Organizers of Wondercon, one of the major comic conventions in the country, announced that this year’s event has been… postponed. This from the official Wondercon website: To protect public health and slow the rate of transmission of COVID-19, the California Department of Public Health announced a recommendation that gatherings and events of more than 250...
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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ now available on digital
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is available on all the regular digital stores: Vudu iTunes Amazon Evidently Disney realized a lot of people were planning on staying home this weekend, soaking in vats of hand sanitizer surrounded by bundles of toilet paper. To capitalize on the current CONVID-19 “state of emergency” (at least it...
Read MoreDC Comics cancels Emerald City Comic Con
Considering how Seattle seems to be a hotbed for COVID-19, a person would have to be nuts to fly to Seattle and attend the Emerald City Comic Con....
Read MoreDan DiDio fired from DC Comics
DC Comics fired co-publisher Dan DiDio yesterday. Before he took on co-publisher’s role in 2010, he was vice-president executive editor, and before that, he was vice-president editorial. I’m not really sure what those titles mean. I am familiar with his current title, unemployed. Been there, done that. Jim Lee, DiDio’s fellow co-publisher, will now become...
Read MoreMike S. Miller burns copy of Ethan Van Sciver’s ‘Cyberfrog’
Professional comic book artist Mike S. Miller made a video in which he and his special-needs son burned a copy of Ethan Van Sciver’s Cyberfrog. The reason? Because Miller, a self-proclaimed follower of Jesus, hates Van Sciver. The two men used to be e-friends. Van Sciver got Miller into Comicsgate and crowdfunding comics after opportunities...
Read MoreFunko Pop! Babe Ruth black and white Walmart exclusive
Walmart is slated to sell a special black and white version of the standard Babe Ruth figure. It will be exclusive to Walmart. It’s intended to mimic a black and white photo. Before you try to pat Funko on the back for this creative version of the standard figure, Funko is not the first to...
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