After a brief explosion during the pandemic, the comics industry is undergoing an existential crisis. It faces tumultuous sales at local comic shops, and the creative malaise audiences felt this year in the superhero movie genre is well-reflected on the publishing side of Marvel and DC, the industry’s two biggest publishers. To say that most of the output from these companies lacks spark is to put it mildly.
Still, there were plenty of bright spots this year for the medium. While Mattel’s Barbie was a hit on the big screen, it was Hasbro’s Transformers comic that ruled the toy-inspired genre in print. And though Marvel’s actual comic books struggled creatively this year, a number of creators managed to craft moving and innovative stories inspired by Marvel (see: I Am Stan, a graphic novel biography of Stan Lee and The Super Hero’s Journey).
It’s a...
Still, there were plenty of bright spots this year for the medium. While Mattel’s Barbie was a hit on the big screen, it was Hasbro’s Transformers comic that ruled the toy-inspired genre in print. And though Marvel’s actual comic books struggled creatively this year, a number of creators managed to craft moving and innovative stories inspired by Marvel (see: I Am Stan, a graphic novel biography of Stan Lee and The Super Hero’s Journey).
It’s a...
- 12/27/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase these awesome artists even more? Welcome to “Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net.” In this column, we are focusing on one artist and the awesome art that they create, whether they be amateur, up and coming, or well established. The goal is to uncover these artists so even more people become familiar with them. We ask these artists a few questions to see their origins, influences, and more. If you are an awesome artist or know someone that should be featured, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.This month we are very pleased to bring you the awesome art of…
John Gallagher...
John Gallagher...
- 6/3/2023
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
Welcome to the latest instalment of a brand-new feature here on Nerdly, where one of our comic gurus, Ian Wells, delves into comics history and dissects Comics Interview, the long-running journal of interviews and criticism from David Anthony Kraft.
A Yak with Dak
In his opening editorial this week David uses the space to talk about newcomers to the Comics Interview team as well as introduce the reader so some of the team who he hasn’t called out previously. Joining as contributing editors are Steve Ringgenberg and Mitch Cohn. Ringgenberg has previously worked in a similar capacity on Amazing Heroes and The Comics Journal. Whilst Cohn has been working at Fantacochronicles. Rick Oliver and Len Sapp are added to the special thanks credit. Robin Snyder joins as a transcriber. One name who has been in every issue who I couldn’t find anything about online is Lesley Benjamin-Aull. Here...
A Yak with Dak
In his opening editorial this week David uses the space to talk about newcomers to the Comics Interview team as well as introduce the reader so some of the team who he hasn’t called out previously. Joining as contributing editors are Steve Ringgenberg and Mitch Cohn. Ringgenberg has previously worked in a similar capacity on Amazing Heroes and The Comics Journal. Whilst Cohn has been working at Fantacochronicles. Rick Oliver and Len Sapp are added to the special thanks credit. Robin Snyder joins as a transcriber. One name who has been in every issue who I couldn’t find anything about online is Lesley Benjamin-Aull. Here...
- 4/18/2023
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Archie Comics new one-shot title, “The Fox: Family Values” #1, available May 18, 2022, is written by Dean Haspiel, Vito Delsante, Alex Toth and illustrated by Haspiel, Richard Ortiz and Alex Toth, with covers by Haspiel and George Caltsoudas:
“The Fox: Family Values” follows the ‘Patton’ family, all considered ‘freak magnets’ who can’t help but do what they can to save the day whether they like it or not! Can a family of antiheroes with three different philosophical points of view break bread at the end of the day?…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“The Fox: Family Values” follows the ‘Patton’ family, all considered ‘freak magnets’ who can’t help but do what they can to save the day whether they like it or not! Can a family of antiheroes with three different philosophical points of view break bread at the end of the day?…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 5/13/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Idw Publishing's "Crime Comics Confidential", now available with 20 fully restored vintage comic book stories, is edited by Steven Brower and illustrated by 'Golden Age' comic book artists John Buscema, Alex Toth, Gene Colan, Bernie Krigstein, Reed Crandall, Everett Raymond Kinstler and a whole lot more:
"...relive the days when ruthless, moronic gangsters ruled the streets, in this gripping collection of notorious vintage 'pre-Code' crime comics.
"True life degenerate criminals including 'Al Capone', 'Legs Diamond', 'Pretty Boy Floyd', 'Dutch Schultz', 'Lucky Luciano' and 'John Dillinger' are featured alongside colorful pulp fiction characters with rods ablaze.
"These mobsters flaunted their sexy gun molls and ill-gotten gains of big cars and fancy suits...
"...living outside the law until getting their just desserts in the end."
Illustrators include Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Fred Guardineer, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bernie Krigstein, Mort Meskin,...
"...relive the days when ruthless, moronic gangsters ruled the streets, in this gripping collection of notorious vintage 'pre-Code' crime comics.
"True life degenerate criminals including 'Al Capone', 'Legs Diamond', 'Pretty Boy Floyd', 'Dutch Schultz', 'Lucky Luciano' and 'John Dillinger' are featured alongside colorful pulp fiction characters with rods ablaze.
"These mobsters flaunted their sexy gun molls and ill-gotten gains of big cars and fancy suits...
"...living outside the law until getting their just desserts in the end."
Illustrators include Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Fred Guardineer, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bernie Krigstein, Mort Meskin,...
- 2/6/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Written by Tom King | Art by John Paul Leon, Bernard Chang, Mitch Gerads | Published by DC Comics
DC of late has been absolutely flooding your monthly release lists with Batman and Batman Family titles, and I’ve been actively avoiding them. I love Batman, but I also love variety, and I think if we give DC the message that stick the Bat in anything and we’ll buy it, it’s a slippery slope. This Special, though, gets a pass for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the concept is an excellent one, looking at the connection and relationship between Bruce and Selina over several stages in their lives. Secondly, it contains the last work of John Paul Leon, a superb artist who sadly died of cancer before he could complete this book. Leon’s pages are included here, along with new work by Bernard Chang and Mitch Gerads to finish the book.
DC of late has been absolutely flooding your monthly release lists with Batman and Batman Family titles, and I’ve been actively avoiding them. I love Batman, but I also love variety, and I think if we give DC the message that stick the Bat in anything and we’ll buy it, it’s a slippery slope. This Special, though, gets a pass for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the concept is an excellent one, looking at the connection and relationship between Bruce and Selina over several stages in their lives. Secondly, it contains the last work of John Paul Leon, a superb artist who sadly died of cancer before he could complete this book. Leon’s pages are included here, along with new work by Bernard Chang and Mitch Gerads to finish the book.
- 1/27/2022
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Idw Publishing's "Crime Comics Confidential", now available with 20 fully restored vintage comic book stories, is edited by Steven Brower and illustrated by 'Golden Age' comic book artists John Buscema, Alex Toth, Gene Colan, Bernie Krigstein, Reed Crandall, Everett Raymond Kinstler and a whole lot more:
"...relive the days when ruthless, moronic gangsters ruled the streets, in this gripping collection of notorious vintage 'pre-Code' crime comics.
"True life degenerate criminals including 'Al Capone', 'Legs Diamond', 'Pretty Boy Floyd', 'Dutch Schultz', 'Lucky Luciano' and 'John Dillinger' are featured alongside colorful pulp fiction characters with rods ablaze.
"These mobsters flaunted their sexy gun molls and ill-gotten gains of big cars and fancy suits...
"...living outside the law until getting their just desserts in the end."
Illustrators include Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Fred Guardineer, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bernie Krigstein, Mort Meskin,...
"...relive the days when ruthless, moronic gangsters ruled the streets, in this gripping collection of notorious vintage 'pre-Code' crime comics.
"True life degenerate criminals including 'Al Capone', 'Legs Diamond', 'Pretty Boy Floyd', 'Dutch Schultz', 'Lucky Luciano' and 'John Dillinger' are featured alongside colorful pulp fiction characters with rods ablaze.
"These mobsters flaunted their sexy gun molls and ill-gotten gains of big cars and fancy suits...
"...living outside the law until getting their just desserts in the end."
Illustrators include Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Fred Guardineer, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bernie Krigstein, Mort Meskin,...
- 11/21/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The Herculoids: The Complete Original Series
Blu ray
Warner Archive
1967/ 1.33:1
Starring Mike Road, Virginia Gregg
Directed by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera produced 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons for MGM between 1940 and 1956—and then they were fired. The following year they found new employment as America’s babysitters; debuting in December of 1957 was The Ruff and Reddy Show, a rise and shine treat for the little ones and one of the first Saturday morning cartoon shows produced exclusively for television. With its success the duo expanded their reach, greeting kids just home from school with the sweet-natured adventures of Huckleberry Hound, Pixie and Dixie, and Yogi Bear. But the Sixties were the Sixties and in the midst of that mind-bending decade Hanna-Barbera took a turn for the weird: Frankenstein Jr. featured a blimp-sized version of Mary Shelly’s creature. Birdman was a solar-powered superhero with the...
Blu ray
Warner Archive
1967/ 1.33:1
Starring Mike Road, Virginia Gregg
Directed by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera produced 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons for MGM between 1940 and 1956—and then they were fired. The following year they found new employment as America’s babysitters; debuting in December of 1957 was The Ruff and Reddy Show, a rise and shine treat for the little ones and one of the first Saturday morning cartoon shows produced exclusively for television. With its success the duo expanded their reach, greeting kids just home from school with the sweet-natured adventures of Huckleberry Hound, Pixie and Dixie, and Yogi Bear. But the Sixties were the Sixties and in the midst of that mind-bending decade Hanna-Barbera took a turn for the weird: Frankenstein Jr. featured a blimp-sized version of Mary Shelly’s creature. Birdman was a solar-powered superhero with the...
- 9/18/2021
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Idw Publishing's "Crime Comics Confidential", available May 5, 2021, with 20 fully restored vintage stories, is edited by Steven Brower and illustrated by 'Golden Age' comic book artists John Buscema, Alex Toth, Gene Colan, Bernie Krigstein, Reed Crandall, Everett Raymond Kinstler and a whole lot more:
"...relive the days when ruthless, moronic gangsters ruled the streets, in this gripping collection of notorious vintage 'pre-Code' crime comics.
"True life degenerate criminals including 'Al Capone', 'Legs Diamond', 'Pretty Boy Floyd', 'Dutch Schultz', 'Lucky Luciano' and 'John Dillinger' are featured alongside colorful pulp fiction characters with rods ablaze.
"These mobsters flaunted their sexy gun molls and ill-gotten gains of big cars and fancy suits...
"...living outside the law until getting their just desserts in the end."
Illustrators include Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Fred Guardineer, Everett Raymond Kinstler,...
"...relive the days when ruthless, moronic gangsters ruled the streets, in this gripping collection of notorious vintage 'pre-Code' crime comics.
"True life degenerate criminals including 'Al Capone', 'Legs Diamond', 'Pretty Boy Floyd', 'Dutch Schultz', 'Lucky Luciano' and 'John Dillinger' are featured alongside colorful pulp fiction characters with rods ablaze.
"These mobsters flaunted their sexy gun molls and ill-gotten gains of big cars and fancy suits...
"...living outside the law until getting their just desserts in the end."
Illustrators include Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Fred Guardineer, Everett Raymond Kinstler,...
- 2/6/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
In the mid to late '60s, Warren Publishing added a significant strand to the presentation of comics via the publication of titles such as Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella, which duplicated the general approach of the EC-style horror and science fiction comic anthologies of the '50s, but with a magazine format aimed at adults that cleverly skirted the comics code and thus allowed for unprecedented creative freedom within the field of American comics. By the early '70s, in parallel to the evolution of the Hollywood New Wave Movement Warren's approach had grown similarly multilayered and internationally inspired, showcasing comics and painted pieces by American auteur pulp masters like Frank Frazetta, Neal Adams, Alex Toth and Richard Corben alongside work by emerging auteur European artists like Esteban Maroto, Jose Gonzalez and Jose Ortiz.
Meanwhile, in Spain itself, perhaps inspired by the success of their countrymen abroad, in 1972, two artistically minded entrepreneurs,...
Meanwhile, in Spain itself, perhaps inspired by the success of their countrymen abroad, in 1972, two artistically minded entrepreneurs,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Otis Whitaker
- DailyDead
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday.
This week’s question: Who is an underrated TV superhero that deserves more respect/attention? (Old and current shows are fair game.)
Allison Keene (@KeeneTV), Collider
This is tough because my outlet puts a premium on superheroes, so really none are overlooked as far as we’re concerned. However, I haven’t seen as much general love for “Black Lightning” as the show deserves. Maybe people are burned out by the deluge of Dctv, much of which is past its prime, though others are exceptionally innovative and increasingly great (“Legends of Tomorrow”). But “Black Lightning” provides something that we aren’t seeing elsewhere in superhero series. For one thing, Black Lightning himself, Jefferson Pierce, is older than all the current supers on TV — the show starts with him coming out of retirement,...
This week’s question: Who is an underrated TV superhero that deserves more respect/attention? (Old and current shows are fair game.)
Allison Keene (@KeeneTV), Collider
This is tough because my outlet puts a premium on superheroes, so really none are overlooked as far as we’re concerned. However, I haven’t seen as much general love for “Black Lightning” as the show deserves. Maybe people are burned out by the deluge of Dctv, much of which is past its prime, though others are exceptionally innovative and increasingly great (“Legends of Tomorrow”). But “Black Lightning” provides something that we aren’t seeing elsewhere in superhero series. For one thing, Black Lightning himself, Jefferson Pierce, is older than all the current supers on TV — the show starts with him coming out of retirement,...
- 7/17/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
I’m still reeling – in a good way – from Syracuse’s Salt City Comic-Con. It was a fantastic comic convention where I had way too much fun. And I’ve got some observations to share with you about it, but they’ll have to wait until next week.
This week I like to share some of the treasures I found at the show.
Let’s start with the “full disclosure” routine. I’m at the point where my comic collection is way too large, and I’ve been taking the steps to prune it back over the last few years. I’ve found this process difficult to adjust to, but my wife and I are in that downsizing mode. Surprisingly, I’m finding that maybe I am not that much of a hoarder after all. I actually feel better when I get rid of stuff.
But… I can’t help...
This week I like to share some of the treasures I found at the show.
Let’s start with the “full disclosure” routine. I’m at the point where my comic collection is way too large, and I’ve been taking the steps to prune it back over the last few years. I’ve found this process difficult to adjust to, but my wife and I are in that downsizing mode. Surprisingly, I’m finding that maybe I am not that much of a hoarder after all. I actually feel better when I get rid of stuff.
But… I can’t help...
- 7/3/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Detective Comics is the longest running American comic book series. It was so important to the publisher, an outfit called National Periodical Publications, that one day they officially changed their name to reflect comic’s initials. They became DC Comics. Oh, sure, Detective Comics Comics doesn’t make sense, but let’s not split hairs and just chalk it all up to simpler times.
I’ve been reading Detective Comics for as long as I’ve been reading. Batman was the lead character since #27, 1939, and in the early days I admit I’d often choose the latest issue of Batman – with that big Batman logo – instead of the latest Detective Comics.
But then, right about the time that I was actively buying and reading comics on my own with minimal parental supervision, Detective Comics shifted direction. Batman’s superhero adventures morphed into detective and mystery stories. Many stories embraced a whodunit feel.
I’ve been reading Detective Comics for as long as I’ve been reading. Batman was the lead character since #27, 1939, and in the early days I admit I’d often choose the latest issue of Batman – with that big Batman logo – instead of the latest Detective Comics.
But then, right about the time that I was actively buying and reading comics on my own with minimal parental supervision, Detective Comics shifted direction. Batman’s superhero adventures morphed into detective and mystery stories. Many stories embraced a whodunit feel.
- 5/1/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
I like crowds. I like big noisy events. State fairs? Love ‘em. Black Friday shopping days? I’m there. Live music with tiny crowded dance floors? Sounds good to me. San Diego Comic Con? Yeah, baby. Ditto The New York Comic Con.
But on the other hand, when I’m thinking about Geek Culture and comic conventions, I find that I also enjoy small comic conventions. There’s a certain charm, an aura of creativity and a sense of community that embraces you in a unique way that you won’t find at NYC’s Javits Center.
I had to cancel out of this past weekend’s WonderCon in Anaheim, California. That was a drag as I was looking forward to being a panelist on Rik Offenberger’s Marketing/PR panel. But I haven’t been on a convention hiatus; lately, I have been busy finding and attending them. For consecutive weekends,...
But on the other hand, when I’m thinking about Geek Culture and comic conventions, I find that I also enjoy small comic conventions. There’s a certain charm, an aura of creativity and a sense of community that embraces you in a unique way that you won’t find at NYC’s Javits Center.
I had to cancel out of this past weekend’s WonderCon in Anaheim, California. That was a drag as I was looking forward to being a panelist on Rik Offenberger’s Marketing/PR panel. But I haven’t been on a convention hiatus; lately, I have been busy finding and attending them. For consecutive weekends,...
- 4/3/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Comic-Con International has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2015. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, highlight the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from companies big and small, in print and on line. The awards will be given out during a gala ceremony on Friday, July 10 during Comic-Con International: San Diego.
Best Short Story
“Beginning’s End,” by Rina Ayuyang, muthamagazine.com
“Corpse on the Imjin!” by Peter Kuper, in Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster)
“,” by Lee Bermejo, in Batman Black and White #3 (DC)
“,” by Max Landis & Jock, in Adventures of Superman #14 (DC)
“When the Darkness Presses,” by Emily Carroll, http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Astro City #16: “Wish I May” by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin...
Best Short Story
“Beginning’s End,” by Rina Ayuyang, muthamagazine.com
“Corpse on the Imjin!” by Peter Kuper, in Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster)
“,” by Lee Bermejo, in Batman Black and White #3 (DC)
“,” by Max Landis & Jock, in Adventures of Superman #14 (DC)
“When the Darkness Presses,” by Emily Carroll, http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Astro City #16: “Wish I May” by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin...
- 4/24/2015
- by Luana Haygen
- Comicmix.com
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
801 Media
Private Teacher Volume 4 Gn, $12.95
Action Lab Entertainment
Skyward #7 (Jeremy Dale Regular Cover), $2.99
Skyward #7 (Phil Noto Variant Cover), $3.99
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #210, $3.99
Archie Comic Publications
Archie’s Funhouse Double Digest #5, $3.99
Sonic Super Special Magazine #11, $9.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #260 (Ben Bates Regular Cover), $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #260 (Evan Stanley Sonic Versus Variant Cover), $2.99
Aspen Comics
Lola Xoxo #2 (Cover A Siya Oum), $3.99
Lola Xoxo #2 (Cover B Siya Oum), $3.99
Lola Xoxo #2 (Cover C Joe Benitez), Ar
Ballantine Books
Alex Delaware Volume 2 The Web Gn, $24.00
Big Dog Ink
Penny For Your Soul Death #7 (Of 7)(Cover A J.B. Neto), $3.50
Penny For Your Soul Death #7 (Of 7)(Cover B Jenevieve Broomall), $3.50
Ursa Minor #4 (Cover A Ian Snyder), $3.50
Ursa Minor #4 (Cover B Nei Ruffino), $3.50
Black Library
Warhammer 40K Commissar Sc,...
801 Media
Private Teacher Volume 4 Gn, $12.95
Action Lab Entertainment
Skyward #7 (Jeremy Dale Regular Cover), $2.99
Skyward #7 (Phil Noto Variant Cover), $3.99
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #210, $3.99
Archie Comic Publications
Archie’s Funhouse Double Digest #5, $3.99
Sonic Super Special Magazine #11, $9.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #260 (Ben Bates Regular Cover), $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #260 (Evan Stanley Sonic Versus Variant Cover), $2.99
Aspen Comics
Lola Xoxo #2 (Cover A Siya Oum), $3.99
Lola Xoxo #2 (Cover B Siya Oum), $3.99
Lola Xoxo #2 (Cover C Joe Benitez), Ar
Ballantine Books
Alex Delaware Volume 2 The Web Gn, $24.00
Big Dog Ink
Penny For Your Soul Death #7 (Of 7)(Cover A J.B. Neto), $3.50
Penny For Your Soul Death #7 (Of 7)(Cover B Jenevieve Broomall), $3.50
Ursa Minor #4 (Cover A Ian Snyder), $3.50
Ursa Minor #4 (Cover B Nei Ruffino), $3.50
Black Library
Warhammer 40K Commissar Sc,...
- 5/19/2014
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Press Release:
Yoe Books! Falls Down Another Rabbit Hole With Alice In Comicland Alice Seen Through The Comic Book Looking Glass
San Diego, CA (December 9, 2013) – Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most beloved novels ever written as well as considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. So it only makes sense that Idw Publishing and Yoe Books! would partner up to collect the fantastic and wild variations of Alice as seen in comic books and comic strips from the Golden Age and beyond in Alice in Comicland.
Coming this March, Alice in Comicland is a 160 full-color page collection of comic books and comic strip stories featuring Alice that range from humor to horror by masters like Alex Toth, Walt Kelly, The Simon and Kirby Studio, Dan DeCarlo, David Berg, George Carlson, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, R.F. Outcault,...
Yoe Books! Falls Down Another Rabbit Hole With Alice In Comicland Alice Seen Through The Comic Book Looking Glass
San Diego, CA (December 9, 2013) – Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most beloved novels ever written as well as considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. So it only makes sense that Idw Publishing and Yoe Books! would partner up to collect the fantastic and wild variations of Alice as seen in comic books and comic strips from the Golden Age and beyond in Alice in Comicland.
Coming this March, Alice in Comicland is a 160 full-color page collection of comic books and comic strip stories featuring Alice that range from humor to horror by masters like Alex Toth, Walt Kelly, The Simon and Kirby Studio, Dan DeCarlo, David Berg, George Carlson, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, R.F. Outcault,...
- 12/11/2013
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Brooklyn band Rubblebucket, known for their danceable tunes and uproarious live performances, hasn’t exactly been silent since 2011’s Omega La La. The band released a follow-up Ep, Oversaturated, late last year and now returns with another Ep, Save Charlie. The release consists of seven new tracks, but that’s not all the band has been composing in these past few months. “This year marks the first time in our ‘bandship’ not touring full-time,” says bandleader and trumpet player Alex Toth. “We’ve fleshed out more songs in the past six months than we have in 4 years.” Save Charlie is a way...
- 9/24/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Having spent the past four days in Baltimore attending my favorite comics convention – the one that’s actually about comics – I had the opportunity to spend some serious conversation time with a lot of my friends. However, because the show is a four-hour-plus drive from La Casa Del Oro, the best conversation is with my daughter and ComicMix cohort Adriane Nash. Whereas much of her work is behind the scenes, Adriane is the one who kills here each year on April Fool’s Day and at least one of her hoaxes has graduated to the level of Urban Myth.
As her dad, this makes me very proud. But (sing along, folks), I digress.
After returning from Baltimore Monday night, while cuing TiVo for Ricky Gervais’ appearance on David Letterman, we had one of those “let’s tie-up everything we’ve been talking about” conversations. This one was about how, given time,...
As her dad, this makes me very proud. But (sing along, folks), I digress.
After returning from Baltimore Monday night, while cuing TiVo for Ricky Gervais’ appearance on David Letterman, we had one of those “let’s tie-up everything we’ve been talking about” conversations. This one was about how, given time,...
- 9/11/2013
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
by Brett White
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: Black Widow teams up with Fantomex in A + X #10, the caped crusader returns to the swingin' '60s in Batman '66 #1, and the Nova Corps' youngest member starts a new mission in Nova #6.
2013 Movies
("Iron Man 3" "Man of Steel" "The Wolverine" "Kick-Ass 2" "Thor: The Dark World")
» Iron Man #13
Story by Kieron Gillen, art by Greg Land & Jay Leisten, colors by Guru-eFX
» The Mighty Thor And Journey Into Mystery: Everything Burns paperback
Collects The Mighty Thor #18-22 and Journey Into Mystery (1952) #642-645
» Savage Wolverine #7 (pictured above)
Story by Zeb Wells, art by Joe Madureira, colors by Peter Steigerwald
» Superman: Phantom Zone...
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: Black Widow teams up with Fantomex in A + X #10, the caped crusader returns to the swingin' '60s in Batman '66 #1, and the Nova Corps' youngest member starts a new mission in Nova #6.
2013 Movies
("Iron Man 3" "Man of Steel" "The Wolverine" "Kick-Ass 2" "Thor: The Dark World")
» Iron Man #13
Story by Kieron Gillen, art by Greg Land & Jay Leisten, colors by Guru-eFX
» The Mighty Thor And Journey Into Mystery: Everything Burns paperback
Collects The Mighty Thor #18-22 and Journey Into Mystery (1952) #642-645
» Savage Wolverine #7 (pictured above)
Story by Zeb Wells, art by Joe Madureira, colors by Peter Steigerwald
» Superman: Phantom Zone...
- 7/17/2013
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
I was considering doing a piece on how I can’t figure out why I haven’t seen any of my comic collector friends on Hoarders. You know, those people who keep moving to cheaper, bigger houses in worse and worse neighborhoods so they can have a living room big enough for those little, narrow walkways among their 437 eight-foot-high stacks of long boxes? Fear of ending up like that is the main reason I never got into collecting. Or so I thought.
But then I looked around my own claustrophobic living space and realized that people who live in Mylar snuggies shouldn’t throw weighted-based maquettes.
But I’m not a collector. I’m an accumulator. I haven’t paid for a comic book in 20 years, but people keep sending them to me. I can’t get them to stop. So I put them aside, saying I’ll get to them eventually.
But then I looked around my own claustrophobic living space and realized that people who live in Mylar snuggies shouldn’t throw weighted-based maquettes.
But I’m not a collector. I’m an accumulator. I haven’t paid for a comic book in 20 years, but people keep sending them to me. I can’t get them to stop. So I put them aside, saying I’ll get to them eventually.
- 7/11/2013
- by Martin Pasko
- Comicmix.com
Warner Archive announces their schedule of events for the 2013 San Diego Comic Con!
Headed to the San Diego Comic Con next week? Be sure to stop by and see what Warner Archive is up to during the convention. Follow them on Twitter @warnerarchive or facebook.com/warnerarchive for the latest details and opportunities to #FindWAC for special promotional items. Last year, there were free DVDs to be had. Not saying that will be the case this year, but you never know.
Friday, July 19 from 1:30 - 2:30pm
Warner Archive presents Attack of the Killer Bs!
The movies you hate to admit you love and the Warner Archive unabashedly adores get their overdo marquee moment as we shine the spotlight on all the quirky and crazed Sci-Fi, Horror and Action films that transcend their B-movie-ness to become permanent fixtures in our collective imaginations.
From The Frozen Dead and The Green Slime,...
Headed to the San Diego Comic Con next week? Be sure to stop by and see what Warner Archive is up to during the convention. Follow them on Twitter @warnerarchive or facebook.com/warnerarchive for the latest details and opportunities to #FindWAC for special promotional items. Last year, there were free DVDs to be had. Not saying that will be the case this year, but you never know.
Friday, July 19 from 1:30 - 2:30pm
Warner Archive presents Attack of the Killer Bs!
The movies you hate to admit you love and the Warner Archive unabashedly adores get their overdo marquee moment as we shine the spotlight on all the quirky and crazed Sci-Fi, Horror and Action films that transcend their B-movie-ness to become permanent fixtures in our collective imaginations.
From The Frozen Dead and The Green Slime,...
- 7/9/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
While you savored your colorful eggs, Marshmallow Peeps, and chocolate bunnies this past holiday weekend, many ventured out to their local theaters to cheer on the Joes in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Paramount Pictures’ Easter basket was overflowing as the action-figure fueled movie took in over $132 million across the globe. Here in the U.S. the Jon M. Chu sequel totaled in the $51 million range.
This isn’t the first cartoon franchise to hit the big screen and won’t be the last. When TV was king, Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles, Pirates of Dark Water, Valley of the Dinosaurs teleported us to another place and the animation studio Hanna-Barbera reigned supreme in every kid’s universe.
Filmgoers have seen their beloved Saturday morning shows and comic book heroes transfer from the small screen to wildly, gigantic movie heroes. Whether you grew up with them as a kid planted in front...
This isn’t the first cartoon franchise to hit the big screen and won’t be the last. When TV was king, Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles, Pirates of Dark Water, Valley of the Dinosaurs teleported us to another place and the animation studio Hanna-Barbera reigned supreme in every kid’s universe.
Filmgoers have seen their beloved Saturday morning shows and comic book heroes transfer from the small screen to wildly, gigantic movie heroes. Whether you grew up with them as a kid planted in front...
- 4/2/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
Action Lab Entertainment
Order Of Dagonet #3, $3.99
Antarctic Press
Crawling Sky #2 (Of 5), $3.99
Last Zombie Before The After #4, $3.99
Ape Entertainment
Strawberry Shortcake Berry Fun Digest Collection Volume 1 Tp, $14.99
Arcana Studio
Fafnir The Dragon Volume 2 Barack To The Future Gn, $14.95
Swerve Sc, $19.95
Archaia Entertainment
Mouse Guard Black Axe #6 (Of 6), $3.50
Archie Comics
Archie And Friends Double Digest #24, $3.99
Mega Man #22, $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog Select Volume 7 Tp, $11.99
Ardden Entertainment
Devil Is Due In Dreary #3 (resolicited), $3.99
Arthur A. Levine Books
Bird King An Artist’s Notebook Hc, $19.99
Aspen Comics
Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover A Khary Randolph), $3.99
Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover B Emilio Lopez), $3.99
Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover C Siya Oum), Ar
Executive Assistant Assassins #8 (Cover A Jordan Gunderson), $3.99
Executive Assistant Assassins #8 (Cover...
Action Lab Entertainment
Order Of Dagonet #3, $3.99
Antarctic Press
Crawling Sky #2 (Of 5), $3.99
Last Zombie Before The After #4, $3.99
Ape Entertainment
Strawberry Shortcake Berry Fun Digest Collection Volume 1 Tp, $14.99
Arcana Studio
Fafnir The Dragon Volume 2 Barack To The Future Gn, $14.95
Swerve Sc, $19.95
Archaia Entertainment
Mouse Guard Black Axe #6 (Of 6), $3.50
Archie Comics
Archie And Friends Double Digest #24, $3.99
Mega Man #22, $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog Select Volume 7 Tp, $11.99
Ardden Entertainment
Devil Is Due In Dreary #3 (resolicited), $3.99
Arthur A. Levine Books
Bird King An Artist’s Notebook Hc, $19.99
Aspen Comics
Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover A Khary Randolph), $3.99
Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover B Emilio Lopez), $3.99
Charismagic The Death Princess #2 (Cover C Siya Oum), Ar
Executive Assistant Assassins #8 (Cover A Jordan Gunderson), $3.99
Executive Assistant Assassins #8 (Cover...
- 2/11/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Trick or Treat Studios makes amazing masks for Halloween or really anytime your feel like creeping out your friends. All the masks are hand-crafted by master mask makers who take inspiration from film and their own twisted imaginations.
Masks include Halloween II, The Thing, and completely original designs like the Clowns of Death series. Uncle Creepy, from Creepy comics, is featured here.
Some details from the site:
"Over 285 issues of Creepy have been published and Uncle Creepy himself has been drawn by some of the best artist in the world, including Neal Adams, Dan Adkins, Reed Crandall, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Wally Wood and Bernie Wrightson.
Now for the first time in almost 20 years, Trick or Treat Studios and New Comics Company, LLC is proud to offer the Offically Licensed Uncle Creepy Halloween Mask!
Masks include Halloween II, The Thing, and completely original designs like the Clowns of Death series. Uncle Creepy, from Creepy comics, is featured here.
Some details from the site:
"Over 285 issues of Creepy have been published and Uncle Creepy himself has been drawn by some of the best artist in the world, including Neal Adams, Dan Adkins, Reed Crandall, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Wally Wood and Bernie Wrightson.
Now for the first time in almost 20 years, Trick or Treat Studios and New Comics Company, LLC is proud to offer the Offically Licensed Uncle Creepy Halloween Mask!
- 1/30/2013
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
Aam Markosia
Cancertown Blasphemous Tumours Tp, $19.99
AC Comics
Men Of Mystery #88, $29.95
Ace Books
Doctor Who The Wheel Of Ice Hc, $26.95
Action Lab Entertainment
Order Of Dagonet #2, $3.99
Amryl Entertainment
Cavewoman 2008 HeroesCon Signed Regular Sketchbook, Ar
Cavewoman Gangster #3 (Of 3), $3.75
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger Holidays Special #2, $3.50
How To Draw And Design Steampunk Pocket Manga Tp, $14.95
Zombie Kid Diaries Volume 3 Walking Dad Gn, $10.99
Ape Entertainment
Strawberry Shortcake Digest Volume 3 Field Day And Other Stories Gn, $6.99
Strawberry Shortcake Volume 2 #2, $3.99
Arcana Studio
Arcana The Book Gn, $14.95
Intrinsic Gn, $14.95
Archaia Entertainment
God Machine Hc (Leather Bound Edition), $49.95
Archie Comics
Archie #640, $2.99
Archie And Friends Double Digest #23, $3.99
Betty And Veronica Prom Princesses Tp, $9.99
Jugheads Double Digest #188, $3.99
Mega Man #21 (Alice Meichi Li Variant Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #21 (Chad Thomas...
Aam Markosia
Cancertown Blasphemous Tumours Tp, $19.99
AC Comics
Men Of Mystery #88, $29.95
Ace Books
Doctor Who The Wheel Of Ice Hc, $26.95
Action Lab Entertainment
Order Of Dagonet #2, $3.99
Amryl Entertainment
Cavewoman 2008 HeroesCon Signed Regular Sketchbook, Ar
Cavewoman Gangster #3 (Of 3), $3.75
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger Holidays Special #2, $3.50
How To Draw And Design Steampunk Pocket Manga Tp, $14.95
Zombie Kid Diaries Volume 3 Walking Dad Gn, $10.99
Ape Entertainment
Strawberry Shortcake Digest Volume 3 Field Day And Other Stories Gn, $6.99
Strawberry Shortcake Volume 2 #2, $3.99
Arcana Studio
Arcana The Book Gn, $14.95
Intrinsic Gn, $14.95
Archaia Entertainment
God Machine Hc (Leather Bound Edition), $49.95
Archie Comics
Archie #640, $2.99
Archie And Friends Double Digest #23, $3.99
Betty And Veronica Prom Princesses Tp, $9.99
Jugheads Double Digest #188, $3.99
Mega Man #21 (Alice Meichi Li Variant Cover), $2.99
Mega Man #21 (Chad Thomas...
- 1/7/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
If you weren’t following our Twitter feed or our Facebook page in real time on Saturday night (and good heavens, why weren’t you?) the 2012 Harvey Awards were given out at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Daredevil was the big winner of the night with four wins for Best Series, Best New Series, Best Inker and Best Writer. Hark! A Vagrant‘s Kate Beaton won three with Best Online Comics Work, the Special Award for Humor, and Best Cartoonist. Jim Henson’s Tale Of Sand by Ramon Perez won two for Best Original Graphic Album and Best Story, tying Walt Simonson’s The Mighty Thor: Artist’s Edition with wins for Best Domestic Reprint Project and the Special Award for Excellence in Presentation, and J.H. Williams on Batwoman snagging Best Artist and Best Cover Artist.
The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award from the Hero Initiative was given posthumously to Joe Kubert,...
The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award from the Hero Initiative was given posthumously to Joe Kubert,...
- 9/11/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Growing up in the 1960s, I first heard “Shazam” from the lips of Gomer Pyle, Usmc and only later learned it had something to do with a defunct character, Captain Marvel. When I then saw ads in the comics for a Saturday morning series called Shazzan, I was confused, thinking it was somehow connected. Nope, the CBS series created by the great Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera and had the following narration:
“Inside a cave off the coast of Maine, Chuck (Jerry Dexter) and Nancy (Janet Waldo) find a mysterious chest containing the halves of a strange ring. When joined, the ring forms the word “Shazzan!” and with this magical command, they are transported back to the fabled land of the Arabian Nights. Here they meet their Genie, Shazzan (Barney Phillips). Shazzan presents them with Kaboobie (Don Messick), a magical flying camel. Shazzan will serve them whenever they call,...
“Inside a cave off the coast of Maine, Chuck (Jerry Dexter) and Nancy (Janet Waldo) find a mysterious chest containing the halves of a strange ring. When joined, the ring forms the word “Shazzan!” and with this magical command, they are transported back to the fabled land of the Arabian Nights. Here they meet their Genie, Shazzan (Barney Phillips). Shazzan presents them with Kaboobie (Don Messick), a magical flying camel. Shazzan will serve them whenever they call,...
- 4/12/2012
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Pretty much the comic book Oscars, the 2012 nominations for the Eisner awards have been announced. There is quite are large showing from Marvel in the superhero department, not so much from DC. Surprising, considering the company’s high profile New 52 relaunch. Save for Jeff Lemire’s nomination for Best Writer, most of DC’s nomination are pre-relaunch, or from their Vertigo imprint which has been left untouched by the New 52. The nominations are usually as controversial as the Oscars, with books and whole companies being left out, much to fans, sometimes, anger and confusion.
A full list of the nominations are below, courtesy of Bleeding Cool, and the award will take place at this years San Diego Comic Con.
Best Short Story “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture,” by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #12 (Drawn & Quarterly) “Harvest of Fear,” by Jim Woodring, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #17 (Bongo) “The Phototaker,...
A full list of the nominations are below, courtesy of Bleeding Cool, and the award will take place at this years San Diego Comic Con.
Best Short Story “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture,” by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #12 (Drawn & Quarterly) “Harvest of Fear,” by Jim Woodring, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #17 (Bongo) “The Phototaker,...
- 4/7/2012
- by Tom White
- Obsessed with Film
As many of you may already know, each and every year, awards distributed at San Diego Comic Con to a few select (and noteworthy) nominees who are chosen by retailers and professionals in the comic book industry. The ceremony is better known as the Eisner Awards which is now heading into its 24th year with some great talent in the running. One of the most loved titles in this year’s nominee list is Marvel’s Daredevil, picking up 6 nominations that include Best Continuing Series, Best Single Issue, Best Writer (Mark Waid), Best Cover Artist (Marcos Martin), and Best Penciller/Inker Team Marcos Martin, and Paolo Rivera/Joe Rivera). DC also scored some decent recognition with their iZombie Vertigo series, gathering 3 nominations (Cover Art, Coloring, Inker/Penciller) for the creative team.
You can check out the full list of nominees below.
Eisner Award Nominees 2012
Best Short Story
“A Brief History...
You can check out the full list of nominees below.
Eisner Award Nominees 2012
Best Short Story
“A Brief History...
- 4/4/2012
- by GeekRest
- GeekRest
One of the more enduring concepts introduced on Saturday morning television in 1967 was Hanna-Barbera’s Herculoids. Some of this has to do with its fabulous Alex Toth design work and much of it has to do with the unusual assortment of people and creatures that band together to fight for survival in a hostile environment.
The series debuted on September 9 and CBS aired 18 original episodes before it vanished on September 6, 1969. Thanks to the miracle of on-demand DVD manufacture, Warner Archive has released the complete series on two DVDs this week. The eleven new episodes created in 1981 remain to be rediscovered.
The series was the brainchild of Toth but episodes were directed by Bill Perez, Paul Sommer, Ken Spears, Joe Ruby, and David Scott. Clearly Ruby and Spears were inspired by this because there’s a direct correlation between this and their Thundarr the Barbarian (also available from Warner Archive). The Herculoids...
The series debuted on September 9 and CBS aired 18 original episodes before it vanished on September 6, 1969. Thanks to the miracle of on-demand DVD manufacture, Warner Archive has released the complete series on two DVDs this week. The eleven new episodes created in 1981 remain to be rediscovered.
The series was the brainchild of Toth but episodes were directed by Bill Perez, Paul Sommer, Ken Spears, Joe Ruby, and David Scott. Clearly Ruby and Spears were inspired by this because there’s a direct correlation between this and their Thundarr the Barbarian (also available from Warner Archive). The Herculoids...
- 6/18/2011
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Here’s what hits shelves this week!
Action Comics #900 (and 2 Variants)
American Vampire #14
Batman Incorporated #5 (and Variant)
Blackest Night Portfolio Set #2
Brightest Day #24 (and Variant)
Cartoon Network Action Pack #59
DC Comics Presents Night Force #1
Detective Comics #876
Flash #11 (and Variant)(resolicited)
Flash Rebirth (Trade)
Green Arrow #11 (and Variant)
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #9 (and Variant)
Jonah Hex Tall Tales (Trade)
Justice League Generation Lost #24 (and Variant)
Justice Society Of America #50 (and Variant)
New York Five #4 (Of 4)
Sandman Vol. 5 A Game Of You (Trade: New Edition)
Scalped #48, $2.99
Showcase Presents Green Lantern Vol. 5 (Trade)
Wonder Woman #610 (and Variant
Xombi #2
Y The Last Man Deluxe Edition Vol. 5 (Hardcover)
Age Of X Universe #2 (Of 2)
Amazing Spider-Man #659
Anita Blake Circus Of The Damned The Ingenue #3 (Of 5)
Astonishing Spider-Man And Wolverine Another Fine Mess #1 (One Shot)
Avengers #12.1
Captain America #617 (and Variant)
Captain America Operation Rebirth (Hardcover Premiere Edition and Variant)
Captain America The Trial Of Captain America (Hardcover...
Action Comics #900 (and 2 Variants)
American Vampire #14
Batman Incorporated #5 (and Variant)
Blackest Night Portfolio Set #2
Brightest Day #24 (and Variant)
Cartoon Network Action Pack #59
DC Comics Presents Night Force #1
Detective Comics #876
Flash #11 (and Variant)(resolicited)
Flash Rebirth (Trade)
Green Arrow #11 (and Variant)
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #9 (and Variant)
Jonah Hex Tall Tales (Trade)
Justice League Generation Lost #24 (and Variant)
Justice Society Of America #50 (and Variant)
New York Five #4 (Of 4)
Sandman Vol. 5 A Game Of You (Trade: New Edition)
Scalped #48, $2.99
Showcase Presents Green Lantern Vol. 5 (Trade)
Wonder Woman #610 (and Variant
Xombi #2
Y The Last Man Deluxe Edition Vol. 5 (Hardcover)
Age Of X Universe #2 (Of 2)
Amazing Spider-Man #659
Anita Blake Circus Of The Damned The Ingenue #3 (Of 5)
Astonishing Spider-Man And Wolverine Another Fine Mess #1 (One Shot)
Avengers #12.1
Captain America #617 (and Variant)
Captain America Operation Rebirth (Hardcover Premiere Edition and Variant)
Captain America The Trial Of Captain America (Hardcover...
- 4/27/2011
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
Hey gang! WonderCon 2011 invading San Francisco on Friday, April 1st through Sunday, April 3rd and the three-day schedule has been unleashed! Unfortunately we won't be able to make it up there this year, but if you are going, it looks like there's a ton of stuff for you to check out! I wish to hell I was going!
The convention will feature presentations and screenings for Falling Skies, Green Lantern, Super, Cowboys & Aliens, The Three Musketeers, Hanna, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man Anime, Priest, Immortals, Doctor Who, Terra Nova, Thundercats, and more.
Check out the full schedule below and start planning you WonderCon adventure!
Friday, April 1
12:30-1:30 Nerds! The Secret Origins of Game Designers— Comics. Movies. Games. Did you know that a life of fandom might be perfect training for a career as a video game designer? Learn the secret origins of industry veterans Haden Blackman...
The convention will feature presentations and screenings for Falling Skies, Green Lantern, Super, Cowboys & Aliens, The Three Musketeers, Hanna, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man Anime, Priest, Immortals, Doctor Who, Terra Nova, Thundercats, and more.
Check out the full schedule below and start planning you WonderCon adventure!
Friday, April 1
12:30-1:30 Nerds! The Secret Origins of Game Designers— Comics. Movies. Games. Did you know that a life of fandom might be perfect training for a career as a video game designer? Learn the secret origins of industry veterans Haden Blackman...
- 3/21/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
From Abrams ComicArts and The Manda Group, Sneak Peek author Jim Trombetta's scholarly "The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You To Read!", a 304-page anthology, featuring more than 200 rare covers and 1950's era comic book stories, illustrating 'horror' and 'crime' genres.
Trombetta, formerly an episodic writer for the 1980's TV series "Miami Vice", provides a detailed history for these stories and their creators, with his researched commentary and fascinating subtext, spinning a tale of horror and government censorship as scary as the stories themselves.
Artists featured include Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Al Feldstein, Frank Kelly Freas, Russ Heath, Graham Ingels, Alex Toth, Wally Wood and Basil Wolverton.
Before the comic book industry's self-regulated 'Comic Books Code Authority' in the 1950's, companies would publish exploitation comic books, targeting readers (mainly kids) with lurid covers and interior art.
Themes showcased included "...gruesome depictions of murder,...
Trombetta, formerly an episodic writer for the 1980's TV series "Miami Vice", provides a detailed history for these stories and their creators, with his researched commentary and fascinating subtext, spinning a tale of horror and government censorship as scary as the stories themselves.
Artists featured include Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Al Feldstein, Frank Kelly Freas, Russ Heath, Graham Ingels, Alex Toth, Wally Wood and Basil Wolverton.
Before the comic book industry's self-regulated 'Comic Books Code Authority' in the 1950's, companies would publish exploitation comic books, targeting readers (mainly kids) with lurid covers and interior art.
Themes showcased included "...gruesome depictions of murder,...
- 12/4/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
John Romita Jr and Tony Harris Legends Panel
Saturday 20th November 2010, Royal Armouries Hall
“Peter Doherty will be chatting to two comic greats, John Romita Jr & Tony Harris about how they got in to comics, what have been their favourite projects, which character they would most like to work on & exciting future plans! Thought Bubble is delighted to welcome John & Tony to the UK for this rare opportunity to find out more about two artists who have shaped the way modern comics are seen today.”
Doherty is probably the most down to earth man working in comics today and he’s been hosting Thought Bubble panels since the early days of the convention and definitely seems to know what he’s doing.
Romita and Harris are good guys and both very good speakers, in fact like many Sicilians Romita was hard to shut up . Romita talked about coming from a...
Saturday 20th November 2010, Royal Armouries Hall
“Peter Doherty will be chatting to two comic greats, John Romita Jr & Tony Harris about how they got in to comics, what have been their favourite projects, which character they would most like to work on & exciting future plans! Thought Bubble is delighted to welcome John & Tony to the UK for this rare opportunity to find out more about two artists who have shaped the way modern comics are seen today.”
Doherty is probably the most down to earth man working in comics today and he’s been hosting Thought Bubble panels since the early days of the convention and definitely seems to know what he’s doing.
Romita and Harris are good guys and both very good speakers, in fact like many Sicilians Romita was hard to shut up . Romita talked about coming from a...
- 11/28/2010
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
Ruby-Spears was a strong competitor to Hanna-Barbera and Filmation when they arrived during the 1970s. For ComicMix fans, their brightest moment may have been the imaginative and visually interesting Thundarr the Barbarian, which aired a mere 21 episodes. But, boasting the designs of Jack Kirby and Alex Toth, along with the writing prowess of Steve Gerber, Martin Pasko, and others, the show has remained a fan favorite.
We were reminded of the show’s potential when the first episode was included in the Saturday Morning 1980s set from Warner Home Video. Now, their sister division, Warner Archive, has released a complete four disc set of the series. Amazingly, though, Lords of Light! an eighteen minute piece all about the creation and enduring appeal of Thundarr the Barbarian that was on the former set, is missing here.
The series ran during the 1980-1982 seasons, on ABC. Thundarr is a nomadic barbarian (aren’t they all?...
We were reminded of the show’s potential when the first episode was included in the Saturday Morning 1980s set from Warner Home Video. Now, their sister division, Warner Archive, has released a complete four disc set of the series. Amazingly, though, Lords of Light! an eighteen minute piece all about the creation and enduring appeal of Thundarr the Barbarian that was on the former set, is missing here.
The series ran during the 1980-1982 seasons, on ABC. Thundarr is a nomadic barbarian (aren’t they all?...
- 10/18/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
At least one generation of super-hero fans grew up knowing the DC Comics heroes through their appearances on ABC’s Super Friends. Loosely based on the Justice League of America, Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman teamed up in the Hall of Justice and fought all manner of menace. Accompanying them for no rational explanation were Wendy Harris and Marvin White, along with Wonderdog.
The first iteration debuted in fall 1973 and was an hour-long adventure with 16 episodes comprising thefirst season. The series survived in various incarnations well into the 1980s when it finally faded away, ringing down one era of animated heroics. The biggest problem confronting these early missions was the network demand that there be no violence. Threats yes; actually hitting the bad guy, no.
Additionally, the stories were designed to deliver messages such as ecological awareness so the youngsters watching at home could learn something.
What they...
The first iteration debuted in fall 1973 and was an hour-long adventure with 16 episodes comprising thefirst season. The series survived in various incarnations well into the 1980s when it finally faded away, ringing down one era of animated heroics. The biggest problem confronting these early missions was the network demand that there be no violence. Threats yes; actually hitting the bad guy, no.
Additionally, the stories were designed to deliver messages such as ecological awareness so the youngsters watching at home could learn something.
What they...
- 7/18/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Super Friends Created the Foundation for Contemporary Animators of
of Batman: Under The Red Hood and Batman: The Brave And The Bold
Brandon Vietti is just two weeks away from his solo directorial film debut with Warner Home Video’s looming release of Batman: Under the Red Hood, a dark, emotionally wrenching journey as Batman’s past and present collide.
James Tucker is enjoying another successful season producing the Warner Bros. Animation/Cartoon Network hit series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, a much lighter take on the Caped Crusader’s adventures
Ironically, the super hero roots of both contemporary animators can be found in the same content – Super Friends, the one-hour ABC series that began in 1973, inspiring generations of young imaginations and spawning numerous cartoon series sequels.
Warner Home Video and DC Entertainment will release Super Friends! Season 1 Volume 2 on DVD on July 20, 2010. Available for the first time since...
of Batman: Under The Red Hood and Batman: The Brave And The Bold
Brandon Vietti is just two weeks away from his solo directorial film debut with Warner Home Video’s looming release of Batman: Under the Red Hood, a dark, emotionally wrenching journey as Batman’s past and present collide.
James Tucker is enjoying another successful season producing the Warner Bros. Animation/Cartoon Network hit series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, a much lighter take on the Caped Crusader’s adventures
Ironically, the super hero roots of both contemporary animators can be found in the same content – Super Friends, the one-hour ABC series that began in 1973, inspiring generations of young imaginations and spawning numerous cartoon series sequels.
Warner Home Video and DC Entertainment will release Super Friends! Season 1 Volume 2 on DVD on July 20, 2010. Available for the first time since...
- 7/13/2010
- by THE LEGION fan network
- Legions of Gotham
Last year Barnes & Noble commissioned Eisner Award-winning comics illustrator Thomas Yeates to illustrate its new edition of the first three Mars tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs. The handsome new volume, John Carter of Mars, contains A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars, which together comprise a trilogy recounting the fighting Virginian’s arrival and ascendance on the Red Planet.
A Princess of Mars was Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first book, written after a series of unsuccessful endeavors led him try his hand at bettering what he read in the pulps. His next book was the now-obscure The Outlaw of Torn; Yeates has done his part to revive this overlooked tale of the Middle Ages by illustrating a full color graphic novel edition to be published by Dark Horse under the title The Outlaw Prince (part one). Burroughs’ third book was somewhat better received; Tarzan of the Apes...
A Princess of Mars was Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first book, written after a series of unsuccessful endeavors led him try his hand at bettering what he read in the pulps. His next book was the now-obscure The Outlaw of Torn; Yeates has done his part to revive this overlooked tale of the Middle Ages by illustrating a full color graphic novel edition to be published by Dark Horse under the title The Outlaw Prince (part one). Burroughs’ third book was somewhat better received; Tarzan of the Apes...
- 6/15/2010
- by Steve
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
TV shows are dropping like flies this week. Yesterday, "Lost" dominated tweeting, and today it was "24."
Movies popped up too, though, with Jock showing off an "Losers" tribute to "Ocean's Eleven" and a couple up webcomics creators speaking up about "The Last Airbender." Of course there were some day-to-day work tweets as well. David Petersen was contemplating a "Fraggle Rock" cover. Jimmy Palmiotti was working patiently with Los Angeles, and Gail Simone was quite content to have seen "MacGruber." Find out how that made her feel below.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is your Twitter Report for May 25, 2010.
@jock4twenty and @andydiggle 's first image that he sent me... a reworking of an oceans 11 poster -- http://tweetphoto.com/23802844
-Jock, Artist ("The Losers," "Green Arrow: Year One")
@Oeming Alex Toth passed away four years ago this week- Art from my Fox story I did just because of him- http://michaeloeming.com/?p=1128
-Mike Oeming,...
Movies popped up too, though, with Jock showing off an "Losers" tribute to "Ocean's Eleven" and a couple up webcomics creators speaking up about "The Last Airbender." Of course there were some day-to-day work tweets as well. David Petersen was contemplating a "Fraggle Rock" cover. Jimmy Palmiotti was working patiently with Los Angeles, and Gail Simone was quite content to have seen "MacGruber." Find out how that made her feel below.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is your Twitter Report for May 25, 2010.
@jock4twenty and @andydiggle 's first image that he sent me... a reworking of an oceans 11 poster -- http://tweetphoto.com/23802844
-Jock, Artist ("The Losers," "Green Arrow: Year One")
@Oeming Alex Toth passed away four years ago this week- Art from my Fox story I did just because of him- http://michaeloeming.com/?p=1128
-Mike Oeming,...
- 5/25/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Splash Page
Dick Giordano was a leading figure in the comic book industry for half a century, who was best known for his long association with DC Comics as an editor and artist.
Giordano was born in Lower East Side of Manhattan on July 20, 1932, and became fascinated with comics from an early age. He studied at the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan in his teens. He joined Chartlon Comics as a freelance artist in 1952, drawing numerous covers and working as an inker. He rose to the position of editor-in-chief by 1965, where he oversaw the creation or revitalization such characters as Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, the Question, Thunderbolt, and the Peacemaker as part of the company’s Action Hero line.
Giordano moved to DC in 1967, where he worked as an editor and artist. He edited such titles as Secret Six, Beware the Creeper, Bomba the Jungle Boy, Deadman, The Spectre, Blackhawk, The Witching Hour,...
Giordano was born in Lower East Side of Manhattan on July 20, 1932, and became fascinated with comics from an early age. He studied at the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan in his teens. He joined Chartlon Comics as a freelance artist in 1952, drawing numerous covers and working as an inker. He rose to the position of editor-in-chief by 1965, where he oversaw the creation or revitalization such characters as Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, the Question, Thunderbolt, and the Peacemaker as part of the company’s Action Hero line.
Giordano moved to DC in 1967, where he worked as an editor and artist. He edited such titles as Secret Six, Beware the Creeper, Bomba the Jungle Boy, Deadman, The Spectre, Blackhawk, The Witching Hour,...
- 4/7/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
"Blazing Combat" was an American war-comics magazine published by Warren Publishing from 1965 to 1966, written/edited by Archie Goodwin, with artwork by illustrators Gene Colan, Frank Frazetta, John Severin, Alex Toth and Wally Wood, featuring war stories in both contemporary and period settings, unified by a humanistic theme of the personal costs of war.
What proved to be the most controversial stories were set during the Vietnam War, particularly "Landscape" (issue #2), which caused key distributors to stop selling the title.
Fantagraphics is now offering a deluxe, hardcover edition of "Blazing Combat", printed and bound, with all the stories reproduced from the original printer's film negatives.
What proved to be the most controversial stories were set during the Vietnam War, particularly "Landscape" (issue #2), which caused key distributors to stop selling the title.
Fantagraphics is now offering a deluxe, hardcover edition of "Blazing Combat", printed and bound, with all the stories reproduced from the original printer's film negatives.
- 12/3/2009
- by SneakPeek.Ca
- SneakPeek
The 1970s remained a good time to be a kid, as the three networks continued to program Saturday mornings with hours and hours of programming aimed right at them. On the other hand, it was clear that finding new series to click with the evolving kiddie set was harder and harder so series seemed to come and go at a faster clip with shows from earlier years revived to fill gaps or revamped to bring the familiar to new audiences.
While super-heroes were largely done, magic, fantasy, and real adventure found their niches with series starting to be aimed at the younger set earlier and slightly more mature offerings as the hour grew later. All told, the dozen shows represented in Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s , out tomorrow from Warner Home Video, are snapshot into the decade.
For that younger set, there is Help! It’s the Hair Bear Bunch, which...
While super-heroes were largely done, magic, fantasy, and real adventure found their niches with series starting to be aimed at the younger set earlier and slightly more mature offerings as the hour grew later. All told, the dozen shows represented in Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s , out tomorrow from Warner Home Video, are snapshot into the decade.
For that younger set, there is Help! It’s the Hair Bear Bunch, which...
- 10/26/2009
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Remember Howard Chaykin’s American Flagg? Roy Crane’s Buz Sawyer and Captain Easy? Alex Toth? How about much of that beautiful black and white art in Warren’s magazines Creepy, Eerie and Blazing Combat?
The one thing they all had in common – along with a hell of a lot of other great art – is the fact that they were drawn on Duoshade boards. That’s a certain rather expensive type of paper that allowed an artist to brush a developer solution over an inked drawing creating different types of horizontal lines for shading. Originally, they boards replaced the painstaking task of cutting and pasting the effect onto the original art. It allowed certain types of dramatic shading and feathering techniques (that’s a line that consists of teensy tiny lines, giving a softer edge to that line).
Note my use of the past tense.
Now Graphix, the company that...
The one thing they all had in common – along with a hell of a lot of other great art – is the fact that they were drawn on Duoshade boards. That’s a certain rather expensive type of paper that allowed an artist to brush a developer solution over an inked drawing creating different types of horizontal lines for shading. Originally, they boards replaced the painstaking task of cutting and pasting the effect onto the original art. It allowed certain types of dramatic shading and feathering techniques (that’s a line that consists of teensy tiny lines, giving a softer edge to that line).
Note my use of the past tense.
Now Graphix, the company that...
- 9/23/2009
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
In 1973, as most super-hero series faded from Saturday morning memory, ABC introduced the Justice League of America under the more kid friendly name Super Friends. Until 1986 the series evolved but continued to be a network fixture with one series break, absent the 1984-1984 season. It was at that point production company Hanna-Barbera had enough episodes stockpiled that they could offer them as a syndicated package that could be stripped, that is, run five days a week. ABC dropped the series that fateful season as opposed to being in theoretical competition with itself. H-b, though, continued to produce 24 more shorts, or eight half-hours worth of programming which aired on schedule in Australia and was later sprinkled in the Superman/Batman Adventures, which ran on USA starting in 1995.
Now, for the first time, Warner Home Video has collected these “lost” episodes on a two-disc set, coming this Tuesday.
They could have saved themselves the trouble.
Now, for the first time, Warner Home Video has collected these “lost” episodes on a two-disc set, coming this Tuesday.
They could have saved themselves the trouble.
- 8/9/2009
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
On the back of the DVD box of this collection, there’s a little warning label that says “Saturday Morning Cartoons - The 1960s is Intended for the Adult Collector and is Not Suitable for Children.” I have no idea why, given that there’s nothing on this set that would be inappropriate to children (except maybe for the fact that Quick Draw McGraw gets shot in the face a dozen times, but even that is stretching it).
It’s true, though, that this compilation set is better aimed at the nostalgic adult, who wants to revisit but not commit to these cartoons. I realized this as I was watching it. The two-disc set, containing 33 episodes from 12 different shows made by Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros, appears to have been put together randomly. A sampler, you might say. It combines the popular shows everybody knows (Flintstones, Jetsons, Space Ghost) with the more obscure ones,...
It’s true, though, that this compilation set is better aimed at the nostalgic adult, who wants to revisit but not commit to these cartoons. I realized this as I was watching it. The two-disc set, containing 33 episodes from 12 different shows made by Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros, appears to have been put together randomly. A sampler, you might say. It combines the popular shows everybody knows (Flintstones, Jetsons, Space Ghost) with the more obscure ones,...
- 5/27/2009
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Back in the days after the dinosaurs died out, Saturday mornings meant all three networks would run children’s programming from as early as 7:30 until noon or so. Every fall, as we started a new school year, we eagerly anticipated what new animated fare there might be and were mesmerized by the cartoon antics of anthropomorphic animals, adventurous humans and some downright silly-looking monsters. The baby boomers born at the end of the generation were raised on this diet animated diet as it proved cheaper to produce than live-action fare.
Warner Home Video has collected a wonderful sampling of those shows in Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Vol. 1 , going on sale Tuesday. There are 12 different series presented on two discs, providing me with five hours or reliving my childhood.
Back in the day, with few channels to pick from, we would watch these shows endlessly, repeated throughout the year and...
Warner Home Video has collected a wonderful sampling of those shows in Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Vol. 1 , going on sale Tuesday. There are 12 different series presented on two discs, providing me with five hours or reliving my childhood.
Back in the day, with few channels to pick from, we would watch these shows endlessly, repeated throughout the year and...
- 5/23/2009
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Fangoria's Comic Screams has teamed up with Dark Horse Comics to give readers a look at some of the best horror comics and anthologies available anywhere. Even better, we're giving our readers a chance to Win copies of some personal favorites from the ever-growing Dark Horse library! Each day this week, we'll be featuring a spotlight title right here on Fangoria.com, and you'll get a shot at winning the book. Ready for Day One?
Creepy Archives Volume 1 (Hardcover)
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Gather up your wooden stakes, your blood-covered hatchets, and all the skeletons in the darkest depths of your closet, and prepare for a horrifying adventure into the darkest corners of comics history. Dark Horse Comics further corners the market on high quality horror storytelling with one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, a hardcover...
Creepy Archives Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Want A Chance To Win This Book? Visit http://www.fangoria.com/darkhorse to enter!
Gather up your wooden stakes, your blood-covered hatchets, and all the skeletons in the darkest depths of your closet, and prepare for a horrifying adventure into the darkest corners of comics history. Dark Horse Comics further corners the market on high quality horror storytelling with one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, a hardcover...
- 2/2/2009
- Fangoria
Celebrated animator and cartoonist Alex Toth, the mastermind of classic TV adventure series Space Ghost, has died at his drawing board. He was 77. Toth had been suffering ill health for many years, and died at his home in California last Monday. His long career was dominated by his work for former cartoon network Hanna Barbera, where he collaborated on a string of hit shows including The Challenge of the Super Friends, Jonny Quest and The Herculoids. Paul Levitz, president and publisher of DC Comics, says, "The work he did at (Hanna Barbera) touched more lives than anything else he had done. He found ways to take characters like Superman from their more complicated printed form into a simpler form for animation that still held on to their power and majesty."...
- 6/6/2006
- WENN
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