Help Batman co-creator Bill FInger get his own Google Doodle
February 8th will mark the 100th birthday of Bill Finger—the unsung writer who actually created most of the Batman mythology that we know and...
Stephen Bissette makes an important point about Miracleman
The long LONG awaited arrival at long last of Marvel's Miracleman reprint series has led to many conversations: on pricing, on censorship, on credits....
It’s Martin Luther King Day
It's a holiday for many of us, and what better way to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luthor King than to suggest that if...
One year sub to The Comics Journal archives now available for $30
That's right for a mere thirty beans, you get access to The Comics Journals digital archives for one year. This was previously available...
2014 Happy New Year, Everyone!
Well the minutes are ticking down in this timezone, and as is tradition we see out 2013 with the JC Leyendecker Saturday Evening Post...
RIP: Smithfield
Well, another bar is closing in New York: Smithfield on 28th Street. This was mostly a soccer/sports bar, as the above photo of Six Alex Ferguson, legendary manager of Man United, hanging out with the owners shows. But as Ben and I knew these owners and much of the staff, this was also a little bit of a comic book bar.
Jenette Kahn Interviewed at the Chicago Humanities Festival
Former DC publisher Jenette Kahn isn't mentioned too much around comics these days, but was undoubtedly a pioneering force in comics, helping shepherd in...
A new clip The Image Revolution: how it went down
The Image Revolution is the latest documentary from Sequart/Patrick Meaney and it covers the whole story of how seven of the most popular Marvvel...
Mark Evanier may have solved the Al Plastino/JFK/Superman mystery
Just before he died a few days ago, Golden Age artist Al Plastino got a lot of ink for what seemed like a sad...
50th Anniversaries: Doctor Who and the Kennedy Assassination
Fifty years ago today a SF show called Doctor Who debuted in England. Festivities and surprises are planned to celebrate this anniversary.
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MARCH soars to #12 on Amazon after Rachel Maddow appearance
MARCH made it to Maddow last night, as Rep. John Lewis, co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell appeared on the Rachel Maddow show...
One Year Ago: Josh Neufeld remembers Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath
Over at The Nib, Josh Neufeld, the comics laureate of Hurricane Katrina, has stories stories of Hurricane Sandy one year later.
