In yesterday’s post, I wrote about how Concord California retailer Joe Field came up with the idea for Free Comic Book Day, a great promotional tool for the industry since 2002. I also wrote about the watershed event (IMHO) of Wolverine Hugh Jackman standing in front of a camera in Malibu California and talking about [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Fanatical History’
April 29, 2009
Thank you Wolverine … or Hugh Jackman is the holy grail of comics
OKAY … HE’S PROMOTING A MOVIE … BUT STILL …
I’m assuming that at this point, with the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie opening just days away, that most comic book fans have already seen the Public Service Announcement that was recorded by MOVIE STAR Hugh Jackman. If you haven’t, I’m including it here and now because [...]
March 1, 2009
Malibu Comics Secret Origin (part 4)
In the first part of this “series” I talked about the state of the comic industry that Malibu was born into. In the second part I talked about my personal path prior to the birth of Malibu. In the third part, I talked about 1986, the year that Malibu was born and some of the [...]
February 24, 2009
MARTIN POWELL: Robert Bloch and bloody roses
FANATIC R.S.V.P. from writer MARTIN POWELL
This is a red-letter day at Funny Book Fanatic. One of the goals I’ve had for a while is to get others in the comic business to share their “behind the scenes” stories. I’ve had a lot of nibbles, but the first comic book professional to answer my invitation is [...]
February 13, 2009
Peter David and the picture he gave Maggie, my daughter
I don’t think that I’ve ever worked with comic writer Peter David. We know each other. We exchange greetings at conventions. Regrettably, I’ve never had a chance to work with Peter David, which is one of the reasons that make this next story so extraordinary.
It had to have been San Diego during Comic Con 1996 when [...]
