Happy 51st Birthday, Tom Spurgeon!
Yes, we know. But he would have done it for us. Miss you, fella.
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Presenting — Colton Mikel Fishman!
Just thought I’d break in here to mention that we’ve got a brand new ComicMixer aboard. Colton Mikel Fishman entered the world less than two hours ago, at 3:50 CST. He’s 18″ long, 7 pounds even, and the whole family is doing swell. Bennett is now a brother, Mama Kathy is happily exhausted, and Daddy Marc is…
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Hey Kids! What Time Is It?
A long time ago in a reality far, far away, a small child was placed in an experimental rocket ship so that he and he alone (sort of) could escape his dying home planet. As such, he became the last of his people (sort of) and, when he landed on the planet Earth he was…
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Tweens No More!!
Since you are reading this, that means Rob Ernst aka The Tweeks’ Dad has failed at his attempts this week to build a time machine. And therefore, Maddy and Anya, ComicMix’s resident Twin Tween Geeks, have turned 13 today! Making them our resident Twin Teen Geeks! The girls started their birthday celebrations at Long Beach Comic…
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Happy 80th Birthday, Harlan Ellison!
There are those of you who doubted he’d make it. Hah! Hah, we say! Harlan Ellison, writer, raconteur, gadfly, screenwriter, actor, power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, and a character in The Dark Knight Returns, Freakazoid, Concrete, The Simpsons, and Scooby Doo, celebrates his 80th birthday today. Yes, he’s been striking terror into the…
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Remember, today is the 5th International Talk Like William Shatner Day
Watch the instructional video to learn how: And a happy 82nd birthday to the Captain! Live long and… well, you know.
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Happy 100th Birthday, Chuck Jones!
One hundred years ago today in Spokane, Washington, Charles Martin “Chuck” Jones was born. It is quite possible there has not been a more widely influential artist in the twentieth century. We could easily list his over three hundred cartoons that he directed; we could talk about all of the influential cartoons that he didn’t…
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Welcome A New Addition To The ComicMix Extended Family!
And we’re not just talking about the new site here… We’d like to welcome Caleigh Elizabeth, daughter of ComicMix colorist and flatter Shannon Weaver (Jon Sable Freelance: Ashes Of Eden, Munden’s Bar) and her husband Tom. Baby Caleigh was born at 8:47am on Wednesday, weighing 7lbs, 6oz and measuring 19 inches long. Baby is doing…
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Happy 42nd Birthday, Tom Spurgeon!
Since Tom and The Comics Reporter wishes everybody else in the industry happy birthday, we have to make sure that someone wishes him one… and if we don’t, who will? Go read his stuff and enjoy.
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Happy Birthday: Glenn Hauman
ComicMix’s production master is another year older and probably another inch taller today. Happy birthday, Glenn!
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Happy Birthday: Jesse Santos
Born in Teresa, Rizal, in the Philippines in 1928, Jesse F. Santos was already displaying his art as a young boy—at the age of ten he did the mural for his church. By 14 he was working as a professional artist. During World War II Santos sketched portraits for American G.I.s. This led to an…
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Happy Birthday: Golden Age Black Canary
Dinah Drake was born and raised in Gotham City, where her father Richard Drake was a detective with the Gotham City Police Department. He trained his daughter well, and when she was old enough, Dinah applied to the GCPD herself. She was turned down, however, and the disappointment crushed her father, who died a short…
