Still slow going around these parts, but have these tidbits to keep you warm during the cold season: Not strictly comics-related, but the work of Monty Python is close enough to our hearts here at ComicMix that we’d feel remiss in not wishing them a happy 40th anniversary– the first episode of Flying Circus aired…
It’s been a slow few days in comicsylvania, so here’s a roundup of the last few days: Stellan Skarsgård (Bootstrap Bill in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) joins the Thor cast. Says it all, really, especially since no one will say what part he’s playing. A unified theory of Superman’s powers. Warning: may blow…
Get ready for a special “still-recovering-from-fasting-on-Yom-Kippur” edition of ComicMix Quick Picks. Yesterday was pretty busy, and here’s a roundup of the stuff we didn’t get to: New York Anime Festival attendance was up 16 percent from last year. And according to data from this past August, comic sales have held very steady, even through the…
Quick Picks for a slow Sunday: Today was former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter’s 58th birthday. Thanos was unavailable for comment. Comic book movie Surrogates flopped in theaters, earning only $15 million over its opening weekend–which is nothing for a big-budget movie like this. They announced the winners of the Ignatz Awards, given for achievement in…
They’re quick, they’re…picked, they’re the stuff we didn’t get to today: The Venom movie may or may not be moving forward. Maybe. Well, they wrote a script. That they may not use. Exciting, right? A Minnesota high school encouraged its students to dress up as superheroes during their Homecoming week. At last, the LARPers weren’t…
Freshly picked from only the finest and most pedigreed blog bushes, here’s the stuff we didn’t get to yesterday: Entertainment Tonight visited the set of Iron Man 2, and has video. The Chicago Tribune’s pop culture blog, of all places, has a fun round-up of what Battlestar Galactica actors are up to these days. Highlight:…
There was a lot going on today, so let’s see if we can get these Quick Picks done in ComicMix Six words or less. A lawyer explains the Kirby lawsuit. Heroes ratings nosedive, its worst ever. Peanuts lookalike kids can win big. Daredevil movie reboot coming, no Affleck. Whedon confirms Buffy: Season 9 comic. Ghost…
If you need further proof that we here at ComicMix love you and want you to be happy, check out these, our Quick Picks of stuff we didn’t get to yesterday. Tim Leong, former editor-in-chief of the late, great, lamented Comics Foundry, landed an excellent interview with Joss Whedon over at Complex.com. Yaoi Press publisher…
Presented for your approval are these, the stories we didn’t get to yesterday. This year’s Animation Supercon in Miami has announced it will host reunions of the voice cast for two of our favorite shows: Futurama and Pinky and the Brain. In today’s inevitable Archie Comics news, Dark Horse has announced it will be publishing…
Here are some of the things we didn’t get to on Monday, bullet-pointed for your reading pleasure: Alan Moore weighs in on Blackest Night in an otherwise interesting interview about the revival of Miracle/Marvelman, with predictable results and a huge fan backlash (as seen on the CBR Forums): “They didn’t need some upstart from England…
With the Chicago Comic-Con and WorldCon both around the bend, you may be tempted to waste your days away at the panels off the main floor. But I say, gentle geeks… NAY! Why waste your precious con time in stuffy rooms with stale ice water and tons of other mouth-breeders, when you can peruse the…
If you’re like us, you couldn’t possibly have seen everything going on at the San Diego Comic-Con– but luckily, enough people with cameras did see everything (almost) and are willing to share.Here are the must-see videos from last week: Kevin Smith on Twilight fans: You may have heard it got a bit ugly at the…
