GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Kevin Smith on Disowning Adam West
First, there was The Fatman on Batman at the ol’ Gotham Tribune. Then, there was The Fat Man Returns. Now, the trilogy is complete with … The Fat Man Strikes Again!
SUPER-STAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Seth Kushner’s ‘Hanukkah 1978’
Our friend, Seth Kushner, stops by with his own contribution to the 13th Dimension Super-Star Holiday Special:
HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Collections and Graphic Novel Gift Picks
I recently spoke to Greg Bennett about gift ideas for the coming holiday season. He’s one of the owners of big Planet Comics, with locations in Bethesda, MD, Washington,DC, College Park, MD and Vienna, VA. He’s been a retailer since 1986 and has been on the steering committee of SPX (Small Press Expo) since its early days in 1996. When I asked Greg about this holiday season and comics retailing in general, he said, “..better than last year, and last year was the best year since the advent of internet shopping. Local shopping seems to have become a thing down here. Not complaining!”
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Dynamite’s CODENAME: ACTION #4
The retro-cool Codename: Action #4 comes out Dec. 4, and we have an EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW from Dynamite Entertainment.
A 13TH DIMENSION ORIGINAL VIDEO: ‘Batman and Wolverine Happy Hour’
So two angry superheroes walk into a bar …
SUPER-STAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Fave Memories From Fave Creators
If you can believe it, the holiday season kicks off in earnest this week! Wednesday night is Hanukkah! Thursday is Thanksgiving! Friday is Black Friday! Christmas is coming! So, we’ve asked some of our fave creators to tell us their fave comics-related holiday memories! Break out the hot chocolate and start a fire. Or in this case, spin a dreidel, because I’m gonna share my own epic Mego Hanukkah Memory … when I lied to Mom …
MARVEL NOW! Report Card: The First Wave Grades Are In!
With a new wave of Marvel Now! books around the corner, Marc Buxton looks at the every title that has already launched as part of Marvel’s latest branding initiative. Today, he looks at the first wave. Tomorrow and the day after, he’ll look at the smaller waves that followed. In his secret identity, Marc’s a tutor. Fittingly, the grades are in …
ALTERNATIVE FRIDAYS: The Funny Papers, by Jon B. Cooke
Jon’s back with his biweekly feature ALTERNATIVE FRIDAYS!
Farel Dalrymple’s “Delusional” by GREGORY BENTON
Farel Dalrymple’s Delusional, published by AdHouse Books, culls roughly 10 years of the author’s comix and drawings. The subject matter is simultaneously exhilarating and harrowing, offering a glimpse of a world both archaic and futuristic.
One on One: Storytelling With Nick Bertozzi, By SETH KUSHNER
In the latest in our One on One series, writer-photographer Seth Kushner discusses cartooning with his artistic collaborator, Nick Bertozzi.
REVIEW: These Batman Figures Are a Bat-Triumph
To wrap up GOTHAM TRIBUNE‘S Batapalooza this week, we jump in the Wayback Machine with Figures Toy Company‘s World’s Greatest Heroes Mego replicas.