Comic book writer Mark Millar — creator of mature fare like Kick-Ass and Wanted — announced last week that he and artist Curtis Tiegs are co-developing a children’s book project called Kindergarten Heroes. By Millar’s own admission, it’s the last …
Continue ReadingMay we all have as much energy as Stan Lee when we turn 89. Many people who’ve done a fraction as much in their lives as Lee has in his would spend their later years resting on their laurels. But …
Continue ReadingContinuing a trip down its storied past, which included Marvel Firsts: The 1960s, the comics company has released Marvel Firsts: The 1970s. Also back in print is a new collected edition of Super Heroes Secret Wars, originally from 1984. Despite the toy tie-in …
Continue ReadingThree GeekDad icons share a birthday today! Stan Lee, born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922, is the creator of Spider-Man and former head of Marvel Comics. Lee is almost as well-known as his famous comic book heroes, making …
Continue ReadingLaura Hudson of Comics Alliance has a wide-ranging interview up with Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso and Editor Jeanine Schaefer , who was the editor for Marvel’s Girl Comics. In a wide-ranging interview, the Marvel editors talked about why female creators …
Continue ReadingThird in our series of 2011 Holiday Gift Guides lists over two dozen books that we have discovered in the past year. Some are for grown-ups, some are for kids, and some are for babies. Some are educational, and some are just for fun. What are your favorite geeky books from the past year? Share […]
Continue ReadingTwo new collections show off some historic superhero firsts.
Continue ReadingYes, after a short summer hiatus, the Comics Spotlight is back! I had a mixed reaction to Marvel’s Girl Comics when it was announced. On the one hand, great that female comics creators were getting a chance to show what …
Continue ReadingWith Independence Day squarely in the rear view mirror, it’s fitting that Captain America: The First Avenger is releasing this weekend. And to tie-in with the movie, Hasbro has a supply depot full of toys to keep kids, both young …
Continue ReadingIt’s not often that you can call someone a living legend, but Joe Simon fits the description. Realize, for a moment, that this is an autobiography written by a man who is ninety-seven years old and has been working in and around the comics industry his entire life. To say that he saw the birth of comics as […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to fly through the air, guided by Mjölnir, or smashed through walls like an angry Bruce Banner, Marvel Super Hero Squad Online may very well be the game for you. The …
Continue ReadingOnce again I have spent a ridiculous amount of money on movie tickets. It’s not enough that the price of a regular admission with soda and popcorn is roughly equal to my mortgage. Now, all the biggest movies are being released in Imax 3D which adds the cost of a car payment to the experience. I end up walking into […]
Continue ReadingJust because it is 200 year old romantic literature doesn’t mean it can’t be represented in a graphic novel. Recently, Marvel Comics put out several graphic novels with stories that don’t have superheroes. At least not in the traditional sense. Two of them are the Jane Austen novels, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice. […]
Continue ReadingI was skeptical when I read about a new all-ages graphic novel in the works by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Bendis & Oeming, co-creators of the series Powers, are better known for their more mature themed work …
Continue ReadingCrossGen Entertainment was an ambitious experiment in creating a new type of comic book company. In existence from 1998-2004, CrossGen featured stories that included everything from galactic adventures, magical court intrigue, a young girl trying to regain her family’s legacy, …
Continue ReadingThough Black Widow made it to the big screen in last year’s Iron Man 2 and she’s currently one of the most fascinating heroines in the Marvel Universe, her character history is confusing at best and contradictory at worst. In …
Continue ReadingThree GeekDad icons share a birthday today! Stan Lee, born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922, is the creator of Spider-Man and former head of Marvel Comics. Lee is almost as well-known as his famous comic book heroes, making …
Continue ReadingYou don’t have to be a True Believer to know the name Stan Lee. The co-creator of such popular superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man and Hulk, Stan “The Man” Lee helped make Marvel Comics the company it is today. In …
Continue ReadingWhile the recent disappearance of the governor of South Carolina was eventually explained as a mundane case of sexual misadventure, it started me wondering: What would be a mundane excuse for disappearing in a superhero universe (assuming disappearing wasn’t one …
Continue ReadingThe writers hired to script the X-Men movies truly are an amazing group of folks. They have somehow found a formula for producing scripts with less plot in each successive movie. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a shining example of how …
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