MINDY NEWELL: Character
What goes into making a memorable character for a story? According to Lawrence Block, author of over one hundred novels and recipient of the Grand Master award from the Mystery Writers of America,...
View ArticleHANCOCK TIPS HIS HAT TO ‘DEATHWALKER’!
TIPPIN’ HANCOCK’S HAT- Reviews of All Things Pulp by Tommy Hancock DEATHWALKERBy R. A. JonesCover Art by Laura GivensInterior Art by Michael NenoPublished by Airship 27 Productions2012 It is always...
View ArticleMICHAEL DAVIS: Game Change
I’ve seen the light. I’ve seen the future of comics. I had a meeting yesterday with a company that is going to change the game on the net and can change for comics and creators. I’ve haven’t been this...
View ArticleMindy Newell: Books, Banned and Burned
This one’s for Martha … Nothing like a good book to get the rabble-rousers going. In Field Of Dreams, Ray Kinsella’s wife, played by Amy Madigan, successfully shuts down the effort to ban Terence...
View ArticleWhat a Pile of Books Demanding to Be Reviewed Looks Like
My plan to reduce the stack of read but unreviewed books by reviewing one a day has fallen sadly afoul of events — and the particular “event” in this case was the fact that Thing 2 (my younger son,...
View ArticleJohn Ostrander: Death and Comics
At a convention I was at some years past I was having dinner with, among others, Howard Chaykin and Joe Rubinstein. Howard is always an interesting dinner companion; whether you agree with him or not...
View ArticleLocus Awards for 2012
I think I have too many RSS feeds in my reader; I keep getting behind and then leaving things unread to deal with “later” — but then there’s too much new stuff I haven’t even looked at, which pushes...
View ArticleSee the haunted opera “Lilith: Mother of Dreams” this Sunday
Join poet-violist (and ComicMix contributor) Alexandra Honigsberg, international artist composer-clarinetist Demetrius Spaneas, soprano Christina Rohm, and pianist-conductor James Siranovich at the...
View ArticleTHAT SHADOW FAN PODCAST IS BACK!
The fourth episode of Barry Reese’s The Shadow Fan Podcast is now live! This week’s discussions include The Shadow’s first meeting with The Avenger, review “Messenger of Death” and “Room 1313″ and...
View ArticleWEIRD DETECTIVES TAKE THE CASE
Cover: Sherin Nicole Prime Books has announced their newest anthology, Weird Detectives. The cover art by Sherin Nicole has been released as well. Look for Weird Detectives in April 2013. PRESS...
View ArticleNEW PULP FROM TOM JOHNSON
New Pulp Author Tom Johnson has posted information on his latest projects on his blog. From Tom’s Blog:Over the years I’ve written new stories featuring many of the original pulp characters, as well...
View Article15 MINUTES OF FAME WITH MODESTY BLAISE
Daphne Alexander as Modesty Blaise BBC Radio adds Modesty Blaise to their 15 Minute Drama. You can listen to sample clips at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012gc6l. Meet Modesty Blaise (aka the female...
View ArticleALTUS PRESS OPENS THE COMPLETE CASEBOOK OF CARDIGAN, VOLUME 4: 1935-37
Nearly a million words written by Frederick Nebel have now seen (re)print by Altus Press in 2012. The Complete Casebook of Cardigan, Volume 4: 1935-37 by Frederick Nebel is now available. Frederick...
View ArticleSee the haunted opera “Lilith: Mother of Dreams” tonight!
There was a once-in-a-century storm that delayed the original premiere date. But Lilith will not be denied. Join poet-violist (and ComicMix contributor) Alexandra Honigsberg, international artist...
View ArticleEmily S. Whitten: Another Day, Another…Death Threat?!
We’ve talked about being disrespectful of the dead because you don’t like their creative work. Now let’s talk about being disrespectful to the living. As has been reported elsewhere, some pages from...
View ArticleTHE ESSEX MAN BY GARY PHILLIPS!
Part Shaft and part Batman sans the costume, Luke Warfield is an expert in various fighting arts and scientific disciplines. He’s a brother who gives back to the community in the form of his venture...
View ArticleThe New Who review –“Cold War”
You’d think we’d have learned as a people – if you find a large humanoid form frozen in the ice, don’t thaw it out. And really don’t thaw it out if you’re cut off from humanity, like in an arctic...
View ArticleMaybe You Can Hire The Suicide Squad!
Altus Press has announced the release of The Secret 6 Classics: Blood, Sweat and Bullets by Emile C. Tepperman. Press release: Another day, another new release! The Secret 6 Classics: Blood, Sweat and...
View ArticleMichael Davis: Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due – Eulogy For The Sacrificial...
(Michael ran this piece on MichaelDavisWorld.com and asked that we run it here at ComicMix in place of his regular column. After reading it, you’ll know why!) When is making a short zombie film an act...
View ArticleThe Latest News From Radio Archives!
June 7, 2013 The Adventures of Jungle Jim Volume 1 Beginning with Tarzan, the pulp era was full of jungle heroes. Jungle Jim is one of the unique ones. He wasn’t a barely-literate loincloth-clad...
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