On June 23, 1989 (34 years ago today!) Tim Burton’s Batman changed comic book-based movies forever. It was a bold, new vision of superheroes in mainstream media, and Bat-mania went wild. The tie-ins were widespread…including a comic adaptation of the movie! Yes, a movie based on a comic book ended up with a comic book…Read more
Episode 2: ALIEN
Alien the graphic novel based on Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic, was the first comic book to break into the New York Times best sellers list. Expertly written and drawn, it was an amazing interpretation of the film. In this episode, we delve into the creation of this book. We also talk to Walt Simonson,…Read more
Episode 1: Bram Stoker’s Dracula
As if 1992’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula wasn’t weird enough, there was a comic book! Roy Thomas, Mike Mignola (of Hellboy Fame) and Topp’s comics resurrected the ancient vampire in paper form. Was flipping through the pages of the adaptation as sexy and sinful as the movie itself? Or even more so!?! Join Dennis Calero, with…Read more