There’s an exciting new trend in comics these days. Comic book writers are actually being hired to write comic books. Recently, we’ve seen guys like Jim Shooter taking on The Legion of Super-Heroes, Marv Wolfman on sundry Teen Titans and the newer-still Vigilante, Tony Isabella told me he’s got a full schedule of assignments and…
He started in comics almost before he started junior high school – and four decades he is ready to make his comeback at the very spot where it all started. Yes, Jim Shooter tells The Big ComicMix Broadcast why he’s returning to The Legion of Super-Heroes! We also give you a rundown of missing comics,…
With the announcement that Jim Shooter is returning to a regular writing gig on Legion of Super-Heroes, he takes over a different title as well: he’s the man with the longest writing career currently writing a comic series. Jim’s first comic, as we all know, was Adventure Comics #346, cover dated July 1966. Taking over…
Some ups and some downs this week in our little pop culture playground. DC takes a few steps back with some scheduling issues and then brings Jim Shooter back in the spotlight, while the internet seems to be crammed with some very taste time wasters. • If you miss the premiere of the Iron Man…
There are those who thought this wouldn’t happen until we actually reached the 30th century, yet a pretty strong case is made for it actually happening at the Legion Omnicom, starting with #37.
Like many of you, I thought the Valiant universe was dead and gone. Well, not so fast. CBR reports that Valiant will be releasing a hardcover collection entitled Harbinger: The Beginning (which will be "digitally recolored and remastered using state-of-the-art computer techniques") which will include a brand-new story written by one-time Valiant head-honcho Jim Shooter,…
