Times Online looks back at the British ‘80s craze for Fighting Fantasy. The Millions has a looooong post (no, really, it’s long) about Harry Potter from a children’s librarian’s perspective. Queen guitarist Brian May has gone back to school — to finish his doctorate in astrophysics. That’s a smart move – you always want to…
We get some strange mail here at ComicMix, but this one’s a bit more unusual than usual: This July 13th, you can learn the history of New York City as you never imagined it! Count Dracula’s faithful servant, Dr. Jack Seward, will escort you through the Upper West Side of Manhattan, starting at Central Park…
On its last day, the Licensing Show at New York City’s Javitz Center was just as crowded, just as large, and just as overwhelming as it was on Day One. This time, however, I knew where I was going and what I wanted to see. And I wanted to see cute! I’m female, damnit, and…
52 year-old Pac Man designer Toru Iwatani is retiring from the racket, but he’s going out with a bang. The game designer has created the Pac Man Championship Edition for the final round of the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship in New York City. It will be available tomorrow as a $10.00 download on Microsoft”s…
Featured at this year’s Book Expo America in New York was the new game Yamodo, and the manufacturers were gracious enough to provide a special demo for ComicMix. Yamodo is played with two or more players and a box of cards. Each card has a made up word on it (think wesocol or lombutate), a…
The trailer. A long seen but woefully underappreciated art form. Now, they’re not only getting the recognition they deserve, but they’re becoming the movies they deserve. First, we have the Golden Trailer awards, being held Thursday in New York (at NYU, no less, indicating what a lot of the Tisch Film School graduates are actually…
Fun picture to brighten up your day: Explanation of sorts here in New York Magazine. But the photo says it all…
Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood reports: “I’m told Spider-Man 3 beat Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 for the biggest U.S. opening day ever in film history. The threequel Friday shattered the $55.8 million mark set by P2 last year and took in $59 million. Based on the first day’s performance, the studio believes the film…
Yes, it’s almost here. Here’s a list of signings and events. To find a participating store in your area, click here. In what is surely a sign of the Apocalypse, today’s New York Times tours the city’s comic book shops, selecting the best store in each borough, to help determine where you should pick up…
Today’s pop quiz includes the brain busting questions of who was Dickie Goodman, where has Manhunter been, why is someone ripping off Richard Dawson, wow does The Doctor get to the fast lane, and WHO was "John And Ernest?" We give you good news on a much loved DC book, dig into Doctor Who’s latest…
Slightly more sincere than a Don Imus apology (which one?), ComicMix PodCast #25 asks the question "Why didn’t you see Grindhouse?", covers the cool new comics and DVDs waiting to meet your credit card and runs back to the day when the CB was the ultimate "IM." DC 52 #52 goes 48, SpongeBob gets two…
Transformers sell out, Bendis and Bagley invade The Mighty Avengers, the awesome Bob Bolling (one of the all-time great writer/artists) returns to Li’l Archie, Galactica‘s Apollo shares even more television wisdom (complete with a season review), and the low-down on this year’s Free Comic Book Day! But most important, you get a peek under Annette’s…
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