Signs Of The Times
We salute you, happy gay people of Red Pegasus Comics in Dallas, Texas. Source: Sign outside a Dallas comic shop on the day the Supreme Court OK’d gay marriage – Boing Boing
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Mike Gold: The Man Who Didn’t Save Krypton
I’ve gone on record many times about how I enjoy much of DC Comics’ digital line. I’ve even been snotty enough to note that, unlike much of The New 52, these titles are quite readable and are DC’s saving grace. So I’ll take it one step further. One of these weekly digital titles is called…
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Hitler Learns Comics Alliance was shut down
Ach, nein! Gott in himmel! And all the other phrases I learned from reading 70’s Invaders comics. This video, summing up a lot of our feelings on the matter, was put together by Zack Smith of Newsarama and MTV Geek– waitaminute– didn’t Valerie Gallaher just leave MTV Geek? Weird times are coming, folks… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28n_lTtKA4U
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All Aboard The AIRSHIP DAEDALUS!
AIRSHIP DAEDALUS spins an exciting tale of two-fisted pulp adventure, set against the backdrop of 1920s exploration, science, mysticism and derring-do. Written by Todd Downing (Ordinary Angels) and drawn by Brian Beardsley (The Devil’s Own), Airship Daedalus follows the adventures of Captain “Stratosphere” Jack McGraw (ace pilot) and his crew: Dorothy “Doc” Starr (medic &…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-03-30
Marvel Faces a Mighty Foe: Publishing World Uncertainties – NYTimes http://ow.ly/4p5aY #
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Darth Vader and Snoop Dogg selling sneakers together in Times Square
Lily Tomlin was right. No matter how cynical you get, it’s impossible to keep up. Yes, it’s been one of those days. Why do you ask?
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It’s No New Comics Week
Back in the days before direct sales and specialty shops overwhelmed comic book sales, you couldn’t find a new comic book on the newsstands to save your soul. The theory was, nobody buys magazines between Christmas and New Years Day, and even now “weekly” magazines like Time and Newsweek skip that week. The fact was,…
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What if the Kindle had been invented first?
From a commenter of Megan McArdle’s at The Atlantic: I was walking through a bohemian part of town and ran across this place called a “bookstore”. I thought, “Hmm, that’s interesting. I’ve always gotten my books electronically on my kindle, but this could be an interesting idea.” So I stepped inside. What I saw was…
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Lone Justice: Hard Times!
His life of privilege is over! With or without the mask, Lone Justice is a man down on his luck – and the streets are mean! Read the latest installment of Lone Justice: Crash! from Mark Wheatley and Robert Tinnell now — or start from the beginning!
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John Carbonaro passes away at the age of 58
We’ve just received word that John Carbonaro passed away on February 25th at the age of 58. John was a hard-core comic fan who acquired the rights to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents comic in 1981, which had been published in the sixties by Tower Comics. Robert J. Sodaro wrote up a long history of John and…
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Sales on Spider-Man/Obama bring new meaning to ‘brisk’
How brisk, you ask? This was the scene at Midtown Comics Times Square yesterday, with a man at the door keeping people waiting online outside in 22 degree weather. That’s brisk. At the time in the mid-afternoon, there were about 15 people waiting to get in so they could get upstairs and wait on another…
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‘Wicked’ Film Inevitable
Kristin Chenoweth, now out of work with the cancellation of Pushing Daisies, was asked if she’d be reprising the role of Galinda in the inevitable feature film version of Wicked. She told Moviehole, ”Well, will it ever be made? Yes, I do think it will be made. I think — you know, there’s some sort…
