of the Apes

Mike Phillips — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:45:53 +0000

Sequart Organization is going sci-fi in a big way! With the success of our Star Trek book, we’re proud to announce that work has commenced on three Star Wars books and two Planet of the Apes books. Over… [more]

J. Holder Bennett on the Fandom and Neomedia Studies Conference (FANS)

Mike Phillips — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:00:13 +0000

In addition to writing for Sequart and teaching college history, our writer J. Holder Bennett runs the Fandom and Neomedia Studies (FANS) Association and its FANS Conference. We decided to sit down with him and… [more]

She Makes Comics is Out!

Mike Phillips — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:00:51 +0000

She Makes Comics is Out!" title="She Makes Comics is Out!" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization and Respect! Films are proud to announce the release of their latest documentary, She Makes Comics, a film spanning the history of women in comics as creators, fans, and everything in between. The… [more]

Clips from the She Makes Comics World Premiere Event

Mike Phillips — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 15:00:35 +0000

She Makes Comics World Premiere Event" title="Clips from the She Makes Comics World Premiere Event" style="float:left;" />On 15 November, 2014, Respect Films and Sequart hosted the world premiere of She Makes Comics at Brave New World Comics in Santa Clarita, CA. We screened the documentary for over one hundred attendees and held… [more]

On Jack Kirby’s Bizarre 2001: A Space Odyssey Adaptation and Continuation

Mike Phillips — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:00:55 +0000

2001: A Space Odyssey Adaptation and Continuation" title="On Jack Kirby’s Bizarre 2001: A Space Odyssey Adaptation and Continuation" style="float:left;" />In May 2013, Sequart began its second themed week with Sci-Fi Week. For it, Sequart’s founder, Julian Darius, planned something fairly ambitious: a 12,000-word analysis of Jack Kirby’s wonderfully bizarre adaptation and continuation of 2001:… [more]

Sequart’s Image Documentary Inspires Creator to Pitch Comic to Image (and It was Accepted!)

Mike Phillips — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:00:38 +0000

This is an unorthodox post, but I feel that it’s totally worth sharing, for no other reason than it makes us at Sequart feel good. Below is an email I received from comics creator Otis… [more]

Sequart Organization at San Diego Comic Con 2014

Mike Phillips — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:00:52 +0000

We’re excited to announce that Sequart will have quite a lot going on at this year’s San Diego Comic Con: We’ll be selling Sequart books and movies at our (very first!) SDCC small press table,… [more]

Sequart Releases When Manga Came to America: Super-Hero Revisionism in Mai, the Psychic Girl

Mike Phillips — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:00:56 +0000

When Manga Came to America: Super-Hero Revisionism in Mai, the Psychic Girl" title="Sequart Releases When Manga Came to America: Super-Hero Revisionism in Mai, the Psychic Girl" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization is proud to announce the release of When Manga Came to America: Super-Hero Revisionism in Mai, the Psychic Girl, by Julian Darius. The first manga widely available in English, Mai, the Psychic Girl — written… [more]

Julian Darius Surpasses One Million Words on Sequart.org

Mike Phillips — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:00:38 +0000

In a first for our site, founder Julian Darius’s Sequart.org word count has surpassed one million words! Add to that the books he’s written for Sequart, the pieces he’s contributed to our essay anthologies, and any… [more]

Sequart Officially Releases Chris Claremont X-Men Documentary

Mike Phillips — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:00:09 +0000

Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that our Chris Claremont X-Men documentary is now officially released, including on Vimeo and DVD. Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont’s X-Men offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at… [more]

The Image Revolution to Take a Trip to Seattle

Mike Phillips — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:00:05 +0000

The Image Revolution to Take a Trip to Seattle" title="The Image Revolution to Take a Trip to Seattle" style="float:left;" />Later this month, Sequart’s newest documentary, The Image Revolution, will be featured at a couple of fun Seattle events! On Thursday, March 27th, The Image Revolution will be screened in its entirety at the Grand Illusion Cinema… [more]

F.J. DeSanto on Will Eisner

Mike Phillips — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 22:00:31 +0000

I was speaking with director (and Sequart alum) Patrick Meaney about our Will Eisner Week plans, and he said, “You guys should hit up [Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods and Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts executive… [more]

Sequart’s She Makes Comics Kickstarter Campaign Enters Final Hours

Mike Phillips — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 02:07:46 +0000

She Makes Comics Kickstarter Campaign Enters Final Hours" title="Sequart’s She Makes Comics Kickstarter Campaign Enters Final Hours" style="float:left;" />Firstly, Happy Women’s History Month! We here at Sequart would like to give a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has helped us with our goal to tell the history of women in… [more]

Sequart Announces She Makes Comics Documentary and Kickstarter Campaign

Mike Phillips — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:13:22 +0000

She Makes Comics Documentary and Kickstarter Campaign" title="Sequart Announces She Makes Comics Documentary and Kickstarter Campaign" style="float:left;" />Sequart and Respect Films are proud to simultaneously announce the production of a brand new documentary about the history of women in comics and a Kickstarter campaign to help fund it. She Makes Comics busts… [more]

The Image Revolution to World Premiere at Amazing Arizona Comic Con, Followed by a Q&A with Liefeld, Silvestri, and Kirkman

Mike Phillips — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:00:42 +0000

The Image Revolution to World Premiere at Amazing Arizona Comic Con, Followed by a Q&A with Liefeld, Silvestri, and Kirkman" title="The Image Revolution to World Premiere at Amazing Arizona Comic Con, Followed by a Q&A with Liefeld, Silvestri, and Kirkman" style="float:left;" />Sequart and Respect Films are proud to announce that our documentary, The Image Revolution, will make its world premiere at the Amazing Arizona Comic Con. We’re equally excited to announce that Image founders Rob Liefeld… [more]

The Village Voice Names Sequart’s Curing the Postmodern Blues One of the Year’s Best Graphic Novels

Mike Phillips — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:00:07 +0000

The Village Voice Names Sequart’s Curing the Postmodern Blues One of the Year’s Best Graphic Novels" title="The Village Voice Names Sequart’s Curing the Postmodern Blues One of the Year’s Best Graphic Novels" style="float:left;" />Even though Curing the Postmodern Blues: Reading Grant Morrison and Chris Weston’s The Filth in the 21st Century isn’t a graphic novel, the legendary taste-making newspaper The Village Voice named it one of the best… [more]

Latino Review Praises The Image Revolution

Mike Phillips — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 03:20:57 +0000

The Image Revolution" title="Latino Review Praises The Image Revolution" style="float:left;" />The movie and pop-culture site Latino Review has just published a really favorable review of our new documentary, The Image Revolution. The review, written by El Mayimbe, had some very flattering things to say about… [more]

It’s Thor Week on Sequart!

Mike Phillips — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 12:00:11 +0000

To celebrate this week’s release of Thor: The Dark World, we’ll be running Thor-related posts all week long. This is Sequart’s fourth themed week. Past themed weeks here at Sequart include: Superman Week (beginning Monday,… [more]

Dean Trippe on the Autobiographical Something Terrible

Mike Phillips — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 20:00:07 +0000

Something Terrible" title="Dean Trippe on the Autobiographical Something Terrible" style="float:left;" />I don’t do much writing for Sequart. Most of what I do here is behind the scenes. (I edit the books and produce the documentaries.) However, every once in a long while, something moves me… [more]

Ryan McLelland’s Your Indy Weekly is Coming to Sequart

Mike Phillips — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:00:20 +0000

Ryan McLelland’s review column Your Indy Weekly is coming to Sequart, and it wants your indy books! A staple at Newsarama for years, Your Indy Weekly is relaunching here at Sequart in just a few… [more]

Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont’s X-Men Documentary to Premiere (for Free) at Columbia University, with Chris Claremont Q&A to Follow

Mike Phillips — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 20:00:30 +0000

Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont’s X-Men Documentary to Premiere (for Free) at Columbia University, with Chris Claremont Q&A to Follow" title="Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont’s X-Men Documentary to Premiere (for Free) at Columbia University, with Chris Claremont Q&A to Follow" style="float:left;" />Sequart Research & Literacy Organization, in conjunction with Columbia University, is proud to announce the (completely free-of-charge) film premiere of Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont’s X-Men, including a Q&A with Chris Claremont. On Monday, October… [more]

Sequart Releases Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews

Mike Phillips — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:00:21 +0000

Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews" title="Sequart Releases Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews" style="float:left;" />Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to publish Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews. In 2010 and 2011, legendary comic-book creator Warren Ellis sat down over several days to film career-spanning interviews for the… [more]

Sequart Releases Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization

Mike Phillips — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:57:49 +0000

Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization" title="Sequart Releases Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization" style="float:left;" />Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to release Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization, a book co-authored by Kevin Thurman and Julian Darius. Through works like Transmetropolitan, Planetary, and The Authority, Warren… [more]

Kevin Smith Discusses Sequart’s And the Universe So Big

Mike Phillips — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:00:57 +0000

And the Universe So Big" title="Kevin Smith Discusses Sequart’s And the Universe So Big" style="float:left;" />On Kevin Smith’s new episode of his Fatman on Batman podcast, he opens by recapping the controversy over the previous episode’s discussion with Grant Morrison on Batman: The Killing Joke‘s ending. Smith also discusses Julian Darius’s… [more]

Julian Darius on The Killing Joke

Mike Phillips — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:00:11 +0000

The Killing Joke" title="Julian Darius on The Killing Joke" style="float:left;" />In this video, Julian Darius discusses his theory about what happens at the end of Batman: The Killing Joke. For more on Julian’s theory, check out the Bleeding Cool story on it. And of course, you… [more]

Sequart Releases Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan

Mike Phillips — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:00:03 +0000

Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan" title="Sequart Releases Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan" style="float:left;" />Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to announce the release of Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan, edited by Chad Nevett. Published in 1997-2002, Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson’s Transmetropolitan… [more]

Sequart’s 2013 San Diego Comic-Con Panel

Mike Phillips — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:00:42 +0000

Sequart is proud to announce its 2013 San Diego Comic-Con panel, Sequart: Advancing Comics as Art. On Thursday, 18 July, from 1:30pm to 2:30pm in room 24ABC, the Sequart crew is going to show off new… [more]

Sequart’s Next Documentary Film Subject is Neil Gaiman!

Mike Phillips — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:38:37 +0000

Sequart Research & Literacy Organization, in conjunction with Respect! Films, is honored and proud to announce that author Neil Gaiman will be the next subject in its expanding line of comics-centric documentaries. In the tradition… [more]

Two New Interviews with Julian Darius, on Sequart and the Comics Medium

Mike Phillips — Sat, 04 May 2013 05:01:57 +0000

Sequart founder Dr. Julian Darius has done two recent interviews about Sequart and the medium of comics. In an interview with JC Thomas, Julian Darius discusses the medium of comics, whether it can be considered… [more]

Sequart Announces Two New Books

Mike Phillips — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:00:27 +0000

Sequart is proud to announce two new books: Logan Ludwig’s Moving Panels: Translating Comics to Film and Julian Darius’s This Lightning, This Madness: Understanding Alan Moore’s Miracleman, Book One. Moving Panels explores the differences between… [more]

Announcing Sequart’s Singles Program

Mike Phillips — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 12:00:50 +0000

Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to announce its new singles program with three new releases. Sequart singles are short books — under 100 pages. They’re bite-sized bunches of comics criticism, yet long enough… [more]

Sequart at New York Comic Con

Mike Phillips — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:00:31 +0000

While Sequart hasn’t had a table at NYCC for the last couple of years, we’ll have a pretty solid presence at the panels on Thursday. First and foremost, we’re proud to announce our main panel,… [more]

Sequart Debuts First Live-Action Trailer for Image Documentary

Mike Phillips — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:19:40 +0000

Over on our Image documentary’s Kickstarter page, we’ve debuted the film’s first live-action trailer. This new trailer highlights some of the maverick company’s founders, including Marc Silvestri, Todd McFarlane, and Jim Valentino. The Image Revolution will… [more]

Sequart Announces Next Documentary, The Image Revolution

Mike Phillips — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:30:54 +0000

The Image Revolution" title="Sequart Announces Next Documentary, The Image Revolution" style="float:left;" />We are proud to announce our upcoming documentary about the history of Image Comics!The Image Revolution will examine one of the most important and daring moves in modern comic book history: Twenty years ago, a… [more]

The Captured Ghosts Movie Tour Rages On!

Mike Phillips — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:44 +0000

Captured Ghosts Movie Tour Rages On!" title="The Captured Ghosts Movie Tour Rages On!" style="float:left;" />After a successful premiere at the Napa Valley Film Festival, Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is now screening worldwide! If you’re a fan of Warren Ellis and live within driving distance of any of the below… [more]

Sequart’s Chris Claremont Documentary Adds New Kickstarter Rewards

Mike Phillips — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:00:20 +0000

Sequart & Respect’s Chris Claremont Kickstarter campaign has entered its final days, and two exciting donation reward levels have been added: Would you like to ask Chris Claremont a question and have it possibly end… [more]

Warren Ellis to Participate in Q&A before U.K. Premiere of Captured Ghosts

Mike Phillips — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:00:37 +0000

Captured Ghosts" title="Warren Ellis to Participate in Q&A before U.K. Premiere of Captured Ghosts" style="float:left;" />On Saturday, 12 November, Warren Ellis will appear at the U.K. premiere of Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, our feature-length documentary film about his work and its vision of the future. He will also participate in a conversation… [more]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts to Make Its World Premiere at Napa Valley Film Festival

Mike Phillips — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:00:16 +0000

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts to Make Its World Premiere at Napa Valley Film Festival" title="Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts to Make Its World Premiere at Napa Valley Film Festival" style="float:left;" />Our documentary film Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts will make its world premiere on Friday, 11 November as an official selection at the inaugural Napa Valley Film Festival, alongside the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo and gala screenings of Alexander Payne’s The… [more]

Captured Ghosts Advance Screening During NYCC

Mike Phillips — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:30:50 +0000

Captured Ghosts Advance Screening During NYCC" title="Captured Ghosts Advance Screening During NYCC" style="float:left;" />Sequart and Respect! Films are proud to announce a special New York Comic Con screening of Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts at the downtown theater Cinema Village (22 E. 12th St. NYC 10003, ph# 212.924.3363) on Friday, 14 October, at… [more]

Watch Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods for Free on Hulu

Mike Phillips — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:00:36 +0000

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Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods Hits Cable on Demand

Mike Phillips — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:57:01 +0000

Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods Hits Cable on Demand" title="Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods Hits Cable on Demand" style="float:left;" />We’re happy to announce that, starting 11 July, the following cable providers will have Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods available for video-on-demand rental: Verizon FiOs Charter AT&T U-Verse Rogers (Canada) Dish Mediacom Cogeco (Canada) Eastlink… [more]

Come to the Baltimore Comic-Con and Pitch Your Book to Sequart

Mike Phillips — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:00:27 +0000

Want to hang out with comic book royalty? Well, you can meet up with Sequart’s Mike Phillips at the Baltimore Comic-Con to discuss how cool that would be. But seriously folks, as you may know,… [more]

Jay Faerber on His New Image book, Dynamo 5

Mike Phillips — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:00:50 +0000

Dynamo 5" title="Jay Faerber on His New Image book, Dynamo 5" style="float:left;" />Coming in March is the second ongoing Image book from Jay Faerber, Dynamo 5. Imagine a world where Earth’s greatest superhero had fathered a bunch of illegitimate super-powered children. That superhero, Captain Dynamo, has been recently… [more]

Josh Roberts on ComicSpace.com’s Launch

Mike Phillips — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:00:22 +0000

Not even a week ago, OnlineComics.net owner Josh Roberts launched ComicSpace.com, a MySpace-like website for comic book fans and creators. As of this writing, the site already has 3,500 members, and it is growing at… [more]

The Super Naturals #1: Premise and Promise

Mike Phillips — Fri, 26 May 2006 16:36:34 +0000

The Super Naturals #1: Premise and Promise" title="The Super Naturals #1: Premise and Promise" style="float:left;" />Book: The Super Naturals #1 Writer: Toney Tapia Pencils / Inks: Jamie Biggs Colors: Lawrence Basso You’re the main character, and you don’t have any superpowers, but everyone else does. To the reader, you look… [more]

Samuel Vera on DIY Publishing and CrazeeComics

Mike Phillips — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:00:17 +0000

Samuel Vera contacted Sequart in an effort to get some exposure for his young comic book company, CrazeeComics (crazeecomics.com). Why put it so bluntly? Because his company is doing what only a handful of companies… [more]

Art Thibert and Rich Birdsall on Chrono Mechanics Silver

Mike Phillips — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:00:49 +0000

Chrono Mechanics Silver" title="Art Thibert and Rich Birdsall on Chrono Mechanics Silver" style="float:left;" />Almost a year ago, we interviewed Art Thibert about his graphic novel Chrono Mechanics (co-written with Rich Birdsall). The book detailed the first adventure for a group of four very different characters (human and otherwise), brought… [more]

Fall of the Mutants, Part 3

Mike Phillips — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:18:26 +0000

Fall of the Mutants, Part 3" title="Fall of the Mutants, Part 3" style="float:left;" />Well, we made it. Here’s the last part of Fall of the Mutants and let me just say, “Whew! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!” In other words, this “crossover” was… [more]

Fall of the Mutants, Part 2

Mike Phillips — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:35:55 +0000

Fall of the Mutants, Part 2" title="Fall of the Mutants, Part 2" style="float:left;" />In the debut article, we examined the first third of Marvel’s Fall of the Mutants, a crossover from the late 80s that tried to shake up the status quo of the participating X-titles. This week,… [more]

Fall of the Mutants, Part 1

Mike Phillips — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:28:46 +0000

Fall of the Mutants, Part 1" title="Fall of the Mutants, Part 1" style="float:left;" />The quest is a simple one: There are a lot of crossovers out there for you to dive into, and Sequart is going to try to steer you toward the better ones. Welcome to a… [more]

Wizard World Philly: Sequart.com on Parade

Mike Phillips — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:08:40 +0000

It’s good to be back on the Blotter. It will be a little different this time, though, because we are the news for once! I’ll begin at the beginning. My buddy Sri and I, computer… [more]

Art Thibert on Chrono Mechanics

Mike Phillips — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 18:00:02 +0000

Chrono Mechanics" title="Art Thibert on Chrono Mechanics" style="float:left;" />Art Thibert has recently penciled, inked, and co-written a new comic from Image and Hack Shack studios called Chrono Mechanics. It’s the story of four very different personalities (human and otherwise) that have been brought together… [more]

The Lady Death Shuffle

Mike Phillips — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:06:05 +0000

Lady Death is getting ready to settle into yet another home when Avatar begins publishing the title later this year. Avatar will be the third publisher for the character, created by Brian Pulido. After Pulido’s… [more]

The Last Comics Blotter

Mike Phillips — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:02:15 +0000

Comics Lit Spotlight in New York Times MagazineIf you are already a member or you don’t mind registering with the online version of New York Times Magazine, there is a great article by Charles McGrath… [more]

Your Weekly Blotter Fix

Mike Phillips — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:53:53 +0000

Dabel Brothers and Devil’s Due Having a Bit of a TiffThe comic book industry is just a reality show waiting to happen. CrossGen can breathe a momentary sigh of relief as Dabel Bros. and Devil’s… [more]

Comics News Unlimited

Mike Phillips — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:48:42 +0000

Harvey ResultsThe big winners at this year’s Harvey Awards were Drawn & Quarterly, Fantagraphics, DC, and Craig Thompson. D&Q won five Harveys including Best Writer (Chester Brown) and Best Colorist (Chris Ware). Fantagraphics brought home… [more]

CrossGen, Austen, 2099, More

Mike Phillips — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:44:05 +0000

The Final Chapter? If you didn’t see this coming then I have taught you nothing. It’s no surprise that CrossGen has filed for bankruptcy. The company’s debt has risen to around $3.5 million and that… [more]

Moore, CrossGen, and News Blips

Mike Phillips — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:34:26 +0000

Moore LoveIn 1988 Alan Moore wrote an epic poem about the history of gay culture entitled The Mirror of Love. Now, 16 years later, Top Shelf has just released a beautiful edition of the epic.… [more]

Comics Publicity, Peter David, and More

Mike Phillips — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:27:12 +0000

In a nice little bit of comic book public relations, I heard Terry Gross’s interview with Steven T. Seagle this past Wednesday on National Public Radio. Seagle, writer of such Vertigo titles as Sandman Mystery… [more]

Another Week, Another Blotter

Mike Phillips — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:19:52 +0000

News Blips In a depressing update to the Stormwatch news posted here last week, Rich Johnston is reporting that Stormwatch: Team Achilles is not going to release issue #24 at all. According to the report,… [more]

The New Blotter

Mike Phillips — Fri, 28 May 2004 14:08:33 +0000

Hello. My name is Mike Phillips. I’m the new Blotter guy and I am very excited to Blot. No kidding. As I finished reading the e-mail from Julian saying, “Welcome aboard,” I caught myself pumping… [more]