The Big ComicMix Broadcast #84
The Big ComicMix Broadcast is back home and raring to dive into all the new comics & DVDs for the week, plus we give you some news on the future of Spawn, DC’s new Shazam! for kids, cheaper game systems, and new anime on TV. Then there’s another Free Comic Day for Marvel– this time at the baseball parks– and do you remember the hits of the group "Magic Circle"? You do — trust us!!
Come on, let’s get started — PRESS THE BUTTON!

The Big ComicMix Broadcast winds up Wizard World Chicago with a roll of the dice and an in-depth look at the many sides of the new gaming product previewed here at the show – from the new 24 game based on the TV show to a peek at the 40th Annual GenCon starting up ion just a few days. And did you know there is a red hot new pro wrestling organization that is on TV and toy shelves but isn’t spelled W-W-E? Then it’s a a quick shot from the Planet of the Apes guy from the day when he used to travel with a different bunch.
Day Two at Wizard World has presented us with a lot of cool stuff to bring you on the Big ComicMix Broadcast— starting with an adorable lady who is putting her heart and soul into her love of comics and producing her own work completely on her own. Then Battlestar: Galactica‘s Richard Hatch unveils his newest passion project, The Great War of Magellan , and we give you a chance to work with him on the development of the concept! Then there’s a tip on how you can be your own comic book star – and a trip back to when there was a group on the charts whose front man was doing the pirate things a long time before Johnny Depp!
Today the Big ComicMix Broadcast is at Wizard World Chicago, where the US Post Office kicked off the way by unveiling the Marvel Stamp Collection, plus the debut of the Ultimate Spider-Man Project from the Hero Initiative which was unleashed here as well. DC dropped a few news bombs which we cover and then there’s a new Venom series to talk about from Marvel and so much more.
The ComicMix staff has landed at Wizard World Chicago just in time for tonite’s exclusive Preview Party. But even before the doors open, Wizard World Director of Communications Drew Seldin (on the left; I’m the other guy) gives a sneak peek of the weekend. Plus The Big ComicMix Broadcast showcases a new "relationship comic" that you can see on line right now, and gives you a quick trip back to when a west coast band made noise by covering The Monkees!
It’s The Big ComicMix Broadcast Wizard World Chicago pre-game show (whew!) loaded with this week’s avalanche of new comics and DVDs fresh in the stores. Mike Oeming tips us on what’s ahead for Powers and we uncover the hidden secrets of G.I. Joe! We reveal what the stock brokers know about all those undisclosed new films coming from Marvel (including Thor and, seperately, The Avengers), and then it’s a trip back to the Nixon era for a song on the radio by a guy name “Yokim” who wasn’t from Dogpatch!
