Harry Potty in School Library Journal
November 4, 2010 by Michael Petranek
Filed under Papercutz Blog
Happy Thursday! We received a nice review of PAPERCUTZ SLICES #1 from School Library Journal. You can check it out here. You’ve gotta love any review that states “bring on the plungers”! I hope you are having a nice day. It’s rainy in New York but working on comics always makes things seem a bit [...]
Comic-Con Wrap-Up, Smurfs, and Facebook!
October 12, 2010 by Michael Petranek
Filed under Papercutz Blog
Hi There! A big “thank you” to everyone who came out to see us along with Rick Parker, Stefan Petrucha, Maia Kinney-Petrucha, Margo Kinney-Petrucha, Sarah Kinney, Jim Salicrup, and myself at the Papercutz booth at New York Comic-Con 2010! You may have also run into Janice Chiang and other Papercutz contributors. It was fun for [...]
Updated New York Comic-Con Schedule
October 6, 2010 by Michael Petranek
Filed under Papercutz Blog
Papercutz at NEW YORK COMIC-CON and MORE!
October 1, 2010 by Michael Petranek
Filed under Papercutz Blog
Hi There! Associate Editor Michael Petranek here, very excited about this year’s New York Comic Con. We will be at booth #2304 and encourage you to stop by and see our new titles and say hello! Not only that, but Stefan Petrucha and Rick Parker will be signing books at the booth! Here’s our signing [...]
MORE PAPERCUTZ SLICES COVER ART I CAN’T TALK ABOUT
August 21, 2010 by Rick Parker
Filed under Papercutz Blog
WARNING: The following information should be of little value to you. Well, he did it again. After informing me by telephone that Papercutz needed yet ANOTHER cover for a new book they’re publishing next year, the Old Editor, Jim Salicrup, called and described the premise for the next cover in the series we laughingly refer [...]
How Not To Draw a Graphic Novel
August 4, 2010 by Rick Parker
Filed under Papercutz Blog
When Papercutz Editor Jim Salicrup told me earlier this year that he’d chosen me to illustrate Stefan Petrucha’s hilarious new 50-page full-color graphic-novel parody of the Harry Potter series I nearly flipped my wig! I told Salicrup: “No artist could ever do justice to THAT—especially ME!” I immediately hung up the phone and locked myself [...]
Lookin’ Good at Comic Con!
August 3, 2010 by Michael Petranek
Filed under Papercutz Blog, events
Hi Everyone, I felt this was definitely worth sharing. Rick Parker did a little Photoshop work on a picture of me, Terry Nantier and Jim Salicrup at Comic Con. Enjoy! -Michael
LAST MINUTE ALERT!!
July 14, 2010 by Jim Salicrup
Filed under Papercutz Blog
RICK PARKER, the cartoonist famed for illustrating The Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid comics in TALES FROM THE CRYPT #8 will be appearing TODAY at noon to 3:00 PM at Coast City Comics in Downtown Portland, Maine. For more details go to www.coastcitycomics.net/. Rick is an incredible cartoonist and a super-entertaining guy. If you’re [...]
Come See us at Mike Carbo’s New York Comic Book Marketplace this Saturday!
February 25, 2010 by Michael Petranek
Filed under author appearances, events
Hi Everyone! If you’re in the New York City area this weekend, why not stop by Mike Carbo’s Comic Book Marketplace on Saturday? Papercutz Editor-in-Chief Jim Salicrup will be there joined by Rick Parker and Steve Mannion who will be signing copies of TALES FROM THE CRYPT! Check out the website for the Comic Book [...]
Lots of Press and a call to Nancy Drew Fans!
January 25, 2010 by Michael Petranek
Filed under Papercutz Blog
HI EVERYONE! It sure has been a long time since I’ve written, but I will try to make it up to you with a lot of links to some neat stuff going on in the world of Papercutz. 2010 is the 80th anniversary of NANCY DREW and we plan on celebrating in style! If you [...]