Tweeks: Review the 8th Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Book
The Tweeks give us their review of the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from Jeff Kinney and ponder what futures may await them next year in 7th grade. Hopefully less Homework Club for Maddy…
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I don’t know why they call today Black Friday. It sounds like a superhero version of Gulliver’s Travels, as published by DC or Marvel in the 1970s. And that might be the quickest digression we’ve had on ComicMix to date. A bunch of the ComicMix columnists contributed a list of gift suggestions, all with snappy…
MINDY NEWELL: Back In The Saddle Again
There’s a scene in Sleepless In Seattle where Tom Hanks, whose libido has been dead in the water since his wife died, comes home from work to discover his young son hanging out with a friend in his room – and that’s a literal hanging out, as the two of them are cozy cuddling on…
Comics Round-Up: No Connection Whatsoever — Mister Wonderful; The New Yorker: On The Money; The Lives Of Sacco & Vanzetti; George McManus’s Bringing Up Father ;
And here are four more graphic novels (or similar beasts) that I neglected to write about soon after I read them, when they were fresh in my mind. Let’s see what I care to remember… Mister Wonderful is part of the endless repackaging of Daniel Clowes, though this piece (unlike most of his recent books)…
Martha Thomases: What’s In It For Me?
So, a lot of us here enjoy discussions of diversity in comics (and, no, I don’t mean this schmuck). It’s an interesting subject to consider in light of popular culture, contemporary politics, and the meaning of life. It is also interesting in terms of marketing. When we talk about comics marketing, especially in terms of…
REVIEW: ID4 20th Anniversary Edition
Twenty years ago, our summer films were big budget and fun, with just a dollop of seriousness to give them weight. They didn’t take themselves too seriously and more often than not delivered good performances, fine special effects, and plenty of bang for the buck. In many cases, they were original efforts that weren’t serialized…
Jess Fink and Hot Topic: Rip-Off Exposed?
Popular adult-oriented cartoonist Jess Fink is mad as hell, apparently — and she’s not going to take it anymore. After a fan alerted her to a suspicously familiar t-shirt design advertised on chain clothing store Hot Topic’s website, Fink is on a mission to prevent the store from selling any more shirts with the design…
