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Shelly Bond is very clear about that But it looks like it might be a "tell-some" A famed editor at DC Vertigo, for which she was executive editor from 2013 to 2016, working on titles such as Sandman, Shade, the Changing Man, Sandman Mystery Theatre,  iZombie, Terminal City, Heavy Liquid, Fables, Deadenders, Young Liars, Lucifer,[...]

Awards were received by Hunt Emerson, Dan Slott, Brian Bolland and Claudia Christian. Today, the first of the 2024 Hall Of Fame Awards was handed to Shelly Bond during her spotlight panel at the show. The awards are reserved for two inductees for services rendered to the comics industry, a recipient of the "Alison Brown" Cartoon Award, named after[...]

Conflict of interest siren: I backed Fast Times In Comic Book Editing on Kickstarter. Shelly Bond's comics memoir (or is it an autobiography, drawn primarily by Imogen Mangle and secondarily a host of guests?) evokes the feeling of a time gone by Specifically, thirty years ago, when comics editors weren't an endangered species, and Vertigo was[...]

Instead Rain Harper will return in Shelly Bond's new Kickstarted book, Fast Times In Comic Book Editing. Steven T Seagle tells me "Since we last heard from Rain Harper – a gallery tour of oddities in the back of her HOUSE OF SECRETS OMNIBUS from DC/Vertigo – a lot has changed Most notably, the cessation of[...]

Whatever 2023 brings in terms of doom and despondency, bringing Mark Stafford's Salmonella Smorgasbordinto the world may make up for a lot of it. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ People aside from me who have backed the campaign include Gene[...]

As we previously mentioned, Shelly Bond and Phillip Bond didn't make it to the UK this year, for their Gosh signing in London or for Thought Bubble in Harrogate due to inclement weather We also mentioned that Chip Mosher was taking over for Shelly Bond's portfolio review sessions at the show (although we suspect he[...]

Shelly Bond and hubby Philip Bond have had their entire journey scuppered by what she calls "the only time in decades that LA and SF have had inclement weather" Anyway, this is what would have run if they had made it over Shelly tells Bleeding Cool "We still have an OFF REGISTER PRESS booth (Comixology[...]

This is an attempt to sift through them all and find the most relevant items. What's FOC-ing this weekend? Filth & Grammar: The Comic Book Editor's Secret Handbook is Shelly Bond's tour de force with Imogen Mangle, Laura Hole, Mark Buckingham and hubby Philip Bond "Award-winning DC/Vertigo editor Shelly Bond presents her step-by-step approach to making comics informed[...]

Donators in the last few hours have included Tom Mason, Walter Simonson, Jim Lee, Micheline Pitt, Rey Armenteros, Chris Ferguson, Kelley Jones, Dave Johnson, Jimmy Palmiotti, Ford Gilmore, Don Cameron, Dennis Calero, David Hahn, George Pratt, Bryan O'Malley, Daniel Zalkus, Dustin Nguyen, Sam Humphries, David Brittingham, Schannan E Rose, David Harper, Paul Reinwand, Jeff Parker,[...]

Willow Wilson, Duncan Fegredo, Kieron Gillen, Ben Oliver, David LaFuente, Alex Norris, Andy Belanger, Lee Garbett, Shelly Bond, Erika Price, Ram V and the premiere of a new documentary on UK comics icon Ian Kennedy, produced and directed by Phillip Vaughan. The weekend will also host exclusive events and content including from ComiXology, Jonathan Cape Graphic Novels,[...]

Over 50 female comic book creators have donated their time and mad skills to support female retailers who have lost incredible amounts of money due to the COVID-19 pandemic," says Shelly Bond, a 30-year veteran comic book editor (DC/Vertigo, Black Crown/IDW), who set the project in motion. All-star contributors include Gail Simone, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Stephanie[...]

But, instead, it led to a much bigger turnout as dozens of comics creators schlepped across town from the East End Docklands to WC2. Shelly Bond and Philip Bond were there of course, as well as other Black Crown creators such as Martin Simpson and Allison Sampson, joined by the likes of Kieron Gillen, David Barnett,[...]

IDW has given us some more information on Black Crown, the new Shelly Bond imprint they will be curating The new line of books will be home to creative talents like Peter Milligan, Tess Fowler, Tini Howard, and Gilbert Hernandez. Milligan and Fowler will debut the imprints first title, Kid Lobotomy, in October Then Howard and[...]

IDW has released an early sneak peak at Black Crown Preview, the San Diego Comic-Con sampler that will be handed out for free at IDW's booth (#2743) at the show to promote Shelly Bond's new creator-owned comics imprint The comic-con preview also includes looks at Assassinistas, Punks Not Dead, and BCQ, apparently three more titles[...]

Inspired by the results of the election that saw Donald Trump inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States today, Shelly Bond is making a triumphant return to comics with an election-inspired anthology featuring thirty stories about important women from the fields of science, politics, music, and art Discovered via a solicit on comiXology,[...]

Here is the reaction to Shelly Bond being "eliminated" as VP and Exec Editor at DC Comics, after working over two decades on the imprint From the people who worked for, and with her. As we said last night, this is a mixture of timing – Shelly Bond's guaranteed contract at the publisher being up, one[...]

A few hours ago, I heard that DC Comics has let go Shelly Bond, VP and Executive Editor of the Vertigo imprint. I sent a few e-mails around to my usual people, but no one was talking I e-mailed people at DC about half an hour ago, no response. Not to me, anyway. DC Comics just released a statement to[...]

It was a full line-up of creators for Vertigo Defy at San Diego Comic Con, with Mark Buckingham, Tula Lotay, Shelly Bond, Lee Bermejo, Scott Snyder, and Simon Oliver, Mark Doyle, and Will Dennis In fact, it was one of those dais-breakers where not everyone can quite fit and they better watch the chairs on[...]

It was a full hall shortly after the opening of Wondercon and just as DC's booth at the con is front and center, DC snagged one of the earliest opening panel times for the show as well in their "all access" approach. Panelists included DC's Co-publisher, and penciller on Superman Unchained, Jim Lee, and 3 editors,[...]

The panel will feature women creators and editors of different generations, including Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile and Drama, Diane Noomin, creator of Glitz-2-Go and editor of the seminal Twisted Sisters anthologies, Shelly Bond, Executive Editor of Vertigo comics and more Panelists will discuss the role of women in comic narratives, career advice, and personal[...]

This is Philip Bond's Christmas card, sent from the Bond family,  including Executive Editor of Vertigo Comics, Shelly Bond And this is Philip's only comment on whether he expects to be moving from New Jersey to California in 2015… you could take it either way. This weekend, many comic book professionals were gossiping about what they'd[...]

John Cunningham moderated New York Comic Con's Vertigo Defy panel, with no fewer than 9 creators on board, including Shelly Bond, Caitlin Kittredge, Inaki Miranda , Sean Murphy, Rafael Albuquerque, Robbi Rodriguez, Scott Snyder, Ian Edginton, and Lee Bermejo. Bond jumped in immediately on the subject of waiting for the new Sandman: "You will not be[...]

The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman and JH Williams III, will begin on Oct. 30, and be published bi-monthly, so says DC Comics to the New York Times.

Aaron Haaland who attended the DC Retailer Roadshow talked about this, and how Vertigo comics got him laid (but he never got his Sandman books back). He reports that Jim Lee said that the new Executive Editor, Shelly Bond taking over, and explained her attitude to the new position – she did a lot of great[...]

Kyle Rogers writes from the Bristol Comic Expo, happening this weekend. Panellists: Shelly Bond + Mark Buckingham Mark Buckingham met Karen Berger doing portfolio reviews at a con, and she offered him work a year later His first DC work was on Hellblazer in 1988 as an inker Most of his work through the mid 90s was[...]

Well, it seems calm has been restored. DC have announced by press release that Shelly Bond has been promoted from Editor to Executive Editor of Vertigo, Will Dennis from Editor to Group Editor and Mark Doyle from Associate Editor to Editor. Shelly Bond, neé Shelly Roeberg before her marriage to artist Philip Bond, worked on Hellblazer, Sandman[...]