According to my reading of the nightly news (between 4 PM and 7 PM, we watch CNN, BBC, and NBC), illegal immigration is a huge issue as we go into the primary season for the various presidential nominations. According to various estimates, there are as many as 12 million people living in the United States…
Today, ComicMix takes you back to Sherwood Forest in Demons of Sherwood. It’s twelve years after the end of the Robin Hood story you know, when Robin restores Richard to the throne and regains his castle. Happily ever after? Not really… Robin is a drunk. He hasn’t seen Marian since the end of their adventures…
Convention season is over. The days are short, and dark, and cold. I don’t have to leave the house very often except to get food, or yarn, or comics. I have much time in which to brood. Here’s a few thoughts … * Comics came out on Thursday this week instead of Wednesday, and threw…
As you read this, the shopping malls are jammed. Many opened in the dark, with special sales to attract the first shoppers. The news programs will have stories about how many people got trampled trying to buy an item marked down a lot, and perhaps a heartwarming piece about a child who buys something for…
It’s Thanksgiving week. Impossible to get anyone on the phone. News stories about crowded, delayed and cranky airports. Christmas music reaches overload levels. Let’s talk about giving thanks, and what inspires it. Here are some of the things for which I’m grateful this year: It’s a great time to be a comics reader. Even during…
Norman Mailer died this morning, age 84, at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. You can scour the news to read about his importance to literature in the Twentieth Century, from his ground-breaking novels to founding the Village Voice. But did you know he also helped change comics? One night, we had a dinner party for…
A few thoughts on the Writers Guild of America strike, and what it means for comics – and you! • If the history of comics has shown us anything, it’s the fact that the more satisfied the creative talent is with their deal, the better our choices in entertainment. The rise in independent comics that…
Looks like Valerie D’Orazio is starting her new term as President of Friends of Lulu with a bang. Along with the Ormes Society (and the equally wonderful Cheryl Lynn Eaton), the group is sponsorting a panel, "Women of Color in Comics and Manga." On the panel: Alitha Martinez (Iron Man, Thor, Yume and Ever), Jenny…
It’s not a secret that I worship Kyle Baker. Perhaps his wife, Liz, is a bigger fan, but that’s debatable. So it’s no surprise that I looked forward to his new series from Image, Special Forces. It’s even less of a surprise that I like it so much. The surprise is the subject matter —…
Starting Friday, November 2, ComicMix is proud to present, online and for free, Mike Grell’s newest graphic novel, Jon Sable Freelance: Ashes of Eden. Jon Sable is many things: freelance bounty hunter, bodyguard, mercenary… even a children’s book author. It’s true. Under the pen name of "B. B. Flemm," Sable is the author of a…
In honor of Halloween, here are some things that have scared me during my lifetime. Dell Comics. When I was ten years old, my friend Kenny Raffle had a big pile of comics he let me read. In the stack was a Dell horror comic about a giant hand that would come out from under…
There’s been a lot of conversation lately in the girls’ section of the comics blogosphere about the way women’s lives are depicted in superhero comics. Even so-called strong, independent female characters are little more than an excuse to show tits’n’ass. Some site evidence that female characters are used as plot points, citing the “women in…
We use cookies to optimize your experience, analyze traffic, and personalize ads. Please choose whether you accept our use of non-essential cookies. Read More
Cookie Settings
