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Bob Fingerman is the creator of the slice-of-cartoonist-life comic book Minimum Wage, which ran from 1995 until 1999, published by Fantagraphics The series came to a conclusion in an open-ended way, and so in 2013, when Image Comics collected the 10 issues of the comic in remastered form, he also brought back the comic for[...]

Yesterday, comic book retailer Ryan Higgins of Comics Conspiracy of Sunnyvale, California posted the following tweet, adding to the debate about the US minimum wage levels He wrote; Want to see a store with a $16.30 minimum wage? It's my store Get the f-ck out of here that billion-dollar corporations can't afford $15. With the following photo[...]

We know that DC Comics/Vertigo has been asking for comic books that can be more easily translated into relatively lower budget television programmes. But if that's the market, there's one comic book that's just sitting there, waiting to make that journey. Bob Fingerman's Minimum Wage has been published on and off over the last decade and change, most[...]

In the most recent issue of Bob Fingerman's Minimum Wage, we get the news of a third Minimum Wage series for 2016. It was at the end of a colourful departure for the series, usually in black-and-white with a blue wash, telling the day-to-day awkward life of a cartoonist trapped working in porn, and measuring the[...]

His store in San Francisco isn't the biggest, but as a figure, he launched a class action suit on behalf of comic retailers against Marvel Comics, beat them, and ended up causing the current FOC system at Diamond Comic Distributors. And that's just for starters. But where the direct market didn't beat him, it's possible that the[...]

On February 2nd, the blog for Borderlands Book Store in San Francisco posted In November, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly passed a measure that will increase the minimum wage within the city to $15 per hour by 2018  Although all of us at Borderlands support the concept of a living wage in principal and we believe that[...]

Month after month, they launched quality comics such as Deadly Class, Minimum Wage, Egos, The Fuse, Undertow, Revenger, Apocalypse Al, Mercenary Sea, One Hit Wonder, Real Heroes, Sovereign, Starlight, Noah, Tales Of Honor, Southern Bastards, The Field, Shutter, Dream Police, Self Obsessed, Genesis, Shotgun Wedding, MPH, C.O.W.L., Madame Frankenstein, Nailbiter, Rise Of The Magi, Trees, Outcast,[...]

Anyone care to draw it? Bob Fingerman's Minimum Wage channels a number of artists this week, including Richard Corben and Moebius, as our hero tries to distract himself from the attraction of women by transforming his world into that of underground or European comics artists With disasterous results. From Batwoman, there Actually I think Batman is constantly[...]

Watch the neverending reflection in this cat's eyes… Starlight keeps its finger on the pulse… While Bob Fingerman looks at the comic book artist's ancient dilemma in Minimum Wage One that Bob Monkhouse suffered from it seems. Whereas The Shadow is struggling with his own moral dilemmas… And Think Tank gives us the weaponised concept of the decade[...]

Also look out for the preview of Doc Unknown included in this issue—it's a very interesting and energetic pulp-noir comic that's gaining confidence and readership, worthy of consideration. Minimum Wage from Image returns this week for its second issue, the much-demanded time-lapse continuation of Bob Fingerman's reality-is-a-bitch-and-we-know-that, humorous and highly detailed comic Minimum Wage from the[...]

And revulsion at the food being served, due to its fatty content. While Minimum Wage, my utter book of the week, does the same But this is a real world problem, how does the rest of comic books tackle such issues? Thank you Gate Way #2 for seeing the bigger picture and not dismissing the impossibles.  Archer And[...]

It's Minimum Wage. And it's my comic of the week Enjoy folks! And now I need to take a cold shower… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, of London, with an evening with Savage Pencil at 7pm on Friday. Today , I have sex on the brain Why? Because I've been reading comic books And not in a[...]

Catching up with Chris in person was a highlight of the visit for me. [Chris Thompson and Rich Johnston outside Orbital] There are several anticipated releases this week which I snatched at Orbital—from The Fox #3 to the return of Bob Fingerman's Minimum Wage from Image Also Iron Man: Iron Metropolitan, Drumhellar, Five Ghosts #8 and Hinterkind[...]

So how could you really surprise people? You'd have thought that this method from Suicide Risk might do the trick but no, apparently they still know you're coming. Talking of which… Minimum Wage returns, after all his struggles to get with his perfect partner in the original series, with the news that our hero is now a young[...]

All proceeds directly support DP's mission and artists.) Wednesday, January 8th At Forbidden Planet NYC, a triple-play of signings: After 15 years, Bob Fingerman brings his classic be-loved series Minimum Wage back! Bob will be at Forbidden Planet NYC to sign the brand new issue number one on the day of it's release at 7PM Forbidden Planet NYC[...]

On the fourth day of Christmas, Bleeding Cool gave to me, Four first pages from Ghosts Of Image Comics Future, Drumhellar #3, Five Ghosts #8, Minimum Wage #1 and Rocket Girl #3 On the fourth day of Christmas, Bleeding Cool gave to me, Four first pages from Ghosts Of Image Comics Future, Drumhellar #3, Five Ghosts #8,[...]

Bob Fingerman is the creator of the ground-breaking indie comic Minimum Wage that ran from 1995-1999, published Fantagraphics The series came to a conclusion in an open-ended enough way that it left fans guessing if it might ever return In 2013, Image Comics collected the 10 issues of the comic in remastered form with plenty[...]