Earlier this year, the digital science fiction and fantasy magazine, Lightspeed, ran a hugely successful campaign called “Women Destroy Science Fiction.” The original goal was set at $5,000 but the campaign raised over $50,000. Although the issue is being completely edited by women, the Kickstarter campaign was primarily handled by Lightspeed’s publisher, John Joseph Adams….
Top 10 Tearjerker Comics
If you’ve never sobbed into the pages of a newly purchased comic, give it time; you probably just haven’t been reading them for long enough. In the immortal words of Jack Kirby, “comics will break your heart.” Here are ten books that will put you on the road to heartache… Note: We have avoided spoilers…
Short & Sweet: Marvels & Manga
Iron Fist The Living Weapon #1 Kaare Andrews Marvel Comics Okay. That was a disjointed mess. With weirdly kinetic artwork. It’s very … red. The Danny Rand appearing in this book’s first issue is not the Danny Rand I know. He’s not the laid-back, Zen-like, comic book-reading guy who slips into motion when needed. He’s…
Friday Kickstarter! Ranger: Rendezvous
There’s hella information on the Ranger:Rendezvous Kickstarter page. That’s because Ranger:Rendezvous is not just one comic, one root sent out to anchor a project that grows, sprawling. It’s a ‘verse, ready to spring into being. The Rangerverse has been a decade-long effort expanding to over 10 globe-spanning concepts, starring 30+ leading heroines and heroes and…
What The Fox – Channing Tatum as Gambit?!
News broke this week that Fox, who still owns the rights to Marvel’s X-Men characters (WHY, Marvel, WHY? You are owned by the Mega-Mouse! You can afford to buy them back!), has sat down at the table with Channing Tatum, who wants to play the role of the merry mutants’ very own Ragin’ Cajun, Gambit….
News & Things: Wolverine’s Hair is Hot Stuff
Tiny Cute Avengers Manga Introduces Japanese Kids To the Team This completely adorable Avengers story ran as a one shot in Monthly Korokoro Comic in an attempt to familiarize Japanese children with Marvel characters before the release of a new japanese series: Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers. Who else wants a copy of the re-print?…
