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IDW’s Presidential Tour
IDW has announced signing tour dates for the creators behind the two eagerly anticipated bio-comics featuring presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Additionally, both comics will be...
View ArticleIs Barack Obama Kryptonian?
This week at the annual Alfred E. Smith Charity Dinner, Barack Obama made a couple of comic book references, one to Superman and one to Alfred E. Neuman. Check the video at about :46 and again at...
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Barack Obama, Fanboy
President-elect Barack Obama is apparently closer to our audience than any of his predecessors. According to “The 50 Facts You Might Not Know” in the London Telegraph, the following information has...
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‘Mutts’ Comments on Obama Dog Adoption
Mutts has never been afraid of dealing with current events and now, a new storyline begins on Monday as the characters begin discussing the hunt for a dog as pet for president-elect Barack Obama’s...
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Fox and Warner go all in on ‘Watchmen’, will let judge decide instead of jury
Here’s your latest test for geekdom: On January 20th, are you going to be more excited by Barack Obama’s inauguration, or by the court hearing to see if Fox can block Warner Brothers from releasing...
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Comic stores donating Spider-Man/Obama profits to charity
In the spirit of coming together, a number of stores are taking Amazing Spider-Man #583, featuring Spider-Man meeting Barack Obama, a comic that they know they’re going to sell out of when it goes on...
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Yes, We Will
The happy mutants at Tor.com– no wait, the happy mutants are at BoingBoing, the snarky geeks are at io9, and the ink-stained shockwave riders are at Tor.com– are running a Dan Goldman comic, "Yes We...
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Godspeed, Mister President
"I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father Jor-El to save the planet Earth." —Barack Obama, October 16, 2008 Good luck, sir.
View ArticleBarack Obama, John Hodgman, and the Great Nerd vs. Jock Debate
If there was ever a video that summed up everything we cover at ComicMix– politics, Star Trek, probing questions, PC vs. Mac, and of course comics and geek culture– this video might be it. It’s John...
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Swipe file: ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ and who Twilight really is– and it’s...
First, we have this cover for Buffy The Vampire Slayer #33… …wherein they reveal who Twilight really is. (Twilight in a vampire comic. What a saga that must be.) CBR had a story claiming Twilight was...
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Happy Presidents Day!
Of course we’re going to celebrate Presidents Day. After all, President Obama was the biggest seller in comics in 2009. Barack Obama, the one man stimulus package for the comics industry.
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Health Care Reform To Be Explained in Comic Book
According to a contemptuously written article from the Associated Press, Jonathan Gruber, an economic adviser to President Obama, will be scripting a comic book that explains and advocates for health...
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Reading Is Fundamental Funding Dies
In comics, we always have to keep an eye on where our next generations of readers will come from– and it’s just become a bit harder, as earlier this week Congress and President Obama eliminated...
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Boom!’s Straw Poll Show Comic Book Fans are a Discriminating Lot
The following press release just arrived from our friends and BOOM! and it should be noted that it was conducted before yesterday’s announcement that Sarah Palin was not planning to run for President....
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‘V For Vendetta’ Inspires Shepard Fairey’s New ‘Occupy Hope’ Poster
Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s V For Vendetta continues to inspire as a symbol of resistance. Here’s the latest version. L.A. street artist Shepard Fairey has released a second original design for the...
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MINDY NEWELL: Happy Christmas! Merry Chanukah! And Festivus For The Rest Of Us!
As a nice Jewish girl, I’ve always loved Christmas and Chanukah and Festivus for the rest of us. We lived on a “not quite” cul-de-sac that had an island in the middle of the street. On that island was...
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MINDY NEWELL: Who’s Dead As A Doornail?
Death aims only once, but never misses. (Maxims: Political, Philosophical, and Moral, by Edward Counsel) Except in comics. I was doing a search for quotes about death when I found this one, which is...
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MINDY NEWELL: What Would Wonder Woman Do?
On Thursday, February 16, 2011, in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Foster Friess, one of the billionaire funders of the Super PAC (Political Action Committee) backing Rick Santorum, said,...
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Happy 56th Birthday, Alfred E. Neuman!
Hard to believe it, but Alfred E. Neuman is celebrating his 56th birthday today. Ever since he first graced the cover of MAD #30 in 1956, he has become a national icon and symbol of that era. His...
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John Ostrander: Stupid Wisdom
Movies are full of great lines and memorable quotes. Some are even wise and insightful, but some are just filled with stupid wisdom. I have in mind John Wayne’s line in John Ford’s 1949 western...
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