WonderCon Events
The full programming schedule for this year's WonderCon is up on this page. However, you're only going to attend the panels I'm moderating, which are all listed on this page. […]
Author: Mark Evanier
Posts by Mark Evanier
100 Candles
Well, I'm not sure how many were actually on the cake, but that's how many veteran character actor Charles Lane should have blown out at his party earlier this evening. Lane, who turned 100 last Wednesday, was toasted by friends and other Hollywood professionals in what my friend Stu Shostak reports was a very big […]
The Kirby Side
As you all know, Stan Lee recently won (though Marvel is appealing) a lawsuit that says he is entitled to millions of bucks for the motion pictures being made of Marvel characters. In this article, the nephew and daughter of Jack Kirby note that neither Kirby nor his estate have ever received any sort of […]
Phil De Guere, R.I.P.
It doesn't seem to have made the press reports yet but writer-director-producer Phil De Guere passed away last week from cancer. He was best known for his work on the shows Simon and Simon, Max Headroom, and the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone. In fact, he can be heard on the commentary track of […]
Dave Barry
Dave Barry (no relation to the humor columnist of the same name) was one of the great stand-up comedians and also a terrific cartoon voice actor. Among many other roles, he's the guy who did Humphrey Bogart so well in the Bugs Bunny cartoons that people always try to tell me it really was Bogey. […]
Cream of the Crop
As you may have heard, a couple of DVD consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against MGM's home video division and they're inviting others to join them. The assertion is that MGM is marketing "widescreen" versions of their movies that do not really show the entire, wide frame. Instead, they claim, MGM is taking the […]
Down, Not Out
William Messner-Loebs is a very talented comic book writer-artist. I barely know him but when I read articles like this one, I simultaneously wince in sympathy and smile in admiration of his courage. Talk about having your share of bad luck and several other folks' shares, as well. The industry and the comic art community […]
Busy, Busy, Busy…
I have had a sudden avalanche of e-mails, just at a time when I'm struggling to finish a script…plus, of course, I have to get ready for the big day tomorrow. So if you sent me something in the last week or so and I haven't responded, my apologies. I am not usually that rude. […]
Set the TiVo
This week on 60 Minutes Wednesday: A report on Stan Lee and his lawsuit against Marvel Comics. Hope someone fact-checks the documents. […]
Recommended Reading
Tom Dreesen, one of the good guys of the comedy biz, discusses what it was like to entertain troops in Iraq over Christmas. […]
Comix Commentary
Tom Spurgeon decides he likes comic books more than graphic novels. There's something to be said for this view. […]
Recommended Reading
Here's a short Q-and-A that explains what the Iraqi elections are all about. […]
Recommended Reading
Ron Paul is a Republican congressman with strong Libertarian tendencies. I agree with some things he says and disagree strongly with others, but always find him interesting to read. Here he is asking a bunch of relevant questions about the Iraq War. […]
Captain Sticky, R.I.P.
Here's a picture of two super-heroes at the 1975 San Diego Comic Convention. The one at right is Stan Lee, and he's quite the super-hero but this posting is not about him. The gent at left is Richard Pesta, who was known to many as Captain Sticky, and I just now found out that he […]
A Few More Johnny Links
Nick Madigan reports on how Johnny spent his retirement years. Warren Francke examines Johnny's Nebraska roots. Former Tonight Show writer Tom Finnigan remembers. David Letterman will be back from vacation on Monday night and will do a show about Johnny. He has former Tonight Show producer Peter Lassally and former Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen, […]