This column is the last one I’ll be writing under an Obama Presidency. This is also the last Tuesday of the Obama Presidency. Though I have some disagreements with his policies, I’ll miss him as our President. So I figure this would be a good time to talk about some of his impact on the…
Remember when Obama was elected? For me as a black man, this was one of if not the ultimate “where were you at when such and such occurred” moment. When O.J. was acquitted, I was in the conference room at Motown. The Rodney King verdict in my office and (this is not a joke) I…
Comics in the White House! My esteemed colleague, Mindy Newell, recently notedÃÂÃÂÃÂàthat our current president is a big olÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàcomic book nerd. We knew that. Way back when this site started up, we ran the photo of Obama in Metropolis, Illinois, striking an iconic pose next to the Superman statue. Last week, as part of…
The other day I was talking with editor Mike Gold about the political state of our country – Mike and I have marathon conversations about politics – and I asked him if he had seen and/or heard the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit Court by President Obama for a seat on…
This is one of the many reasons I find politics to be a spectacular spectator sport – even when that nutcase Donald Trump isn’t sucking up all the ether in the bottle. According to an interview published in that Communist rag The New York Times, USS Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk is a Republican, while…
Here’s a pre-Election Day piece from Nikkolas and Nicole Smith, recasting Sasha, Malia, Michelle, and Barack Obama in the style of Pixar’s The Incredibles. I see only two things wrong with it: 1. The slogan should no longer be “Forward”, but “Excelsior!” 2. This piece is just crying out for Mitt Romney as Syndrome. Or…
By now, you’ve heard that Lucasfilm has been sold to The Walt Disney Corporation for $4.05 billion dollars. You also see that we’ve discussed what this could mean for Star Wars, Disney, Dark Horse Comics, and many other players. However, what you may not realize is that this also means that George Lucas thinks that…
Of course we’re going to celebrate Presidents Day. After all, President Obama was the biggest seller in comics in 2009. Barack Obama, the one man stimulus package for the comics industry.
The Topeka Capitol-Journal reports that freshman Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) told a town hall meeting a week ago that the GOP still had to find a “great white hope” capable of thwarting the political agenda endorsed by Democrats who control Congress and President Barack Obama. “Republicans are struggling right now to find the great white…
If there was ever a video that summed up everything we cover at ComicMix– politics, Star Trek, probing questions, PC vs. Mac, and of course comics and geek culture– this video might be it. It’s John Hodgman’s headlining speech at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Watch it. You’ll feel better afterward. Hat tip:…
It’s been said that Barack Obama’s web-savvy would help the economy, and now we have proof. ICv2 reports: "Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man #583 rode President Obama’s coattails to a record-setting total of 352,953, making it the bestselling full-price periodical comic book since ICv2 began tracking sales through Diamond Comic Distributors in 2001. Previous high numbers belong…
It was inevitable. From a Japanese toy web site— and apparently, Barack Obama doesn’t even need Secret Service protection, he packs his own handgun. And his own street sweeper. And his own katana and wakizashi! And best of all, since it’s the Japanese, we get to have the Star Wars reference: Choose your punchline for…
