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MINDY NEWELL, R.N., CNOR, C.G. (Comics Geek): How I Became A Comics Professional
…Or How The Fuck Did That Happen, Part Two Where was I last week? I was in the midst of a great crusade against the most terrifying villain ever unleashed upon the universe. A tyrant created by an...
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MINDY NEWELL: The Real Origin of “I… Vampire” And Other Bits And Pieces
Just a quick little column this week, guys, just a collection of my thoughts. Some about comics, some not. Call it a walk into Mindy’s brain. And don’t forget to duck. • Spent three hours today at the...
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MINDY NEWELL: The Enemy Within
I stink at writing battles between the superhero and the bad guy. Oh, I’ve always managed to struggle through – and through the years I’ve learned how to choreograph them pretty well, thanks to...
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The Final Eagle Awards have Landed
By ‘UK Correspondent’ Steve Morris The last-ever Eagle Awards have just concluded here in good ol’ Blighty (that means Britain), with the ceremony due to switch names over to “The MCM Awards” in 2013....
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Mindy Newell: Success and Failure, Conclusion
“All you can do is open up the throttle all the way and keep your nose up in the air.” First Lieutenant Meyer C. Newell P-51 Mustang Fighter Jock Separated from his squadron, shot up and leaking...
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Karen Berger leaving Vertigo
The longest running employee at DC Comics is going away– Karen Berger is leaving Vertigo, a move that is not surprising (given the recent cancellation of Hellblazer, the longest running Vertigo title)...
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Mike Gold: In Honor Of Talent
Too many people in the comics racket get the tribute they deserve long after they leave the medium – if, indeed, at all. So I’m going to try to write one while the subject is still in her editorial...
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Marc Alan Fishman: DC Entertainment – Trouble Every Day
Did you hear? Did you hear? The sky is falling! That’s right! There’s no time to pack a bag. Just grab your cell phone and head towards my car. Now get in! Call your loved ones. Tell them to do the...
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Mindy Newell: Karen
I met Karen Berger in 1983. Thirty years ago. Thirty years is a long time. A lot can happen. And a funny thing happens as the years pass. You look back and you can see how you ended up where you are...
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Michael Davis: Karen Berger
I met Karen Berger around 20 years ago when Vertigo first became a DC Comics imprint. I was 5… heh. At the time I was doing work for Piranha Press, another DC imprint, which started around the same...
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Martha Thomases: The Wonderful Party
The responsible thing to do this week would be to write about The State of Women in Comics. With Gail Simone booted off Batgirl, coupled with Karen Berger’s departure from Vertigo, one can conjure all...
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Mindy Newell: Gail Simone and the Mayan Calendar
According to many interpreters of the Mayan calendar, December 21, 2012 was to be the last day of the world. Were we going to go quietly, or in another Big Bang? No one knew. But some portents started...
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Mindy Newell: The Problem With Diana
Over at www.geekmom.com, Corinna Lawson’s June 21st Cliffs of Insanity column once again wondered why Wonder Woman doesn’t get any respect; this was instigated by the news that DC is producing a new...
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Mindy Newell: Morpheus Laughs
I had the weirdest dream last night. Like all – or most dreams – it was a jumbled mix. And some of the details are getting lost as the day goes on. But I do remember that I was in the midst of writing...
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Mindy Newell: Where is your next idea coming from?
This is a column for all you “I want to be a writer” writers out there. The XXII Olympics officially opened on Friday, February 8th, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Thirty years ago the XIV Olympics took place...
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Glenn Hauman: Like “Sandman” Through An Hourglass
George Harrison once said to Eric Idle, “If we’d known we were going to be the Beatles, we’d have tried harder.” That’s the phrase that comes to mind when I look back on that fall day when the pages...
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“Must a name mean something?” Alice asked doubtfully. “Of course it must,” Humpty Dumpty said with a short laugh; “my name means the shape I am – and a good handsome shape it is, too. With a name...
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Mindy Newell: Wonder Bitch
“I’d love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.” – Bette Davis Over at GeekMom.com , founding editor and columnist Corinna Lawson wrote a review of both Wonder Woman #36 (featuring the new team of...
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Martha Thomases: She Walks! She Talks! She Makes Comics!
In the early 1970s, when I was in college, I went to hear Gloria Steinem speak. The modern version of the feminism movement was still in its early stages. My memory of the talk is fuzzy, but I...
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Mindy Newell: Weekend Hoosier?
“I’ll make it.” • Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainis) • Hoosiers (1986) Wow. Two weeks. That’s a long time to wait with bated breath. My apologies to everyone who turned blue while waiting to find out if...
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