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more about #boomstudios justsomereportingguy: I have to disagree with this. I recently acquired the first 500 issues of "Amazing Spider Man" starting with the '62(?) issue of "Amazing Fantasy". ... more » Wookie1972: Actually, Disney owning Hasbro would be much more disturbing to geeks, considering that Hasbro owns WIzards of the Coast... more » Wookie1972: Maybe not an elephant in the room, but there is at least a cash cow in the room: Archie. *That* would be a better fit for the Miley Cyrus crowd, and w... more » Wookie1972: Disney should get down on their knees every night and thank Lucasfilm for Pixar. more » Wookie1972: I've been thinking some more about this, and I'm surprised that only DocSeuss has mentioned the word "token." Part of the problem is that most of the ... more » Rickotron: It's Disney. They will bring in Scrooge McDuck with bags of gold, throw it at Time-Warner, and DC will be part of the Mouse House. more » disatess: all empires rise all empires fall . LET IT FALL !!! more » Andy Neil: Disney has always gotten their ideas from somewhere else: Grimm Brothers, P.L. Travers, A.A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen. Now Marvel. They were ... more » MartinMatchu: Just a quick observation. It seems to me to be more of a writer issue rather than a fan-based issue. I find whenever they introduce a "non-white" char... more » lightninglouie: Seeing as how Lucas himself is personally worth several billion dollars, and that Star Wars is still a license to print money, I seriously doubt he'd ... more » lightninglouie: So far no one's mentioned the most significant upshot of the Marvel/Disney deal, which is that Howard the Duck doesn't have to wear pants anymore. more » Rickotron: They will go after DC next. That way we can get the Jonas Bros. and Miley Cyrus as the Teen Titans. UGH... However, if Disney does a reboot, or even... more » starjade: Disney hasn't had anything good since Emperor's New Groove....just sayin'.... more » GreyHammer: this ignores the fact that disney isnt just buying up everyone. they bought marvel because it was a demographic they previously didn't have before. th... more » Klebert L. Hall: "How important is race in comics?" Not too important, they're freakin' comics ... That's kind of like the Earth-shattering cultural influence of c... more » RBeetlea: Non-white protagonists selling poorly? I think I can understand why Naruto is so popular... more » Wookie1972: I would got as far as saying (I'm sorry) that American comic fans have a woeful ignorance of comics outside their own continent. I was on another foru... more » David Alvaro: There are a lot of just completely false ideas circulating in this thread. I'm not going to get into the whole "we are all one race" or "why do we ha... more » Thrumm: As an African American comic reader I have always found it disheartening that when ever a book with a non white lead hits the market it is usually on... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: Firstly, I love that the picture used is from Lois Lane: I am Curious (Black). What a bizarre storyline that was. Secondly, I have a blog about Blac... more » -
#idolspeculation
Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
If Disney's purchase of Marvel earlier this week highlights the company's desire to expand through buyouts instead of new ideas, should we be wondering who could be next on their shopping list?
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#racismincomics
Are American Comics Institutionally Racist?
How important is race in comics? We're not even talking about skin color here, but American vs. Non-American. According to one comics editor, the answer is "very" - even if comics fans would rather it wasn't the case. More » -
#exclusive
Your Exclusive First Look At What's Next For Farscape
Last month, we talked to Farscape editor Ian Brill about the launch of Boom! Studios' new, ongoing monthly series continuing the story in comic form - and now, here's an exclusive preview of November's first issue. More » -
#exclusive
The Unknown #1 Complete Preview, Pt. 1
In case you haven't been reading The Unknown, Boom! Studios have given us the complete first issue to let you know what you've been missing. Enjoy! More » -
#exclusive
Mark Waid Talks The Unknown, Post-Death Experiences And Science
Mark Waid's wonderful comic The Unknown shows what happens when the world's greatest detective turns her attention to what happens after we die. We talk to Waid about the series, and have the complete first issue for you to read.
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#exclusive
How Androids Dream Of Electric Comic Books
The second issue of Boom! Studios' Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? is released today, continuing the graphic translation of Philip K. Dick's classic novel. We spoke to editor Ian Brill about how it came about, and how it's done.
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#exclusive
Farscape's Editor Talks Monthly Thrills And Webisode Teases
One of the announcements that thrilled Farscape fans most during last week's San Diego Comic-Con was the news that Boom! Studios are turning their Farscape comics into an ongoing monthly series. We spoke to editor Ian Brill about the news. More » -
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#review
Do Androids Dream Of Word Perfect Adaptations?
Boom! Studios' new Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? takes the classic Dick novel into the comic medium without losing one word, resulting in an experience that's unique, rewarding and likely to make you forget Blade Runner. More » -
#unthinkablereview
Unthinkable Adds Even More Conspiracy to a Post-9/11 World
The first issue of new counter intelligence comic Unthinkable opens a huge box of post-9/11 conspiracy, but, perhaps as a good conspiracy dictates, it's still a bit unclear where this is going. More » -
#station
Hitchcock-Style Mystery Awaits Aboard CBS' New Station
Murder aboard the International Space Station? It's not a previously unknown Agatha Christie novel, but the question behind Eureka writer Johanna Stokes' Station, now being adapted into a movie by the people behind I, Robot. More » -
#exclusive
Blade Runner's Original Text Comes To Comics
Boom! Studios may just have hit the sci-fi comic motherlode; they're adapting Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? into a groundbreaking new series mixing comic art with the original text, and more.
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#newcomicswecrave
It's Time To Face The Music and Light The Lights
This week's comics are all about the Boom! By that, I don't mean that they're more explosive than usual, just that one particular publisher is bringing the goods, while everyone else slacks off a little.
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#hexed
Get Bewitched By Hexed
Boom! Studios' new series Hexed may be your new favorite comic: Like a supernatural version of JJ Abrams' Alias, it's Buffy gone bad... and it's also available online for free. What more could you want? More » -
#farscape
Rockne S. O'Bannon To Write Farscape Comic
Announced today at Comic-Con, Farscape creator Rockne S. O'Bannon will be returning to his creation by writing Boom! Studio's already-announced Farscape comic, and tying it in with the upcoming webisodes also spinning off from the former Sci Fi Channel TV show. More »
