In the late 1980s, DC Comics thought it could reimagine everything. Frank Miller’s Dark Knight did it for Batman, Alan Moore handled Swamp Thing, and John Byrne changed Superman. Moore again took on the core idea of a superhero universe in Watchmen. And, to set the tone for all of that, Marv Wolfman (and George…
I’ve been writing about several of the impressive Geek Culture entrepreneurs I met at this year’s New York Comic-Con, but the real-life Gotham City certainly doesn’t have a monopoly on these passionate creators who are making it happen. The Buffalo Comic-Con is run by Emil Novak and his team. They’re also the folks behind Buffalo’s…
This past Saturday I participated in the Women’s March in NYC. While I marched with a group of burlesque performers and friends, other columnists here at ComicMix participated including Molly Jackson and Martha Thomases. It was an important moment of demonstration for the first days of the new administration here, and I’m glad I participated….
I have a friend who loved opera and music growing up, and now she sings in the chorus for the Metropolitan Opera. ThereâÂÂs something energizing when you witness someone leverage their passion and turn it into a wonderful and fulfilling career. And my friend, comic writer Paul Kupperberg, is exactly that kind of person. As…
Can I pause? Can I catch my breath? Where am I? About half way through August? That means I’m more than half way through the distance run that is this summer. Last commitment in October, only … I don’t know? three between now and then? Meanwhile, imagine me yelling, Oh, Leo! Something like what I…
Jose Luis Garcia Lopez pencil art for a Batman style guide from 1995.
Today is a popular birthday for comic book creators! Three very different comic book luminaries all share March 26. José Luis Garcia-Lopez was born in Spain in 1948 but moved to Argentina in 1952. Growing up he worked on several Argentinian comic strips, and in the late 1960s he began doing romance titles for Charlton…
