Romance Comic News: Golden Age Comic Downloads Reincarnated

Following its year (at least) of server problems, the UK's Golden Age Comic Downloads site, the world's #1 source of public domain golden age comic scans has been reincarnated as the Digital Comic Museum, and you'll be relieved to know that it functions normally.

Romance Comic News: Dick Giordano Passes Away

John Lustig posted on the Yahoo Romance Comics Group that Dick Giordano left this world 10 days ago. John linked to his 2001 interview with Mr. Giordano, which is a great read and gives some nice background on his involvement with romance comics. So I'm just putting the link here as well in case anyone seeing this blog would also like to read it. Thanks John: John Lustig Interview With Dick Giordano

My Comic Valentine Vol. 2 Opens Feb 11

Playwright Lane Pianta sent this info to the Yahoo Romance Comics discussion group regarding a new production based again on golden age romance comics! So if you happen to be in DC at the right time:

With heart on sleeve and tongue in cheek,

My Comic Valentine:

A Comic Book for the Stage, VOL. 2!

makes the perfect date for couples or anyone

who wants to celebrate the holiday of romance.

Utilizing actual comic book stories from the 1950s, My Comic Valentine, Vol. 2! explores the primal dynamics of love, romance and sexuality against the backdrop of mid-20^th century American culture.  Challenging the conservative stereotypes and affirming universal truths in the never-ending search for true love, MCV2 brings heart, humor and sheer pre-code hotness to DCAC in Adams Morgan Thursday, 2/11 to Sunday 2/14, 2010.  A living comic book with all the elements, from cover to cover including the ads and letters, MCV2 celebrates the passions, problems and perplexities of love from the Golden Age to today!

February 11-14, 2010

2/11 – 7:30pm

2/12 – 10pm

2/13 – 10pm

2/14 – 3pm & 7:30pm

TICKET PRICES:  General - $17, DCAC Members - $12

Proud to present at the

District of Columbia Arts Center

2438 18^th Street NW, Washington DC

For reservations call 202.462.7833

15% of all profits will go to the H.E.R.O. Initiative, a charitable organization that supports aging comic-book artists.  Learn more at www.heroinitiative.org

http://www.dcartscenter.org/event.htm#Theater

Romance Comic News

Something far out that came to my attention a couple of days ago. Apparently golden age romance comics have been adapted for the stage in a show that ran last year in DC. The genius responsible for this brilliant idea was one Lane Pianta. Here's a few links that give you the gist of what went down.

http://www.banishedproductions.org/comic-release.pdf

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/05/AR2009020500954.html

http://www.banishedproductions.org/pastwork-valentine.html

Definitely something I'd go and see!