Columns | Michael Davis | News
Brian Augustyn: Night and Day
Michael Davis talks about what Brian Augustyn meant to him… and we guarantee you Michael’s not the only one with stories like this about how decent Brian was.
-
-
Oh, The Place We Boldly Stop.
The Dr. Seuss Enterprises lawsuit against us is finally over. In August 2016, we put up a Kickstarter for Oh, The Places You’ll Boldly Go!, a mash-up of Star Trek and Dr. Seuss to be written by David Gerrold, drawn by Ty Templeton, edited by Glenn Hauman, and published by ComicMix LLC later that year….
-
Insight Lands On Mars– 35 Years Later
NASA’s latest Mars lander, InSight, successfully touched down on the surface of the Red Planet this afternoon, surviving an intense plunge through the Martian atmosphere. What you may not know is that Insight Studios, run by Mark Wheatley and Marc Hempel, got to Mars back in 1983 with First Comics, edited by Mike Gold. The…
-
Mike Gold Shuffles Off to Buffalo
“Shuffle Off To Buffalo” is a song that premiered in the 1933 movie 42nd Street, later to become a Broadway musical. Much, much later. The song was written by the legendary team of Al Dubin and Harry Warren, and the movie in which it was preformed was, very arguably, the most erotic movie Warner Bros….
-
Mike Gold: The Greatest Comic Book Story Ever?
The most ridiculous question I’ve asked myself all week is, is this “the greatest comic book story ever?” Who the hell knows? The answer to that question is in the mind of the beholder, and in the case of my mind, well, I change my mind so fast I voided the warranty long ago. But……
-
Mike Gold: Coping With The Horror
After Martha, and Joe, and Mindy all wrote about the sexual harassment and rape scandals that have been getting so much attention, and doing so elegantly and with well-considered reasoning, you’d think I’d move on to some topic that is more focused on pop culture. Well, if you thought that, then you don’t know me…
-
Mike Gold: Or, Vill You Discovery?
Much to my surprise, I really enjoy both Star Trek: Discovery and The Orville. I’ll wax on the latter first. It’s hard to explain why I’m a Seth MacFarlane fan. Usually, I can only watch about 10 minutes of Family Guy — I like it, but after that my mind wanders in search of “plot.”…
-
The Legendary Mindy Newell?
One of the joys of having returned to the comics convention scene this fall was seeing old friends and industry comrades again after too many goddamn years – Walter and Louise Simonson, Marv Wolfman, Fabian Nicieza, Timothy Truman, Jim Salicrup, Dave Gibbons, Cat Staggs, and Jill Thompson, to name just a few – and to…
-
Mike Gold: Halloween, Cosplay, and the Human Torch
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…
-
Mike Gold: Here Comes the Equestrian Statue
A short one this week, because I’m not here. In fact, I’m in Pennsylvania having just completed my fourth convention in eight weeks. Yup: Chicago Wizard World, Baltimore Comic Con, New York Comic Con, and last – and best – the Kokomo (Indiana) Comic Con. That latter one came highly recommended by ComicMixers Denny…
-
Mike Gold: Make Mine Marvel Maybe?
If a comics publisher falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound effect? Marvel Comics has been facing growing dissatisfaction over their sundry practices (both alleged and real) regarding their minority characters, their massive event stunts, some questionable actions by sundry staffers and freelancers… even the…
-
Joe Corallo: Mine! Attack!
This past Saturday was our NYCC panel âComics for Causes: Planned Parenthood and ComicMix.â On hand, in addition to myself (the center of the three-shot photo, surrounded by Molly and Mindy) were our editor-in-chief Mike Gold, my co-editor on Mine! Molly Jackson, Mindy Newell, Martha Thomases, and Glenn Hauman. The panel was made up of…
