On December 30, 2014, we ran a feature on Viva Dallas Burlesque and their upcoming show DC vs. Marvel. Producer Shoshana Portnoy grew up on X-men comics and, knowing many burlesque performers with similar geek interests, has run many geek-themed shows from video games to superheroes. The DC vs. Marvel show was the last live…
Review: 2000AD, Prog 1912
2000AD, Prog 1912 Various (W & A) Rebellion It’s the first prog of 2015! A new year with new thrills…well, sort of.
Cool Books of January
Fairest: The Lunar Chronicles: Levana’s Story Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends January 27, 2015 A prequel to Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles – a sci-fi, steampunk take on classic fairytales, Fairest tells the story of how Queen Levana came to be queen. Is she a true villain or a pawn in other people’s games?
Cool Comics of January
Angel and Faith: Season Ten Volume 1: Where the River Meets the Sea Victor Gischler (W), Derlis Santacruz (A), Michelle Madsen (C) Dark Horse January 6, 2015 Considering that I never particularly cared for Angel or the Angel series, I find myself preferring Angel & Faith to the regular BtVS. Now, that has a lot…
Why The Facebook Book Club Is A Great Idea
Say what you want about Facebook, it’s still a social media platform used by millions of people. When Mark Zuckerberg, its founder, decided to create a book club on the site as part of his New Year’s Resolution, I was excited. Why? Two things: 1) The goal of the book club: We will read a…
#WWACTV: A Discussion Of Netflix’s Marco Polo
Marco Polo is an epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue, and rivalry will be his greatest challenge yet, even as he becomes a…
New Year, New Books: A Guide to Books in 2015
It’s 2015! How did this happen? *takes deep breath* It’s ok. We’re all going to be ok. Why? Because a new year means lots of new books for us to fall in love with. 2014 was a good year book-wise. I read a lot of great titles, discovered a bunch of new (and new to…
Drawings from Jail: Elana Pritchard’s Jail Comics
Last week LA Weekly published a story from cartoonist Elana Pritchard, about the two months she spent in the Los Angeles County jail system. According to the article, her mentor, animator-director Ralph Bakshi, advised her to document it. So armed with a golf pencil and whatever paper she could find, she drew images during her time at the Century Regional…
Portrait of a Comics Journalist in 2014 (1/2)
Through September and October, I did a small survey of comics bloggers and journalists. I had 74 responses from a wide variety of writers. Some are popular, independent bloggers on WordPress and Tumblr. Some work for sites like the Mary Sue or IGN. And some are new bloggers, just finding their feet in the world of…
Help Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle!
Well-known Batman artist Norm Breyfogle suffered a stroke over this holiday season, leaving the left handed artist paralyzed on the left side. His savings have already dwindled thanks to a week in the intensive care unit, and the upcoming months of extended care in a nursing facility will be costly. His sister-in-law and brother have…