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Dennis O’Neil’s Big Quandary

Dennis O'NeilJuly 20, 20171 Comment2017-07-19T13:09:37+00:00

Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night. • Bettie Davis, All About Eve, 1950 Well, maybe it’ll be a bumpy night. I mean, I’m just beginning this…

Box Office Democracy: War for the Planet of the Apes

Arthur Martinez-Tebbel July 19, 2017 No Comment2017-07-19T11:00:25+00:00

I’m honestly not sure why these Planet of the Apes prequels work so well. On paper they’re a disaster: a trilogy of prequels to a movie that while historically significant…

Mike Gold: How To Celebrate National Hot Dog Day

Mike Gold July 19, 2017 No Comment2017-07-18T16:03:20+00:00

I have a leg in each of two worlds, having spent half of my life living in the Chicagoland area and the other half living in the New York metropolitan…

Joe Corallo: Unmasked Is Back!

Joe Corallo July 18, 2017 No Comment2017-07-18T14:38:03+00:00

Well, I haven’t highlighted a Kickstarter in about a month so I’m going to end that dry spell right now. Last week Michael Sarrao launched a Kickstarter campaign for his…

Mindy Newell: Of Storms And Sun

Mindy Newell July 17, 2017 1 Comment2017-07-16T20:45:25+00:00

It feels like a month. Two months. It has been only two weeks. A dark and stormy two weeks. The reason I wasn’t here last week was that my 91…

Ed Catto: The Power of Walter Simonson

Ed Catto July 17, 2017 No Comment2017-07-16T19:55:45+00:00

In 1977, the Syracuse Post Standard blazed the headline “Comic Book Confab Listed” to announce the second Ithaca Comic Convention. Actually, I think it would be more appropriate to say…

New Game of Thrones Limited Edition Iron Throne Pens Arrive

ComicMix StaffJuly 19, 2017No Comment2017-07-18T15:20:27+00:00

Following the first set of pens celebrating the great houses in Game of Thrones, Montegrappa has issued a new series of limited edition Iron Throne pens. Capturing the essence of…

UCP Expanding Development Slate w/ Dan Harmon, The Raven Cycle & more

ComicMix Staff July 18, 2017 No Comment2017-07-18T23:36:07+00:00

UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCES KEY PROJECTS EXPANDING AWARD-WINNING STUDIO’S DISTINGUISHED GENRE DEVELOPMENT SLATE Notable Projects Include: Maggie Stiefvater’s New York Times Bestselling Series “The Raven Cycle” With Andrew Miller (“The…

Watch the Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Full Trailer

ComicMix Staff July 18, 2017 No Comment2017-07-18T14:49:28+00:00

Coming October 27, on the heels of the smash worldwide success of Warner Bros' Wonder Woman, comes the bio pic about her creator, William Moulton Marston. Professor Marston and the…

The Lion King gets Signature Collection Treatment in August

ComicMix Staff July 18, 2017 No Comment2017-07-17T09:38:44+00:00

BURBANK, Calif. (July 16 2017) — It was announced today at D23 Expo that in August, one of the biggest animated films in history—The Lion King—joins the highly celebrated Walt…

Mind MGMT and Flutter Comics Developed for TV

ComicMix Staff July 18, 2017 No Comment2017-07-18T13:46:00+00:00

UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS AND DARK HORSE ENTERTAINMENT RENEW FIRST-LOOK DEAL; ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT OF POPULAR COMIC BOOKS “MIND MGMT,” “FLUTTER” AND HIT PODCASTS “TANIS,” “THE BRIGHT SESSIONS” FOR TV “The…

Disney Rolls out 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray for 5th Pirates

ComicMix Staff July 17, 2017 No Comment2017-07-17T09:31:33+00:00

BURBANK, Calif. (July 14, 2017) — From Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, it was announced today at D23 Expo, that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales—the fifth…

Reviews

Hawkeye, Vol. 3: L.A. Woman by Fraction, Wu, Pulido, and others

Andrew WheelerJuly 20, 2017No Comment2017-07-20T09:59:00+00:00

Last month, I read a book called Hawkeye, Vol. 1. This month, I hit one called Vol. 3. In the annoyingly typical way of Big Two comics, the latter follows…

Box Office Democracy: War for the Planet of the Apes

Arthur Martinez-Tebbel July 19, 2017 No Comment2017-07-19T11:00:25+00:00

I’m honestly not sure why these Planet of the Apes prequels work so well. On paper they’re a disaster: a trilogy of prequels to a movie that while historically significant…

My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris

Andrew Wheeler July 19, 2017 No Comment2017-07-19T09:49:57+00:00

Karen Reyes is ten years old in 1968, and she loves monsters. Monster movies, monster magazines, the idea of monsters -- imagining that there are real monsters around her in…

Previews

Tweeks Reactions to SDCC Trailerpalooza Quick Pick Reactions

Maddy and Anya ErnstAugust 9, 20162016-08-09T18:25:48+00:00

Here’s our take on the movie trailers released at San Diego Comic Con last month. Justice League Anya: Eh. It doesn’t look that good and there’s nothing that sets it…

Emily S. Whitten: 2016 Nerd HQ Preview!

Emily S. Whitten July 12, 2016 1 Comment2016-07-12T13:32:34+00:00

San Diego Comic Con is practically right around the corner now; and with it comes one of my other favorite events, Nerd HQ. The brainchild of actor Zachary Levi and…

“Altered States of the Union” anthology shows what America could be

Nikki Lyka June 21, 2016 1 Comment2016-06-21T11:05:38+00:00

Have you ever wondered what could have been? What if Key West seceded from the mainland? If the state of Wyoming ended up in the middle of Pennsylvania? If freed…

ComicMix Quick Picks

Tweeks Reactions to SDCC Trailerpalooza Quick Pick Reactions

Maddy and Anya ErnstAugust 9, 20162016-08-09T18:25:48+00:00

Here’s our take on the movie trailers released at San Diego Comic Con last month. Justice League Anya: Eh. It doesn’t look that good and there’s nothing that sets it…

ComicMix Quick Pick: Tweeks 3 Minute Review of X-Men: Apocalypse

Maddy and Anya Ernst June 7, 2016 Comments Off2016-06-07T11:44:54+00:00

Okay, we missed a bunch. We didn't even talk about how cool Nightcrawler was -- and he was REALLY cool. But we put on a 2 minute timer on our…

ComicMix Quick Picks

Vinnie Bartilucci September 19, 2015 No Comment2015-09-19T16:52:51+00:00

#ThrowbackThursday: The Incredible Hulk vs The Ever Lovin’ Blue Eyed Thing

Glenn Hauman August 13, 2015 Comments Off2015-08-12T20:47:36+00:00

Now this is the way you make a Fantastic Four movie. Trivia: this 1983 fan film was produced by Bob Schreck, who later went on to a long career for…

New Doctor Who Trailer Makes September 19 Seem So Far Away

Vinnie Bartilucci August 12, 2015 No Comment2015-08-12T17:33:42+00:00

If only I didn't have so much to do between now and

Podcasts

The Point Radio: MR ROBOT And A New Bag Of Shockers

Mike RaubAugust 11, 20162016-08-10T17:02:15+00:00

USA Network’s MR ROBOT turned TV on its ear last summer, and the way this season is shaping up they just might do it again. We sit down with the…

The Point Radio: KILLING JOKE’s 30 Year Trip To Animation

Mike Raub July 30, 2016 Comments Off2016-07-29T18:40:25+00:00

In the wake of Comic Con, so many fans were talking about just one thing - BATMAN:THE KILLING JOKE and the new R rated DVD release. Cast members Kevin Conroy,Tara…

The Point Radio: 3RD STREET BLACKOUT A Really Dark Comedy

Mike Raub July 20, 2016 Comments Off2016-07-20T17:42:28+00:00

Brilliant comedian Negin Farsad has moved from stand up to documentary filmmaker to book author, and now a romantic comedy. 3RD STREET BLACKOUT isn’t a typical RomCom, but Negin rarely…