Michael Tomasky explains how George W. Bush has gone from saying he'd fire anyone involved in the Valerie Plame leak to saying he'd fire anyone convicted of leaking the name. The change is not a little one since, among other things, a trial and conviction could easily be delayed for years. […]
My friend Paul Dini has started blogging. […]
Frank Rich tells us why Alberto Gonzales wasn't nominated for the Supreme Court. Good point. […]
As reported here and elsewhere, the WB Network is dumping Michigan J. Frog as its mascot. Mr. Frog may have had the most stupendous career of anyone who only appeared in just a couple of cartoons, only one of which anyone saw — the original, 1955 One Froggy Evening. Years later, after his stardom was […]
Our condolences to comic book legend Jim Mooney on the passing of his spouse, Anne, about a week ago. Anne, who had been ill for some time, was a lovely lady and just as pretty and dazzling as Supergirl back when Jim drew that comic. We already miss her. […]
Here's why there wasn't more posting Friday. I spent most of yesterday in a hospital emergency room. I've been to this building so many times that at dinner time, as I was going through the line in the cafeteria there to purchase dinner, the cashier actually said to me, "You get the employee discount, don't […]
This comes under the category of "I'm surprised it took this long for this to happen." Authorities arrested two men at the Comic-Con International for selling bootleg DVDs of copyrighted motion pictures. It's not news to anyone who's set foot in a comic convention the last dozen years but there's a thriving market of folks […]
If you stayed at a hotel to attend the Comic-Con International (or just stayed anywhere in San Diego) since 1990, you were probably swindled out of a couple of bucks. Here are the sordid details. […]
I seem to need to expand on or maybe clarify my remarks on the Eisner Awards in San Diego. What I said is apparently being taken by some as much more negative than I'd intended. Let me try it this way… I am physically, emotionally and mentally unable to sit in an auditorium for three […]
If you read the liberal bloggers, the indictment of Karl Rove is just about a done deal. The guy's in big trouble and is soon to be frog-marched (whatever that is) into custody. If you read the conservative bloggers, the phony scandal has already fallen apart. There's no chance of Rove even getting a slap […]
Debuting tonight on PBS, on the American Masters series is Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned, which is said to be a good look at the great comedian and especially his early standup work. […]
Tom Orzechowski reports on the Bob Fujitani spotlight panel at the Comic-Con International. […]
Not that this is the most important measure of what it's costing us — human lives are — but what's the price tag in dollars of the Iraq War going to be? Here's an answer. […]
Years ago, I had a friend named George Caragonne. So did a lot of people. George was a big guy — he made me look anorexic — with incredible energy and passion. The phrase "nothing in moderation" was not inapplicable. If he liked you, and he liked most people, there was nothing he wouldn't do […]
Comic book artist Jim Aparo has died at the age of 72 following a recent illness. Despite a bit of training at the Hartford Art School, Aparo considered himself a self-taught illustrator. A lifelong fan of comics, he always wanted to work in the business but his samples did not arouse any interest until around […]