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MARC ALAN FISHMAN: The Unshaven DC New 52!
… or how I learned to stop worrying about Michael Davis and love his bombs. So let’s just get this out of the way. The last Spanish class I took was senior year in high school. I did get an A in it....
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MARC ALAN FISHMAN: Trades vs. Monthlies – An Unpopular Stance
It seems when I write pieces here on ComicMix that are good-natured and optimistic, no one cares. When I get hot and bothered (and make sweeping declarations that demand debate), you get excited. So,...
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$2 million comic collection up for auction today
Because we can never have too many copies of Action Comics #1… the real one, no offense to Grant Morrison. Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give...
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REVIEW: JLA: DOOM
When Mark Waid joined the creative team on JLA, he told a pretty terrific story about Batman’s secret protocols for neutralizing the Justice League of America falling into Ra’s al Ghul’s hands. In the...
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“Shelly” Moldoff: 1920 – 2012
One of the last of the Golden Age greats, artist Sheldon “Shelly” Moldoff, died today at the age of 91. Best known for his work on the Batman titles between 1953 and 1967, Shelly first visualized such...
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Marc Alan Fishman: Help! I’m A Marvel Zombie!
Seriously, it happened so slowly, I never saw it coming. It’s long been a fact: Marc Alan Fishman is a card carrying member of the DC Nation. But then, something changed. Flashpoint was one...
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Dennis O’Neil: Are Comic Books… Invulnerable?
Call comics “the little issues that could?” Or maybe the “phoenix of mediatown?” At least twice in my long – ye gods! – long association with the form, I thought they were going down. Not all the way...
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Marc Alan Fishman: In Defense of Modern Comics, Part 2
Welcome back to the ranting and raving, kiddos. Be forewarned, some time has passed since my last article – one week to be exact – but I’m still angry as all get-out. For those just joining us: Tim...
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REVIEW: Superman vs. the Elite
In the 1940s, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster produced a two-pager for Life that showed if the Man of Steel were alive, he’d grab Hitler and Mussolini and bring them to justice, saving countless millions...
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Comic Art, Trash or Treasure?
You sure wouldn’t know that the world is in an economic crisis by looking at the prices that have been paid recently for original art. Both Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses, who’s recent...
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Joe Kelly adapts “What’s So Funny About Trust, Justice & the American Way”...
Award-winning comics writer Joe Kelly has crafted an engaging, thought-provoking, action-packed thriller in adapting his 2001 Action Comics #775 classic tale (“What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice...
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Marc Alan Fishman: The New 52 Report Card
Good morning, DC! Please, have a seat. Why yes, this is a new office. Thank you for noticing. Would you like a mint? Oh go ahead, pocket a few to take home with you. Are you nice and settled in?...
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Martha Thomases: Superman, Wonder Woman, and Sex
According to Entertainment Weekly, we are about to see a romance between Superman and Wonder Woman. According to the illustration on the site, it looks to be an “adult” relationship. In some ways,...
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Martha Thomases: My NYCC Shoes
New York Comic-Con starts today. Almost as big an event as San Diego, but closer to my refrigerator, it is a monolith in the comic-book calendar. NYCC attracts fewer movie and television folk but more...
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Mindy Newell: The Right Stuff
There is a wonderful thing happening for me and other girls and women who read comics. A new hero has appeared. As frequent readers of this column should remember, Kara Zor-el, Supergirl, was the...
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Mindy Newell: Not Superman’s Girlfriend!
Last week I wrote about Lois Lane (here) for the first time since 1986 and my mini-series “When It Rains, God Is Crying,” which was edited by ComicMix’s own Robert Greenberger. It got me to thinking...
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Mindy Newell: Mirror Images
Throwing my $0.02 in on Martha Thomases’s column last week concerning big boobs, ‘roidal musculature, and body image… Readers of this column know very well my love of Kara Zor-el, i.e. Supergirl, as...
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Mike Gold: Violence and Comic Books
Are comic books too violent? Sure, this is a question some will ask in the wake of a tragedy like last Friday’s massacre in Newtown Connecticut – and a question soon-to-be-ex Senator Joe Lieberman...
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Marc Alan Fishman: Look! It’s a Bland… It’s a Plain… It’s Supermeh!
At the onset of the New52 there was a buzz and excitement over the flagship character of DC Entertainment. Known as (perhaps) the most recognizable comic book character of all time, Superman was all...
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Happy Diamond Anniverary, Superman!
Seventy-five years ago on this day in 1938, the Golden Age of Comics began with the release of Action Comics #1, where Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster introducing us to a strange visitor from another...
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