Disney heroically attempting to blow the brains out of zombie Stan Lee Media
I've been doing this daily comics news thing for 11 years, more or less, and if there is one thing which has remained consistent throughout those 11 years of comics industry tumult, it's Stan Lee Media suing someone or something. I honestly don't remember all the things they've sued, but it includes Stan Lee, Marvel (many times) Conan Properties, and Disney (many times). The suits usually claim that Stan Lee Media owns Spider-Man, or the Avengers or Conan or whatever someone is making a movie of, and the suits always involve insanely tortured legal claims over unrelated documents. The courts always rule against SLMi, as it's called, but that doesn't stop them. They keep coming back.
On the Scene: A night with G. Willow Wilson at Word
Last night I made the epic journey* to Jersey City to host a talk with G. Willow Wilson at the Word bookstore. This shop...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/25/2014: What this cartoonist has to tell you about time management...
§ In 1983 the late great Fantagraphics editor Kim Thompson wrote this letter in response to the question "What's WRong with Comics" in Heavy...
Venerable Omaha Comics Shop Damaged By Fire
The Omaha World-Herald reports that the building housing Dragon's Lair Comics and Treasure Mart Collectibles sustained nearly $300,000 in fire damage Sunday morning.
The blaze...
RIP: Bill Baker
Over the weekend I was extremely saddened to read of the death of comics writer and historian Bill Baker. He was 55 years old....
Listen to the new dubstep Godzilla roar
This summer will see a new Godzilla movie reboot, directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Aaron Taylor Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen and so...
Tonight to do: G. Willow Wilson at Word, Jersey City
I'm extremely honored to be interviewing G. Willow Wilson at the Word bookstore in Jersey City tonight, talking about her award winning writing, including...
Frank Barbiere on Five Ghosts: “It’s About to Get Pretty Crazy” [Interview]
Buoyed by the success of the five arc of Five Ghosts, the ship-shape creative team of Frank Barbiere, Chris Mooneyham and Lauren Affe have...
La Greca and Denver Comic Con are going to meet to hash things out…
...and then perhaps enjoy a heart lunch. After last week's kerfuffle over who is running the Denver Comic Con, and the use of the...
ReedPOP officially unveils Special Edition: NYC
Details and first guests of Special Edition: NYC, ReedPOP's new slimmer summer show have been revealed. Guests include Alex Maleev, Brian Wood, Charles Soule,...
Podcast Alert: Stuff Said reveals everything you need to know about Heidi MacDonald
I can't believe I didn't mention this before, but I recently guested on Gregg Schigiel's podcast Stuff Said, and I have to say, this...
On Bill Mantlo, Rocket Raccoon and Guardians of the Galaxy
When the trailer for August's Guardians of the Galaxy movie hit a week ago—and when the GotG toys were unveiled at Toy Fair last weekend—something that has been pretty clear to diehard comics fans was obvious from the gitgo:
Rocket Raccoon is going to be huge.
