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Web comic relives Indy music scene, circa 2003

'Sparkshooter,' launched Feb. 29 at sparkshooter.com, chronicles the ups and downs of a fictional rock band in the real-life Indy music world of yore. by Wade Coggeshall Well into middle age, Troy Brownfield still loves comic books. He's made something of a living from his passion, writing for the likes of Fangoria, Zenescope and DC Comics.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this ...

No laughing matter: writing comic fiction about serious topics

Kathy Lette and Toni Jordan have both made names as comic novelists writing about difficult topics. They tell us how they make the serious stuff funny. Read all responses to this article

Dylan Week: Bob Dylan's Bizarre Comic Book Life

              "I was so much older then/I'm younger than that now." We'll be celebrating Bob Dylan's 71st birthday with a series of posts this week. As mercurial as Dylan has always been, there is one thing we do know: for as long as Dylan has been writing songs, he has been writing to, for and about New York City. So far, we've listed our favorite Dylan covers , looked at the Freewheelin' album ...

GEEKOLOGY 101: Comic books, comic books everywhere and they are free!

So I know last week was a bit of a right turn when it comes to my column. Sports? What the heck is Gary writing about Sports for?

Joss Whedon on Comic Books, Abusing Language and the Joys of Genre

Geeks love Joss Whedon. In his TV shows and movies — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dollhouse, Serenity, Firefly — he gives them not necessarily what they want, but definitely what they need.