I’m teaching my students about the concept of transformative media. You know, when stories exist in one form of media and then get spun off into other forms? Well, you have to be selective about thematic elements when you transform media into other formats and, depending on the format, some …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Learning from former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter
I met former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter… and I shut up, I listened and I learned. I didn’t meet him the usual way that I normally meet comic book celebrities. I didn’t go to a con, approach his table, shake his hand and then get him to sign something. No, for this one …
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: 05/13/2015
I was hesitant about 'Secret Wars' #1 but #2 reset my expectations with the realization that it is conceptually greater than I first gave it credit for.
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