I think tomorrow I’ll call up Merriam-Webster and suggest a new word for their dictionary. That word? Geeklitism. (Not to be confused with Geekleetist, which posts fun stuff). It should be in the dictionary, because it certainly is a thing that exists. But how would I suggest they define it? Damned if I know, although…
Welcome to first installment of Geeking Cute, a new feature at ComicMix that will strive to show you the five most geeking cute things from around the web. If I am not making you go “Awww” then I am not doing my job.
With Comic-Con International, ak.a. San Diego Comic-Con, now just days, almost hours, away, those traveling to the extravaganza are packing to hit the road. There are several noteworthy survival guides we can recommend to those of you less familiar with what it’s like being there. Tom Spurgeon at The Comics Reporter has his valued 150…
FROM WIN SCOTT ECKERT- THE GREEN HORNET: STILL AT LARGE pre-order and final covers The third volume of short stories from Moonstone Books about the 1960s Green Hornet and Kato continues to move forward. I revealed the final art for the limited edition hardcover byRubén Procopio several months ago, and now I’m pleased to also…
…less than three months until [[[Star Wars]]] comes out on Blu-Ray! Why, what did you think I meant? Hat tip: Geeks Are Sexy. Amen.
We got tired of Superman getting all the Christian metaphors, so we’re showing you a secular Easter story… the origin of Batman, re-enacted with marshmallow Peeps. We could call it “You’re the Easter Batman, Brucie Wayne!” The only thing missing is a Bob Kane signature, and don’t think Kane wouldn’t have tried to get it…
If you are looking for a place to hang out where you can ask your most inner-geek questions and pick up some cool comic trivia as well, then here’s your invite to hit THE FORTRESS OF AWESOME! Noted comic historian ALAN “Sizzler” KISTLER is your host and on tonite’s premiere show he covers everything from…
If there was ever a video that summed up everything we cover at ComicMix– politics, Star Trek, probing questions, PC vs. Mac, and of course comics and geek culture– this video might be it. It’s John Hodgman’s headlining speech at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Watch it. You’ll feel better afterward. Hat tip:…
The happy mutants at Tor.com– no wait, the happy mutants are at BoingBoing, the snarky geeks are at io9, and the ink-stained shockwave riders are at Tor.com– are running a Dan Goldman comic, "Yes We Will", in which Obama deals with the greatest problem of his first term, as predicted by Nostradamus. Or the Mayans….
There are no shortage of reminders of the lack of attention span in today’s culture, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that there’s already some murmurings that “geek chick” has “jumped the shark.” At the very least, those are two phrases that are well beyond cliché. The Hollywood Reporter gives some thought to the…
With The Dark Knight looming large this week, Cinematical’s resident "geek beat" writer Elisabeth Rappe recently put together a list of the ladies she’d like to see introduced in the new Batman film franchise. Among her thoughtful reflections on potential leading ladies for Gotham’s favorite superhero are Catwoman ("she needs to be redeemed from that…
Beware the power of words, folks. Over at Cinematical, the movie news site’s resident "geek beat" contributor Elisabeth Rappe has taken a comment I left on one of her recent posts and turned it into a full-blown column, titled "The Touchiness of Geek Cred." In the column, Rappe discusses the Survivor-esque mentality of geekery and…
