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How to define a movie critic's job in the summer of comic books

Denver Comic Con: Tickets to meet Stan Lee go on sale Wednesday, April 24

Our Spidey senses have been tingling with news about this year's Denver Comic Con for days now, and today that news is finally out: The godfather of comics himself, Stan Lee, will be stopping by Denver Comic Con on Sunday, June 2, for his first visit to the Mile High City in more than two decades -- ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewery and Denver Comic Con will team up again on a superpowered beer

Some people need a phone booth to become super heroes. Others need a mask and a utility belt or just a lot of stress and anger-management issues. But in Denver, it takes a little something different to turn a man into a myth: their local brewery. On Thursday, the heroes of Denver Comic Con, who wil ... More >>

Photos: Spider-Man and Hulk (and the Denver Post) battle Dr. Doom in the "Colorado Caper"

The weird shit you find in your attic.... During a recent spelunking mission, I came across an amazing artifact from the '80s: "The Colorado Caper," a full-length Marvel comic starring Spider-Man and the Hulk in an exciting advertorial for the Denver Post and the now-defunct May D&F department stor ... More >>

Denver Comic Con announces Chris Ware and more celebrity guests for 2013

Denver Comic Con streaked out the gate last summer in its inaugural year; in 2013, the popular fan convention is already on track to surpass last year's success, at least from the looks of the guest list. Yesterday, DCC announced that New York Times bestselling graphic novelist and illustrator Chri ... More >>

Spider-Man, X-Men property of Colorado company? Inside Stan Lee Media lawsuit

Could the X-Men and other characters created by Stan Lee belong to a Colorado company? That's the contention of a lawsuit filed here by locally based Stan Lee Media, Inc. against The Walt Disney Company. The suit claims SLMI is entitled to "billions of dollars of profits" from movies and more even t ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, September 21-23, 2012

Short of cash and wondering how you can have fun this weekend? Don't worry. Whether you want to burn your mouth on chiles, see a rare 1930s samurai film or ride around on public transit all day as part of a competition, the town will be full of things you can do for $10. For a complete listing of al ... More >>

Denver Comic Con announces 2013 dates and confirmed guest Stan Lee

This year's Denver Comic Con was too good to be true: Drawing more than 27,000 comix gawkers to the Colorado Convention Center over three days in June, the inaugural expo exceeded all expectations, proving once again that Denver is one lovably geeky city. We can dress up like Wonder Woman and the Hu ... More >>

On its centennial, Paramount Pictures celebrates its peak: the 1970s

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Enough with the zombies already: The ten dumbest undead media products on the market

Products! Proooooooduuuucts!​It's been close to a decade since the gore-spattered snowball of the zombie fad started rolling -- check, for example, George Romero's filmography, which boasts zero Whatever of the Dead flicks between 1990 and 2004 and five in the time since -- and as this Hallowe ... More >>

Scott Ian of Anthrax on Worship Music, comic books, Doctor Who, VH1 and interviewing Ozzy

Scott Ian of Anthrax​Anthrax (due Wednesday, October 19, at Summit Music Hall) is one of the Big Four thrash bands from the '80s and the only one originally based on the East Coast. More than most metal bands, Anthrax seemed willing to smile and display a wicked yet playful sense of humor -- e ... More >>

A garden of beasts, origin stories and more in our new release picks for May 10, 2011

​Now that summer is nearly here, it means we need to prep ourselves for hot days, big blockbusters and vacations. That means the best picks for this week come in the form of comic book origin stories to prep you for all the big movies, and two -- yes, two -- big-time mystery-thriller novels th ... More >>

Bonded by blood: The DNA-infused antics of Wayne Coyne and other notable bloodlettings

A couple of days ago, Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne posted a video of himself screen-printing a poster using his own blood. While the notion of Coyne doing anything weird at this point is hardly surprising, the clip got us to thinking about other artists that have likewise injected themselves ... More >>

Seven things non-geeks should know about Iron Man

​Maybe you knew enough about Spider-Man not to embarrass yourself. And yeah, most folks know the basics of Batman. And seriously, even my grandma knows Superman well enough to carry on a decent conversation. But Iron Man? Even with the first movie under your belt, what with the fog of any ... More >>

Iron Man 2 will lead to 3 and probably 4, but that doesn't mean it's good

Deferred Hat-Tip: Hawkwind's Hall of the Mountain Grill

I haven't the foggiest clue if it's cool to be into Hawkwind right now, or if it ever was or wasn't, but I can say with a certain sense of conclusiveness that ten years ago, while working in a record store I spotted my first Hawkwind album cover and I decided then and there it was dumb and didn't th ... More >>

The 10 worst lunch boxes ever -- and what they say about the kids who carried them

​Every kid knew it: lunchboxes meant something. And it wasn't just that you were a fan of whatever it was that you sported on your lunchtime luggage. It was your proclamation of identity. A window into your third-grade, paste-eating soul. So the question was this: with what are you aligning ... More >>

The Dead Science

Tuesday, June 9, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Free Comic Book Day comes to Time Warp in Boulder

Free Comic Book Day, which takes place on Saturday, May 2, is a nationwide celebration of the form, which, like other print mediums, is struggling to survive in today's techno-happy world. And Time Warp in Boulder is pulling out all the stops. Daniel Crosier, an event organizer and co-creator of t ... More >>

The Unborn

Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone kicks ass. And then it kicks some more ass.

The Incredible Hulk

In the shadow of Iron Man, the latest from Marvel can't live up to its billing.

Hell on Wheels

Ghost Rider will drive you up the wall.

Classic Coke

It's the real thing.

The Mouth That Roared

Nando Mondragon is going to put Denver on the hip-hop fashion map. But first, he has to get out of jail.

The Gourds

Saturday, July 8, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

All the President's Men

Comic Relief

It ain't quite Fantastic, but it'll do in a pinch.

Bat Cave-In

The Dark Knight's origin story can't overcome its Bale-ful side.

Dorkula

Blade confronts the ultimate vampire, and geeks everywhere rejoice.

Run, Do Not Crawl

Spider-Man swings in this touching, thrilling, superior sequel.

Off Limits

The dangle angle

Still Smilin'?

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

The Bleeding Edge

A decade ago, Vertigo started a revolution by making comics for adults

Dr. Strange

Grant Morrison's the best writer in comics--and maybe the nuttiest

Dream Weaver

Spider-Man slings pop mythology for the masses.

Flame On

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

Dark Victory

Fifteen years later, Frank Miller once more dons Batman's cape and cowl.

The Brave & the Bold

On September 11, the world needed superheroes. It found them not in comic books, but in real life.

Totally Bizarro

Can superheroes and alternative comic authors really get along?

Custody Battle

Marvel Comics isn't going to give Joe Simon his son, Captain America, without a fight

Win, Lose, or Draw

Or: How do you bring a comic book to life without killing a superhero?

Revenge of the Fanboy

Alex Ross, painter of supermen and superwomen, makes it easy to believe in heroes.

Fatal Femmes

Why do women in comics become Women in Refrigerators?

Fatman and Slobbin'

DC Comics places its superheroes in the RealWorlds.

Blood Lines

KISS and Sell

Gene Simmons is offering the deal of the century on a slightly used rock band.