PvP Vol. 5: PvP Treks On By Scott Kurtz Image, June 2008, $14.99 Image is a comic-book publisher, and sees everything through that lens. So, for them, this is a book âÂÂcollecting issues 25-31 of the hit comic strip series,â as the cover proclaims. For most of us, though, PvP (http://www.pvponline.com/) is a daily comic…
Last week, ComicMix commenter Alan Coil and I got into a brief discussion about what constitutes decent comic book sales. It is certainly fair for Alan to compare sales against current trends; I like to compare sales against sales potential in the marketplace. There’s a market for comic books. This is borne out by the…
When exactly did July 4 suddenly become “[[[Independence Day]]] Weekend?” Are we as a nation so addicted to three-day holiday weekends that we lose the original meaning of what we’re celebrating? Won’t someone think of the children? And the flags? And the sales? And what about all the ComicMix goodness we’ve brought you this past…
Lobster Johnson, Vol. 1: The Iron Prometheus By Mike Mignolla and Jason Armstrong Dark Horse, June 2008, $17.95 Lobster Johnson is the mystery man of the Hellboy universe – an enigma wrapped in a riddle folded around a right cross. He’s turned up in [[[Hellboy]]] and B.P.R.D. stories several times, but about all we’ve learned…
At Wizard World Chicago last week, I was struck by how many girls came dressed as Supergirl. Grown up girls wearing the new version of the costume, showing off their toned abs, to be sure, but also lots of girls younger than 12 wearing the classic outfit. Supergirl was my first favorite super-heroine. Wonder Woman…
Manga Friday tackles the thorny question of book-to-movie adaptations head-on this week, by comparing and contrasting the first two volumes of the Honey and Clover manga with the movie of the same name – which was adapted from the manga story. Honey and Clover, Vol. 1 By Chica Umino Viz/Shojo Beat, March 2008, $8.99 Honey…
I have no real theme this week but I’d like to share some random thoughts. These are some of the things that make me ask…is you stupid? Not to be confused with “Are you stupid?” Is you stupid is a much better way to express my frustration. Just saying is you stupid sounds right…
First things first: I actually, gasp, liked this issue. For the first time ever, Kurt Busiek pulled the storylines together and gave a sense of the big things ahead. Not perfect, but much better than the past few. What happened? The fight against Konvikt finally reached an end, as Batman’s smarts helped the big three…
My Aunt Helen turned 101 years old last weekend. Let me repeat that – my Aunt Helen is 101 years old. She beat her own father’s record, who died a mere six months after turning 100. She still lives in her own apartment, with help especially from my sister, Marge. Helen gave up smoking only…
Prince of Persia: The Graphic Novel By Jordan Mechner, A.B. Sina, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland First Second, September 2008, $18.95 The first [[[Prince of Persia]]] game was a 2-D platformer almost twenty years ago, and the next big thing with the name Prince of Persia on it will be a major Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie…
[EDITOR’S NOTE: My apologies for the late arrival of this week’s "Doctor Who in Review." We’ve been catching up after all of the Wizard World Chicago chaos! It’s times like these that I could really use a TARDIS. – RM] The hit BBC series Doctor Who is now in its fourth season on the Sci-Fi…
It seems every month that a new comic comes out purporting to offer a new, more realistic slant on superheroes. From Watchmen to Next Men to Powers to Kick Ass, that idea has long been a popular one. Except, none of those comics feel very real. Sure, they take elements from reality and offer a…
