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Author: Tyler Chin-Tanner

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Turning Dreams Into Reality: An Inside Look at the Making of the ‘All We Ever Wanted’ Anthology

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • December 14, 2018

All We Ever Wanted is a new anthology that presents a positive vision of the future. Steering clear of the “doom and gloom” the 24 stories are meant to inspire…

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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: The Good Fight – Comics Creators Unite in a Stand Against Hatred, Bigotry and Racism

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • December 5, 2018

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF each week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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New York Comic Con 2018 – A Quick Creator-Focused Stop-Off at NYCC!

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • October 11, 2018

While NYCC is certainly one of the premier comic conventions held each year, it also comes at the end of a very long con season. I’d already exhibited at eight…

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Crowdfunding Corner Extra: Comics Comics #1 – Patton Oswalt and Company Put the Comic in Comics in New Kickstarter Anthology

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • September 12, 2018

Every few weeks we sift through all the dozens of crowdfunding communications we receive here at BF every week to bring you a handful of the more intriguing, exciting, experimental…

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Looking Back on DiNK 2018 – Indie Comics Continue to Shine in Year 3 of this Denver Festival

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 19, 2018

DiNK captures the spirit of indie comics with a well organized, community-based show featuring a variety of guests and filled with plenty of fun activities for fans of all ages….

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Mine! – Looking Back at the Launch of the ComicMix Anthology in Aid of Planned Parenthood at Forbidden Planet New York

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • January 1, 2018

Mine!, the anthology benefiting Planned Parenthood and published by ComicM!x celebrated its launch at Forbidden Planet in New York City this past Saturday, December 30th. Funded through Kickstarter back in August (raising nearly $60k),…

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Lighting the Way for Queer-Focused Pop Culture – A Flame Con 2017 Recap

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • September 4, 2017

Hosted by the Geeks Out organization, the third annual Flame Con was held on August 19th and 20th at the Downtown Brooklyn Marriot. It was open to fans of all…

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Celebrating Its 35th Anniversary Heroes Con Stays True to Its Roots by Honoring Comics, Creators and Community

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • June 22, 2017

While the Heroes Convention (held in Charlotte, NC) may have grown vastly in size over its 35 years of existence, it’s resisted the temptation to expand into larger media or…

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The Art of Spider-Man – Revisiting the Wall-Crawler’s Classic Eras in a Major New Exhibition at New York’s Society of Illustrators

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • June 21, 2017

The largest, most comprehensive exhibition of Spider-Man original artwork is now on display at the Society of Illustrators in New York City and will run until August 6. The exhibit…

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Five Points Festival Brings New Style to NYC Conventions

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • May 25, 2017

There’s certainly no shortage of comic shows in NYC, but with the wide range of interests for con goers these days, from big media to quirky indie press, it’s not…

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Bringing Back Newsprint – Alterna Publisher Peter Simeti Talks About Appealing to New Readers with Old School Production Values

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 18, 2017

Alterna Comics goes retro with their new line of comics by printing on newsprint, distributing to newsstands and rolling back cover prices to $1.50. These days there seems to be…

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Looking Back at Emerald City Comicon 2017 – ECCC Takes Artists to New Heights with an Artist Alley on the Sixth Floor

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • March 9, 2017

After yet another year of rapid growth at Emerald City Comicon that led to some reorganization of the show floor, including moving Artist Alley all the way up to the…

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Covers Album: Tyler Chin-Tanner – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Stan Sakai, Joe Kubert and Trevor Von Eeden & Lynn Varley

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • February 15, 2017

In ‘Covers Album’ each Wednesday we ask comics creators, publishers and commentators to pick three of their favourite comic covers …but with a small twist. One must be chosen for…

Eyecatcher · Features

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25 Years of Image Comics – A Multi-Creator ‘Image Day’ Interview with Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Joe Keatinge, Leila del Duca, Brandon Graham, Sloane Leong and Emi Lenox

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • February 6, 2017

Image Comics celebrated its 25th anniversary this past Wednesday with an event called “Image Day” that saw many of their creators head out to retailers across the globe to meet…

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Dead Inside: John Arcudi Talks About His New Prison-Based Crime Thriller from Dark Horse Comics

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • December 19, 2016

With plenty of experience dealing with the supernatural in the pages of Hellboy’s B.P.R.D. and Rumble, writer John Arcudi sets out to prove that true-to-life thrillers can be just as…

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The Temple of Silence: Uncovering the Work of Herbert Crowley, a Forgotten Genius

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • October 17, 2016

Though he was once considered one of the most promising and influential artists in the early 20th century, Herbert Crowley and his dark, whimsical style of cartooning (which preceded that…

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Broken Frontier Anthology Co-Editor Explores Love & Loss in New Project on Kickstarter

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • October 11, 2016

“Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you get burned.” This is the theme of the new anthology, Loved & Lost, collecting 9 stories about imperfect romance, now funding on Kickstarter. I’m…

Eyecatcher · Features

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She’s No Angel: Janet Harvey, Megan Levens and Nick Filardi Discuss Their New Noir Crime Series, ‘Angel City’

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • September 9, 2016

In the opening story arc of their new series, the creators of Angel City peel back the glamorous facade of 1930s Hollywood to expose the dark underworld beneath. It’s a…

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