It’s happened to all of us at some point. As a comic book fan you attend a convention with hopes of making a personal connection with a creator or personality you admire. Then reality shatters your expectations when you find that he or she’s, well… sort of a jerk. Wombat, the co-host of the popular Cheap…
Ever like the trailer more than the movie? Yeah, me too. If I wasn’t sneaking into half of those movies, I’d be upset. News parody site The Onion took that concept and added typical comic fan anti-buzz to the Iron Man movie trailer. Wouldn’t you have loved it if Superman Returns stayed a trailer? Wildly Popular ‘Iron…
The fill-in artist is a staple of comics and webcomics alike, but Michael Rouse-Deane is making a year-long event out of the practice — and for a good cause. April 1 is the scheduled start of The Guest Strip Project, in which a different webcomic creator will provide a strip each week, with proceeds from…
Anyone who thought that MegaCon was a small secondary gathering of Florida area comics and fantasy/anime fans could not have been more mistaken. I was one of about 30,000 people at the Orange County Convention Center (that figure does not include artists, writers and exhibitors). To give you an idea of what the scene was…
Here is one of those things you find in your travels around the InterTubes that’s just too cute/funny to keep to yourself. Super You, in addition to having a theme song of the same class as "It’s a Small World" when it comes to getting stuck in your head (WARNING: Music plays automatically when you…
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of ewes? It’s the Ovine Princess, the Dark Fleece Detective. We were lucky enough to meet this secretive heroine at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. She seems to be a big fan of ComicMix, pausing in her contemplation of villainy (and the straw in the stall) to notice…
How do you get comic book fans interested in the political process? By framing it in terms they understand… using Batman villians. (Not responsible for any votes cast as a result of watching this video. I believe in Harvey Dent.)
As part of the run-up to the presidential primaries next year, ComicMix asked Texas Congressman Ron Paul who his favorite comic book super-hero might be. We think this is at least as revealing as their favorite movies, favorite books, or favorite chocolate-chip cookie recipes. Candidate Paul, running for the Republican nomination on a Libertarian platform,…
Comics folk are known for their generosity year-round but, as the seasons turn and the nights turn colder, the spirit of giving seems to kick into overdrive. Out in Portland, OR, Floating World Comics is all set to hold their Spacenight tribute to Bill Mantlo on Friday, December 6 (coincidentally, the birthdays of at least…
Floating World Comics will host a benefit show for comics writer Bill Mantlo, who suffered severe head trauma when he was struck by a car while rollerblading in 1992. He currently resides in a brain injury rehabilitation nursing home. Jason Leivian, the owner of Floating World, has asked "hundreds of artists" to donate an illustration…
Want to start a lively discussion with your comic fan buddies? Ask them who has the best costume and watch the sparks fly. Get the heat started when we fire up the Big ComicMix Broadcast and tell you where to find the list of what some fans call "the best" — plus the holiday is…
OK. So buried deep in your closet, you have that mask and cape that you might wear during those "special times," but do you have the powers and abilities to really be beyond mortal men? If so, then you aren’t alone as hundreds of would-be crusaders sought to gain the favor of Stan Lee –…
