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Cleveland is Krypton– The True Birthplace of Superman
Tip of the hat to Anne Trubek at the Smithsonian online magazine for her nifty article on Cleveland, the true birthplace of Superman. For those not in the know, the myth of comicdom’s biggest hero began in suburban Cleveland. While many are familiar with the names Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, many don’t know much…
The Amazing Spider-Man: The ComicMix Mixed Review
Glenn and Mike were at the movies – separately – just so they could have a heart-to-heart conversation about The Amazing Spider-Man. This time, each has a fairly different opinion. Of course, there are spoilers ahead. Glenn: So, this is going to be an interesting exercise. I believe I could hear your teeth grinding from…
Iron Man, Hurley and a Gay Dalek
Michael Pinto at Fanboy.com recently directed me to this Flickr set posted by artist Daryl Cunningham. There’s some great use of color in Cunningham’s work, and I can’t help but love the pop culture inspiration. Heck, there’s a bit of DC, a bit of Doctor Who and even some Lost mixed in there. Here’s one…
Why Comic Book Sales Suck, by Mike Gold
Last week, ComicMix commenter Alan Coil and I got into a brief discussion about what constitutes decent comic book sales. It is certainly fair for Alan to compare sales against current trends; I like to compare sales against sales potential in the marketplace. There’s a market for comic books. This is borne out by the…
Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Reviews
SF Signal reviews the novelization of the Transfomers movie by Alan Dean Foster. Fantasy Book Critic reviews The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks. Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist shamelessly plugs Tad Williams’s Otherland series. Strange Horizons continues reviewing John Crowley’s AEgypt novels this week with a look at the second book, Love & Sleep. Book Fetish…


