Science Fiction is a term that means a lot of different things to a lot of different fans. When I was kid I thought it kind of meant Star Trek and Lost in Space, Bradbury books and the Twilight Zone episodes that included aliens. Of course, it’s so much bigger than that. There are subgenres…
So there’s some kind of election going on? Well, not in comicbookland there isn’t and maybe that’s just as well. Last week, we blathered about the lack of ethnic diversity in mass entertainment, particularly regarding names, and suggested that the purveyors of such entertainment didn’t want to alienate potential customers by giving their heroes traits…
As I watched FoxâÃÂÃÂs Lucifer the other night, I uttered my all-too common refrain âÃÂÃÂOh, thatâÃÂÃÂs from a comic book.âÃÂàEven I am amazed how often I recite it. The frequency with which we all say that simple phrase is proof that Geek Culture is thriving in 2016. But in many ways Geek Culture never…
Sometimes I think I’m living in a comic book world. Comics have often reflected the events going on in the real world. During World War II, American comics vilified the Axis Triumvirate, i.e., Germany, Italy, and Japan – Superman was fighting a German paratrooper on the cover of Action Comics #43, and Marvel (then known…
Comics legend Al Feldstein died yesterday at his Montana home, at the age of 88. Best known for his work as editor of Mad Magazine from 1956 to 1984, Al co-created, wrote and drew for most of the classic EC comics, including Tales From The Crypt, Weird Science, Panic and Shock SuspenStories. Prior to signing…
Pop culture in the 60s was made up of a lot of familiar faces, but few were as instantly recognizable or seen by so many as Alfred E. Neuman. Former Mad Magazine editor Al Feldstein reveals the secret origin of the "What Me Worry" guy. Plus… we lay out some scoops on the new Tin…
There 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…
