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Fireworks & beaches lay ahead and in the meantime we've got your answers to questions like how can I meet comics' top notch Asian comic creators, how can I be a VIP member of MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE and how can I see GREEN LANTERN FIRST FLIGHT - first?  Just click and all will be covered!PRESS...
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As a company that has strong ties to the 80's independent comics scene, with us publishing stuff from First Comics and Eclipse, we're really happy to hear that Bill Cucinotta and Gerry Giovinco are getting back into the game with CO2 Comics, a web comics publishing site developed by the former...
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The one Michael Jackson comics reference I haven't seen mentioned yet is from Wasteland #16 from DC Comics, in a story entitled "Heartshadow" written by John Ostrander and drawn by Rick Magyar...
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The 2009 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the final ballot, presented by the Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con...
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Stop Forgetting to RememberBy Peter KuperCrown Publishing, July 2007, $19.95 Stop Forgetting to Remember is the autobiography of “Walter Kurtz,” a fortysomething cartoonist born in Cleveland and resident in New York City, who worked on a strip about two color-coded spy-types for a satirical...
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First, let's get the opening numbers for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen out of the way:3-day weekend total is $112M and 5-day overall is $201.2M from 4,234 theaters. Those figures include a Sunday estimate of around $34+M mirroring that day's -15% play on the first Transformers...
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The company that made all those quick political comics is at it again:‘TRIBUTE: MICHAEL JACKSON, KING OF POP COMIC BOOK OFFERS LASTING REMEMBRANCE FOR FANS FROM BLUEWATERTo millions he was the King of Pop; one of the world’s most cherished entertainers and a celebrated international icon...
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The first comic book tribute to Michael Jackson is announced, plus more with SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN's Josh Keaton, TRANSFORMERS morphs into Big Box Office and get your schedules ready for the start of the San Diego Panel Barrage! 24, WATCHMEN and...GLEE?PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point...
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From a commenter of Megan McArdle's at The Atlantic:I was walking through a bohemian part of town and ran across this place called a "bookstore". I thought, "Hmm, that's interesting. I've always gotten my books electronically on my kindle, but this could be an interesting idea." So I stepped inside...
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Air, Water, Earth, Fire.  Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction...
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Read, as they say, the whole thing.
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Like its older competitors Shonen Jump and (the sadly just-deceased) Shojo Beat, Yen Press’s Yen+ magazine has launched a number of series into actual paperback books – and, this week, I read four of ‘em...
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He is the voice behind the power - John Keaton is the lead on the SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN TV show and now he shares his secrets & success right here, plus a new Doctor Who RPG and will Longbox be the iTunes of online comics?PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point...
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If you're a true fan of Greg The Bunny, you've been clamoring for the return of the show ever since Fox took it off the air. As it turns out, so has at least one of the stars.....
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The biggest drawback with our deal with IDW, and all the convention hopping that we're doing this summer, and cranking up our book publication and new series, and every other little thing that we've been up to, most of which you haven't seen yet-- well, it can get really busy over here...
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Wow-just when I had decided to give up completly on Twitter. Maybe I need to re-think that.
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R.I.P. Michael Jackson, 1958-2009.
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Fans who want to sample the action, grit and intrigue of Lone Justice on the printed page for the first time will be able to find it in the form of a limited edition, full-color ashcan available exclusively at the Insight Studios Group booth at Comic-Con International: San Diego, Wednesday, July 22...
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Due to a family emergency, Chris is running behind on answering your questions on X-Men Forever Alpha & 1. He'll get to them as soon as he can, and answer those that aren't answered by issue #2 on sale tomorrow.
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Johnny Hiro By Fred ChaoAdHouse Books, June 2009, $14.95There’s a modern style of comics that I don’t think has a name yet – the school of Scott Pilgrim, descended equally from Nintendo and the ‘90s autobiographical cartoonists...
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It's the "lull before the 'bots" at the box office, and Ryan cashes in plus a great new source for Classic Comic History, American Originals takes it's place as a publisher and Disney Comics find a new (and more affordable) home!PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point...
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In this week's installment of Lone Justice:Scion’s explosive return! This is a job for our favorite Pulp Hero – Octavius Brown?! Brought to you by Robert Tinnell and Mark Wheatley! Start reading now! Or start from the beginn
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After its success with The Lord of the Rings, New Line wisely began scouring the bookshelves for other properties that could feed the appetite of a growing public to whom fantasy was no longer reserved for the geeks.  They snatched up several including Cornelia Funke’s German novel, which first...
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Transformers... more than meets the eye. This, we know. But what happens when the mighty all-spark malfunctions and sends the Michael Bay Monstrosities to wage war against the Autobots and Decepticons of our shared youth? We've got a few battles in our back pocket ComicMixers.....
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Kids aren’t just short adults; if you spend any time around them, you’ll learn that quickly...
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I have no idea where this came from, exactly-- Michael Pinto, the world's biggest Star Blazers fan, tells me that it came from a Pachinko game, and he says it's better than the film trailer that they made. So look at this as a high water mark that the filmmakers have to meet.
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Love Is a Peculiar Type of ThingBy Box BrownSelf-published, no company name; February 2009, $10.00 It’s not often you find a book about someone named Ben created by someone named Box – the standard in comics is the other way around – but this is that book...
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We might as well make it official:IDW Publishing is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the first series of ComicMix.com properties, GrimJack: The Manx Cat...
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MTV is bringing back a lot of stuff from the 90's-- The State, Denis Leary commercials, Aeon Flux and other Liquid Television spots, and the like on MTV2 Legit, a new series on MTV2...
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Yay! Dennis Leary commercials!!! "Stop the fucking bus! I want the shiny people over here. I want the happy people over there. I represent the angry, meat eating people!"
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Normally, we wouldn't promote in such blatant promotion efforts. Heck, we haven't even gotten around to publishing our own GrimJack press release...
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Did Marvel really expect us to be surprised? And what lies in the closet of the man who created SUPERMAN? Plus, how funny is back at the top of the box office for the second week!PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point...
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As it turns out, the man who wrote Understanding Comics and Making Comics is pretty good at understanding and making the multimedia presentation too...
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The second volume of The Complete Steve Canyon on TV is just out and there are 12 more episodes from the one season series based on Milton Caniff’s wonderful comic strip.  As with volume one, no one other than Canyon appears from the strip and there’s precious little in recurring characters on...
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So, you want to be a superhero? Not a problem. Oh... you're not a billionaire orphan with years to dedicate to the martial arts? Don't fret! I'm sure you can play in a lake of toxic ooze, or get bit by a genetically unstable super-wombat, right? Well... even if you don't have powers, don't feel bad...
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Via Jackie Estrada:Just a reminder that the deadline to vote in the Eisner Awards is Monday, June 15.The following working comics industry professionals are eligible to vote in the Eisner Awards:Comic book/graphic novel/webcomic creators (writers, artists, cartoonists, pencillers, inkers,...
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Just when you think you’ve gotten the hang of Asian comics – you can read right-to-left without blinking, speak of shojo and shonen with ease and have even been known to bring up seinen in casual conversation – you get caught up short with the realization that Japan is not the entirety of...
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While we're still transcribing the rest of the first massive interview with Chris Claremont, he's graciously agreed to answer questions about X-Men Forever going forward. So here's what we're going to do:We're going to collect questions from you from now until Sunday at midnight...
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One of the first questions posed regarding digital comics is just how you make any money from a strip available for free. The usual answer is that the strip, if it’s any good, will find an audience who will then happily pay for a print compilation...
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Maybe those guys in the 501st Legion know something we don't.Or maybe domain name registration is getting so cheap that it's not a big deal to register hotchickswithstormtroopers.com...
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Matt Raub at the Flickcast confirmed it for us: Comedy Central has picked up the rights to renew 20th Century Fox Television’s Futurama for 26 new episodes, six years after getting initially canceled by the Fox network...
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From the San Francisco Chronicle via Tom Galloway:Actress Jennie Garth (Beverly Hills 90210) has an unusual way of spicing up her marriage to "Twilight" actor Peter Facinelli -- she makes him pretend to be his vampire character.Facinelli plays Dr...
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Writer / artist Trevor Von Eeden and graphic novel producer ComicMix LLC have resolved their differences and are completing work on The Original Johnson, the...
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If you have a Macintosh or a iPhone, yesterday was a high holy day for you, as Apple's WWDC Keynote Speech was given yesterday, outlining Apple's hardware and software plans for the next few months...
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I have not yet read Flights of Fantasy: The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV's Adventures of Superman. That will not stop me from giving it a recommendation based on this simple fact: Mark Waid is reading it and learning things about Superman that he didn't know before...
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So, over the weekend, those of us with somewhat shady connections heard about the comic pirate site Z-Cult FM shutting down-- living up to their slogan of "Give Me Comics Or Give me Death", they've died...
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The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is looking for interns to help with summer operations. Duties include assisting office and inventory organization, updating the inventory, and assisting membership and premium fulfillment...
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Yes, it's that time of year again. We probably won't be doing much live posting today, but check in on the ComicMix Twitter Feed and see what we're posting there...
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In case you've been under a rock, or don't pay any attention, this week the Electronic Entertainment Expo has been showcasing some fancy new titles due out soon for the current generation (that being the Sony Playstation 3, and Microsoft Xbox 360.....
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(Cue the citizens of Tokyo running in the streets and screaming AIEEEEEE!)This Saturday, June 6, sing your heart out after MoCCA at Live Rock N Roll Karaoke, presented by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund & The Beat!The party starts at 7 PM at M1-5 in Tribeca...
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David Carradine, best known as the star of the 1970s TV series Kung Fu who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. News reports said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide...
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We are saddened to report on the passing of David Eddings, author of the Belgariad and Malloreon series of books, at the age of 77.The first volume of the Belgariad series, Pawn of Prophecy, came out back in 1982 and was followed in short order by Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit, Castle of...
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BBC Worldwide will launch BBC America HD, the hi-def simulcast of BBC America, on July 20-- and they'll be rolling out a lot of science fiction during their first week:The five part Torchwood: Children of Earth will debut July 20 at 9 PM and air Monday through Friday.That Saturday, July 25,...
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We here at ComicMix write about heroes all the time. They tend to be muscle-bound, wear spandex and appear in the fevered imaginations of writers and artists. In the real world, people are given the title hero when they are bystanders, victims, or their feats are fairly ordinary...
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Yeah, okay, I got nothin' and am just closing windows. But watch it anyway.
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As with any convention, a lot of fast, disjointed thoughts kicking around. In no particular order:The most action at the con was in the Diamond Comics aisle and the e-publishers area. Other areas seemed quieter.There seemed to be fewer freebies this year. A lot, in fact...
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So. The longest running comics column on the internet has now become the newest comics blog on the internet, Bleeding Cool. If we bloggers were truly as high school as everyone claims we are, we'd be taking the new transfer student's lunch money. And while that's tempting, we shall refrain...
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For over four decades, PAT COOPER has made audiences laugh, but when it comes to the state of comedy today, Pat isn't amused...
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America had won World War II, becoming the first true Super Power of the 20th Century. But with it came a price and that was a desperate desire among the populace to preserve their freedom through an amazing sense of conformity...
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World War II seems to have generated countless stories about heroism and bravery, stories told for the point of view of the allies and the axis, stories told about life on the homefront and life in the foxhole...
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I'm in a rush for Book Expo, so I'll just cut and paste the press release: GLENDALE, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc...
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From THE MATRIX to DAREDEVIL to THE SOPRANOS, Joe Pantliano has entertained in front of the camera. Now he steps behind it for a new film that he showcases with us -- plus even more Doctor Who on the way and a Buffy Movie. Really?PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point...
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Kick off the summer convention season tonight at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's Book Expo Welcome Party! Enjoy free gourmet bites and a cash bar, while mingling with the best and the brightest authors and pros from the graphic novel world...
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If you thought comics weren't dismal enough nowadays, just wait until they meet up with the Dismal Science. Lo, we shall combine comics and economics and there shall be Ecocomics:In the Marvel Universe, Canada is responsible for creating some of the most deadly super-soldiers in history...
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No one knew what to make of Taken when it opened in late January and the film garnered largely positive reviews but as the winter dragged on, the Liam Neeson action film took in more and more money...
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We here at ComicMix would like to wish the happiest of birthdays to two of our favorite people:Harlan Ellison, who despite various attempts directed at him of annihilation, assassination, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, ...