Category Archives: battle Comics
Bee Editorial Cartoonist Rex Babin Dies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Sacramento Bee cartoonist Rex Babin died Friday after a long battle with cancer, the newspaper announced.Babin was 49.Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said that the city “lost a unique and vibrant voice, an artist who could shake … Read more
Best Shots Comic Reviews: DAREDEVIL, SUPERMAN, More
Greetings, ‘Rama Readers! your friendly neighborhood David Pepose here, coming to you for the big Monday column with the best Shots team! And what’s more, our team has multiplied — joining us is Rob McMonigal, reviewer extraordinaire and creator of … Read more
Comic Book Review: 'Danger Club' #1
In the new super hero universe established in ‘Danger Club’ #1, the world’s super heroes ventured into space three months ago to battle an omega level threat. They never returned. in that time, teen god Apollo, apparently the Apollo from … Read more
Pokemon Black & White: Ash and Trip’s Third Battle on Cartoon Network
Anxious to see more battling between your favorite Pokemon Trainer Ash and one of his rivals, Trip? Well, just make your way over to Cartoon Network at 9am on September 3rd, and you’ll have yourself a treat: Ash and Trip’s … Read more
The Endearing Nature of Comic Strips
Comic strips are a form of visual entertainment that a lot of people enjoy. the first comic strips appeared in Germany in 1865. it was about two boys who are getting punished for always getting into mischief. Comics strips gradually … Read more
Best Of British Battle Comics
Comica’s Comics & Conflicts Conference is to be held on 19-20 August, 2011 at the Imperial War Museum iwm.org.uk/ in London, and is aimed at comics scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts. Invited conference speakers and guests will include: Pat Mills (Charley’s … Read more
In Superhero-Loving America, Tintin Has An Uphill Battle To Become The Next Batman
Steven Spielberg’s animated feature The Adventures of Tintinopened this week, closing out another year full of big-budget movies based oncomic books and graphic novels. Tintin joins properties like Captain America,X-Men, Green Lantern, Cowboys and Aliens, and Thor in the seemingly … Read more
The media is the message in Brooke Gladstone’s The Influencing Machine
Brooke Gladstone is an optimist for our times.
The syndicated National Public Radio host and editor, whose new York City-based show on the Media sprouted from a career in the medium that began in the early 1980s, is enjoying something … Read more
A Book Review of Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part One
Recommended for ages 7-10
Warning: this book contains lots of disgusting snot, booger, mucus, and drippy, sticky gunk. the title should tip you off: Captain Underpants and the Big, bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, part One, by … Read more
Heads Up, Phones Down: Avoiding the Battle-Axe at Comic-Con
David Maung/European Pressphoto AgencyComic-Con attendees catch a few minutes to check messages away from the shuffling crowds.
SAN DIEGO — As the costumed Comic-Con thousands did their Zombie Shuffle past the convention center here on Friday morning, shockingly few — … Read more