Once again I’m here at home base whilst my ComicMix colleagues have more convention fun, this time at Baltimore where, just about at the time you read this, The Big Announcement will be made. I do hope it’s good news! Meanwhile, let’s not forget that we "Phase One-ers" are still around cranking out our weekly…
There’s been a flurry of posts lately in the comics blogosphere, including Glenn Hauman’s last column here, about perceived value for money (let’s just call it PVFM) when it comes to comics. The consensus seems to be, American comics periodicals from the Big Two are usually about 22 pages long and take mere minutes to…
I’ll be travelling today, hoping everyone else had plans to take to their cars either yesterday or tomorrow, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t leave you with some fine ComicMix columns from his past week, all well worth reading: Mike Gold – Whizzy’s Wazoo #29: Dangerous Old Farts Dennis O’Neil – The Four-Color Answer?…
I finally watched most of the third X-Men movie on HBO last night, and found I didn’t really miss the absence of Patrick Stewart for half the film. A major reason for that, of course, was another wonderful performance by Stewart’s fellow Shakespearean thesp, Sir Ian McKellan. Sir Ian, not to be outdone by news…
Yesterday in Japan, which I believe is today here, the Hugo Awards (which some of us jokingly refer to as the Eisners of science fiction) were handed out in the first-ever Asian-based World Con, Nippon 2007. Congratulations to all the winners (see below), especially ComicMix friend Patrick Nielsen-Hayden! Novel: Rainbow’s End by Vernor Vinge (Tor)…
So many media cross-refs, so little time. Both the Beeb and the Daily Mail are reporting on research published in the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter by Professor Nicola Pugno on "how sufficient stickiness could be generated in the same way [as occurs naturally with geckos and spiders] to support an adult human’s body weight." …
I’m sure most readers will agree that we all bring our own unique views to our entertainment experiences, our own desires and prejudices and lifetimes of baggage. And many of us try to partake of those experiences bearing that baggage in mind, allowing for it or disclaiming it or even using it to enhance our…
At last, one of my favorite TV shows paying homage to the comic book format! Writer Anthony Bourdain, the host of the Travel Channel show No Reservations, is a big fan of Cleveland’s own Harvey Pekar, many of whose daily-life adventures in American Splendor have been drawn by Gary Dumm. Last night’s episode of No…
Two of our comic friends’ posts follow up on news we reported here earlier on two ongoing contests. Becky Cloonan notes that she was selected as one of the 18 finalists in the first-ever International Manga Awards, first mentioned on ComicMix back on May 25. Way to go, Becky! The winners are listed at the…
Galaxy Quest is one of my favorite movies. I mean, go wrong with Alan Rickman and Tony Shalhoub, you know? And even the nominal stars of the ensemble, Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver, go down pretty easily in this brilliant vehicle. But there’s one scene that makes me cringe every time I see it. The…
Can’t stay long, gotta get back to ComicMix‘er Kai Connolly’s birthday party. ComicMix columnists wrote stuff this past week. Here it is: Mike Gold – Whizzy’s Wazoo #27: Get a life? Why? Dennis O’Neil – The Four-Color Answer? #27: Spoiler Alert! Me – It’s All Good #26: Wanderlust John Ostrander – Off in the O-Zone…
One of the side effects of "the internets" making the world a more accessible place for many of us is how it’s fueled my desire for travel. But in truth, that was probably kindled when I was but a wee babe and my parents decided to drive across the country and back — pretty ambitious…
