Comic books, graphic novels, sequential art or manga; whatever you call them, illustrated books are a great way to tell a story. I’ve been reading comics for most of life, except for a brief period from age 12 to 16 when I though I was too old for them. Boy ...

My absolute highlight of Comic-Con was seeing the premiere of the trailer for AMC’s The Walking Dead. On my geek-o-meter, this one is off the charts. And why wouldn’t it be? The Walking Dead is arguably the most popular comic book these days, Frank Darabont is guiding the way for ...

While Batman, Iron Man and Spider-Man might be impressive and powerful at the box office, they aren’t so good for today’s youth say psychologists. During last week’s Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (Psy-Con?) mental health professionals said that, while yesterday’s heroes fought crime and made better role models, ...

I'm geeked about the forthcoming Green Lantern movie. Ryan Reynolds is a great choice for Hal Jordan, and while he's always seemed like a cool dude, he scores a big win with his answer to a question from a young...

The Avengers are coming this Fall! But it's not the Joss Whedon live-action movie. This time we have the new animated Avengers series geared a little more for the kids.

In the shadows of Comic-Con’s mega-booths, far away from the booth babes and the thousands of dollars of swag, you’ll find the independent comic writers and artists. While the big kids have luxuriously thick carpeting and custom, multi-tiered booths, these independents are crowded together with not much more than six-foot ...

Arvid Nelson has a graphic novel coming out, a compilation of his 6-issue comic, Zero Killer. While Nelson is primarily known for creating Rex Mundi, a long-running Image and Dark Horse comic that retold the Quest for the Holy Grail as an alternative-world murder mystery, he has also written for Robert ...

Many comics fans lament the way that Comic-Con has become a massive hype machine for Hollywood, the way that movies or TV shows that don’t seem remotely relevant to the geek crowd get the big halls and impossibly long lines. I mean, sure, there are lots of people who will ...

Wednesday night is Preview Night at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, and it’s intended as a little extra time for people with four-day passes to get in and walk around the booths early before the crowds hit. Though as you can see from the photo above, there are certainly plenty of ...

Happy Comics Release Day! Last week, I received a package of review copies from Viz Media. I put the books on the kitchen table for the kids to look over. The eldest son immediately grabbed Hyde & Closer and said “How can I resist a cover with a Teddy bear smoking ...