Category: Podcasts

Wrestling And Killing… Batman?

headlocked-8162281Like the medium or not, you do have to admit that there are a lot of similarities between pro wrestling and comics. In years past, there hasn’t been a successful bridge between the two, but creator Mike Kingston is taking a totally new approach with his Headlocked series. ComicMix Radio talks to Mike about his project and his love of both wrestling and comics, plus:

• Fox waves the white flag & shelves 24

• A new X-Men story line heats up with a sold out comic

• ABC is going with Lost … no matter what

• Oh yeah, and they are killing Batman again?

Press The Button, or you get a chair to the head, ya jabroni!

Girls Drawin’ Girls Speak To You

girls-1-7049808These talented ladies work on some of your favorite shows like The Simpsons and South Park, but they also enjoy drawing… and drawing girls, too. Girls Drawin’ Girls in a new pin up book produced by by an incredible pool of female creators, who drop by ComicMix Radio to tell us in their own words how it all got started. Plus there’s plenty more here, like:

• Marvel overstuffs the Frank Miller Omnibus

• The Ultimate Universe is in dire peril

Shrek hits TV, video games and DVD in one big push

Yes… she wants you to Press The Button!

30 Days of Steve Niles!

30_days_of_night-2124336ComicMix Radio kicks off the week with a visit from 30 Days Of Night creator Steve Niles who fills us in on his reaction to the how his project looked on the big screen as well as his new series at DC… plus updates on:

• Comic creators turning up on Numb3rs

• The TV season posts its first causality, but Bionic Woman and Journeyman get new leases on life,

• And our full rundown of this week’s long box full of new comics and DVDs including a new Batman-based mini series from DC, DVD Special Editions of The Shining and 2001 and no less than three more zombie variants from Marvel.

If that doesn’t make you Press The Button – what will?

Big Broadcast: Return to Wonderland…

Being a successful indy comics publisher is tough today, but getting there is even tougher. Today The Big ComicMix Broadcast shares the story of Luke Smarto, creator of Fan Girl, who has created and published more titles than some of the "big" guys and is still reaching for that golden ring. Plus we tip you on a run of very limited Return To Wonderland variants from the UK, a source to download new versions of Candyland and Monopoly and news on more reworking of classic Jack Kirby artwork.

Stop staring at the girl on the cover and PRESS THE BUTTON!

BIG BROADCAST: Mad’s Main Man Talks!

10092_2_0030-9595782There probably hasn’t been a generation since the late 1950s that, in some way, hasn’t been touched by Mad Magazine. Born out of the Comics Code ravaged EC Comics, it went from four color comic to traditional magazine and broke circulation records that have yet to be topped. Today The Big ComicMix Broadcast begins our talk with Al Feldstein, a mainstay of EC’s glory days and the man who helped Mad on the map. Plus, The Hardy Boys get gamey, Image pulls the Kirby book and we take another step closer to Transformers 2.

Now PRESS THE BUTTON, please!

BIG BROADCAST: A Day Without Hoosiers Is Like…

oneyrind-2666515Ever think that there are at least parts of your life that would make an interesting comic? Artist Kurt Dinse did and from there he added a little drama and created One Year In Indiana, an intriguing indy comic  spotlighted today on THE BIG BROADCAST!

Plus: What is the deal on all those Marvel Zombie variants? How about Princess Bride coming to the game market? The new Tintin trilogy? And today, we fondly remember Mrs. Hart.

Let us entertain you while you read the all-new, all-free Black Ice… PRESS THE BUTTON!

BIG BROADCAST: Dynamite Cries Wolf!

bcgawedding-thumbnail-8486495Lots of new stuff to see here at ComicMix today, and the Big Broadcast gives you a guided tour of not only the changes NOW but what you WILL see in the days to come!! 

Plus that Law & Order guy gets into the comic book television show business – with Dynamite, DC blows out of the highly controversial  Green Arrow / Black Canary Wedding Special, Katy Segal gives us the scoop on the future of Futurama, and there is a pile of new comics and DVDs to wade into.

If that wasn’t enough, we take a look back at the guy who had decades of hits after he invented the "break-in" song!

Doesn’t That Button Look Shiny and New – So PRESS It!

BIG BROADCAST: Fishhead Talks!

fishheadcoverbig-8719371ComicMix Phase II is mere hours away and one part of it is a story that dates back close to 100 years and will finally get the audience it deserves – FREE here at ComicMix. Fishhead is a classic horror tale as fresh as anything you see on the big screen and we cover the whole Secret Origin right here.

Also on The Big ComicMix Broadcast Weekend Edition: Fangoria Comics crashes and burns, Kingdom Hearts gets some fresh updates, Knight Rider may get retooled, and the TV networks have their back-up shows waiting in the wings.

After week you’ve had you need a break – PRESS THE BUTTON!

BIG BROADCAST: John Ostrander Goes To The Bar!

insomniac_p1_jpeg-2458027There is no better way to end a week than a little trip to the local bar – and in comics the bar "local" to EVERYwhere happens to be Munden‘s!  For about 70 issues of GrimJack, Munden’s Bar was a fan favorite and now its coming back – and FREE – to ComicMix on Friday, October 5th. The Big ComicMix Broadcast sneaks you in the back door for a peek at the bar’s Grand Reopening as we talk with writer/co-creator John Ostrander and ComicMix rabble-rouser and editor-in-chief Mike Gold, plus offers a wake-up call for 24 Hour Comic Day, tells you how Nancy Drew (!) solves the DS (?), what Paul Dini’s up to, where Death Note is going, and how Daredevil sells out!

Pour us a cold one and PRESS THE BUTTON!

BIG BROADCAST: Comics On Black Ice

obsidian-cover-4351899Fresh off Day One of the new TV season, The Big ComicMIx Broadcast plunges ahead with out preview ComicMix Phase 2 as we discuss our Thursday series, Black Ice! Comics legend Mike Baron explains how being in the right place at the right time helped get this creation on the road. Plus we talk to some of the first people to get their hands on HALO 3, preview the new comic from the ACLU, cover this week’s new comics and DVDs and if that wasn’t enough, cap it off with a trip back for the "comeback cop."

Just PRESS THE BUTTON or you might get fragged!