This tale in the Wold Newton ORIGINS cycle is just one of many stories found in TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN 7-FEMME FATALES from BlackCoat Press and is available at http://www.blackcoatpress.com/talesshadowmen07.htm Win Scott Eckert: Nadine’s Invitation November 1795 Blakeney Manor, Richmond: Thursday the 19th of November My Dearest Countess Carody, I do hope Paris finds you…
FALL FICTION FRENZY is underway at Dark Valentine (http://darkvalentine.net/) “We’re currently in the middle of a Fall Fiction Frenzy,” stated Katherine Tomlinson, Publisher of DARK VALENTINE, “31 stories in 31 days, with original artwork commissioned for each story. We are delighted by the variety and quality of the stories, which range from sci fi to…
THE BLACK HAND(A Barker & Llewelyn Novel)By Will ThomasTouchstone Books289 pages When a notorious Italian assassin and his wife are found stuffed in a barrel and floating down the Thames River, Scotland Yard puts out a call to Inquiry Agent Cyrus Barker to assist them in foiling a bloody gang war for the control of…
I call shenanigans. The article on Times Online: Namco Bandai decided to organise a world record attempt for people dressed as Star Trek characters on Valentine’s Day. After all, what else would all these trekkies be doing? The good news is that the world record is apparently in the bag. 99 people turned up at…
Producer Lauren Shuler Donner told Indie London that X-Men Origins: Wolverine is “very good. I’m very pleased with it. It’s very much an origins story. It’s very much in the tone of the first X-Men.” As for the next Origins project, she said, “We have a great script on Magneto. I’ll tell you the honest…
If you’re not based in England but need a reason to travel to London, well, here you go. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are about to share the stage together. That’s right, homeboys! Magneto and Professor Xavier have mutually knocked over their respective king pieces, deciding on a "gray" middle ground over a "black" or…
By my count, there are four good reasons to buy [[[The Sandman Presents: The Dead Boy Detectives]]], now out from Vertigo. First, it’s cheap, at a slight $12.99 for some 100 pages of comics. Second, it’s a heckuva good mystery yarn with plenty of occult elements. Third, it’s part of The Sandman world, and there…
The Envelope of the Los Angeles Times has reported that actor Christian Bale is alleged to have assaulted his mother and sister. Despite these allegations, he was allowed to attend the London premiere of The Dark Knight, after which he turned himself in to the police. The alleged incident was believed to have taken place…
The hit BBC series Doctor Who is now in its fourth season on the Sci-Fi Channel, and since we’re all big fans here at ComicMix, we’ve decided to kick off an episode-by-episode analysis of the reinvigorated science-fiction classic. Every week, we’ll have our best Who-philes go through the most recent episode with a fine-tooth comb…
Comic book and videogame fans’ cyberspace dreams were crushed when Microsoft confirmed that the Marvel Universe Online videogame was canceled last year. The superhero-themed massively multiplayer online game, playable between computers and Xbox 360 consoles, could’ve been a serious contender to World of Warcraft. However, the developer is carrying on with that effort, sans Marvel license….
The role of the titular character in the upcoming Tintin films has been filled. The adventure-seeking reporter will be played by 17-year-old Thomas Sangster, a London born actor who appeared in Love Actually and Nanny McPhee.Sangster joins Andy Serkis on the film, who has already been cast as Captain Haddock. Directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson…
Though the history of comics largely began through free newspaper inserts, that practice has gone unused for decades. Fitting, then, that such an unexpected distribution model would accompany the release of a new comic book series created by an advertising agency. Mother, the London-based agency best known for promoting Coca-Cola, recently announced it will be…
