Now That Arnold’s Scandal Is Out, What of The Governator? [UPDATE]
The Governator, developed by Stan Lee (artist unknown, unimportant) In case you haven’t heard, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger secretly...
View ArticleThe Ten Best Comics
#8: Pogo by Walt Kelly Over 200 international comic book creators, retailers, journalists, educators, and pundits (including me!) submitted their lists answering the question “What are the ten comics...
View ArticleMy List of the 10 Favorite / Best / Most Significant Comics Works
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (the arrival of non-fiction graphic novels) Yesterday morning, the Hooded Utilitarian posted my list along with 21 others who contributed to a giant survey of...
View ArticleComic Book Movies and TV Shows for the Rest of 2011
Well the big summer blockbusters are all done. But that doesn’t mean comic books are done invading pop culture entertainment. I always think the source material is better, but checking out comic book...
View ArticleFirst Time Comic Convention Goer Reviews Comikaze Expo
The Comikaze Expo debuted at the Los Angeles Convention Center at the beginning of November. This brand new comic book convention joins a crowded field to get a major comic con in the city. Many have...
View ArticleStan Lee: Real vs. Fake
After the last two days, I think we need something to lighten things up before we head off to the Thanksgiving weekend. If someone thinks about comic books long enough to consider that people actually...
View ArticleYear in Review: BOOM! takes some hits but doesn’t go out
This has been a year of challenging transition for the Los Angeles-based comic book and graphic novel publisher BOOM! Studios. As I mentioned last year around this time, popular comics writer Mark Waid...
View ArticleComics Panels announced for LA Times Festival of Books
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has announced the program schedule for the event’s weekend of April 21 and 22. Most of the panels and presentations related to comics and graphic novels are...
View ArticleCorey Blake talks Avengers on Part-Time Fanboy
The Comics Observer‘s own Corey Blake (OK, yes, I’m writing in third person) has appeared on two episodes of the podcast Part-Time Fanboy to discuss The Avengers movie and to recommend Avengers comic...
View ArticleThe Journey, Man 09 – On the shoulders…
Columnist Wayne Rée shares his discovery of comic books, from his start as a super-hero fan to his evolution into a believer of the power of the art form of comics. Amazing Spider-Man #33 (cover by...
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