A little housekeeping: I'm going to phrase several things the way I'm phrasing them to not open myself to a defamation suit. Do not take this to mean that: (1) I believe anybody incapable of being abusive just because they're nice to me; (2) I don't believe in following up on allegations and supporting people who come forward, because I absolutely ( Read more... )

We are about to lose Darwyn Cooke, a man who is as nice as he is talented. Non comics fans: if you've ever watched an episode of Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, or the opening credits to Batman Beyond, then you have seen his works.

Hi all, I'm at comicsPRO, an industry meeting for comic book retailers ( Read more... )

The revived Lucifer comic -- which has nothing to do with the fucking TV show, thank goodness -- is pasting a huge grin on my face.

The latest one was Lucifer and Gabriel having a "roadtrip" through hell. Black's got the sense of humor that made the first series so much fun nailed.

New Lucifer comic hits stores tomorrow. At first I didn't want to read this because I thought it was going to tie to that *wretched* TV series, but no, it picks up where the first comic series left off ( Read more... )

The Tarts take on the issue of Sexual Harassment in comics.

I got pimped into this because of the image below.

I don't want to give any spoilers here, but I'm so freaking happy that it doesn't beat around the bush about the fact he's gay. Really. Really. Gay. And in issue #4 he flirts shamelessly with Dick Grayson ... who takes it all in stride.

( Large Steamy Image Full of Ho-Yay )

If like me, as part of your Banned Books Week preparations, you are are looking for a list of things banned/challenged in 2015 (as opposed to 2014), here's one such listThis is by no means an exhaustive list of all the challenges/bans that have occurred to date in the US; it is simply the ones that have binged on the CBLDF's radar. I will be ( Read more... )

Ralph's store was voted Vegas Weekly's "Best Comic Book Institution"

While I had a fun time, loved the fact that the award/invite was a Willy Wonka themed golden ticket in a chocolate bar, and the complementary "Fizzy Lifting Drink" was delicious (and strong!), Omnia Nightclub is ...

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Yeah, the Mothership has landed.

We give Cece Bell's El Deafo the rating of Read This Or Die.

And I take a close look at Pierce Brown's dystopian SF story Red Rising.