A View From The Cheap Seats
I first began self-publishing comics in the mid-90s. I had only recently gotten back into comics after a dry spell of a few years, and as my awareness of indy…
Fans Throng for Day 2 of Comicon
The throng of people pulsating along the convention floor Saturday showed signs of equalling if not surpassing last year’s three-day attendance of 10,000. Friday’s attendance “was up 25 percent,” comicon…
From the Lone Ranger to the X-MAN
WHITE PLAINS, NY, June 11, 2000 -- Just as a giant comic book painting provided a visual link of over a half century of comics, the floor of the All…
Tie Carrere Shi No Longer
Shi has gone big budget, upping it from $15 million to $40 million. Tia, however, fitted to play Shi, is just not a big enough star for the movie executives.…
“I like good stories above all else…”: An Orca Q&A with invincible’s Robert Kirkman
The first miniseries of this Image Comic (“the story of Mark Grayson, a normal American teen similar to everyone else his age...except for the fact that his father is the…
I’m Not Always Right
Reviewers aren’t always the smartest lot. We are just people after all. That’s my best excuse for panning the first part of the five-part Spore by Michel Gagné, which has…
This is a wonderful job – An Orca Q&A with fables Bill Willingham
I arrived late to the party appreciating Vertigo’s Fables, written by Bill Willingham. Thankfully it was not too late to get an interview with him. I wish to thank Mr.…
Green Arrow 16 (DC)
Green Arrow 16 (DC) Meltzer/Hester/Parks Good-bye Kevin Smith, hello quality plots and characters with depth, thanks to Brad Meltzer. While there are small continuity missteps (Oracle referring to Superman as…
An Orca Q&A with crossovers writer Robert Rodi
I think Robert Rodi’s writing on Marvel’s Elektra is going to garner him a great deal of new fans. But if these new readers like his Elektra, they should definitely…
“Black images in the comics” a book review
African Americans, long under- and misrepresented throughout comics history, have undergone radical changes within the comics themselves during the latter half of the 20th century. Much of this can be…