Over a month ago, I was assigned to find out each presidential candidate’s favorite super-hero or heroine. It seemed like it would be a fun assignment, a chance to find a bit of insight into how pop culture affects politics and vice versa. Alas, only Ron Paul felt self-confident enough to answer our question. I…
Here in the east, we are getting our first look at snow. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than tossing a few issues of 52 on the fire and clicking our way around the cool spots we found for you: The play A Very Ninja Christmas, based on Jimmy Gownley’s Amelia Rules! series,…
One of the country’s biggest authors comes to ComicMix Radio today to talk about his red young adult series, Maximum Ride, which we are betting will be a graphic novel sooner than you think. Plus: • Amelia Rules hits the musical stage • Warren Ellis gets another net home • CBLDF kicks off their holiday…
And while Santa Claus is toodling down Broadway and we start playing Alice’s Restaurant, we bring you the wise words of Warren Ellis: Don’t forget, my Yanqui readers, the true meaning of Thanksgiving: give your neighbours an infected blanket this Thursday and then move into their houses after they’re dead. Eat hearty, give thanks, and…
Seasons may change but great comics and DVDs hit the stores every week, and The Big ComicMix Broadcast covers the latest list right here. Plus news of more "gold" comics from A/C’s Men of Mystery series, Spike TV unveils some rotten reality programming and Warren Ellis gives you a second chance at Black Summer. Meanwhile,…
To begin, the funeral arrangements from Mike’s brother Matt, reprinted in its entirety: First, let me thank everyone who has expressed their condolences online and over the phone. We have been, frankly, overwhelmed by all the good will from all over the world. I don’t think our parents fully understood (nor did Mike) just how…
The San Francisco Chronicle notices that Neil Gaiman is in the middle stages of a fiendish plan to completely conquer all media. (The New York Times also discovered Gaiman this weekend.) The Los Angeles Times looks at some novels written by comic-book types, starting with Warren Ellis’s Crooked Little Vein. Comic Book Resources chats with…
Quoting directly from Warren’s Bad Signal blast: "THE ENGINE will close a little before midnight UK time on August 31 2007. The first year was about getting creators together and facilitating conversations that didn’t have anywhere else to go. The second year was about just providing people with an interesting place to talk. Two years…
Overheard at my local comics shop this week: "Yeah, I saw Warren Ellis at San Diego — I don’t know what it was, but he reminded me of Santa Claus." "You mean fat, bearded, and with millions of underage children under constant surveillance?" Which is as good an intro as any to Carla Hewitt’s 44…
A few news items of note from the various panels and such at the San Diego Comic-Con: • Marv Wolfman and George Pérez will be reunited to do Teen Titans issue #50. • Warren Ellis will be taking over for Joss Whedon on Astonishing X-Men next year. The title will change to Astonishing X-men: Second…
Fantasy Book Critic reviews Warren Ellis’s first novel, Crooked Little Vein. BestSF has reviewed a few magazines this week: A recent issue of Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest F&SF’s May 2007 issue Interzone’s issue 210 Don D’Amassa’s Critical Mass has new reviews on the Science Fiction page, including Blake Nelson’s young adult novel They…
How did we get to this story before Warren Ellis did? A man has been found who likes having sex with cars. The details of mechanic Chris Donald’s alleged romantic vehicular liaisons have been unearthed by The Sun, so take it with a grain of salt. In addition to a large number of cars, Mr…
