Holiday reading: Dave Roman’s Christmas Cartoon Timeline!
Cartoonist/writer/editor Dave Roman has created a Christmas Classic:
Continue ReadingHoliday reading: “…And All Through The House…”
An EC classic by Johnny Craig for some holiday ho ho horror.
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Merry Christmas from THE BEAT!
From all of us to all of you -- the very happiest and safest of holidays.
Continue ReadingChristmas, Comics and the NBA
Merry Christmas. I'll be watching some basketball today. The NBA has long tried to be to Christmas what the NFL is to Thanksgiving, and this year the league is even launching the season on Christmas. (If you don't know, don't ask. There was a work stoppage and it was ugly.) You may not realize it, but there's a smidgeon of crossover between comics and the NBA. Bill Jemas was fairly high up in the league offices YEARS before he joined Marvel. Remember the NBA Hoops trading cards that the league owned? That was Bill. Which led to Fleer. Which led to Marvel. Current Marvel EIC Axel Alonso has been speaking of basketball in his interviews of late. Marvel also did a neat cross-promotion with the NBA, ESPN and Wired last year, making up mock comic book covers merging Marvel characters with the various teams. Comics Alliance has an archive of it.
Continue ReadingComing Attractions: Fall 2011: University Presses
Universities? Publishing books about comics? What's the world coming to?
Continue Reading20 Days of Christmas: Sing with King
A 1949 King Features booklet of famous comic strip characters singing Christmas carols with art by Chic Young, Alex Raymond, Frank Godwin, Milton Caniff, Hal Foster and more.
Continue ReadingJersey Shore For Nerds: Do You Want To Be Exploited?
Share this link on Facebook!TweetBy Todd Allen Looks like the reality television is getting into Geek. “Fandom Rising” is an attempt by the creators of Jersey Shore to do a reality show on nerd topics. Seeking: 8 strangers for a mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new lifestyles and relationships, to boldly go where [...]
Continue ReadingBookmark: Dylan Williams Reporter
A group blog devoted to memories of the much missed publisher. Above, Jason T. Miles and Williams talk comics late into an SPX night while Tom Neely tries to sleep.
Continue ReadingTHE DARK KNIGHT RISES breaks AVENGERS download record
2012 is not only set to be the end of the world, but perhaps the greatest box office showdown in modern times as THE AVENGERS and THE DARK KNIGHT RISES are both coming out...both movies have a chance at rewriting box office history. THE DARK KNIGHT is already #2 on the all-time list and has now won the first battle: the new trailer was downloaded 12.5 million times in its first 24 hours on iTunes, breaking the record of 10million downloads set in October by THE AVENGERS. What do you think? Which movie has YOU ruining a perfect good pair of jorts?
Continue ReadingKibbles ‘n’ Bits, 12/23/11 interview edition
One of the best comics traditions of the holiday season is The Comics Reporter's Holiday Interview series, which is running now. As usual it's an information- and insight-filled series. Thus far we have:
Continue Reading20 Days of Christmas: Next Media Animation
Those Taiwanese animators are at it again with a Christmas scandal...and wishes.
Continue ReadingCover Gallery: Joe Simon
When Joe Simon passed away at the age of 98 last week, he left behind an impressive body of work. Although everyone knows he was the partner of Jack "King" Kirby, Simon and Kirby were partners in the truest sense -- collaborating freely on art and writing, with Simon mostly the editor and Kirby the art director. However, Simon was a prolific artist on his own. While he didn't have Kirby's command of sheer power and imagination, he did have a way with wiry, dynamic heroes. Heritage Auctions recently ran a cover tribute to Simon in their newsletter -- have a look:
Continue ReadingWhat’s In Store For Hank Pym and Full Color Equivalents of Essentials – Marvel’s New Book Catalog
Hachette's Marvel catalog for May - August 2012 is out and we find a few interesting tidbits that might give us a clue to what Marvel's up to next. The big question is what's up with Henry Pym?
Continue ReadingComing Attractions: Fall 2011: Miscellaneous
Looking for the unusual? The overlooked? Something a bit different? Take a look here!
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