Comic Writers Complain About Marvel Studios Not Paying Well
The Hollywood Reporter says there’s professional writers who’re speaking out about weak payments made by the Big Two for stories and characters they’ve written that…
Tag: Jerry Siegel
Any Chance These Graphic Novels Cover the Refugee Crisis Honestly?
The Conversation’s writing about graphic novels tackling themes like refugee crises, and make at least one valid point about a certain established legend: Comics…
Self-Appointed Comic Historian’s Stunning Ignorance & Bigotry
Tim Hanley is a Canadian comics historian of a most left-wing leaning who’s written books about Wonder Woman, Lois Lane, and other such comic women,…
Do All Those “Evil Superman” Stories Hurt the Character?
Now isn’t this something. Screen Rant’s posted an op-ed in which they admit something’s wrong when there’s too many stories, in a hypothetical vein or otherwise, where…
Personal Papers of Creators Jerry Siegel & Sheldon Mayer Auctioned
Personal papers belonging to comics Jerry Siegel and Sheldon Mayer were recently auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Mayer’s collection includes a handwritten composition book…
SyFy Wire’s Best of 2020 Comics About as Predictable as the Rest
In the latest example of mainstream news sites gushing over PC choices for year’s end, SyFy Wire’s got plenty to offer that are basically the same as…
Artist Alex Ross Accuses DC Comics of Ripping Him Off
Geek Culture picked up on a podcast interview veteran artist Ross did where he’s furious at DC for borrowing ideas he’d used in the otherwise overrated Kingdom Come…
Cleveland Doesn’t Seem to Hold its Superman Heritage in High Regard
A writer at the Cleveland magazine, who’s also worked for The Plain Dealer, tells how the Ohio city where Man of Steel creators Jerry…
OK, Boomer: Alan Moore Embarrasses Himself Over Comics, Again
I don’t know if Alan Moore’s truly left comicdom, as he’s said he intends to, but a 2017 interview turned up on a blog dedicated to…
Modern Superhero Films Lacking Old-Fashioned Romance
The UK Guardian says modern superhero movies are lacking in romantic elements, and come to think of it, sex too. But the starting has something clumsy:…