Big Planet Comics http://www.bigplanetcomics.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:57:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Dean Trippe’s Open Letter to Maryland State Senator Nancy King http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/dean-trippes-open-letter-to-maryland-state-senator-nancy-king http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/dean-trippes-open-letter-to-maryland-state-senator-nancy-king#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:57:08 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=603 Click through to read Dean Trippe’s reaction to State Senator Nancy King’s anti-comics campaign for education.

]]> http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/dean-trippes-open-letter-to-maryland-state-senator-nancy-king/feed 0 Tamara Drewe Opens Soon in UK! Not Sure When It’s Coming to the USA…. http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/tamara-drewe-opens-soon-in-uk-not-sure-when-its-coming-to-the-usa http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/tamara-drewe-opens-soon-in-uk-not-sure-when-its-coming-to-the-usa#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:50:52 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=599 Indie comics sensation Tamara Drewe has been made into a film and it’s about to hit theaters in the UK pretty soon. I’m sure we’ll at least get it on DVD over here, right?

Click above to see the trailer!http://www.beehivecity.com/film/preview-gemma-arterton-squeezes-in-to-tamara-drewes-shorts8743/

]]> http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/tamara-drewe-opens-soon-in-uk-not-sure-when-its-coming-to-the-usa/feed 0 Vanity Fair Says “Go and Pay to See Scott Pilgrim Right Now”! http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/vanity-fair-says-go-and-pay-to-see-scott-pilgrim-right-now http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/vanity-fair-says-go-and-pay-to-see-scott-pilgrim-right-now#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:47:24 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=593 And we agree! They bring up a good point. With the summer movies being such a disappointment this year, why don’t we all go see something  that “is definitely not stale, trite, or cliche.” Click above to read the rest of the article!

Click here to read the Vanity Fair article!

]]> http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/vanity-fair-says-go-and-pay-to-see-scott-pilgrim-right-now/feed 0 New Six Minute DC Universe Online Trailer! http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/new-six-minute-dc-universe-online-trailer http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/new-six-minute-dc-universe-online-trailer#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=585

Have you ever wanted to step into the colorful boots of your favorite superheroes? Well, this November, you’ll have the chance in DC Universe Online. I know November is a long way away, though, so check out the new trailer right here and right now!

]]> http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/new-six-minute-dc-universe-online-trailer/feed 0 Harvey Pekar Out-Takes From Jeff Smith Documentary “The Cartoonist” http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/harvey-pekar-out-takes-from-jeff-smith-documentary-the-cartoonist http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/harvey-pekar-out-takes-from-jeff-smith-documentary-the-cartoonist#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:15:37 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=576 From Boneville.com: “Ken Mills, the director of the Bone documentary, The Cartoonist, has uploaded a short interview with Harvey Pekar on YouTube. It covers his friendship with Crumb, and Harvey’s views on the potential of comics.”

]]> http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/harvey-pekar-out-takes-from-jeff-smith-documentary-the-cartoonist/feed 0 Building Reading Skills Through the Language of Comics http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/building-reading-skills-through-the-language-of-comics http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/building-reading-skills-through-the-language-of-comics#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:42 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=573 While traversing the wild west that is the internet, Greg came across this great article on the the power of comics to help teach kids reading skills!

Click here to read the article!

]]> http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/building-reading-skills-through-the-language-of-comics/feed 0 Get a Free Megamind Comic at Our Georgetown Location! http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/get-a-free-megamind-comic-at-our-georgetown-location http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/get-a-free-megamind-comic-at-our-georgetown-location#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:15:25 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=564 Can’t make it to San Diego? Stop by Big Planet Comics in Georgetown  for your free MEGAMIND Comic Book!!  (first come, first served, while supplies last)

Click the link to see the trailer!

]]> http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/get-a-free-megamind-comic-at-our-georgetown-location/feed 0 New Comics List: July 8, 2010 http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/new-comics-list-july-8-2010 http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/new-comics-list-july-8-2010#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:04:04 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=560

See what came out in our weekly list of new arrivals (and a sneak peek at next week’s comics, too)!

]]> http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/new-comics-list-july-8-2010/feed 0 A Home For Mr. Easter Signing with Brooke A. Allen! http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/a-home-for-mr-easter-signing-with-brooke-a-allen http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/a-home-for-mr-easter-signing-with-brooke-a-allen#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:27:59 +0000 admin http://www.bigplanetcomics.com/?p=553 Thanks to everyone who came out on Sunday, July 4th to meet the author of A Home For Mr. Easter and get a signed copy of the book that the Comics Journal called “a delightful debut from an artist who has a fine grasp of storytelling”!

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See what came out in our weekly list of new arrivals (and a sneak peek at next week’s comics, too)!

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