Comics

Aug
22

Accidental Business Advice from Spider-Man Creator Stan Lee

Justin on August 22nd, 2011

How many of your ideas have been overnight successes? Oh. Sorry to hear that. But hey, don’t give up. You might just be on a lifetime odyssey toward incredible success.  And you could do worse than to remember a word of advice from a guy whose creations were once unceremoniously destroyed by mothers around the [...]

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Armchair Sociology, Freelance Tips 2 Comments »
Oct
29

What Exactly IS “The Mainstream”?

Justin on October 29th, 2009

Sure, I’ve lamented the depressing-down of pop culture over the past 30 years.  And yes, we in the social media field often debate whether or not what we’re doing has “become mainstream.” But what (or where?) is the mainstream?  And when does a creation of the culture become popular enough to qualify as “pop culture” [...]

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Oct
27

The Death of Fun

Justin on October 27th, 2009

Remember the ’80s?  Those were my formative years, so their influence is hard to shake, but I can’t help but recall the ’80s as the last time in Western culture when fun was generally acceptable. I grew up reading comic books like Batman and Spider-Man, and watching cartoons like G. I. Joe and Transformers.  And [...]

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Armchair Sociology 17 Comments »
Sep
28

10 Things I Learned at the 2009 Small Press Expo

Justin on September 28th, 2009

This weekend, I attended my first Small Press Expo, which is (according to its website) North America’s Premiere Independent Cartooning and Comic Book Arts Festival.  My friends Rachel and Josh went last year and they loved it, and since Baltimore is only an hour away from the event’s Bethesda ballroom, I joined them on this [...]

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Sep
1

10 Disney-Marvel Mashups You WON’T Be Seeing

Justin on September 1st, 2009

Yesterday’s news that Disney is buying Marvel has touched off a firestorm of deliberation.  Whether the move will help Marvel in the long run is debatable, but any serious consideration of the business implications is irrelevant; it’s the potential Disney-Marvel crossovers that have everyone’s geek flag flying high. With so many icons now under their [...]

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