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Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 09/05/2018
The first day of school is a day of anxiety and discomfort; new routines, names, faces, a cessation of an extra couple hours of sleep in the morning and the feeling that the person in that desk sitting across from you doesn’t like you. … now imagine how the students …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 08/22/2018
The best thing I get to do in the convention season is sit on panels with some of the creators I write about, and there’s plenty more opportunities coming up. Last week in Boston (at Fan Expo Boston) I hosted a panel of indy creators featuring Andy Belanger, Rob Guillory …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 08/31/2016
Why is that Wednesday seems to be a nexus point for events? Is it just the fact that it’s hump day or is there some sort of cosmic pattern behind calendar arranging? Clearly I’m talking from my own experiences but I’m sure it’s also been an experience that other folks …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 08/03/2016
Been a really busy July; August is looking like it’s not going to give me any rest either, but thank God for comics. Seriously, if there’s anything that will bring me down, square my focus or just re-establish my calm, it’s comics. The thing is though, with this being such …
Read More »Comic book documentary shows retailers’ side of con culture
A very wise creator recently told me that she really admired crowdfunding projects and tended to contribute to them whenever she could because of the passion they represented. I can see her point. I mean, it’s a very vulnerable thing for someone to place themselves in the public eye, present …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 03/23/2016
Despite my frequent hand-washing, vitamins and hydration, I have been struck by the dreaded “con-crud” illness that is a perpetual danger coming off a comic convention. Of course, with my luck, it soon graduated into the flu. Oh, comic conventions. In this case, I’m talking about Fan Expo’s Toronto Comic-con …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 03162016
It’s March Break for all of the students in this city, but even though I’m not in school, it’s a busy week for me. I’m prepping to run two panels at Fan Expo Canada’s Comicon in Toronto this weekend. Yup – I’ll be running a panel for Suicide Squad creator, …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 09/03/2015
None of the comics I’m currently reading are represented at this year’s Fan Expo in Toronto. This is a late post, I have to apologize to my loyal readers. As I mentioned in last week’s review, it’s comic season for all Toronto’s – and Canada’s, for that matter – largest …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 08/06/2015
Yeah, it’s late … I know. I had to take the family on vacation. The road of the family man is a hard one, especially when it gets in the way of pursuing your interests! But, sitting poolside, monitoring the little ones gave me room to pause and wax philosophically …
Read More »PopMythology.com guest appears on the Book Guys Show podcast
Our Captain John K. Kirk recently guest appeared on the newest episode of the Toronto-based podcast the Book Guys Show. On the show he talks about PopMythology.com and what we stand for, the recently finished Fan Expo Canada, Dr. Who, and of course comics, comics and more comics.
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