Tomorrow marks the start of Women’s History Month (with March 8 being International Women’s Day), so it’s probably a good time to mention that I’m one of those double-x chromosome types. That fact automatically puts me, along with the majority of the population, in the category of non-default, of Other. Which always confused me; how…
Rachelle points to two established comics parodists and their take on Marvel’s Civil War, now that the dust is settling. Chris Sims gives us Civil War in 30 Seconds (not re-enacted by bunnies) and Christopher Bird lends his considerable re-lettering talents and warped humor to Civil War #1. (And don’t forget Spencer Carnage’s Get Your…
Being married to a freelancer often has its perks, and one of the more delightful ones occurred last Thursday night, as we were invited to DC Comics’ editorial-freelance dinner to kick off the NYCC. This was a great way to meet folks like Gail Simone who, as it turned out, we never saw for the…
Via the Comedy Central Insider, a feature article in the latest Cracked.com (did you know Cracked had a major newsstand relaunch? Me neither!) examines "awesome" superpowers and why on earth anybody would want them, including matter-eating, super-breath and splitting. And yeah yeah, talking to fish. I swear, I’m getting closer every day to joining that…
This coming Sunday, March 4, the gamer channel G4 will be airing the fourth episode in its Icons series, this time featuring a look at Frank Miller. The episode "focuses on Miller’s work over the years as a creator of popular comic books, characters and graphic novels, many of which have and are being adapted…
Those of us who frequent the liberal end of the political blogosphere got a real kick out of A-list blogger and comics fan Matt Yglesias’ post The Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics on the group blog TPM Café. Of course, Denny O’Neil responded in his column last week here on ComicMix, and now Matt has…
Budgie calls our attention to another anti-comics screed from the (London) Times Online entertainment columnist Kevin Maher, this time writing about the TV series Heroes. Not only does Maher begin his article with a "Holy fill-in-the-blank, Batman!" cliché, but his entire point is about how "there are no subjects and no areas of modern life…
Charles Vess is preparing to mount an exhibition of his Stardust art this summer in the premium exhibition space at the William King Regional Arts Center, and to that end has put out a call for sold art: "I’m looking for various pieces of Stardust original art that I’ve sold over the years and would…
Folks are still recovering from this past weekend’s New York Comic Con, which garnered over 40,000 unique attendees according to ICv2. "The trade day on Friday set new records for retailer, librarian, press, and other trade attendees," which meant pretty much anyone with a pro badge, and since pros are an integral part of any…
Publishers Weekly’s Calvin Reid reports that Running Press has signed licensing agreements with Marvel, DC and Tokyopop "to publish deluxe hardcover editions of classic cartoonists and other archival material" as well as manga coloring books. The first project revealed will be Mad’s Greatest Artists, a series of deluxe, slipcased oversized hardcover collections featuring the great…
The Sci Fi Channel and Virgin Comics will be teaming up to create a co-branded multimedia partnership called Sci Fi/Virgin Comics. Launching with five new original comic book titles, Sci FiVirgin Comics’ actual stated goal is "to develop properties that integrate the goals of both brands across multiple platforms including publishing, movies, TV, digital and…
Jessa from Bookslut pointed to one of the archives at the Authentic History Center, specifically Treasure Chest’s This Godless Communism produced by the Catholic Guild (and with an introduction by J. Edgar Hoover herself!). This link led to much trepidation about time suckage, as the AHC has some really fascinating stuff. You can peruse WWII…
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