What Donald Glover Can Teach Us About The Nature of Identity
By Edward Kelly On paper, it seems like a no-brainer. Comedy and rap should, in theory, go together like Shakespeare and the stage – or CBS and derivative...
Tank Girl, Genesis, and The Cool-Crap-Continuum
by Nicole Powers With her idiosyncratic style, DIY aesthetic, and kick-ass attitude, Tank Girl, who made her debut in Deadline in 1988, is without question...
Geek Chic: May The Force Be With You
by Damon Martin Dressing like a nerd has become the “in” thing to do (which is a little worrying when you consider yesterday’s “in” is today’s...
Fallen Heroes
by Damon Martin It seemed like such a winnable premise. A comic book come to life on the small screen, with genuine comic book writers being an integral...
Where have all the The Junkies gone?
by Eric Levy A few years back, the world was fascinated with zombies. You saw zombies everywhere… hell, even Comic heroes were zombiefied and left to...
The Epic Continues
I’m holding in my hands the latest issue of Marvel Comics' The Marvelous Land of Oz, adapted from creator L. Frank Baum's 1904 novel of the...
Panel For Panel: San Diego Comic Con Edition
Holy crap, guys!! The San Diego Comic Con schedule is finally up. And man, its chock-full of awesome! So awesome that it sold out WAAAAAAAY before anybody...
Comic Book Nerds Rejoice: "Superman" #1 to be auctioned
In times like these, you would think that now wouldn't be the best time to try to sell a vintage comic book, especially one as rare as "Action...
SuicideGirls Nerds Out at New York Comic Con
The biggest story at New York Comic Con turned out not to be. I didn't hear a single fan whining that the headlining guest, J. Michael Straczynski,...
Nerd Tries to Marry Comic Book Character
I love comic books. I've been into them my entire life, have spent hours reading and thinking about them, have even felt nostalgia for books I read...
Jhonen Vasquez Interrogation Special
(image) Jhonen Vasquez is known for his many talents -- author, artist, brain parasite -- the list goes on. He is the heaving space-beast behind such literary...
Suicide Bookshelf: Summer Reading Was Always Our Song
(image) People are always saying "I don't read books." Too often, the problem is reading too many of the wrong books, thus turning a potentially...
Tonight, We Dine in Achewood!
(image) I love comics, and I love food, but I never really expected to see them meaningfully combined. In other words, I grossly underestimated Web-artiste...
Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: Some Great Graphic Novels You May Have Missed
When I was younger and had a level of disposable income that was inversely proportionate to my level of serious responsibility, I was a major comic book...
Wil Wheaton's Geek In Review: Save the Friendly Locals!
The friendly local game, comic or music shop is an endangered species. Here's why we should work hard to save them. I walked up to the register and...
Comic Writing Virtuoso Anticipates Industry Wide Crash
Acclaimed writer Mark Millar, famous for his groundbreaking works The Authority, Ultimate X-Men and The Ultimates, recently wrote a piece detailing his...
The Casting Couch: Who Got a Job This Week?
Lots of news - and questionable hires - from Hollywood this week. So without further ado... * Yet another remake of a George Romero Dead flick is hitting...
Get Out Your Capes and Wizard Hats, It's Comic Con
This week kicks off San Diego's enormous comics convention, Comic Con. Beginning this Thursday, July 20th, comic, gaming, animation and anime enthusiasts,...
B.ü.L.b.: Tiny Sequential Art
Switzerland-based B.ü.L.b. comix create inventive anthologies for view and for sale by some of the best international indie artists. Wrapped in neat little...
Buenaventura Press
Buenaventura Press offers lush, stunning, limited edition letterpress and etched art by some of North America's most sought after contemporary illustrators.
New Comic Book Day
Oh damn, today is a good new comic book day. Here are the six must reads no nerd will leave the store without, from raddest on down: 1. Ultimates 2 #11...
