Year: 2004

Okay, so when I was doing the announcement of “Madrox” at the Detroit convention and talking about how–if the book had high sales–we’d continue it as a series, I also said we were going to do everything we could to try and snag people’s interest. That included the title (said I) as I took a piece of paper and wrote out a logo that looked like this:

MadroX

That is to say, we were going to make the “X” the biggest letterin the logo. “After all, we’re not stupid,” I said with a grin.

And somehow this has morphed into the silly notion that, within the interior of the book, his name is always going to be spelled as MadroX.

No! Fer cryin’ out loud, guys, no. I don’t even know 100% for sure that we’re doing it in the logo; I was half-kidding. I’d LIKE to do it that way, and I’d discussed it with the editor, but it’s not set in stone. And we’re CERTAINLY not going to have it appear that way within the body of the book. Just as the logo, if we do it at all.

Okay?

Sheesh, the stuff you have to clear up…

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I was chatting with Kath about the multi-pronged cliffhanger in “Smallville,” and she put forward an interesting theory that there was more than just “Let’s knock the fans for a loop” at work. I’ll go into detail in the extended for Spoilers sake…

Continue Reading “A Theory About “Smallville”” →

We just got a copy of the cover to #1 in color, and so we pass it on to you.

A sad good-bye to Tony Randall. I once went to a taping one of his TV series “Love Sidney,” and was impressed by his confidence and professionalism. Also saw him in a touring company of “The Odd Couple,” him and Jack Klugman. Also encountered him in the streets of New York many years ago and chatted with him for a minute. Always wished we could have done lunch or something, but never had the chance. And I’ll never forget his two line acceptance speech after winning the Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy…after Klugman had scored it several years in a row, and when the show had just been cancelled. It was something like, “I’m very pleased I won. Now I just wish I had a job.”

The ones I feel the worst for are his kids, who won’t have a daddy as they’re growing up. Seems unfair somehow.

I think I’ll put on my laserdisk (yes, I still have some) of my favorite Randall work of all time: The Seven Faces of Doctor Lao.

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Yes, the picture above is some of the first artwork from the upcoming MadroX series. We also have a character study and a page of art featuring a familiar face…

Order early. Order often. Order multiples.

Out last week are Fallen Angel #11 (concluding the “Down to Earth” storyline) and the first issue of “Spyboy: Final Exam,” the latest Spyboy LS.

Whad’ja think?

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