Writer Geoff Johns is best known for re-imagining some of the most beloved heroes in the history of the DCU. With his work on such books as Infinite Crisis, 52, Green Lantern, Booster Gold, Teen Titans and Justice Society Of America, Johns has “re-booted” some of DC’s most beloved classic heroes, including Hal Jordan, Booster…
To be filed under "Hey! that’s OUR thing, man!" Cracked.com recently posted a list of "The 6 Creepiest Comic Book Characters of All Time," leaving me wondering why they chose to make it a list of six characters. Why not five… or ten? "Cracked Six" just doesn’t sound right, while ComicMix Six is practically candy…
Kara Zor-El was born and raised in Argo City on the planet Krypton. The entire city survived the planet’s destruction, separating itself and floating to safety, but most of the inhabitants were soon felled by their homeworld’s remnants, now transformed into deadly Kryptonite. Kara’s father Zor-El sent her to Earth for her own protection, hoping…
Paul Kupperberg tipped me off, Mark Evanier has the news: Jim Mooney, the incredibly prolific penciller and inker of everything from A-Team to World’s Finest, passed away over the weekend. Jim was best known for his work on Supergirl and the Legion of Super Heroes in the sixties and Spider-Man in the seventies, but his…
When attending conventions like Wizard World Los Angeles you often get to see just how devoted to their favorite character some hardcore fans really are. How can you tell? Well, these fans generally don’t just pay their money and passively attend the show going from one panel to another, buying the latest action figures, comics…
Last week, I pulled a muscle in my back. This event, though rare, is not unknown; my back will hurt me every other year or so. I should know the steps by now – hideous, agonizing pain, worse than any other person ever born has ever endured (because it’s happening to me), rest and…
I was going to continue my review of art I like, but since last week the new DC comp box arrived and I want to catch up before I write any more about that. Plus, I had a fairly major lifestyle change, more about which later. Meantime, the Writers Guild of America strike is into…
If you worry about the unwholesome imagery and unhealthy body types being portrayed in comics — corsetted Wonder Woman, bare belly Supergirl, fishnet clad Zatanna and Black Canary, leather wearing Storm, and so on — and are worried that it could provoke problems when people try to squeeze into outfits like that for Halloween this…
As the days roll by, I have two stacks of paper here on the Big ComicMixBroadcast Desk. One is labeled “Before San Diego,” the other is marked “Whenever.” That pretty much stands as a metaphor for things here right now as well. However, that doesn’t mean I have lost ANY of the notes I need…
According to Cinematical, Laura Vandervoort will be joining the cast of Smallville next season as Kara, also known as — well, we can’t call her that name if we can’t call Clark that name. Smallville‘s co-creator, Al Gough, says of Ms. Vandervoort in People: "She’s a combination of beauty, intelligence, a certain warmth, and great…
Well, it turns out Clark Kent won’t be the first flying Kryptonian to inhabit the Smallville teevee series. According to TV Guide, the show’s producers are casting about to fill the role of Kara, who will appear in about half of this coming season’s shows. They hope to show the new actress off at the…
The middle-of-the-week Big ComicMix Broadcast is up and cooking with a look at the reality make over for Betty & Veronica (Archie‘s publisher speaks!), more variants from Marvel, the latest Late List of comics, and Supergirl clothes take off. Comics fans weigh in on Spider-Man 3 and we trip back to a time when the…
