HBO launched their version of drama within the music business with the hard charging Vinyl, set during the 1970s when music was raw and the types of music were splintering into smaller subsets every year. The series won acclaim and is coming out on Blu-ray June 7. HBO Entertainment has provided us with a copy…
Sorry I’ve been absent the past couple of weeks. Blame it on the taxing business of prepping for the taxing business. Now I’m back. Not back with a vengeance – I’m not the Punisher – back with a comic book to write about: Captain America: Sam Wilson #6 . I’ve been writing about the adventures…
In my review of the last entry in the Divergent series, Insurgent, I praised the franchise for its restraint in not breaking up the last part of their series into two movies and it seems I have to apologize for giving out bad information. They are breaking up their last book, they just had the…
Yes, it’s that time of year where bracketology reigns supreme, you discover a bunch of new webcomics and vote for your favorites, the cry around the nation is “Win or Go Home!”, and we raise money for the Hero Initiative in the process!
This past weekend I attended the annual Sherlock Holmes fandom celebration, a.k.a. the BSI Weekend in New York City; a time I always thoroughly look forward to and enjoy. The weekend is great both for the setting (so much to see and do in NYC, both Sherlockian and otherwise) and for the friends (new and…
Stage, screen, television. Malcolm McDowell has conquered it all with no end in sight to his portrayal of great characters (remember, we can thank him for getting rid of James T. Kirk!). His latest gift is in the Golden Globe nominated MOZART IN THE JUNGLE from Amazon Prime. Malcolm talks about that show plus his…
I probably don’t need to explain bubble economies to anyone reading this website. In the mid-90s following a boom period, fueled by the idea that all comic books were guaranteed to increase in value, the comic book industry suffered a collapse that closed two-thirds of comic book stores nationwide. If it weren’t for their bankability…
My daughter is a college freshman, and she’s going to be working at the popular yoga and athletic apparel retailer Lululemon over her holiday break. It makes all the sense in the world as she’s focused on fitness and is a certified yoga instructor. She told the family a little about her training, and I…
Pop quiz, hotshot. You’re a comic fan that wants to be in the business. Your local comic store owner is leaving town, and offers to sell you the store at a ridiculously low price. What do you do? What do you do?
As many of you may know, last week was the release of Batgirl #45, the issue in which Barbara’s former roommate/good friend Alysia Yeoh gets married to her lover, Jo. The resulting wedding was the first time in mainstream comics that a transgender woman got married. Googling this will lead you to a slew of…
As I was getting on the plane to visit my son, the genius, in Los Angeles, I started to get on line at the same time as a petite African-American woman. Since I have a tendency to go charging through lines, I stepped back to let her go ahead of me (sometimes I can behave)….
Are you caught up in HEROES REBORN Yet? Jack Coleman and Greg Grunberg talk about the transition from the old show to the revival, plus meet two of the new cast members. And Jerry Springer is celebrating the 25th Anniversary on TV. How has he survived so long? You might surprised at how he answers…
