The Spooky World of Chris Ringler
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In a lengthy interview, comic artist and writer Mark Bloodworth discusses his career in comics, his passion for classic horror and sci-fi, and shares insights on comics he enjoys. Listeners can connect with him on Instagram, Facebook, and Etsy, where he showcases his work at 6368 Studios.
The love affair I have for this movie started the first time I read about it on a geeky movie news blog after it had been previewed at Sundance and the bidding war had begun. Since first reading about it I followed the film until its release. Seeing the movie the first time stands as… Continue reading The Lore of the Blair Witch
Fandom, like society, has lost its collective mind. Where once it was understood that fandoms clashed, that fans would butt heads, and that there would always be a What I Like Is Better Than What You Like argument, it’s all gone far, far past what was once good-natured fun. We can’t just LIKE things anymore,… Continue reading Nothing Good Can Come of This
It’s inevitable that anything popular is going to become a target of derision. Especially when it comes to a film series that is over ten years old and boasts over twenty films. The ambition of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is only second to its hubris and the feeling that they could do no wrong. Of… Continue reading If It’s Broke
With another Marvel movie release there are more naysayers that speak of the glut of Marvel and superhero films and the weariness some find in these movies. To me it’s silly because these are a subgenre now standing between action movies and sci-fi movies. They have proven themselves and they’re here. I get it, folks… Continue reading Smaller, and Smaller, and Smaller
You would think it’d be tiresome by now, wouldn’t you, the hand-wringing and dire pronouncements about how superhero movies are KILLING CINEMA! AND CULTURE! AND THE WORLD! Like, these are movies, man, is it all that dramatic? Really? I have talked about this in other blogs and as I said there, I get the dislike… Continue reading Baby Games
It’s been a bit of time since I have been to a convention as a ‘fan’. Since I became a vendor I tend to not want to go unless I am vending or, well, behind the scenes. I don’t have the sort of available funds to buy up all the awesome things I want or… Continue reading The Con Game Carries On – It’s Harder Than It Looks Edition
I think over the years I have been writing in this blog that it's clear enough that I love conventions. As far as I can figure, Fangoria's WEEKEND OF HORRORS was my first (and second), with the Motor City Comic Conventions coming after and by then I was hooked. I loved conventions, the WEEKEND more… Continue reading The Big Con
Nothing I am going to write is new. None of it is revelatory. None of it will do more than cause a bubble in the ocean but all of it comes from someone at ground zero of the killing fields of convention life. Anyone who knows me knows my record but I’ll restate it for… Continue reading THE CON GAME – The Long Way Forward
Sometimes it feels like I go around and around on a topic so many times, from so many angles, that I am living in a strange sort of time loop and am not really getting anywhere. But it’s not that I am not getting anywhere, people are the ones not getting anywhere. The people in… Continue reading And The Geeks Shall Inherit Themselves
If you hadn’t noticed I am pretty much a nerd. Now, I am not going to get into a silly argument about HOW nerdy I am or how OLD SCHOOL I am because really, who cares? What does it matter? What matters is I am nerdy. Beyond that it’s just trying to impress you… Continue reading Knowing Best
Well, I can tell you with all honesty that this wasn't the beginning I had hoped to have for my sorta-book-and-art tour but, well, there was still fun to be had this weekend. Comic Con is always a bit of a mixed bag for me as it's great to see old friends, meet some new… Continue reading Motorcity Comic Con 2011
Years and years and years ago Marvel Comics asked that very question and from that question were born dozens of universes that filled what they consider the 'multi-verse', or basically a series of worlds with alternate histories to the one which Marvel has laid forth in their comics. What If allowed Marvel and its writers… Continue reading "What If…"
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 