SAX and Tim deliver reflections of this year’s con from their friends and from several industry pros.
Join Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Middleman, Lost, Marvel Annihilation: Wraith), Chris Prynoski (Black Panther Animated Series, GI Joe: Resolute) and Jon Schnepp (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Metalocalypse) as they match wits with Ralph Garman (Family Guy), Rich Johnston (BleedingCool.com) and some surprising comedian guests, hosted by Jonathan London (Geekscape.net)!
Join Comics on Comics correspondents Tim Powers and Sax Carr as they explore the secrets that are in Flynn’s Arcade! Also watch as they interview the cast and crew of the eagerly awaited upcoming movie Tron: Legacy!
Music: Politely Declined by Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Asterios Kokkinos interviews Amanda Meadows & Geoffrey Golden of The Quarterly Devestator, a new book of cartoon satire available nationwide.
Every geek news outlet has put together video of the hot girls of ComicCon. We thought we’d do something a little different.
Comedian Asterios Kokkinos listens to ideas for comic books and reacts accordingly. From the 2010 San Diego Comic Con.
Here is a quick look at the awesome Tim Seely and Dan Leister signing and “Allison Scagliotti for Cassie Hack” t-shirt giveaway that was held at the Geekscape booth. Special Thanks to Jonathan London for having us!
Asterios Kokkinos doesn’t fear the Green Hornet or his garage.
Asterios talks with some dosplayers. Nuttiness ensues.
Tim Powers + Sax Carr + Asterios Kokkinos on the way to Comic-Con = shenanigans!
Here’s a look at Sax Carr and Tim Powers, both of them in the process of probably not murdering anyone on the way to Comic-Con!
You’ve been warned! Prepare for TWO live shows and great coverage all weekend!
In association with COMIC BOOK SUNDAY, Comics on Comics, CC2K.us and Geekscape.net put together a fantastic office-warming party to welcome Comics on Comics into their new digs in the heart of Meltdown Comics in Hollywood and start the countdown to the San Diego Comic-Con!
Gang, we ran across a fantastic new short film today by a pair of unknown brothers, Aaron and Sean Schoenke. It’s a gritty take on the Dark Knight that recalls Sandy Collara’s Batman: Dead End. (Whatever happened to Collara, anyway?) In any event, I give City of Scars an A-plus for design and execution. It’s [...]
Funnymen Tim Powers and Sax Carr of Comics on Comics visit the Pasadena Comic-Con.
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four, Secret Warriors) along with comedians Paul Cibis (TheAtrox.com), Ed Salazar (Web Soup, Comedy Meltdown) and Jonathan London (Geekscape.net) for another round of comics and comedy!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes Don Murphy (Executive Producer of Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) and Filnt Dille (Transformers Generation 1) along with comedians Tom Franck (Comics and Comics), Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace) and Claude Stuart for an unforgettable night of giant robots and comedy!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes Michael Uslan (Executive Producer of Batman and The Dark Knight) along with comedians Ken Pringle (Chucklemonkey.com), Ed Greer and pop culture guru, Bob Peterson (CC2K) for an unforgettable night of comics and comedy!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman, Day One), Eliza Bayne (Tiki Bar TV, Electric Playground) along with comedians Paul Jay and Tim Powers (Second City, Cats on a Plane) for another round of comics and comedy!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes Jeff Katz (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Booster Gold) and Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof (Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk, Star Trek) along with comedians Doug Benson (Super High Me, VH1′s Best Week Ever), Chris Hardwick (Attack of the Show, Web Soup), Jonah Ray (X-Play, The Rotten Tomatoes Show) and Matt Weinhold (G4′s Code Monkeys) for an unforgettable night of comics and comedy coming to you from Meltdown Comics in Hollywood!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes back the very first Comics on Comics guest, Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier, B.P.R.D. 1947) along with comedians Boris Hamilton (Late Night with Conan O’Brien), Brian Dooley (Jimmy Kimmel Live) and the original host of Comics on Comics, Robbie Peron! Also, one of our favorite comedians makes a special guest appearance…
Comics on Comics takes you inside the hottest comic industry event in Los Angeles: Comic Book Sunday! Host Juan-Manuel Rocha is joined by Jim Krueger (Avengers/Invaders, Project Superpowers, Justice) and fellow Comic Book Sunday founder Ben Jackendoff along with comedians…
In a stunning display of foreshadowing, Comics on Comics correspondent Asterios Kokkinos caught up with Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer, the creators of The Venture Brothers , during the San Diego Comic-Con! In this exclusive interview, Publick and Hammer give us some hints of what’s coming up in the fourth season, including Dr. Venture’s parental plans for Hank & Dean.
Comics on Comics correspondent Asterios Kokkinos bravely attempts to decipher the costumes of several Anime inspired cosplayers in the midst of the San Diego Comic-Con! With a mind sharper than their home made swords, Asterios will converse with Cops, Monster Hunters and even Nations in order to try to Guess The Anime!
Continuing our Comics on Comic-Con coverage, Asterios Kokkinos encounters the anthropomorphic Sir Bunnifer, a creature straight out of our collective nightmares! Can Asterios fend off the beast or will they hop off together to live in sin? Only the following video can tell you!
Kicking off our Comics on Comic-Con coverage, Asterios Kokkinos accidentally swaps his brain with Charlyne Yi, the actress and screenwriter of the forthcoming mockumentary, Paper Heart while interviewing Yi and her co-star, Jake Johnson! Can Asterios be saved or will the resulting overdose of adorableness destroy the universe?
Comics on Comic-Con begins as Asterios Kokkinos takes the stage at the Kotobukiya booth in San Diego for a trivia contest of intergalactic proportions! Watch as two fanboys of the titans battle it out for an exclusive prize!
Comics on Comics proudly presents our blockbuster episode dedicated to both incarnations of Battlestar Galactica coming to you from The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach, CA!
Following up on our previous post; here is the Comics on Comics segment from Attack of the Show which aired on G4 last week.
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof (Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk, Star Trek), Jeff Katz (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Booster Gold), Doug Benson (Last Comic Standing, VH1′s Best Week Ever), Chris Hardwick (Attack of the Show, Wired Magazine), Jonah Ray (X-Play, The Rotten Tomatoes Show) and Matt Weinhold (G4′s Code Monkeys) for a mind blowing night of comics and comedy coming to you from Meltdown Comics in Hollywood!
In this special Comics on Comics creator interview, comedian Tom Franck (Comics and Comics) talks to New York Times best-selling author, Brad Meltzer
Comics on Comics launches its blockbuster second season with a mind-blowing Watchmen-themed episode!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes screenwriter & superstar comic scribe Marc Guggenheim (Amazing Spider-Man, Young X-Men, Eli Stone), Jackie Kashian (Last Comic Standing, The Dork Forest), Chris Mancini (Myopic Visions) and Mike Schmidt (The 40 Year Old Boy) for another round of comics and comedy, filmed at Dream World Comics in Culver City, CA and sponsored by Pirate King!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha teams up with comic book superstar Paul Dini (Detective Comics, Batman: The Animated Series, Madame Mirage), magician Misty Lee (Second City), Dean Haglund (X-Files, Lone Gunmen) and Ian Bagg (Comedy Central Presents, History of the Joke) for an unforgettable night of comics and comedy!
Comics on Comics caught up with Mark Millar (The Ultimates, Wanted) and Tony Harris (Starman) at Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood for a revealing inside look at their latest creator-owned hit, War Heroes!
In Part 2 of our massive 10th episode, Comics on Comics concludes its first broadcast from Dream World Comics in Los Angeles!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha, Mark Sable (Two-Face: Year One, Cyborg, Hazed), Sax Carr (UCB’s Tournament of Nerds), Dave Hanson (Gamers) and Bob Peterson (CC2K) reconvene to discuss Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s modern classic, All-Star Superman; examine Barack Obama’s geek cred and comparisons to the Man of Steel; and take a look at Mark Sable’s future projects, including his pilot for Cartoon Network and Unthinkable, his creator-owned title from Boom! Studios …
In our titanic tenth episode, Comics on Comics enters the Batcave at Dream World Comics for a show too massive to contain in a mere 60 minutes!
Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes comic writer, Mark Sable (Two-Face: Year One, Cyborg, Hazed), Sax Carr (UCB’s Tournament of Nerds), Dave Hanson (Gamers, Chelsea Lately) and Bob Peterson (CC2K) for another round of comics and comedy!
Earlier this week, Comics on Comics caught up with Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia for an inside look at his new comic book series, Rest, which recently debuted from Devil’s Due Publishing!
In our neogenic ninth episode, Comics on Comics returns to The Comic Bug with Comicraft’s Richard Starkings (Elephantmen) as he joins comedians Boris Hamilton (Late Night With Conan O’Brien), Ron McGehee (Last Comic Standing 2) and Ed Salazar (UCB’s Tournament of Nerds) for another unforgettable night of comics and comedy!
In our electrifying eighth episode, Comics on Comics storms into the West Hollywood Book Fair with comic book legend Mark Evanier (Groo The Wanderer, Kirby: King of Comics) and international best-selling author, Gregg Hurwitz (The Crime Writer, Punisher MAX) as they join comedians Asterios Kokkinos (National Lampoon, Cracked) and Kathryn Lyn (ManiaTV.com’s Arcade) for an unforgettable live panel of comics & comedy!
In our spectacular seventh episode, Comics on Comics returns to Meltdown Comics in Hollywood to welcome Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, Spectacular Spider-Man) as he joins comedians Tim Babb (TANcast, Kingdom Comedy), Erik Lundy (Workplace of the Damned) and Eddie Pence (Intergalactic Defenders of Comedy) for another unforgettable night of comics and comedy!
In our sensational sixth episode we welcome comic book superstar Christos Gage, the prolific writer of Avengers: The Initiative, Wildcats: World’s End, The Man With No Name, House of M: Civil War, Absolution, Thunderbolts, Iron Man: Director of Shield and the newly announced Spider-Man/X-men miniseries!
From this year’s San Diego Comic Con International, Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine talk about their highly acclaimed comic The Middleman, which has recently been adapted into a hit TV series on ABC Family.
In the second part of our interview, Jeph Loeb fills us in on his upcoming five issue miniseries, Ultimatum, and hints at a cataclysmic event that will change the Ultimate Marvel Universe forever…
Juan-Manuel Rocha and the Comics on Comics crew recently caught up with Jeph Loeb (Hulk, Ultimates 3, Heroes) for a brief discussion on how the prevalence of comic book information available online has affected Loeb’s writing style and how Loeb is able to juggle so many projects simultaneously…
In our astonishing fifth episode, legendary sci-fi writer David Gerrold (Star Trek, Land of the Lost, Sliders) joins artist Tone Rodriguez (Violent Messiahs, Undead Task Force), filmmaker Chris Brandt (Independents: A Documentary Guide to the Independent Spirit) and comedian Asterios Kokkinos (National Lampoon, Cracked Magazine) for a new round of comics and comedy!
Last Wednesday at The Comic Bug, Wendy Pini returned to Comics on Comics for her first interview about the upcoming ElfQuest movie!
Comics on Comics caught up with best-selling author/comic scribe Joe Hill at a recent signing and picked his brain about winning the prestigious Bram Stoker award, horror comics, his favorite writers, his views on the movie adaptation of Heart Shaped Box and his smash comic Locke & Key from IDW Publishing!
In our fantastic fourth episode, Wendy Pini (ElfQuest) joins comedians Tom Franck (Comics and Comics), Jackie Kashian (Last Comic Standing) and Erik Passoja (Firefly, Charmed, CSI) for another round of comics and comedy!
Juan-Manuel Rocha interviews best-selling author Brad Meltzer about the creation of Identity Crisis, his secret to writing great characters, comics as an art form, the true meaning behind the creation of Superman, and how proud he is to be a geek!
In our blockbuster third episode, DC Comics superstar, Geoff Johns (Green Lantern, JSA, Action Comics) joins comedians Frank Conniff (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cartoon Dump), Ken Pringle (Chucklemonkey.com) and Matt Weinhold (Code Monkeys) at Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, for a memorable night of comics and comedy!
Comics on Comics Producer Blair Marnell interviews Jeff Smith, the creator of Bone, about how he came up with that iconic series, as well as his return to self-publishing with his new series Rasl.
Coming to you from The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach, it’s the second episode of Comics on Comics!
Joining us for this round are Mike Wellman (Mac Afro, Gone South), Boris Hamilton
Here’s another interview from the Image Comics founders reunion at Atomic Comics in Mesa, AZ, this time with legendary Savage Dragon creator — and Image publisher — Erik Larsen, who was kind enough to share his views with us as he signed away for the endless throng of fans!
In Comics On Comics‘ newest segment, we sit down with today’s top comic professionals and discuss their personal experience at comic book conventions. Today we have comic legend Marc Silvestri talking about his first show. Who did he wait in line to see? Does he still geek out? Tune in and find out.
From Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, it’s our first official episode!
Joining us for an unforgettable evening of comics & comedy are Brian Lynch (Angel: After The Fall, Everybody’s Dead), Ken Cosby (How I Met Your Mother), Chris Mancini , and Pat Evans (Location Freak)!
In our second interview from the Image Comics Free Comic Book Day signing at Atomic Comics , Rob Liefeld gave us an EXCLUSIVE interview, covering the beginning of Image as well as his thoughts on the company today (keep your eyes peeled for the Todd McFarlane cameo).
Last weekend, the founders of Image Comics reunited for a once-in-a-lifetime signing at Atomic Comics in Mesa, AZ and Comics on Comics got EXCLUSIVE video interviews and footage from this amazing event!
First up, the legendary Todd McFarlane, the creator of Spawn, founder of McFarlane Toys and one of the most popular Spider-Man artists ever!
When he isn’t peddling comic books at Golden Apple Comics, Nate Carle is one of the creators of Nerdcore, famous for its calendars and t-shirts. They are also publishing some cool books and Nate tells us all about it.
Part 2 of our early Iron Man review. This time we’re all together, along with Shane Coleman from Golden Apple Comics.
The crew of Comics on Comics was invited to an early press screening of Marvel Studios’ Iron Man, and shortly after we scrambled over to Golden Apple Comics on Melrose to shoot our review.
Before you see it on May 2, hear about it on April 30!
The Comic Bug is gathering a host of creators, writers, artists and super-hero characters to be present for Free Comic Book Day. Sam Sarker (writer, Caliber), Dave Wilkins (cover artist, Caliber), Phil Ortiz (artist, The Simpsons), Scott Koblish (artist/inker, Marvel Adventures: Iron Man), Joshua Dysart (writer, Buddha, B.P.R.D.: 1946), Rafael Navarro (artist, Sonambulo, TV’s Spectacular Spider-Man), Robbi Rodriguez (artist, Maintenance, Hazed, Tek Jansen), Javier Hernandez (artist/creator, El Muerto), Ted Seko (artist, Billy Cole, TV’s SpongeBob Squarepants), Ray Anthony-Height (artist, Spider-Man Family, Noble Causes), Danny Miki & Crime Lab Studios (inkers extraordinaire, New Avengers & more), Norm Rapmund (inker, Supergirl), Michael Aushenker (writer, Gumby, Back Issue), Mel Smith (editor, Gumby), Ryan Winn (inker, The Darkness), Jose Cabrera (artist/writer, Crying Macho Man), Lord Mesa (artist, Chibi hero art), Brett C. Nance (artist, Spazz, Manboy), Michael Delipine (letterer, Grimm Fairy Tales)
The Comic Bug is gathering a host of creators, writers, artists and super-hero characters to be present for Free Comic Book Day. Artists will draw free sketches and talks about their creations. Real super-heroes will be available for free photos. There will be discounts on merchandise and fun activities!
Visit Meltdown Comics May 3rd, 2008 and experience Free Comic Book Day. FCBD is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores.
You saw Jim Mahfood earlier in the Live Art video, now here he is again with a more in-depth interview about the live art show as well as his new HC book, Mixtape Vol. 1.
In this second part our Hazed interview, Mark Sable and artist Robbi Rodriguez discuss the creative process as well as what goes into pre-production. Filmed in the green room at Meltdown Comics’ Pledge Party.
Hazed is the new book from writer/creator Mark Sable and artist Robbi Rodriguez. Hear them weigh in on the controversies surrounding this book and the ugly truth behind sorority life. Filmed in the green room at Meltdown Comics’ Pledge Party.
In a new segment we’re calling “Off-Topic and Out of Context”, we’ll be showing you clips of what goes on in interviews between the questions and answers. It’s a window into the personalities of the people involved, and also a good laugh. This one is Brian Lynch and Dave Crosland. Enjoy!
Part 2 of our interview with Brian Lynch and Dave Crosland. In this section they divulge some SPOILERS about their new book, Everybody’s Dead, so watch at your own risk.
Brian Lynch and Dave Crosland bring you Everybody’s Dead, a comic about an unlikely group of frat boys who survive the zombie apocalypse. Trust us, it’s unlike any other zombie book you’ve ever read.
Brian Lynch and Dave Crosland bring you Everybody’s Dead, a comic about an unlikely group of frat boys who survive the zombie apocalypse. Trust us, it’s unlike any other zombie book you’ve ever read.
Welcome to Comics on Comics latest episode, featuring Brian Dooley, Graham Elwood, Brett Gilbert, and Sacha Borisich,
Legendary artist and satirist Drew Friedman was signing copies of his latest release More Old Jewish Comedians at Skylight Books in Silverlake, CA and Comics on Comics stopped by to pick his brain. He talked about his unique blend of comics and politics as well as his youth growing up with “Uncle Stan” (Lee)
Meltdown Comics hosted The Pledge Party to celebrate the release of Hazed and Everybody’s Dead, two college-themed comics, and sensational artists Jim Mahfood and Dave Crosland rocked two walls of live art during the party.
The first-ever episode of Comics on Comics! So fresh and so young, we didn’t even give it a number. ..
Confessions of a Superhero is a new documentary about the real lives of people who portray superheroes for a living.
Comics on Comics interviewed Matt Ogens, the director of the film, as well as the actors portraying Superman (Christopher Dennis) and Wonder Woman (Jennifer Gehrt).
In Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Rob Schrab, we discuss some of his non-comic work, including Monster House and The Sarah Silverman Program.
Meltdown Comics hosted a signing by Rob Schrab — creator of Scud: The Disposable Assassin — and Comics on Comics went to interview him. We discussed his long absence from the world of comics and his triumphant return with the final issues of Scud.
Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy and B.P.R.D.) was signing at The Comic Bug alongside his new comrade-in-arts, Joshua Dysart. We interviewed both of them about their past projects, as well as the debut of their new comic, B.P.R.D. 1946..
Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy and B.P.R.D.) was signing at The Comic Bug alongside his new comrade-in-arts, Joshua Dysart. We interviewed both of them about their past projects, as well as the debut of their new comic, B.P.R.D. 1946..
We lucked out in the very first video we ever shot, and Comics on Comics interviewed Stan “the Man” Lee. (If you don’t know who Stan Lee is, you probably stumbled upon this website by mistake. Hit your back button.)
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