Comics in the Media

CNN wants to know what’s in your comic-book collection

As one of its “I-Reports,” CNN.com is asking readers to tell them about their comics collections. Click here and scroll down to the I Report box. The subject rotates to other topics from time to time, so you may have … See More

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Law & Order SVU

anyone catch the L&O SVU episode a few weeks ago where the killer was using comic book covers as inspiration for his kills? Related Posts:No Related Posts

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MTV’s DownTown

MTV’s Downtown, was a great series that like many great TV series only lasted one season. It was a really well done show that gently poked fun at comicbook and sci-fi/fantasy fandom without being condescending. The characters all living, working … See More

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Loners provides totally awesome tribute to teen-angst director

Marvel Comics and the creators behind the six-issue series, The Loners, have made some fun ’80s trivia with the covers. Points to cover artist Jason Pearson. Each one is an homage to a different film written by John Hughes. In … See More

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Charles Schulz on PBS Oct. 29

Mark Evanier has posted on his website that, “On Monday, most PBS stations will be debuting a new edition of their American Masters series, this one being a profile of Charles Schulz.” That would be, as our headline reflects, Oct. … See More

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Steve Niles on 30 Days of Night and beyond

CBG Contributing Editor Andrew “Captain Comics” Smith recently had the chance to interview horror writer Steve Niles and files this report: Steve Niles is a scary man — scary in the good sense, in that he likes a good, scary … See More

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Article on New Cap (Washington Post 10/16/2007)

The Washington Post had an article today on the new Captain America debuting in January on the front page of their Style section. Here’s the link: Cap Story Adam Sternberg Related Posts:No Related Posts

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Superman:Doomsday; Bruce, my boy, “You’ve done it again!”

Just watched the pre-ordered Superman: Doomsday DVD that arrived the day I went into the hospital, 9-21-07 for my bowel obstruction of my ostomy. That’s a whole story by itself, but it’s been a week, I had to watch it … See More

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SMALLVILLE: Season 7

SPOILER WARNING Let me start by getting this off my chest: “Thank (insert deity of your belief) they did NOT kill off Chloe Sullivan!” Of course the fact that both Allison Mack and Kristin Kreuk were in the opening credits … See More

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Heroes: Season 2 fan discussion

So, ye fans of Heroes, now’s your chance (thread) to speak about Season 2, which started Sept. 24. (As if you need me to tell you that.) Here are some ponderances, in no particular order. Please comment on these or … See More

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