Compliments of the Domino Lady
Pulp magazines were known for their lurid, saucy nature, and the short stories collected in “Compliments of the Domino Lady” are perfect examples of how […]
Books
Dungeons & Dragons: A battle of geek chic
Dungeons & Dragons: A battle of geek chic Despite label, players snap up latest version of ‘Lord of the Rings’-inspired game Few things can get […]
Modern entertainment has roots in pulp magazines
Modern entertainment has roots in pulps Back in the days just before movies had sound, before radio made it big, and even before the coming […]
Mike Hawthorne juggles career, family to live out his dream
Mike Hawthorne lives out his dream in comics Mike Hawthorne is a busy man. Like most Yorkers, he’s juggling job and family duties. But unlike […]
Submissions Guide Update: Hit it big with Marvel Comics
So you wanna be an comic-book artist? It seems that inside every comic-book fan is a comic-book artist waiting to get out, and Marvel Comics […]
Chuck Jones leaves a legacy of the illogical
Chuck Jones leaves legacy of the illogical The comic-book fan recognizes several comic gods. There is Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman. […]
My favorite movies: From The Right Stuff to RoboCop
Here is a list of my favorite movies … 1) The Right Stuff … starring Ed Harris, Scott Glen and Dennis Quaid 2) RoboCop … […]
Look out world, Batonna Mama is on the case
Look out world, Batonna Mama is on the case Freeware program lets you create your own superhero There she was, a superhero of my own […]
Future Dark Knight returns (and some other Frank Miller projects too)
Famed wrter-artist Frank Miller presents sequel to 1986 ‘Batman’ classic In 1986, something shocking happened to the comic-book industry. It essentially hit puberty, grew up, […]
‘Smallville’ tugs on Superman’s cape & Elseworld ideas
Smallville: WB show an ‘Elseworlds’ story at heart In the pilot episode of SMALLVILLE, the new WB series that debuts at 9 p.m. Oct. […]
Inside the art of animation — thanks to George Nicholas
A model sheet of Fred “Gladstone,” who was later re´named Fred Flintstone, was created for animators as a guide as they worked on the […]
Artesia Comic Interview: A Warrior For The Ages
Part one of a lengthy Q&A with Mark Smylie, artist and writer of the “Artesia” comic Mark Smylie is the artist and writer for […]
Artesia Interview: Getting to work with Artesia & Mark Smylie
Note: Last week, we began an interview with Mark Smylie, writer and artist on ARTESIA and its spin-offs ARTESIA ANNUAL VOLUME 1, ARTESIA AFIELD […]