Alex Cox
Why Joining the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Matters.
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This year marks the 25th year of the CBLDF, and the 13th year of its active membership program. That means the comic book community, including fans, stores, creators, and publishers have collectively decided to fight for free speech for a quarter of a century. It means that for more than a decade, those who support [...]
Comic Book Movies Should Be Good: An Amazing List
With the upcoming release of THOR, CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIRST AVENGER, GREEN LANTERN, and a cornucopia of other films hanging in the distance, COMPLEX magazine asked your humble narrator to compile the top 50 greatest comic-book-to-film adaptations. And so I did. That’s the entire anecdote. Here’s the link. I think it’s a pretty solid list, possibly [...]
Achewood’s CHRIS ONSTAD at ROCKETSHIP!
As part of his North american Tour, Achewood creator Chris Onstad will be signing books at Rocketship, this Friday, November 7th. Achewood is pretty much the greatest webcomic ever. This is a fact proven by science and religion. TIME Magazine totally agrees! This is the only New York appearance by Mr. Onstad and Mr. Smuckles, [...]
Coulmn de la Cox: The RAINA TELGEMEIER Interview!
Raina Telgemeier is a superstar. Just ask any of the kids that shop at ROCKETSHIP. All summer long, one of the most frequently asked questions was “Do you have the new BABY-SITTERS CLUB yet?” Forget SECRET INVASION; Raina’s latest book was the most anticipated book of the season. Between adapting (and bringing a new generation [...]
Column De La Cox: The Fred Van Lenterview
(cross posted at rocketshipstore.com) Fred Van Lente has been a good customer and pal since the first day we opened the doors of the store. We’ve been on the sidelines to watch him finish writing his self-published ACTION PHILOSOPHERS, become one of the cornerstone creators of the all-ages MARVEL ADVENTURES line (including the hugely popular [...]
Column de la Cox #3: DIY, Samurai, and Bat-Mite
This week, I ruminate on Democracy in Comics, Osamu Tezuka, and Meth-head Batman. Part One: You can do it! One thing that I love about comics is the fact that anyone can do it. Anyone can sit down with a blank sheet of paper, a fresh window on their computer, a stack of magazine clippings, [...]
Column de la Cox #2
In Which I Ruminate on Stolen Bicycles, the Goddess of War, and Taking a Trip Uptown. Part One: Boring Lifestyle Information (okay to skip) In this past week, I have realized something fundamental, something no doubt obvious to the rest of the world; the anaerobic lifestyle begets time to read comics. Or, in other words, [...]
Column de la Cox #1
Alex Cox was supposed to begin his column today, wherein he would speak on books of interest from week to week. He was quite excited to write a lengthy review of FREDDY AND ME by Mike Dawson, which he loved very much and speaks highly of at many given opportunities. However, he has evidently been [...]
