Stories about old people who are happy and content being old, who stoutly resist fantastic temptations otherwise, are I think always the products of much younger people. Actual old people are much less sanguine about looming death, I find, less likely to smile indulgently at mantlepiece pictures of themselves in their younger days, sigh contentedly, and…
I’ve mentioned the short story “Snow, Glass, Apples” before – it’s both one of Neil Gaiman’s best, most pointed short pieces and one of the most successful of the Ellen Datlow/Terri Windling-inspired burst of revisionist fairy tales from the early 1990s. (I see that my memory was slightly false – I thought it originally appeared…
I didn’t remember Neil Gaiman’s story “Troll Bridge” well. In fact, if you’d asked me about it, I would have assumed some confusion on your part with Terry Pratchett’s short story “Troll Bridge,” and tried to lead you in that direction. But story titles can’t be copyrighted, and even good friends can use the same…
“I’ll make it.” • Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainis) • Hoosiers (1986) Wow. Two weeks. That’s a long time to wait with bated breath. My apologies to everyone who turned blue while waiting to find out if I had broken my ankles. To reprise: A little more than two weeks ago, Wednesday July 9 to be exact,…
As a production person– and possibly the youngest person in comics production today who still worked in analog before digital– I found Colleen Doran’s discussion of reprinting A Distant Soil fascinating. http://www.adistantsoil.com/2014/05/16/comic-art-negatives-now-with-more-negativity/ Following up on this post which goes into detail about comic art negatives. IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THAT, you may be lost if…
Some time ago, J Michael Straczynski approached Colleen Doran about developing a new look for Wonder Woman for a possible, more fantasy-oriented version of the comic series. Obviously, this did not happen. But JMS gave her permission to post the sketches… via The JMS Wonder Woman you didn’t see | A Distant Soil by Colleen…
That’s right ComicMixers… it’s an all out brawl for webcomic supremacy! In this corner, wearing the crystal trunks… the long running Colleen Doran wonder… A Distant Soil! And in this corner, wearing a lightning bolt and using something with science… Dresden Codak! Which strip is the wilder ride? The power is in your hands! Vote…
From a prone position while dealing with a strained back (ouch ouch ouch) here are the last few days wrap-up of comic-related news items that might not generate a post of their own, but may be of interest… * E! Online: Veronica Mars Movie Finally in the Works . Because you just can’t get enough…
The International Horror Guild Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in the field of horror and dark fantasy, were announced on Halloween (naturally). The Awards, first presented in 1994, will cease to be after this year. Novel: The Terror by Dan Simmons Long Fiction: Softspoken by Lucius Shepard Mid-Length Fiction: "Closet Dreams" by Lisa Tuttle Short…
The weekend window-closing wrap-up: 11 Superheroes That Look Like Supervillains: No. When one of them is called "Evil Ernie" and is, from your own article, "tasked with killing all of humanity" I don’t think he qualifies as a superhero. From FailBlog: well, think of it as a strange kind of crossover. Colleen Doran provides the…
When Entertainment Weekly assembles seven of the most powerful men (and woman) in all of comics, obviously some massive news bombs are going to get dropped. “Yes, I read comic books in the bath,” Grant Morrison announced, shocking the assembled fans and setting the blogosphere ablaze. Okay, so there was little in the way of…
Yesterday on ComicMix Radio we talked about the ultra-rare, ultra hot limited edition comic. Here is where you can check out that very rare variant for The Lone Ranger series from Dynamite Entertainment. It is being offered by Comic Collector Live and is limited to just 250 copies. Artist Colleen Doran comments here about her…
