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Graphic Novels and Comics

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Who Will Be DC Comics' First Gay Superhero? Our Top Six Picks

    People everywhere with not much going on in their lives are all atwitter over the news that a DC Comics superhero is coming out of the supercloset in June. That's right: someone who wears skin-tight clothing and very likely a cape will reveal to a stunned world that they are, in fact, gay. But who w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Sproing! 10 Musicians Who Should Have Their Own Comic Books

    Ahhh, comic books! A place where you can escape into another realm. Most artists have somewhat cartoonish onstage personalities, but some have so much that they deserve their own comic book or graphic novel. Like these.

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2012

    Only at the Alamo: The Avengers Marathon

    Ahhh, comic books! A place where you can escape into another realm. Most artists have somewhat cartoonish onstage personalities, but some have so much that they deserve their own comic book or graphic novel. Like these.

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Comment of the Day: Defending the Man Who Invented Sadie Hawkins Day

    We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involving wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag

    We've got our weekend figured out and it's filled with everything from Olympic runners to e-books to comics. On Friday, we'll be at "and everything in between," the latest exhibition of Curtis Gannon's artwork. The show, at the Spacetaker ARC Gallery, is a collection of new works by Gannon, featurin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    Oni-Con 2011

    We've got our weekend figured out and it's filled with everything from Olympic runners to e-books to comics. On Friday, we'll be at "and everything in between," the latest exhibition of Curtis Gannon's artwork. The show, at the Spacetaker ARC Gallery, is a collection of new works by Gannon, featurin ... More >>

  • Music

    September 29, 2011

    Roky Erickson

    We've got our weekend figured out and it's filled with everything from Olympic runners to e-books to comics. On Friday, we'll be at "and everything in between," the latest exhibition of Curtis Gannon's artwork. The show, at the Spacetaker ARC Gallery, is a collection of new works by Gannon, featurin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Gothic Council Debates Best Comic Book Character

    ​Gothtopia has been tapped to be the eyes and ears of the Houston Press at Comicpalooza. Considering that the first thing that gets put up whenever we move to a new apartment is a limited-edition poster advertising Sandman: Brief Lives - which by the way hangs over a small bookshelf dedicated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Gothic Council Debates Possible Sandman TV Series

    ​Now that we've finally seen something as difficult as Alan Moore's Watchmen turned into a decent, if not groundbreaking, film, the question on many comic fans' minds is whether or not the long-awaited adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman may finally happen. The past month has been a slew of c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    David Axe, War Reporter, Thinks That "War Is Boring"

    WarIsBoring.comDavid Axe, avatar.​David Axe, a 32-year-old freelance journalist who's garnered recognition for his Danger Room blog in Wired, started reporting on wars seven years ago. At first, he expected to be overcome by a steady stream of patriotic and adrenaline-fueled fervor. But after ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenaged Blockhead

    WarIsBoring.comDavid Axe, avatar.​David Axe, a 32-year-old freelance journalist who's garnered recognition for his Danger Room blog in Wired, started reporting on wars seven years ago. At first, he expected to be overcome by a steady stream of patriotic and adrenaline-fueled fervor. But after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Cathy Comic Ending, Creating Crisis In Refrigerator-Magnet Industry

    Oh no, bikini season is around the corner!!​Cathy Guisewite has announced she will no longer be doing the comic strip Cathy. Yes, the comic strip Cathy was still around. There are several horrifying ramifications from this announcement: 1. Refrigerator doors of certain types of single women acro ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    "American Women"

    It's ladies night - and day - at the Aerosol Warfare gallery

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Rocks Off's Rodeo Concert Guide: Larry Harry Barry Terry Gary Allan

    Date: March 17 Name: Gary Allan AKA: "The Media Assassin"...sorry, that's Harry Allen Genre: Latter Day country Best Known Song(s): "Man to Man," "Nothing On But the Radio," "If You Don't Know Me By Now" Key Demographic: Dallas Cowboys fans (sorry, that's

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2010

    The Boondock Saints 10th Anniversary

    A decade later, the blood splatters just fine

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2009

    "Friends"

    Tim Kerr invites some respected peers to join him at Domy

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009
  • Music

    March 19, 2009

    Amanda Palmer

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    November 27, 2008
  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Mat Johnson

    A University of Houston faculty member reads and discusses his graphic novels

  • Music

    April 10, 2008

    Zydecowboys

    Allons danser at Jax Grill's Zydeco Night

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2007

    Sneaker Summit

    Come and kick it with some sneaker heads

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2006

    Unsuper Heroes

    Come and kick it with some sneaker heads

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2006

    Super Savior?

    Come and kick it with some sneaker heads

  • Music

    June 8, 2006

    I See Hawks in L.A.

    Friday, June 9, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9899

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2006

    Birth of a Klansman

    A local artist sets out to "Bum Rush" history

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2005

    Hot Ass Art

    Feast your eyes on a well-hung DiverseWorks show

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Comic Book Store

    Feast your eyes on a well-hung DiverseWorks show

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
  • Culture

    July 10, 2003

    Still Smilin'?

    Part Disney, part Barnum, the man who saved comics is all Stan Lee

  • Culture

    February 7, 2002

    Flame On

    Out of financial and creative bankruptcy, Marvel Comics is mighty once more

  • Culture

    July 5, 2001

    Totally Bizarro

    Can superheroes and alternative comic authors really get along?

  • Culture

    April 19, 2001

    Custody Battle

    Marvel Comics isn't going to give up Captain America without a fight

  • Culture

    February 15, 2001

    Cough It Up

    The man who created Josie and the Pussycats can't understand why his girls don't belong to him

  • Culture

    July 20, 2000

    Dream Weaver

    Sandman author Neil Gaiman finds magic in the damnedest place

  • Culture

    April 20, 2000

    Fatman and slobbin'

    DC Comics places its superheroes in the RealWorlds

  • Culture

    May 9, 1996

    Poster Points

    DC Comics places its superheroes in the RealWorlds

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