May 19, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite announces a Red City special this August! Fan-favorite writer Dan Abnett depicted both the Daughter of Drakulon and She-Devil With a Sword being recruited by The Project, and then coming face to face across a trio of titles of Red Sonja: The Superpowers, Vampirella: The Dark Powers, and Vampirella…
March 19, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment announces a mind-bending, multiversal masterpiece starting this June, as Altered States: Warlords brings together some of the publisher’s biggest stars for a crossover epic by David Avallone (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Bettie Page) and Mariano Benitez-Chapo. Welcome to Altered States… Dynamite Entertainment’s daring take on parallel realities,…
Vampirella is a woman, yet also a vampire, and an alien. In a modern world where the search for identity is pivotal, the Daughter of Drakulon finds herself caught questioning if she is even an actual person. Christopher Priest’s half-decade-plus legendary run ramps up in Vampirella #7 — legacy numbering #682 — for its next…
Riddle me this: what’s the difference between dressing up in a Halloween costume and doing cosplay at a comic con? Answer after my weekly rant. Strap yourself in. We’re on another bumpy ride to my time-share condo on Memory Lane. Time was, there were no “big-box” toy stores, or “big-box” stores at all. Toys R…
I spent last weekend at the Baltimore Comic-Con with my niece, Isabel, in all her cosplay glory: not just one, but three terrific outfits. Oh, yeah, also in attendance were ComicMixers Mike Gold, Joe Corallo, Glenn Hauman, Evelyn Kriete, and Emily S. Whitten (Denny O’Neil had to cancel). Unfortunately, Isabel and cosplayer supreme Emily never…
A short one act play, in response to this recent hubbub during the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. To boob, or not to boob, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind of cosplayers to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fans and parents Or to take arms against a sea of…
The San Diego Comic-Con is next week, and I’m going through my annual trajectory of feelings. On the one hand, I like comics. I like a lot of the people who work in comics. Twenty years ago, I had a great time when I went because San Diego is a lovely city and it’s pleasant…
This was our third year attending the Long Beach Comic Expo. We have always looked forward to attending because we have always picked up great art & amazing geek chic clothes. This year, though, it was different. It felt smaller with less opportunity for shopping. But it was really cool to see a ton of…
There’s a big year ahead in Geek Culture with lots to look forward to. Upon reflection, I feel like should have more clearly defined plans. Cosplayers are the best at looking ahead and especially planning their convention attendance. The inherent creativity and creation of cosplay demands disciplined convention selection and scheduling. Cosplay entails developing elaborate…
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat. Time to frantically decorate your home, buy everyone presents, and pretend you’re going to get your Christmas cards out before the New Year this time. Well, at least that’s the plan if you’re me. One of the challenges I face every year is what gifts to get…
Do you like winter? I don’t. I mean, I enjoy the first few snow days when the city is clean and white, and I like to wear sweaters and other soft warm clothes. I like to curl up in a cozy chair with a book and a glass of whiskey. What I don’t like is…
A month ago I shared the inside scoop on the exciting new comic-con on a cruise ship, Fan2Sea – where it came from, what it will offer, and why it sounds like, as Bender says, “Fun on a bun!” And the awesome fact that I will be going on the cruise and reporting back on…
