From the adult-oriented Superf*ckers to the upcoming, kid-savvy Johnny Boo, James Kochalka isn’t one to shy away from testing the waters of a new audience or format in his comics work. Frequent ComicMix contributor Van Jensen spoke with Kochalka recently (as well as his son, Eli) for CBR News, and their conversation shed some light…
Universal Pictures debuted a new trailer for Hellboy II: The Golden Army at this week’s ShoWest convention in Las Vegas. According to reports, the trailer included many of the new, strange creatures we’ve been hearing so much about, including the bizarre "Cathedral Head" and the massive cave troll, "Mr. Wink." ComingSoon.net has the following synopsis…
Marko Djurdjevic first caught my eye with some of the amazing cover work he did for Marvel’s short-lived Blade series, and he’s continued to impress with his cover work on a wide variety of Marvel titles. With Thor #7, Djurdjevic makes the leap to interior art for a two-issue run, and I’m looking forward to…
Not long ago, Keith Giffen was charged with making Marvel Comics’ catalog of cosmic characters relevant again. Little more than a year later, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy and various other spin-offs from Giffen’s critically praised Annihilation storyline are still finding success on the shelf, and the results of Marvel’s grand experiment speak for themselves….
Updating a pair of previous stories, developments in the rip-off scandal involving cartoonist Jess Fink and the Hot Topic clothing store seem to have moved in a satisfying direction for the artist, and the fundraising efforts for Rachel Nabors’ dental surgery are also on a positive trend. From Fink’s website: The person who wrote me…
My previously documented fascination with Herbie, "The Fat Fury," received a shot in the arm yesterday, courtesy of this observation by Tom Spurgeon: Apparently, Dark Horse Comics has quietly announced plans to collect the Ogden Whitney series in a new print edition. The Dark Horse Comics product profile for the edition had this to say…
A variety of sources are reporting that Dave Stevens, creator of The Rocketeer, passed away yesterday after a long battle with leukemia. Stevens’ resume also included work on the Russ Manning Tarzan comics and newspaper strip, as well as Marvel Comics’ Star Wars series in the mid-’80s. Stevens provided storyboards and layouts for the Super…
If the entertainment industry was a baseball team, Mark Evanier would be the utility infielder. A quick glance at his resume and you’ll see a career that spans the worlds of comics, television, film and animation, and a creator who’s found success playing a variety of roles in the creative process. He began his career…
Josh Howard, the "comic book and pin-up artist" behind Viper Comics’ Dead@17, The Lost Books of Eve and Clubbing (from DC’s MINX imprint) has posted a preview of the upcoming Dead@17 Compendium on his website. While his work has trended more towards the T&A over time, I’ve always been a fan of his storytelling ability…
Magician/comedian Teller (of Penn and Teller fame) recently produced this short film about the potential impact of a zombie outbreak on the denizens of Las Vegas. It’s a great indication that the silent half of the Penn and Teller duo might be just as funny if he said something once in a while. While all…
Here at ComicMix, we can admit when we’ve made a mistake — luckily for us, we don’t make mistakes very often. Nevertheless, we want to inform you that we were caught red-handed this week, having posted a cartoon from The Far Side in our Jan. 1, 2008, post commemorating the end of the popular Gary…
In all honesty, I might never have encountered Rene Engström’s excellent webcomic Anders Loves Maria if it wasn’t for the following recommendation: I didn’t think there’d ever be a good, heartfelt character development that took place while characters were naked & having teh buttsecks. It felt necessary to include that quote, because now that I’ve…
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