The Pro– Animated!
For your late-night comics related watching: “The Pro” by Garth Ennis, Amanda Conner, and Jimmy Palmiotti— now animated! (Dear lord, NSFW.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFS9n7_-5oo Or read the book.
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Marc Alan Fishman: Dragon Con is for Lovers
This past weekend, Unshaven Kyle Gnepper and I braved a 10-hour car ride from Chicago to Atlanta to present our wares at the annual Dragon Con. While I could spend my article telling all of you the harrowing tale of how our booth was stolen and then how it turned out to be a simple…
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Superman and Metropolis Celebrate John Ostrander!
So ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàwhere was I last weekend? I was in Metropolis, thatÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs where, down in the Southern tip of Illinois attending the 39th Annual Superman Celebration. Way back in 1972 the city got DCÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs permission to call itself SupermanÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs home and later that year the Illinois legislature passed a resolution confirming it. By the late…
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John Ostrander, Temporary Celebrity!
Last week I gave a review of the Suicide Squad movie. This week, I’m talking about my trip to NYC for the premiere. I got in to the East Coast on 7/31 and stayed with my friends Tam and Kev English over in New Jersey, near to where I used to live. Tom Mandrake and…
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Ed Catto: Respect – for the Presidents and for Geek Culture
As a kid, I had book called Our Country’s Presidents by Frank Burt Freidal. It was an important looking book published by the National Geographic Society. This heavy tome devoted a few pages to each president along with a handful of gorgeous, colorful pictures. In retrospect, the model they used was a precursor to today’s…
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Joe Corallo: Knowing Your Place
The other day at a comic shop I saw a flier for the upcoming Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! #1. It was advertised having writer Kate Leth and artist Brittney Williams attached. I think it’s great that the two of them are on this book, as I enjoy the work they’ve put out over at BOOM!…
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John Ostrander Cons Around in Baltimore
So, I wasn’t here last week. Some of you may have noticed. So, where was I? At the Baltimore Comic Con (BCC), which was dandy, and I enjoyed it very much. Usually when I’m gone somewhere around the deadline for this column, I’m supposed to get it in earlier and most times I do. This…
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Martha Thomases: The Usual Gang
Are you watching the last season of Mad Men? It’s our last chance to see Jon Hamm in so many crisp suits – at least for a while. It’s also a weird sort of time travel, at least for me. I figure that I’m about the same age as Sally, the oldest daughter in Don…
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Gail Simone’s Red Sonja Begins in July at Dynamite
Art: Amanda Conner Art: Nicola Scott Fan Favorite Writer, Gail Simone takes on Red Sonja, the She-devil with a Sword at Dynamite. PRESS RELEASE: April 9, 2013, Mt. Laurel, NJ – Dynamite’s relaunch of Red Sonja with writer Gail Simone will arrive this coming July will be supported by covers by some of the most…
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#SDCC: Overheard at San Diego Comic-Con, Day 4
First we have this photo from Wossy himself, Jonathan Ross, which we’re posting: because Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Connor need to see it, because I didn’t even know that Simon Pegg was at this convention, let alone in the running for the Green Arrow movie. And with that, onward! Before the Iron Man 2 panel,…
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ComicMix Radio: Grab Your Video Camera and Live The Dream!
Thomas Edison did it, Stephen Spielberg did, too. And following in those traditions is filmmaker Shane Felux, who turned a maxed-out credit card into an Internet film phenomenon. Now, he is producing an ABC-backed, sci-fi thriller just for the web, and we have the story , plus: — Amanda Conner returns to Power Girl —…
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Amanda Conner Speaks…
This face sells comics! Move over Messiah Complex, DC now has a hot story line that’s selling out – in fact, THREE titles are long gone this week! Meanwhile, ComicMix Radio gets ready to head to The National Comic Con in NYC and: • We give you the latest preview of the NYC show, including…
