February 2009
8 posts
Comix Newz!
I love Newsaram, Lying in the Gutters and the Beat and have decided to throw my hat into the comic book media ring. That’s right, Geekocracy is going to report comic book news! Ain’t that exciting. I present to thee:
COMIX NEWZ!!!
Grant Morrison doesn’t like to hear the word, “No.”
Grant Morrison’s request to use Grant Morrison, the fan favorite character from the Animal Man series...
Conflicted is an understatement.
You are usually able to trace back addiction to a specific moment.
For me, it’s easy enough to track it back to that moment. I also know exactly what the causes were: X-Men #1 by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee and Scott WIlliams, Uncanny X-Men by John Byrne, Whilce Portacio and Art Thibert and X-Factor by Peter David, Larry Stroman and Al Milgrom were responsible for a 5+ year descent into...
4 Decades of Terry Brooks
So back when I was in college in the early 90s I had a friend who had an extensive fantasy book collection. One of the books my friend lent me was The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks. He first began writing the book in 1967 and was eventually published in 1977 as the first book of Ballantine Books new imprint called Del Rey. It was even the first fantasy paperback that made it to the New York...
Deja Vu
This bears mentioning again. Rar.
The comic book script archive!
Perfect for writers and hardcore nerds alike.
Answers From Dan DiDio
So for those of you who read Newsarama, you’ve probably seen that Dan DiDio of DC fame has a column much like the Cup o Joe columns that Joe Quesada does for the same website called 20 Answers with Dan DiDio. It’s a chance for readers to get their questions answered by the head man of DC himself. At least some of the questions that Dan is willing to answer. And I’d like to...
Mason's Wonderful Wednesdays
It’s Wednesday and it’s wonderful and here’s the shit I want to talk about.
Scott Pilgrim There’s a new Scott Pilgrim book out today. Scott Pilgrim is only the best graphic novel series being published. Go buy it! Diamond Schmaimond I’ve kept myself from weighing in on Diamond’s new policies because I just ain’t smart enough. Sure I worked in a comic shop (I didn’t get close to...
Big fish eat the little fish
Norwalk, CT , February 2, 2009: Reed Exhibitions has today announced the launch of Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) which will take place April 16 – 18, 2010 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. The new show will be structured in the spirit of New York Comic Con (NYCC) which was launched by Reed Exhibitions in 2006 and saw attendance grow from 33,000 in its first year to 67,000...
Christian Bale Goes Crazy
This is funny. A director of photography walks on to set as Christian is doing his thing and Christian goes INSANE. It’s funny. If I were an actor I’d be just as insane.
Thanks TMZ.