ComicMix Vindicated in Dr. Seuss Lawsuit Over Literary Mash-Up; Judge Dismisses Trademark Claims, Copyright Claim Will “Boldly Go Forward”
Judge Dismisses Trademark Claims; Copyright Claim Will “Boldly Go Forward”
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Ed Catto: Fight Like a Girl
ItâÂÂs a good time to fight like a girl. The new Wonder Woman movie is a big hit. Everyone from Billy Tucci to my mom seems to like it. Fox News managed to complain about the level of patriotism in the movie, but whatever; every party needs a pooper. I thought it was great fun,…
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Adam West: 1928-2017
Adam West, an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series “Batman”, died Friday night in Los Angeles at the age of 88 after a short battle with leukemia. For many people in the comics community and the world beyond, West’s portrayal of the Caped Crusader was the first version of…
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Dennis O’Neil: The Sensation and Me
As I sit here, Wonder Woman is wowing ‘em about a mile away to the north, at the Palisades 21-Plex where you can see a movie (or 21 movies?) and then visit the lots and lots of stores nearby in the five-floor mall and shop until your brain congeals. I guess that if I were…
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Box Office Democracy: Wonder Woman
It seems like incredibly faint praise but I should get it out at the beginning: Wonder Woman is the best film of the DC Extended Universe era. That only means that itâs a coherent film with proper pacing and character work that doesnât feel completely at odds with 80 years of published material. Itâs honestly…
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LEGO® DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain Provides Summer Fun
BURBANK, CA (June 1, 2017) – Missing memories provide an intriguing mystery for everyone’s favorite young female protagonists in the all-new animated film, LEGO® DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and The LEGO® Group, the film – the first LEGO® entry in the worldwide DC Super Hero Girls…
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Mike Gold: Yep. It’s A Bird! Deal With It!
Yesterday, Frank Coniff, a.k.a. TVâs Frank, revealed a little-known event: the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema folks who are having those women-only screenings of Wonder Woman thatâs upsetting the snowflake boys so much, also held another such event. They did a screening of Baywatch â but just for those people who wanted to actually see Baywatch. I…
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Official Batman and Harley Quinn Details Revealed
  BURBANK, CA (May 30, 2017) â A looming global catastrophe forces Batman and Nightwing to partner with an unlikely hero in Batman and Harley Quinn, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Original Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the all-new, feature-length animated film arrives August 15…
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Ed Catto: Is It Geek Culture’s Business?
Sometimes Geek Culture – and comics – serve up social commentaries for the world at large. One end of the spectrum is firmly occupied by O’Neil & Adams’ groundbreaking Green Lantern/Green Arrow series from the 70s. The other end of the spectrum has so many more examples: Eightball, Doonesbury, Love and Rockets, etc. Each employ…
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Mindy Newell: The Sound Of Breaking Glass?
Will the Amazonian be the woman who finally breaks the Hollywood glass ceiling?
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Mindy Newell: Mothers Dearest
We all have mothers. I had a mother of a cold last week, and since Sunday was Mom’s day, I thought I would take a moment to honor all those women who have taken on the absolutely hardest job in the multi-verse… even though I’m a bit late. I think the best-known mother in the…
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Mike Gold: The Guardian’s Daddy Issues
If you think working in the greater comic book conspiracy is all fun and games ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàwellÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂæ thereÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs a lot of truth to that. For example, where else can you go to the movies, call it work and then take the ticket price off your taxes? Last Thursday, I joined fellow ComicMixers Adriane Nash and…
