This week has all the makings, as an underdog wins book of the week honors, Marvel tries its darndest to rev up Skrullfest ’08 and Atlanta traffic finally almost kills me. Without further ado, the reviews… Book of the Week: Blue Beetle #25 — When this first series first started up, I loved the concept…
This week has all the makings, as an underdog wins book of the week honors, Marvel tries its darndest to rev up Skrullfest ’08 and Atlanta traffic finally almost kills me. Without further ado, the reviews… Book of the Week: Blue Beetle #25 — When this first series first started up, I loved the concept…
Dark Wraith of Shannara By Terry Brooks, Illustrated by Edwin David, Adapted by Robert Place Napton Del Rey, 2008, $13.95 I am morally sure that the following conversation took place somewhere, among some people, before this book came into existence: “It’s not fair! All of those other fantasy writers are getting comics based on their…
It probably goes without saying that an artist’s most significant tools are his eyes. People have figured out alternate ways of drawing, but they’ve got to see what they’re doing. So it is with great trepidation that we note legendary Disney Duck artist Don Rosa, a regular at many a convention and fan event, underwent emergency surgery…
Writer Brandon Jerwa has had a varied and interesting career since beginning in comics early in 2001. Not letting rejection deter him, he persevered and eventually landed a job as a writer for the G.I. Joe comic book series. Later, Jerwa took on other television tie-in comics such as Highlander from Dynamite Entertainment — which…
Can you hear me now? Oh, Verizon. Not only do you sponsor some of our favorite shows with your funny ads starring the quality assurance tech, but you’re buying our love by sponsoring a contest featuring three of our favorite things – comics, games, and ’80s nostalgia. Starting today, gamers who play the Teenage Mutant Ninja…
If you’re reading ComicMix, chances are you’re a fan of sci-fi, movies, TV and, of course, you probably read comic books on a regular basis. Being a fan and reader of comics, perhaps you’ve wondered how all the elements from script to art to color to lettering come together to form the finished comic you…
As the campaigns continue, ComicMix is determined to ask the questions on everyone’s mind this election year: Which One is the Skrull? Are you sure it’s just the one? Why can’t more than one be a Skrull? If your favorite candidate is really a Skrull infiltrator, are you going to vote for them anyway,…
Batman Begins and its upcoming sequel, The Dark Knight, are both feature films that deal with Bruce Wayne at the beginning of his career as a crime-fighting detective. But some in the movie audience may be curious about how these rookie years unfolded in the continuity of the comics. So, here at ComicMix, we’ve put…
Oh, boy… We’d nearly forgotten what we’re in for, and this video reminded us all over again: Yes, the ComicMix crew will be there in force. Be sure to say hello, ask for autographs, throw fruit, what have you. And if you’re really smart, ask us where to get food outside of the…
They say there’s nothing new under the sun. Well, now I’m saying that as well, but I’m saying it about science fiction. S-F was supposed to look forward and, at its best, teach us something about today’s human condition. You can look forward by looking into the past, but you’re not looking forward by burying…
I’m still recovering from my yearly giggle-fest as my husband and I spent last night MST-ing the Biblical epic The Ten Commandments, which for some reason was shown on Easter weekend rather than Passover weekend. Always remember, Eliezar, he passed over your holiday! So many great quotable lines in that film. ComicMix columnists have been…
