One phenomenon in comics that always grabs our attention is when a hero turns to “the dark side.” The latest example can be found in Batman/Superman taking on several DC heroes made “evil” by The Batman Who Laughs.
The debate has been raging on for years now: What will comics be like in the years ahead, if they survive at all? When I come across someone, often an expert in another industry, who enters into comics and says they know how to “fix” what’s wrong with comic books, I’m worried these days. Several of them have poured boatloads of cash into these endeavors, and so far I haven’t noticed any change in how things are being done, honestly. But still contenders make their presence known and take their shots. Some are at it even now. THE NEW GUYS…
During a recent sci-fi/Trek convention, I ran a discussion panel on The CW’s upcoming ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ event, scheduled to appear this December and January. There was a lot of speculation about just what would, could and should happen during this special series of episodes. Well, now that some time has passed, we’re getting some idea as to just what we’ll be treated to in the months ahead.
This past weekend, I was at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019 in North Carolina! This convention was previously known as Raleigh Supercon, but a new owner bought some of the SuperCon franchise, so some of the Supercons will still have that name moving forward. The ones under the new ownership are called GalaxyCons.
This year’s SDCC has happened, and we’ll be sorting out everything that took place in the months to come! But we can be happy that we made it through the very busy 2019 SDCC!
This week begins one of those times that many comics fans look forward to with great anticipation: San Diego Comic Con (SDCC), held this year from Thursday, July 18th, through Sunday, the 22nd, with a preview night on Wednesday, the 17th!
This past week saw something unusual happen—a comic actually ended at an odd number! It was a “Dead” end since it was the final issue of Image Comics’ The Walking Dead.
I’m struck by a variety of emotions and thoughts!
Recently, DC announced that they are going to be offering what is called “a new pop-up line of horror comics to be curated by Joe Hill.” They’ll be called Hill House Comics.
Now Marvel is bringing back the original Alpha Flight team, and the creative team is from Canada!
One of things I noticed as I checked out the Artist Alley and Exhibitor booths was that most creators had more than one creation available for fans. I was reminded of the old potato chip commercial that said, “no one can eat just one.”
There was a particularly good turnout in the early part of the con, and it got me thinking that bigger isn’t necessarily better, especially when it comes to cons.
Marvel is not a company to rest on their laurels! Now the House of Ideas is again attempting to conquer the audiobook market!
The question is, “Will it be worth their time and effort?”
This past weekend, I attended MegaCon 2019 in Orlando, Florida, and it was something!
It’s always a big deal when an issue #1000 comes out, as we recently celebrated Action Comics and Detective Comics reaching that milestone!