DC’s rich history can best be explained by not only one of their oldest fans, but top creators. The man who gave us SWAMP THING (and much more), LEN WEIN shares a few 75th Anniversary Tales – plus LOCKE & KEY heads to TV. And be sure to stay on The Point via , RSS,…
In the wrestling world, they say “never say never”. After a new movie on shelves now and the big action flick, THE EXPENDABLES, hitting screens soon, will Stone Cold ever get back in a WWE ring? We asked him for a straight answer and he gave it to us – plus TORCHWOOD is (really) back…
Shout! Factory has announced a June 22 release for the third volume of the Swamp Thing television series on DVD. The set was being offered as part of their Shout! Select online exclusive line of product. The first volume, comprising seasons one and two of the USA cable series, and volume two (beginning the third…
Saga of the Swamp Thing Book Two By Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben DC Comics, 224 pages, $24.99 DC’s hardcover collections of Alan Moore’s run on [[[Swamp Thing]]] continues with the release of the second volume next Wednesday. The nicest thing about these releases is that it prompts us to go back and reread…
Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that the next direct-to-DVD DC Comics movie after the upcoming Superman/Batman: Public Enemies will be a new release titled Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, tentatively coming Spring 2010. As you can glean from the title, it takes place on two different planet Earths: one protected by the Justice…
When a comic book gained a new writer, before 1983, they would either keep the status quo, as the writers succeeding Stan Lee did throughout the 1970s, or change the locale and supporting cast (see [[[Supergirl]]] and [[[Wonder Woman]]]’s various careers). Until 1983, no one really rethought the character or series premise. That is one…
Lost amidst DC Comics’ latest round of solicitations is a historic reprint collection of one of its seminal works: DC Comics Classics Library: Roots of the Swamp Thing. And it’s historic not because it represents the first hardback compilation of the material but because the story is being published in its entirety for the first…
Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro says that his love for big burley creatures goes back to the days of Swamp Thing and the creations of Jack Kirby. How does he translate this to film and what was it like acting “with” these creatures? Hellboy stars Ron Perlman and Selma Blair relate their experiences, plus: Girls…
Born in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1958, Shawn McManus got his comic book start in the early 1980s, working for Heavy Metal. He illustrated two issues of the Alan Moore run on Swamp Thing, then went on to draw most of the “A Game of You” storyline in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. McManus also drew issues…
I had a feeling that title would get your attention. Sure, sometimes a title like that is used just to get attention when the substance of the article doesn’t actually include anything free, but fear not, ComicMix reader, we have you covered. Over at Daily Bits, they’ve highlighted 17 — yes, count ’em, 17 —…
In a bit of a strange coincidence, Vertigo has two new collections out this week that both prominently feature futuristic science and genetic manipulation. The books couldn’t be more different, though, with The Un-Men ($9.99) shining a freaky spotlight on some minor Swamp Thing characters and Faker ($14.99) taking a more serious look at the…
John Sargent became fascinated with magic at an early age—and also gained fearsome powers. This was thanks to his discovery that his mother’s old ruby pendant actually contained the ancient artifact called the Ruby of Life, which let him control anything he touched. As he grew older, Sargent focused his attention on stage magic in…
