I think Kyle Baker is the funniest man in comics. With the exception of the recently completed non-fiction Nat Turner, everything he¹s done has made me laugh, including the artwork for DC’s Shadow series and Vertigo’s King David. After the publication of his second graphic novel, Why I Hate Saturn in 1992, Ben is Dead,…
Variety reports that, as expected, Evan Almighty topped the weekend box-office charts with $32.1 million in ticket sales. What was not expected was that 1408, the movie based on a short story by Stephen King, starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jaackson, would come in second with $20.1 million. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver…
Does your hair get in your eyes and keep you from reading the latest Harry Potter book? Don’t know what to wear to the moves this summer when you go to see Harrry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? Sassy Tails has just what you need — Licensed Harry Potter hair accessories! Kim Madden,…
When I left DC Comics in 1999, I stopped traveling to comic book conventions. I’d still go to the Big Apple shows and MoCCA Art Festivals to see my friends, but these take place in New York City, which, coincidentally, is also where my closets are. Now, for the first time in this century, I’m…
Years ago, video games were for playing in the living room or den, on the couch. Then there were hand-held models you can take outside, or into your bedroom, or on the subway. The next step was internet games you could play at work when your boss wasn’t watching. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter,…
BBC News is reporting that a "hacker" calling himself Gabriel has posted the ending of the last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, on his website. Thoughtfully, the BBC does not provide a link. The book is due in stores on July 21. Author J. K. Rowling has said that two characters…
On its last day, the Licensing Show at New York City’s Javitz Center was just as crowded, just as large, and just as overwhelming as it was on Day One. This time, however, I knew where I was going and what I wanted to see. And I wanted to see cute! I’m female, damnit, and…
Marc Foster, director of Finding Neverland and Monster’s Ball, is set to direct the next James Bond movie. Monster’s Ball earned Halle Barry an Oscar, so maybe we’ll get to see Daniel Craig smooched onstage as well. The film, not yet written (although there’s a draft by Neil Purvis and Robert Wade) is scheduled to…
The Licensing Show in New York City is a three-day orgy of consumerism. I don’t mean like Las Vegas is an orgy of consumerism, or like Christmas has been debased into an orgy of consumerism. No, the Licensing Show is an entire Javitz Convention Center full of companies large and small, looking to expand their…
This is a story that has something for everyone at ComicMix. According to Variety, Aardman Feataures (creators of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and currently part of Sony) has announced a bunch of new features. Life on Mars fans will be psyched to hear that writers Matthew Graham and Aashley Pharoah are penning The Cat…
My husband really liked the column I did on Mothers’ Day (Brilliant Disguise #4). My stepmother also liked it. As a result, I feel a huge amount of pressure this week, as Fathers’ Day approaches. Perhaps this is as it should be. Fathers, at least in literature, exert pressure. So do mothers, but fathers are…
The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey Written and Drawn by Steve Sheinkin At Book Expo this year, I was surprised by the number of publishers producing graphic novels. Your classic comics publishers were there, your Marvel and your DC, your Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterliy your IDW, Dark Horse, Viz, TokyoPop and so on. There were publishers…
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