The cover to Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974 uses both a photo and an illustration, which is a taste of what’s inside. (Photo by Abbas, art by Rafael Ortiz, Courtesy Titan Comics)
I read somewhere -- can't find it -- that the call to bring the show to an end was a mutual decision because of declining ratings, the production holdup because of coronavirus, and the production adjustm
Sept. 17, 2020 — The DC Comics/Warner Bros. online convention has completed its second and final day — and just like FanDome I on Aug. 22, FanDome II on Sept. 12 was an impressive enterprise with lots of anno
As most of you know, I am writing a book about journalists in comic books. It's a riff on my Master's thesis. It's kinda fun, and I want to share that, since it's consuming all my time. I think maybe you guys would like to be i
Time-travel stories have always been a tempting device for comics writers. They broaden the vistas and allow fresh backdrops for adventures. The lure of putting the hero in a historical incident is intriguing and it provides the opportunities for t
We've all been waiting for the other shoe to drop on DC Universe after the launch of HBO Max, and the evisceration of the DCU staff. That shoe just dropped, and it's not as bad as I feared. Here's the press release:
Starting with a 2-issue miniseries, DC Millennium, which walks the reader through 1,000 years, ending at the Legion's doorstep. Millennium is by Brian Bendis and a variety of artists (one for each time period), and the Legion proper will by by Bendis
It occurs to me that, since the New York Film Festival is largely online this year -- aside from some outdoor screenings in Brooklyn & Queens -- that some of us might want to attend it "together." There are a number of different film packages
I recently reviewed two graphic biographies of jazz musicians for the website All About Jazz, so I thought I should link to them here for those who aren't following me on social media.
The first is Scott Chantler's biography of an early jazz pioneer
DC Comics skipped the online San Diego Comic-Con this year, and launched one of its own, “DC FanDome.” Part One ran Aug. 22, and boy howdy, they didn’t skimp on the big announcements. Here are the ones that g
1)Ah, it's the Victorian Odd Squad again. While I like the characters, they're a little bit too "public" for believability's sake. Also, Strax the Comedy Sontaran is amusing, but onyl in small doses, please.
