Enter a UNIVERSE OF SUPER-HEROES with MoPOP’s Marvel Exhibit
The exhibit features over 300 pieces on display, including original comic book art and movie props and costumes.
INTERVIEW: Understanding the Future by Looking to the Past with the Creators of INCOGNEGRO:...
In 2008, at the dawning of what was supposed to be the era of a "post-racial" America, writer Mat Johnson and artist Warren Pleece released Incognegro. A gripping (and often disturbing) piece of graphic...
Help Wanted: Humanoids Inc. Is Hiring!
Well, here's an interesting industry position that just came across the wire. The folks over at Humanoids, Inc. are looking for a Sales and Marketing Assistant for their growing office in Los Angeles.
Pertinent job...
No Fairytale Ending for San Diego’s Villainous Lair
Another closing of a comic shop; another end to a piece of one’s comic community.
For the last six and a half years, Villainous Lair has served as not only a comic and game store,...
SDCC ’17: No Parking? Try These Alternate Modes of Transportations for the Convention and...
If you have a vehicle, my first suggestion would be to either: A) Make sure your hotel comes with complementary parking, or B) Don’t bring your vehicle at all. Not to say that there...
San Diego Comic Fest’s Matt Dunford on the Convention, Jack Kirby’s 100th Birthday, and...
2017 will bring us yet another new year of comic conventions. When one thinks of San Diego and comics, it’s not difficult to summon images of San Diego Comic-Con, one of the largest celebrations...
Remembering Carrie Fisher: A Letter to a Departed Hero
Upon reading the news, I immediately burst into tears and sobbed; crying on and off for nearly an hour. If anyone would understand this reaction, I think it’s you.
Fun and Games: Running the Comics Marathon
While ensconced at The Beat Annex located in mainland New York City for what will be a nine-day weekend, I had to use my wits to keep from going stir-crazy from cabin fever.
Yet fevers...
LACMA’s Call For Comics
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, one of the most august art institutions in the nation, has put out a call for comics:
This fall LACMA will open Heroes and Villains: The Battle for...
California Dreaming, Part Three
A special report by Zena Metal
Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost, mother’effen Lost! Arguably one of the greatest—and most heavily expounded upon—TV shows of the last millennium held its annual panel at San Diego Comic-Con,...
California Dreaming, Part Two
A special report by Zena Metal
Day Two of San Diego Comic-Con 2009 was a star-studded affair as dozens of Hollywood elites came down to pander their wares. A-list actors like Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman,...
California Dreaming, Part One
A special report by Zena Metal
Day One of San Diego Comic-Con 2009 has come and gone, and though my heart feels a little bit heavier for not being a part of it, I’ve...