Column de la Cox
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 [...]
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 [...]
