Mike Mignola

Under Bieber Achiever: Bio's Biggest Crime Isn't That It's Bad But That It's So Damn Boring

Bluewater Comics/Michal SzyksznianTo preview ​tonight's concert at Honda Center, Heard Mentality reviews the bio comic Fame: Justin Bieber Unauthorized so you don't have to read it.It's a common and universally agreed-upon idea among critics that there's nothing easier--and in most cases ... More >>

Second Annual Long Beach Comic Con = Largest Costume Party EVER in Long Beach!

Keith May/OC Weekly​The Long Beach Comic-Con probably knew what it was doing when it scheduled to be at the Long Beach Convention Center on Oct. 29 to 31--after all, it's the best excuse to dress up prior to Halloween FOR THREE WHOLE DAYS!It doesn't hurt that there's a plethora of comic book talen ... More >>

Five Reasons From Five Comics That Make Us Love Jonathan Hickman

Marvel Comics/Jim Cheung (left) and Gerald Parel​If you've been a regular reader of Panel Discussion, you've seen the name Jonathan Hickman pop up before, albeit briefly. I've mentioned him when it comes to praising the writer's work on such Marvel Comics titles as the Fantastic Four and Secret Wa ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Long Beach Comic Expo

Albert ChingAnd the award for "best iconic comic book convention photo" goes to...​Click here for the slideshow! Four-and-a-half months after the inaugural Long Beach Comic Con, the organizers of the event (check out our interview here) saw fit to whet comic book fan appetites with the one-day Lon ... More >>

Q&A with Long Beach Comic Expo's Phil Lawrence

Albert ChingRorschach and others representing at last year's Long Beach Comic Con.​Despite being in the midst of a decidedly troubling economy, there are still a large number of people willing to spend lots of money on seemingly non-essential items such as old issues of comic books, statues of sup ... More >>

'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' Is Mindless, Revved-Up

Hand It to Him

OnDVD: The Science of Sleep

Satans Spawn to the Rescue

Hellboy saves the day, comic-book cinema

Paradise Lost, Paradise Found

Sexy Beast, Atlantis and the perils of adventure capitalism