An Origin Story... Comic Book movies are here to stay, that much is certain. However, the road here was tougher than nails. It really began in the 1950s in the guise of mini-movies aimed purely at kids, and while some of them weren’t the big gun household name we have come to love, they were still derived from comics. In…
have been collecting comics on and off for many years now, and like most, I have developed a particular liking to certain artists and writers. A huge favorite is the one and only Warren Louw. He is spectacularly gifted with the pen. Born in Cape Town and raised Johannesburg he grew up to draw the key comic book publishers. I…
It was not long ago that Netflix entered the market with its game-changing streaming service. And with a few years expanded from the movie and tv mecca of America to almost every corner of the earth. Of course, others soon joined and helped give the consumer some options. Among them Hulu, ShowMax and Amazon Prime. None of them as successful…
Free Comic Book Day 2019 I grew up in a small town on the outskirts of Durban, while this enabled me a great childhood it did have drawbacks. One of them is the difficult task of obtaining comic books. CNA was a go-to place but I don’t need to tell you the dismal range they stocked. And so I resorted…
