Fred Van Lente Day
Fred Van Lente Day Chat
This past Tuesday, we celebrated our sixth annual Fred Van Lente Day here at the blog. The man himself, Fred Van Lente, joined me in an online chat about comic book history. We were joined by a number of special guests, including Ryan Dunlavey, Fred’s collaborator on the Comic Book History of Comics (which you [...]
Thanks for Coming Out for the Fred Van Lente Day Chat!
It was great fun, with some surprising special guests like Ryan Dunlavey, Greg Pak and Steve Lieber. A lot of fascinating discussions. I’ll post the transcript soon. I hope everyone had a great Fred Van Lente Day!
Fred Van Lente Day: Fred Van Lente Chat!
Fred and I are chatting about comic book history, a sort of team-up between The Comic Book History of Comics and Comic Book Legends Revealed. Feel free to come join our discussion and ask pertinent questions. We might answer you! Here is the link to the chatroom.
Fred Van Lente Day Announcement: The Comic Book History of Comics From IDW!
Our major Fred Van Lente Day news of the day is that IDW Publishing will be collecting Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey’s great Comic Book Comics mini-series into a collection called The Comic Book History of Comics! Read on for a description of the series an exclusive first look at the cover of the [...]
Fred Van Lente Day: The First Five Pages of Renaissance Chapter 1
Here’s the man himself, Fred Van Lente, letting you know what you need to know about his upcoming project, Renaissance… RENAISSANCE is among the most challenging and ambitious projects I’ve ever attempted, and I’m happy to be joined by triple-threat artist Sarah Oleksyk (Oni’s “Ivy”) on art chores. It’s a story about the intertwined friendships [...]
Happy Fred Van Lente Day!
It’s that special time of year again, that most awesome of holidays, Fred Van Lente Day! In honor of the occasion, we have some previews of an upcoming Van Lente comic series at 9am (Eastern), a first look at the collection for Comic Book Comics at Noon (Eastern) and at 2:30 PM (Eastern), we’ll even [...]
Fred Van Lente Day Chat Transcript!
As Fred Van Lente Day 2010 comes to a close, we have one last treat for you all! The transcript of this year’s Fred Van Lente Day chat with Mr. Fred Van Lente himself! In this year’s Fred Van Lente Day chat, we had a very special guest in Fred’s Chaos War co-writer Greg Pak. [...]
Fred Van Lente Day Gift: Preview of Comic Book Comics #5
In the now-finished Fred Van Lente chat, Fred shared with us all some preview pages of the upcoming Comic Book Comics #5 by Fred and artist Ryan Dunlavey. Check it out here. The book comes out February 6th! Be sure to buy it!
Fred Van Lente Day Chat!
Time for the Fred Van Lente Day chat! Here is the chat room where YOU can talk with the man, the myth, the legend, Fred Van Lente! Remember to JOIN the room after you click on the link!
2010 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar
Every day until Christmas Eve you can click on the respective day on the Advent Calendar to reveal an installment of a Year of Cool Comics devoted to a Cool Christmas Comic Book! You can also click on all previous days on the calendar. Be sure to stop by every day for a cool Christmas [...]
Happy Fred Van Lente Day, Everybody!
It’s that most wonderful time of the year – Fred Van Lente Day! This year, we’ll have a few special Van Lente Day treats for you, including a chat with Mr. Fred Van Lente himself! Come back to the front page of the blog at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern to find the link to the chat [...]
Exclusive Preview Pages from Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1!
Think of it as an early Van Lente Day present, but Marvel thought all of us Van Lente fans here would appreciate an exclusive first look at some preview pages (sans dialogue) from Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1, by writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with art by Reilly Brown. Check it out [...]
And a Partridge With Fred Van Lente!
Thanks so much to Bret Taylor (of Howyadoin Graphics – be sure to check his site out) for the drawing! That just about does it for Fred Van Lente Day 2009, folks! I hope you had fun! And most importantly of all, Happy Fred Van Lente Day!!
Two Curdled Loves…
Warning! Some graphic scenes from Fred Van Lente comics lie beneath the fold!
