Reddit, one of the largest social media websites in the world, has allowed its Comicbooks subreddit to censor the creators of ‘Florida Man’ by permanently banning them from the forum. Bleeding Fool reports that when the editor of Mike Baron and Todd Mulrooney’s graphic novel Indiegogo project ‘Florida Man’ tried to post an “innocuous” promotion…
‘Appalling Stories 4: Even More Appalling Tales of Social Injustice‘ is an anthology full of satirical stories that will make you laugh until your side hurts. It features several authors including C.S. Johnson, David Dubrow, Ray Zacek, Paul Hair, Mike Baron, Henry Brown, Paul Clayton, Adam Howe, and several others. It also includes an exclusive…
The announcement of Tom King being replaced as the top writer for Batman at DC Comics has been met with some, “it’s about time.” Though he had a great start with such story-arcs like “The War of Jokes & Riddles,” he quickly falters following the much anticipated “Wedding” issue. Since then, not even rumors of…
“Jacob, all you do is complain about the Batman comics. Why don’t you offer any ideas?” Fair enough, in this very special episode of StudioJake, I discuss my all-time favorite Justice League member, detective, icon, and comic book superhero. How would I fix the current state of Batman comics and will DC Comics head my…
Mike Baron, creator of the sci-fi comic book series ‘Nexus,’ ‘The Architect,’ ‘Badger,’ and the writer of numerous horror and thriller novels has announced a new project to be published through Liberty Island Press titled ‘Disco.’ According to a video released on his wife’s YouTube channel, this upcoming novel is more of a lighthearted novel…
Happy New Year! This year was quite the experience. I went from writing articles to Red Alert Politics and Blasting News to writing for The Daily Wire. What an honor. I’ve gotten to be a panelist on The Michael Knowles Show, talk books with the great Andrew Klavan, and talk every topic under the sun…
This past weekend on my web series StudioJake, I got to interview legendary comic book writer Mike Baron. It was an audio recording, but it was so awesome! He is the author of several horror novels including Banshee, Helmet Head, Whack Job, Skorpio, and Biker! His comic credentials include creating the epic characters Nexus (one of…
When it comes to thinking outside the box in the comic book superhero genre, none compare to Mike Baron. He and artist Steve Rude brought the story of Horatio Hellpop, a man forced to be a hero, to life with Baron’s great writing and Rude’s talented artwork. Nexus has had several publishing homes and Nexus…
We’ve seen some incredible superhero films. The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles just to name a few. There a few upcoming superhero films coming as well like Justice League, Dr. Strange, Wonder Woman, Black Panther, and many others. What about other great superheroes? There so…
The Architect is a 2007 graphic novel published by Big Head Press. It was written by the creative mind of Mike Baron with impressive artwork by Andie Tong. Baron, of course, is the creator of the infamous science fiction comic book character Nexus as well as Badger. He has written Marvel Comics and DC Comics…
I have met very few comic book nerds that don’t like at least one anime film. Those worlds often collide as they have similar themes and stunning characters, both heroes and villains. Sometimes, they do crossover. We have anime and manga creators do such films as Batman: Gotham Knight and even their own versions of…
Superman fans consistently claim that because the Man of Steel was the first comic book hero, he could not possibly be defeated. Well, I hate to break it to the fans, but that is not true. The Shadow, Doc Savage, and The Avenger all precede Superman. I can hear the fans scream, “Oh, but those…
