Marvel’s press release: Marvel is proud to announce that in honor of Wolverine‘s 35th anniversary, numerous Marvel titles will feature Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant Covers in April, as part of Wolverine Art Appreciation Month. In the tradition of Marvel’s previous variant cover programs, featuring everything from villains to zombies to monkeys, select Marvel titles will…
Fifty years ago, a single-engine plane crashed into a Iowa field, instantly killing three men and officially opening rock ‘n’ roll heaven. The years haven’t dimmed the fascination with the night of February 3, 1959, when 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and 17-year-old Ritchie Valens performed in Clear Lake the night…
Disney’s fortunes with their animated fare had fallen fairly far by the 1980s. The sheer expense of hand animation made the films difficult to mount and then changing audience tastes always seem to stay a step or two ahead of Disney. In the past, Disney films were the tastemakers, introducing pop songs and icons but…
As new anniversary editions or Blu-ray releases of classic films continue to arrive, the question has to be asked each time: is it worth the upgrade? In most cases, as with Paramount Home Video’s centennial series, the answer is always yes because the restoration work done to the film plus the extras make for a…
Twenty-five years ago today, on January 24, 1984, two days after the famous "1984" Super Bowl commercial directed by Ridley Scott right after Blade Runner, the first Apple Macintosh– the Macintosh 128– first went on sale. From this humble beginning, the comics industry would never be the same. From the earliest experiements in MacPaint to…
Today’s installment of comic-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest… * The Simpsons are ramping up for their 20th Anniversary. Yes, you really are that old. * J. Steven York finds a picture of a new species of flying Beetle. * Ever wonder what Schroder was…
A century ago today, December 26, 1908– ironically enough, Boxing Day in many countries– Jack Johnson beat Tommy Burns to become both the heavyweight champion of the world, and the most notorious black man on the planet. We’ve been covering his story in The Original Johnson by Trevor Von Eeden. If you haven’t been reading it,…
Top Cow Productions, Inc. announced today that The Darkness will reach Legacy Issue #75 in February, and the publisher will commemorate the milestone event by inviting a list of all-star artists to contribute to the oversized, special issue. (Fans and retailers confused by the renumbering should note The Darkness #75 is actually #11 of the…
December 17 marks a historic moment for Vertigo as its flagship title Hellblazer reaches issue #250 — the first ever Vertigo title to do so. Vertigo has assembled some of the most celebrated creators in the industry, to ring in this milestone issue with five unique stories set in London during the holidays. It is…
Marko Djurdjevic and Gabriele Dell’Otto have drawn a variant cover to Thor #600 which fronts a special issue containing a story by Stan Lee and illustrated by penciller David Aja (Immortal Iron Fist). The regular team of J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel kick off the anniversary with a story pitting Thor against a new…
While awaiting some real news about a potential third Ghostbusters movie, Sony is already beating the drums for the franchise’s 25th anniversary in 2009. First, Atari has announced that Ghostbusters: The Video Game will be featuring the voices and likenesses of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, William Atherton, Annie Potts and Brian…
Nat Gertler and his About Comics company is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month. Gertler has been an active participant as a fan then publisher, a recognized figure in the community and has helped shine the spotlight on little known talent or forgotten works. ComicMix: Nat, it’s been ages and ages since we’ve chatted, dating…
