Celebrating the Comics, Cartoons and Creators of Central Ohio
Ken Eppstein is a comic artist, writer, publisher, and researcher. He runs the Nix Comics micropress, runs the annual Indie Comics Fair, and is a regular contributor to SOLRAD magazine.
Continue reading “Top Five with Ken Eppstein”Superheroes love crossovers. So much so that it’s almost as if the entire industry was built on them. To complete a story arc, customers are often required to purchase several different titles to see if their hero ever defeats that giant evil robot or if they ever buy that puppy from the window.
Continue reading “JLA/Avengers”Allen Harrington opened Krazzy Comics in 2018. Together, with the help of his wife, Nia, he has turned his shop into a fun hangout for geeks of all kinds, with functional arcade games, a comfy couch, and even a kid’s corner with activities. Find out a bit about what Allen loves about comics and what it’s like owning a comic shop.
Continue reading “Comic Store Profile: Krazzy Comics”Darryl Banks is an artist that has been working professionally in comics since the late 1980’s. Born in Columbus, he is best known for his work on Green Lantern, but has completed work for series such as Wild Wild West and Doc Savage. Besides his professional work, he’s helped to shape many artists in our community by teaching Illustration and Comic Book Design at our famed Columbus College of Art & Design.
Continue reading “10 Questions with Darryl Banks”Michael Watson began his career in comics by creating one character, Hotshot. His superhero could fly, had super strength, and, living up to his namesake, was able to shoot heat blasts from his hands. Watson knew that his character would have to have a secret identity, so Michael made Mike, a normal college student. His character not only needed to get his schoolwork done and navigate his relationship with his girlfriend, but learn how to use his new found power to defend Columbus from the evil Void.
Continue reading “Columbus’ Very Own Superhero”June 2nd, 1932, was a typical evening in Cleveland, Ohio. Jerry Siegel was hard at work on the next issue of his science fiction fanzine. Across town, his father, Mitchell, was busy closing up his men’s clothing store when the front bell rang.
Later that evening, a neighboring shop owner noticed the door to Mitchell’s shop was ajar. The light was still on long after closing time, but no sign of the store owner. He poked his head in only to find Mitchell’s lifeless body lying in a pool of blood from two bullet holes and an empty cash register on the counter. This is the catalyst that would make young Jerry Siegel dream of a hero that bullets would bounce off of. With the help of his friend, Joe Shuster, and a lot of science fiction stories, their creation would change the face of modern entertainment forever.
Continue reading “Men of Steel”