Graphic Novels and Comics

Monster interview with Tony Millionaire, creator of the Maakies comic strip.

The “Greatest American Hero” William Katt flies through the Valley this weekend

Hit the Books

All 600,000 of ’em

Fun With Goth

Theatrical act is like a goofball version of Dresden Dolls

Playthings That Go Bump in the Night

It's Christmas in October for hard-cores

Comic Genius: Tony Carrillo

It's Christmas in October for hard-cores

Party Animals

Get that poo-flinging monkey off your back at Phoenix Zoo

Men of Steel and Yarn

The best of times? The worsted times

Big Draw

C'mon and take a free comic

The Vandals

C'mon and take a free comic

Still Smilin'?

Part Disney, part Barnum, the man who saved comics is all Stan Lee

Flame On

Out of financial and creative bankruptcy, Marvel Comics is mighty once more

Totally Bizarro

Can superheroes and alternative comic authors really get along?

Custody Battle

Marvel Comics isn't going to give Joe Simon his son, Captain America, without a fight

Cough It Up

The man who created Josie and the Pussycats can't understand why his girls don't belong to him

Dream Weaver

Sandman author Neil Gaiman finds magic in the damnedest place

Fatman and slobbin'

DC Comics places its superheroes in the RealWorlds

Captain Marvel

Comic-book kingpin makes a pit stop in Chandler

Muttpop Star

Tcho! toy designer makes a Robot pit stop

Geek Beat: G.I. Joe Movie to Suck Big Time?

Since the release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was announced, geeks everywhere have been gearing up for the movie with previews, Comic-Con spoilers and of course toys. Not to say that G.I. Joe is a nerd-only endeavor -- every self-respecting American kid in the decades between 1960-1990 had at ... More >>

Raven Gregory

Since the release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was announced, geeks everywhere have been gearing up for the movie with previews, Comic-Con spoilers and of course toys. Not to say that G.I. Joe is a nerd-only endeavor -- every self-respecting American kid in the decades between 1960-1990 had at ... More >>

Killer Serials: J. Scooter Harris, the Tarantino of Comic Books

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

On Garfield Comic Strips and William Barrett Travis

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

Hall of Femme

Michelle Tea’s queer-core tour makes a pit stop at Trunk

Nerdapalooza: 5 Geeky Events to Look Forward to in 2010

We're done with resolutions to eat healthfully and quit our vices. This year we're resolving to reconnect with our nerdolicious self -- basically to let our geek flag fly. And it looks like we won't be alone. 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the geek, with scores of ... More >>

The Slants

We're done with resolutions to eat healthfully and quit our vices. This year we're resolving to reconnect with our nerdolicious self -- basically to let our geek flag fly. And it looks like we won't be alone. 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the geek, with scores of ... More >>

Costume Party: Phoenix Comicon Is Here

We're done with resolutions to eat healthfully and quit our vices. This year we're resolving to reconnect with our nerdolicious self -- basically to let our geek flag fly. And it looks like we won't be alone. 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the geek, with scores of ... More >>

Monster Mashup

Meet local celebrities at adult toy shop

Kofi O. Okyere

Meet local celebrities at adult toy shop

Geek Mythology

Meet local celebrities at adult toy shop

Flights of Fantasy

Meet local celebrities at adult toy shop

Peanuts Gallery

Meet local celebrities at adult toy shop

Mighty Morphin'

Meet local celebrities at adult toy shop

mc chris

Meet local celebrities at adult toy shop

A Life of Science @ Yucca Tap Room

Meet local celebrities at adult toy shop

The Hip-Hop/Comic Book Connection by Ed Piskor

Ed Piskor​American comic book artist Ed Piskor has a keen eye pop culture. His 2009 collaboration with Harvey "American Splendor" Pekar, The Beats: A Graphic History, turned its eye to the Beat poets, and his Brain Rot series for Boing Boing touched on vintage Nintendo Entertainment Systems, ... More >>