Midtown Comics was founded in 1997 by partners Angelo Chantly, Thomas Galitos, Robert Mileta and Gerry Gladston, who met as teenagers in Astoria, Queens. The group had a background in selling comics in their video stores in Brooklyn and Queens, and noticed a void in New York’s comic book retail landscape. They decided to open […]
There is a reason that the San Diego Union-Tribune recently featured Alonso Nunez under their “profiles of notable local people.” As the founder and executive director of Little Fish Comic Book Studio, an educational non-profit, Alonso and his team are dedicated to developing the skills and empowering the minds of students of all ages interested […]
In the world of comic books and geek culture there is a rich history of characters, comic shops and conventions that have brought together fans and creators alike in a shared experience over the last hundred years. Storylines that have lasted nearly a century and have been followed by millions of people around the world. […]
Meet the Artists of Legion of Eccentrics The Legion of Eccentrics is a comic book about an awkward genius teenager from the underserved part of Little Rock who learns that his newly discovered time traveling power is the key to saving humanity by battling atrocities throughout history with other misfit superhumans called the Legion of […]
It all began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 21, 1989. A blonde hair, hazel eyed baby arrived to a German-Italian Catholic family of brunettes – her mom, dad, sister, and brother - in their rowhome on Longshore Avenue. She was a quiet, easy kid who colored nicely, read well, and often got lost in her […]
Twenty-two years, eight months and seven days ago, on the 23rd day of April 2000, Oluwatobiloba Omotoso was born on a Sunny Easter Sunday morning in Port Harcourt, arriving approximately one month earlier than expected. I entered this world rather dramatically and traumatically as my arrival was prompted, unfortunately, by a driver rear-ending my mother’s […]
You may have heard of the dark, gothic movie, The Crow, that the late Brandon Lee tragically lost his life making. You may have even heard of the rumored curse surrounding its production & every attempt since. I was a fan for years before discovering it was adapted from a book of the same title. […]
An Interview with Mike Towry, Co-Founder of SDCC In 2014, I moved into an apartment across from the San Diego Convention Center. That July an unforgettable wave of energy pulsed through the city - traffic jams, billboards, roadblocks, costumes, and celebrities stormed onto Harbor Drive. I stared out the window of our high-rise, my face […]
Welcome back to another creator spotlight! If you haven’t read the previous entry, an interview with Issac Willbanks and Devin Arscott, be sure to go check it out! This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Frankee White, writer of books such as EAT MY FLESH, DRINK MY BLOOD, and the just-launched WHO KILLED […]
Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse Comics, just to name a few, are the most mainstream comic book companies out there. It's easy to see why because they've been in the game for a long time, but very few people know that there are comic book companies that aren't based in North America and Asia for […]
