Michael Davis: Your Comics Suck
When I was a kid, comics were all I thought about. There was no better time in my day than when I was finished all my crap schoolwork and was able to turn my attention to the Fantastic Four,...
View ArticleMartha Thomases: History Comes And Goes
History happens every day. Every day changes the world. Not every day gets written down in history books. Not every day is part of that pop quiz second period. Usually, the battles get written down....
View ArticleThe Buck Starts Here!
Cover Art: Howard Chaykin Art: Howard Chaykin Hermes Press has released the first cover for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, a four-issue mini-series written and drawn by Howard Chaykin premiering...
View ArticleMike Gold: Two For TwoMorrows
If I quit my day job, I just might possibly keep up with the output from TwoMorrows Publishing. Sundry regularly published magazines (Alter-Ego, Back Issue, Draw!, etc.), trade paperback and hardcover...
View ArticleObly Howard Chaykin Can Take The Shadow To Moscow!
Cover Art: Howard Chaykin Blood and Judgement Almost thirty years after his critically acclaimed Blood & Judgment series, fan-Favorite writer/artist Howard Chaykin returns to The Shadow for a new...
View ArticleIt was a Dark and Shadowy Night.
Cover Art: Alex Ross (L) and John Cassiday (R) Art: Howard Chaykin The Shadow Fan returns for Episode 41! This week, Barry Reese talks about Howard Chaykin’s return to the character, responds to some...
View ArticleMike Gold: Comics Creators Kick Ass
Excuse me if this week’s profundity seems a bit more extemporaneous than usual. It’s been one of those weeks, and at 3:00 yesterday morning Roscoe The Cat literally saved my life and I’m still...
View ArticleDennis O’Neil: Superhero Haute Couture
We’re not always aces when it comes to accurate prophecy, we comic book pundits, though we shouldn’t hang our collective head too far down because prophecy doesn’t seem to be anybody’s strong point....
View ArticleMartha Thomases: Pop Goes New York
Mark your calendars. This is a date that will live in history. I just had a great time at a Reed Pop show. The occasion was the first Special Edition NYC, held last weekend at New York City’s Javitz...
View ArticleDennis O’Neil: Flash Back!
You’ve already seen it, you slathery blagger, but from this side of the time divide it’s an experience yet to be had. I refer, of course, to the debut latest television version of DC Comics’ venerable...
View ArticleMindy Newell: It Doesn’t Know It’s A Game
Joshua/WOPR: “Shall we play a game?” David (Matthew Broderick): “Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War.” Joshua/WOPR: “Wouldn’t you prefer a good game of chess?” David: “Later. Right now let’s...
View ArticleJoe Corallo: Meanwhile In Elseworld
This past Saturday I participated in the Women’s March in NYC. While I marched with a group of burlesque performers and friends, other columnists here at ComicMix participated including Molly Jackson...
View ArticleJoe Corallo: Welcome To The Hotel Pennsylvania
This past weekend was the Big Apple Convention at New York City’s famed Hotel Pennsylvania. Fellow ComicMix columnist Molly Jackson joined me in attending this show as she has for the past four years...
View ArticleJoe Corallo: United Against Hysteria
I didn’t think I was going to write about Howard Chaykin, Image Comics, and The Divided States of Hysteria. When the first controversy sparked up the beginning of last month I had already committed to...
View ArticleEd Catto: Great Graphic Novels, Old and New
There’s a peculiar mix of older graphic novels and new graphic novels in our home right now. The new stuff is all part of a top-secret project I’m working on with my daughter, Tess. We can’t let the...
View ArticleMichael Davis: Confessions of An Uppity Negro, Chapter 1
From now on These eyes will not be blinded by the lights From now on What’s waited till tomorrow starts tonight Tonight Let this promise in me start Like an anthem in my heart From now on From now on...
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