Free For All
It’s not very often that you’ll come across an industry wide promotion, and even less likely that you’ll get something for free, but that’s just what Free Comic Book Day is. Every year on the first Saturday in May the masses flock to their local comic to choose from a few select issues provided by the various publishers (Marvel, DC, Boom, Image, etc.). It’s something unseen in any other...
Wizard World Toronto Comic Con, 2010
When someone asks me, “There’s a convention going on, are you up for it?” I automatically snap to attention. “Who, What, Where, When, Why and How do I get there?” These are usually the questions I ask within about a millionth of a second. When a new convention was announced this year and I heard it was being held by Wizard World, publishers of Wizard Magazine, I thought,...
A Monitorside Chat With Scott Johnson
Recently, I had a chance to sit down (Internet-style) with award-winning artist and podcaster extraordinaire Scott Johnson. Having been a web comic artist since before the industry took off in 2001, Scott’s built a colossal following and community around his comics and podcasts, culminating in the annual Utah-based Nerdtacular event. More of a party than a convention, geeks from around...
A Geek’s Guide to Brainwashing: Comics Edition
Despite the maturity that comics have reached over the ages, and the growing popularity of the characters due to blockbuster Hollywood movies, comic books haven’t infiltrated mass markets in the way video games have in their current generation. Only the biggest Marvel and DC books see sales above 100,000 copies sold and the main audience remains a rabidly loyal fan base of males age 13-40. The...
Talking Pathfinder RPG with Lead Developer Jason Bulmahn
No matter how well designed a tabletop game is, when it grows to be as large and expansive as Dungeons & Dragons’ 3rd edition, certain complexities are bound to arise. The 4th edition changed D&D greatly, streamlining the game to be more accessible to a growing audience, just as video games have opened up to millions of non-gamers. But as 3e & 3.5e came to a close, what happened...
The Protomen
Imagine a world where robots were not only useful in our daily lives, but essential to our survival. A world where they were so important in our lives that they soon became our masters. Does this sound like a utopia to you? A place where you'd like to work, live, and love? The Protomen didn't think so either. Borrowing heavily from the storyline of the original Mega Man series, this band has...
Comic Art Is Like Cake Frosting
The art style, whether it’s in a video game or a comic, is very important. It can determine your overall enjoyment of the piece, and in this article I plan to explore a few different comic books and how the art styles in each one create a different experience for the reader. Now, personally, I enjoy to read comic books for their story. However since the art is also such a large element, a bad...
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters HC Review
It’s hard to imagine ten years have passed since Neil Gaiman’s novella, The Sandman: The Dream Hunters had been released. Lovingly illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano, this Japanese tale transcended love, time and reason to form a story that remains just as compelling as it was when released. In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Sandman, this new hardcover collects the 4-issue comic adaptation...
