He was the “father” of Hercules and (actually) the husband of Xena, and now Robert Tapert returns to pop culture with a hand chosen set of horror movies and a new television series. In our exclusive interview, Robert fills us in on both plus where things stand with Xena and Evil Dead, plus: Witchblade on…
The campaign is almost over. The last Presidential Debate was Wednesday. Those of us who are not Joe the Plumber may wonder what the candidates have to say about the issues that matter to us. You can go to the candidate’s websites here (Obama) and here (McCain) to find out what they say. There’s a lot there, but…
The world of The Dark Tower isn’t the only location where Peter David leaves his mark. The Writer Of Stuff shares some insight on his Fallen Angel series, how The Skrulls ended up in She Hulk before Secret Invasion and why a Babylon 5 comic might not work, plus: That other famous TV theme written…
And every fair from fair sometime declines / By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 The Superman of today is not the Superman of the Thirties, nor of the Eighties, nor the Superman that will be. At some point the Man of Tomorrow becomes the Man of the Day After Tomorrow. He…
It was the little comic They Couldn’t Kill – until now. Amazing Spider-Girl ends at issue #30, but there is still life left for May Parker, plus: Stephen King’s Talisman comes to comics A cool Aliens/Predator package on DVD this week Something for everyone (really) in the comic shops tomorrow And what three titles do…
“Ah, you kids today, you’ve got it easy.” I’m sure over the past several million years that line started more lectures than all the speed freak professors at all the Ivy League schools combined. It also inspired more than a few comedy routines, too, including a classic from Monty Python. But when it comes to comics,…
Well as careers go, here’s a good one. Start off writing a fanzine and wind up working with and for Del Close and Monty Python and, specifically, John Cleese. Then you get to write all kinds of books about your labors. Long-time comics journalist and frequent ComicMix commenter Kim Howard Johnson has a new book…
No matter what era of comics you enjoy, chances are Two Morrows has a magazine or trade PB covering it. We give you a rundown of what’s new and on the way, plus: That Captain Action statue finally debuts The latest ratings are in for pop culture series We have some watercooler stories about new…
In the early 1980s, conspiracy theories were all the rage. There seemed to be a cottage industry in debunking the conventional theories about the Kennedy assassination. Paul Krassner once said that he read so many articles on the subject in Penthouse magazine, next to the pin-ups, that he became aroused every time someone mentioned the…
Though I know I’ll never lose affection / For people and things that went before / I know I’ll often stop and think about them… In My Life, by Lennon and McCartney I was thinking about my departed sister the other day. I always think about her but more so this time of…
Those couple of issues out so far haven’t even scratched the surface of what lies ahead for Marvel’s adaption of The Stand. Artist Mike Perkins tells us what’s ahead, plus: DC and Warner add more Motion Comics to the mix Two new World Of Warcraft cards that will blow you away Kevin Spacey Says He …
I liked Paul Newman. I should’ve hated him; bastard was too damn good looking and should’ve given me an inferiority complex. The fact is I didn’t always like how I looked but what I learned was that he didn’t always like the way he looked, either. Newman felt his looks got in the way of…
